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| 15.09.2024 | Commentary | Opinion: Mark Clague: Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris shows the big role music is playing in the election
By Mark Clague | By Mark Clague
Music generates passion and emotion, so it’s little surprise that popular tunes have been featured in presidential contests since the days of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
But as a scholar of music’s role in America... |
| 14.09.2024 | South African astronomers join forces with Nasa to study Pluto | Nasa’s New Horizons spacecraft captured this enhanced-colour view of Pluto on 14 July 2015. Nasa/JHUAPL/SwRI
When the International Astronomical Union announced in 2006 that Pluto was being demoted from its status as the sun’s ninth planet,... |
| 12.09.2024 | West Africa: Hustle Academies - West Africa's Online Scammers Are Training Others in Fraud and Sextortion | As the world becomes increasingly connected, digital fraud has evolved from a local problem into a global one. West Africa, particularly Ghana and Nigeria, is witnessing the rise of "hustle kingdoms" - informal academies that trai... |
| 11.09.2024 | The Future of Wireless: Terahertz Beamforming and Its Impact on Connectivity | The world is on the brink of a wireless revolution. Imagine a future where downloading a 4K movie takes mere seconds. This isn’t a distant dream; it’s the promise of terahertz beamforming technology. As we edge closer to 6G, the landscape o... |
| 11.09.2024 | Commentary: Apple’s iPhone 16 launch shows AI is shaking up the tech giant’s core market | KEELE, England: As someone who helped set up one of the first iPhones back in late 2007 on live TV, I found the launch of the first iteration of Apple’s smartphone an exciting time. At the launch in June of that year, a grinning Steve Jobs ... |
| 10.09.2024 | Bookmarks | James Earl Jones, voice of Darth Vader, has died | James Earl Jones. Adapted from an image by Eva Rinaldi/CC BY-SA 2.0
These are the articles, videos and more that caught the attention of TechCentral’s editorial team in the past 24 hours. Enormous hidden ocean discovered under Mars could co... |
| 10.09.2024 | Institute for Visionary Leadership and Organizational Health & Fulbright Canada Name Andrea Carter Inaugural Instructor | Discover Visionary Leadership and its impact on Organizational Health from experts making a difference in the world
Andrea D. Carter Inaugural Instructor for Adler University and Fulbright Canada’s Institute for Visionary Leadership and Org... |
| 10.09.2024 | Commentary: Google is facing another crucial US court case - with potentially major consequences for online advertising | BRISBANE: One month after a United States court ruled Google had illegally maintained its monopoly on internet search, the tech giant will this week face the start of yet another important antitrust case.
This new case is focused on Google’... |
| 08.09.2024 | Commentary | Opinion: Noah Cohan: New NFL helmet accessory reduces concussions − but are we ready to embrace safety over swag?
By Noah Cohan | By Noah Cohan
Fall brings football season in the U.S. and, with it, the parade of distinctively decorated helmets that the players wear.
Over time, the shape and size of these helmets have gradually changed, from the leather head coverings ... |
| 07.09.2024 | South Africa's Youth: Building Futures Through Entrepreneurship Education | In South Africa, the youth face a daunting challenge. Unemployment rates soar, with about 60% of young people aged 16-24 unable to find work. This statistic is not just a number; it represents lost potential, unfulfilled dreams, and a gener... |
| 07.09.2024 | The Tension in the Middle East: A Game of Chess with No Clear Winner | The Middle East is a chessboard. Each move is calculated, yet unpredictable. The players—Iran, Israel, and the United States—are locked in a complex game. The stakes are high, and the consequences of missteps could be catastrophic.
Iran's r... |
| 07.09.2024 | Iran's Rhetoric: A Tightrope Walk Between Defiance and Diplomacy | Iran stands at a crossroads. The nation’s leadership grapples with a delicate balance of power, rhetoric, and reality. On one side, there’s the thunderous call for resistance against Israel and the United States. On the other, a cautious ap... |
| 07.09.2024 | Most of the matter in the universe is missing – inside the hunt to find it | Scientists believe around 85% of the matter in the cosmos is made of invisible dark matter, which has only been detected indirectly by its gravitational effects on its surroundings.
My colleagues and I – a team of some 250 scientists from a... |
| 07.09.2024 | Terahertz beamforming – building the ultrafast wireless internet of the future | Imagine a future where internet connections are not only lightning-fast but also remarkably reliable, even in crowded spaces. This vision is rapidly approaching reality, thanks to new research on terahertz communications technologies. These... |
| 05.09.2024 | How Congo wields huge power over the global battery industry | The mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is often portrayed as a victim of exploitation by China, the US and Europe in their competition for its minerals, which are critical for the energy transition.
But research has found that ... |
| 05.09.2024 | South Africa: Technology Classes At School Can Also Teach Skills for Business and Life - South African Teachers Share Ideas | Starting and running your own business takes hard work and a can-do attitude. Typically, entrepreneurs are the kinds of people who can identify and solve problems innovatively, are willing to take risks and learn from mistakes.
But many ent... |
| 04.09.2024 | Commentary: Heartbreak has turned to rage in Israel - can Netanyahu survive his biggest challenge? | MELBOURNE: Israelis are once again venting their anger over the failure of the government to reach a deal to release the hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza.
Hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across the co... |
| 04.09.2024 | Commentary: Brazil just banned X. Could other countries follow suit? | BRISBANE: Authorities in Brazil, the country with the world’s fifth largest number of internet users, have banned the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter).
The ban came into effect over the weekend. It followed a long-running... |
| 03.09.2024 | Commentary: Is Iran’s anti-Israel and American rhetoric all bark and no bite? | MELBOURNE: On Aug 27, Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, told the newly elected president, Masoud Pezeshkian, and his Cabinet that talking to the enemy may be useful.
In a thinly veiled reference to Iran’s eng... |
| 03.09.2024 | Africa: Mobile Phones Are Not Linked to Brain Cancer, According to a Major Review of 28 Years of Research | A systematic review into the potential health effects from radio wave exposure has shown mobile phones are not linked to brain cancer. The review was commissioned by the World Health Organization and is published today in the journal Enviro... |
| 01.09.2024 | Commentary | Opinion: Brian VanDeMark: 1970 Kent State shootings show the danger of deploying troops to crush legal protests
By Brian VanDeMark | By Brian VanDeMark
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has expressed his intention, if elected to a second term, to use the U.S. armed forces to suppress domestic protests. The New York Times reports that Trump’s allies are marsh... |
| 01.09.2024 | Commentary: Even with astronauts stuck in space, NASA is pushing human flights harder than ever | MELBOURNE: NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were meant to go to the International Space Station (ISS) on a roughly 10-day mission. Instead, they have been “stuck” there since June, as the reliability of their spacecraft - Boe... |
| 31.08.2024 | Commentary: Qantas mistakenly sold first-class tickets at bargain prices. Here’s why it made sense not to honour the deal in full | BATH, United Kingdom: Australia’s largest airline, Qantas, recently put a deal on its website offering heavily discounted first-class tickets for return flights between Australia and the United States. Customers alert and lucky enough to ca... |
| 31.08.2024 | Google’s internet balloons failed – but the concept lives on | A Project Loon internet balloon. Google pulled the plug on the project
About a third of the global population, around three billion people, don’t have access to the internet or have poor connections because of infrastructure limitations, ec... |
| 31.08.2024 | Can ‘Climate Mainstreaming’ Tackle Our Environmental Goals? | 5 Mins Read
By Steven Lam, visiting researcher, University of Guelph; and Gloria Novović, LSE Fellow, University of Guelph
Canada’s first National Adaptation Strategy urges Canadians to consider climate change impacts in their everyday deci... |
| 30.08.2024 | Commentary: Why aren’t the Olympics and Paralympics combined into one Games? | LONDON, Canada: As the lights go out on an outstanding Olympic Games in Paris, it’s important to remember the Games aren’t over - it’s just the halfway mark. While the closing ceremony on Aug 11 seemed like the end of the event with the off... |
| 29.08.2024 | The Shifting Sands of U.S. Foreign Policy: A Critical Look at Iran and the Middle East | The Middle East is a chessboard, and the pieces are moving. The U.S. has long been a player, but its strategy has faltered. The recent escalation of tensions between Israel and Iran is a stark reminder of this failure. The U.S. approach, ch... |
| 29.08.2024 | Commentary: Will a falling global population be good for the environment? | DARWIN, Australia: Right now, human population growth is doing something long thought impossible - it’s wavering. It’s now possible global population could peak much earlier than expected, topping 10 billion in the 2060s. Then, it would beg... |
| 29.08.2024 | Что происходит с застрявшими астронавтами в космосе: невесомость и одиночество меняет их психику и сознание | Два астронавта, застрявшие в космосе, — как сюжет голливудского блокбастера, но для двух членов экипажа НАСА это уже реальность. Командир Барри Уилмор и пилот Сунита Уильямс в настоящее время находятся в безвестности на Международной космич... |
| 28.08.2024 | South Africa's Energy Crossroads: The Path to a Sustainable Future | South Africa stands at a critical juncture in its energy landscape. The nation grapples with the dual challenge of transitioning from coal dependency while ensuring reliable electricity access for all. The stakes are high, and the solutions... |
| 28.08.2024 | The Rise of "Black Myth: Wukong" and Its Cultural Impact | In the world of video games, few titles have sparked as much excitement as "Black Myth: Wukong." Released on August 20, 2024, this game has quickly become a phenomenon, captivating players across the globe. Based on the classic Ch... |
| 28.08.2024 | The Privacy Paradox: Navigating the Digital Minefield | In a world where our lives are increasingly intertwined with technology, privacy has become a fleeting concept. Apps promise convenience but often come with hidden costs. The default settings in popular applications can feel like a warm bla... |
| 28.08.2024 | Ученые создали ИИ-ученого. Он уже начал делать исследования вместо реальных людей | Научные открытия — сложная сфера, требующая от ученых глубокого знания темы, выявления пробелов, формулирования вопросов и анализирования экспериментов. Sakana AI Labs недавно объявила о создании ИИ, способного автоматизировать этот процесс... |
| 28.08.2024 | Eskom’s monopoly is ending – here’s what happens next | South Africa endured an electricity crisis from 2008 characterised by intermittent rolling blackouts and a growing culture of non-payment. Eskom came to be regarded as the single largest risk to South Africa’s economy. At the end of March 2... |
| 28.08.2024 | South Africa: Playing Technology Games and Making Science Fun Helps Young Kids Solve Visual Problems and Grasp Ideas Better | As I watched my sons, Wavhudi and Rivhavhudi, play games on my phone before bedtime, I was captivated by their enthusiasm and how deeply they were engaged - especially when the games involved maths or science. Both boys experienced speech d... |
| 27.08.2024 | Africa: Children and the Internet - Helping Kids Navigate This Modern Minefield | The United States' most senior public health official, surgeon-general Vivek Murthy, believes social media platforms should come with warning labels. The United Nations' education, science and culture agency says smartphones should be banne... |
| 27.08.2024 | Commentary: Arrest of Telegram founder could change the course of big tech | Listen to this article
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| 27.08.2024 | How giant batteries can speed up South Africa’s energy transition | An Eskom battery storage plant in the Western Cape. Image: Eskom
South Africa is at a pivotal moment in its energy transition: trying to decarbonise its economy (move away from coal) and make sure that everyone has access to reliable and af... |
| 26.08.2024 | Africa: A Third of the World's Population Lacks Internet Connectivity - Airborne Communications Stations Could Change That | About one-third of the global population, around 3 billion people, don't have access to the internet or have poor connections because of infrastructure limitations, economic disparities and geographic isolation.
Today's satellites and groun... |
| 26.08.2024 | Australian Regulators Decide To Do Absolutely Nothing About Clearview’s Privacy Law Violations | Clearview’s status as an international pariah really hasn’t changed much over the past few years. It may be generating fewer headlines, but nothing’s really changed about the way it does business.
Clearview has spent years scraping the web,... |
| 25.08.2024 | Commentary | Opinion: Arie Perliger: America’s Iran policy is a failure – piecemeal deterrence and sanctions can go only so far
By Arie Perliger | By Arie Perliger
The escalating conflict between Israel and Iran in recent months is frequently explained as another extension of Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza. After all, Hamas enjoys a close relationship with Iran, and both share the goal... |
| 25.08.2024 | Commentary: What does success of Chinese game Black Myth: Wukong signify for the gaming world? | Listen to this article
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| 24.08.2024 | Complicated app settings are a threat to user privacy | Default privacy settings in popular mobile apps seem like a convenience, allowing you to use a single setting to control the level of privacy – who can see which actions you take – across all of the app’s functions. But default privacy sett... |
| 23.08.2024 | The AI Accountability Shift: A New Era for Government Oversight | The landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) is shifting. Governments worldwide are grappling with the implications of AI technology. In Australia, a significant move is underway. Starting September 1, all federal departments must appoint ... |
| 23.08.2024 | Neural Notes: Who’s on the hook for the government’s AI crackdown? | Minister for Finance Katy Gallagher. Source: SmartCompany via AAP Image/Mick Tsikas. article-article-body
Welcome back to Neural Notes, a weekly column where I look at some of the most interesting artificial intelligence news of the week. I... |
| 23.08.2024 | Commentary: Why North Korea may find the South’s new vision for unification provocative | CAMBRIDGE: Every year on Aug 15, there is a public holiday in South Korea to commemorate the day the Korean peninsula was liberated from Japanese colonial rule. On this day, there is a longstanding tradition whereby South Korean presidents ... |
| 23.08.2024 | CNA Explains: How a video game with a mythological monkey god has taken China and the world by storm | SINGAPORE: It took six years but the highly anticipated Black Myth: Wukong has set the video game industry alight.
Inspired by Journey to the West - one of the four great classical novels in Chinese literature - the game was launched on Tue... |
| 23.08.2024 | The AI hype is ending – now it might actually become useful | Less than two years ago, the launch of ChatGPT started a generative AI frenzy. Some said the technology would trigger a fourth Industrial Revolution, completely reshaping the world as we know it.
In March 2023, Goldman Sachs predicted 300 m... |
| 22.08.2024 | The E-Commerce Tug-of-War: Kuaishou's Struggles Amidst AI Hype | Kuaishou Technology is in the spotlight, but not for the right reasons. The Chinese video app, often seen as a rival to Douyin, has recently faced a significant downturn in its stock price. The reason? A slowdown in its e-commerce growth. D... |
| 21.08.2024 | The Evolution of Gears: From Rigid Mechanics to Flexible Innovations | Gears are the unsung heroes of machinery. They convert motion, transmit power, and enable precision. Yet, their design has often been rigid, both literally and figuratively. The quest for efficiency has led to innovative solutions, notably ... |
| 21.08.2024 | Africa: Avalanches Can Grow 100 Times Larger Under the Sea Than On Land - Here's Why They're a Risk to the Internet | Underwater avalanches are powerful natural events that happen all the time under the surface of the ocean. They are impossible to see and extremely difficult to measure, which means we know little about how they work.
Yet these phenomena po... |
| 20.08.2024 | Opinion: Proposed M&A shake-up threatens more than monopolies | Paul Naphtali is the co-founder of venture capital firm, Rampersand. Source: SmartCompany article-article-body
Australia has always had an uneasy relationship with success and failure. Too much success and you’re a tall poppy, which is only... |
| 20.08.2024 | How accurate are wearable fitness trackers? Less than you might think | Enlarge
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Back in 2010, Gary Wolf, then the editor of Wired magazine, delivered a TED talk in Cannes called “the quantified self.” It was about what he termed a “new fad” among tech enthusiasts. These early ado... |
| 20.08.2024 | A brief history of AI: how we got here; where we’re going | To understand the current generation of AI tools and where they might lead, it is helpful to understand how we got here.
With the current buzz around artificial intelligence, it would be easy to assume that it is a recent innovation. In fac... |
| 18.08.2024 | Commentary: Raising the retirement age won’t defuse China’s demographic time bomb | COLLEGE STATION, Texas: Chinese workers may soon have to work just a little bit longer.
In late July, China’s ruling Communist Party adopted a resolution that would see the country’s statutory retirement age gradually rise over the next fiv... |
| 18.08.2024 | Commentary | Opinion: Kate Andrias: Amazon, SpaceX and others are arguing labor agency is unconstitutional
By Kate Andrias | By Kate Andrias
Amazon, SpaceX, Starbucks and Trader Joe’s have all responded to allegations that they have violated labor laws with the same bold argument. The National Labor Relations Board, they assert in several ongoing legal proceeding... |
| 18.08.2024 | Africa: Generative Ai Hype Is Ending - and Now the Technology Might Actually Become Useful | Less than two years ago, the launch of ChatGPT started a generative AI frenzy. Some said the technology would trigger a fourth industrial revolution, completely reshaping the world as we know it.
In March 2023, Goldman Sachs predicted 300 m... |
| 17.08.2024 | Commentary: Google ruled an illegal monopoly - where does the tech giant go from here? | LANCASTER, England. A United States judge has found that Google is a monopoly and has used this dominance to reinforce its market position.
This ruling, which is subject to appeal, brings the US regulator close to the European Commission in... |
| 16.08.2024 | Commentary: Earth has just ended a 13-month streak of record heat - here’s what to expect next | READING, England: A 13-month streak of record-breaking global warmth has ended.
From June 2023 until June 2024, air and ocean surface water temperatures averaged a quarter of a degree Celsius higher than records set only a few years previou... |
| 16.08.2024 | 8 минут, проведенных на TikTok достаточно, чтобы навредить самооценке человека | Почти половина молодых людей в развитых странах недовольны своим телом, что связано с идеалами красоты, которые им задают социальные сети. TikTok с аудиторией более 1 млрд пользователей стал площадкой для распространения контента неупорядоч... |
| 16.08.2024 | Chinese social media users hilariously mock AI video fails | Enlarge / Still from a Chinese social media video featuring two people imitating imperfect AI-generated video outputs.
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| 15.08.2024 | Air pollution in South Africa: IoT devices use AI to monitor hotspots | Air quality has become one of the most important public health issues in Africa. Poor air quality kills more people globally every year than HIV, TB and malaria combined. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Air pollution makes people le... |
| 15.08.2024 | Africa: Meta Just Closed a Vital Online Research Tool. It's Bad News for the Fight Against Misinformation | For more than a decade, researchers and journalists have relied on a digital tool called CrowdTangle to track and fight the spread of viral falsehoods online.
But earlier this week, the owner of CrowdTangle, Meta, shut the tool down. The te... |
| 14.08.2024 | The Water Crisis: A Tidal Wave of Black Markets in the Middle East | In the arid landscapes of the Middle East, a silent crisis brews. Water, once taken for granted, has become a precious commodity. In Jordan, a country grappling with severe water scarcity, the situation has spiraled into a burgeoning black ... |
| 11.08.2024 | Commentary | Opinion: Jaime Schultz: Sex testing in women’s Olympic sports puts regulators in an impossible bind
By Jaime Schultz | By Jaime Schultz
In their preliminary 2024 Olympic women’s boxing match, Algeria’s Imane Khelif delivered a painful blow to the face of Italy’s Angela Carini, who abandoned the fight after 46 seconds.
“I’ve never been hit with such a powerf... |
| 11.08.2024 | Commentary: It’s time to rethink the idea of working age | BELFAST, Northern Ireland: When do you think you’ll retire? Aged 65? Younger, if you’re lucky? Maybe older if you’re unlucky - or if you’re young right now?
Someone from a high-income country starting their first job can expect to retire on... |
| 10.08.2024 | Климатический кризис вызвал бум черных рынков пресной воды на Ближнем Востоке | В городах Иордании зеленые автоцистерны, доставляющие воду, — обычное явление. В среднем житель этой страны пользуется водопроводом всего полтора дня в неделю. Когда водопроводная вода заканчивается, горожане и владельцы предприятий заказыв... |
| 09.08.2024 | Commentary: Olympians are challenging gender norms by competing while pregnant | ONTARIO: Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez revealed she was seven months pregnant in an Instagram post after competing in the women’s individual sabre competition at the Paris Olympics. “What appears to you as two players on the podium, they were ... |
| 07.08.2024 | The Cosmic Stage: Africa Hosts the Astronomy Olympics | In a world where science often takes a backseat to spectacle, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) is flipping the script. The 32nd General Assembly, a grand gathering of the brightest minds in astronomy, is taking place in Cape Town,... |
| 07.08.2024 | Commentary | Guest opinion: Brian C. Keegan: Reject the old pathogen of population control | The landmark 1999 Supreme Court case Saenz v. Roe reaffirmed centuries of precedent that new residents of a state have a “right to be treated like other citizens of that State.” Even this rogue Roberts Court would struggle to invent a justi... |
| 07.08.2024 | Синий свет от смартфона может навредить человеку через его кожу | Синий свет — это часть спектра видимого света. Солнечный свет — самый сильный источник, но наши электронные устройства, такие как телефоны, ноутбуки и телевизоры, также излучают его, хотя уровень излучения в 100–1000 раз ниже. Однако из-за ... |
| 07.08.2024 | Astronomy Olympics is being hosted in Africa for the first time | The Salt observatory in Sutherland
Cutting-edge telescopes, gravitational waves, black holes and our solar system’s central star, the sun, are just a few of the topics that will be on the table in Cape Town for an event that’s a scientific ... |
| 06.08.2024 | Commentary: UK far-right riots show online propagandists know how to work their audience | Listen to this article
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| 06.08.2024 | Исследование: стресс может разрушить способности мозга бороться с деменцией | Некоторые люди имеют биомаркеры Альцгеймера — амилоидные и тау-белки, которые накапливаются в их мозге, — но при этом не проявляют симптомов болезни. Ученые считают, что это может быть связано с наличием «когнитивного резерва» — способности... |
| 05.08.2024 | Why Meta should be lauded for choosing ‘open-source’ AI | In the world of artificial intelligence, a battle is under way. On one side are companies that believe in keeping the datasets and algorithms behind their advanced software private and confidential. On the other are companies that believe i... |
| 04.08.2024 | Commentary: Cheeky diet soft drink getting you through the work day? Here’s what that may mean for your health | BRISBANE: Many people are drinking less sugary soft drink than in the past. This is a great win for public health, given the recognised risks of diets high in sugar-sweetened drinks.
But over time, intake of diet soft drinks has grown. In f... |
| 04.08.2024 | Commentary | Opinion: Asher Kaufman: With assassinations, Netanyahu shows willingness to risk regional war for political survival
By Asher Kaufman | By Asher Kaufman
Israel’s apparent assassinations of Fuad Shukr, Hezbollah’s top military leader, in Beirut, and Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, have raised again the specter of a regional war involving regional adversarie... |
| 03.08.2024 | Bridging the Digital Divide: The Role of Decentralized Infrastructure in AI and Misinformation | In the digital age, two critical challenges loom large: the growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) resources and the rampant spread of misinformation. Both issues are intertwined, reflecting a landscape where access to technology a... |
| 03.08.2024 | The Olympics and the Price of Security: A Double-Edged Sword | The 2024 Paris Olympics is set to be a grand spectacle, a celebration of athletic prowess and international unity. Yet, beneath the surface of this global event lies a darker narrative: the pervasive shadow of surveillance. As athletes and ... |
| 03.08.2024 | Commentary: Can the Olympics attract Gen Z eyeballs while preserving its traditions? | MELBOURNE: The Olympics has been the world’s premier sporting event for more than a century.
Throughout this time, the Olympic Movement has faced many challenges, but what is often overlooked is how it has continually needed to evolve since... |
| 02.08.2024 | Commentary: Iran has vowed ‘harsh punishment’ for Ismail Haniyeh’s killing, but how likely is all-out war with Israel? | SYDNEY: Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has vowed to inflict “harsh punishment” on Israel in retaliation for the assassination of the top Hamas political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran.
Haniyeh’s killing is a critical esca... |
| 02.08.2024 | Commentary: China is still the world’s biggest emitter, but also an emerging force in climate diplomacy | BRISBANE: Seven years seems a lifetime in politics. In 2017, then president Donald Trump announced the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement. It prompted Canada, China and the European Union to convene an urgent meeting to r... |
| 01.08.2024 | Commentary: After Typhoon Gaemi, fast-growing megacities must prepare for worsening disasters | SYDNEY: Last week, a strong typhoon left a trail of destruction across the Philippines, Taiwan and China. Super Typhoon Gaemi began as a tropical storm but intensified rapidly, leaving at least 65 people dead and triggering environmental fe... |
| 31.07.2024 | The Sporting World is Feeling the Effects of Climate Change – Here’s How It’s Adapting | 5 Mins Read
By Mark Charlton, net-zero research theme director, De Montfort University
In the unlikely event I ever run another marathon, I wouldn’t want to do it at night. But some famous global running events, including the world champion... |
| 31.07.2024 | AI Mass Surveillance At The Olympics Is A Privacy Nightmare | The 2024 Paris Olympics is drawing the eyes of the world as thousands of athletes and support personnel and hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the globe converge in France. It’s not just the eyes of the world that will be watchin... |
| 31.07.2024 | Africa: 'Kamala Is Brat' - An Expert Explains the Kamala Harris Memes Flooding the Internet | Whether she embraces it explicitly or not, the meme-ification of Harris's campaign has significant potential to make a positive impact on her campaign.
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| 30.07.2024 | Bridging the Gap: New Initiatives for Migrant Workers and Cybersecurity in Nigeria | In a world where shadows often obscure the truth, two recent initiatives shine a light on pressing issues: the plight of migrant workers in Australia and the rising tide of cybercrime in Nigeria. Both stories reveal the complexities of just... |
| 30.07.2024 | Microbes and Metrics: The New Frontiers of Sustainability and Data Integrity | In a world teetering on the brink of ecological collapse, the smallest life forms may hold the key to our survival. Microbiomes, those invisible heroes of the natural world, are stepping into the spotlight. Companies like bitBiome are harne... |
| 30.07.2024 | Africa: Verifying Facts in the Age of AI - Librarians Offer 5 Strategies | The phenomenal growth in artificial intelligence tools has made it easy to create a story quickly, complicating a reader's ability to determine if a news source or article is truthful or reliable. For instance, earlier this year, people wer... |
| 29.07.2024 | The Flames of Dissent: Bangladesh's Student Protests and the Quest for Change | In Bangladesh, the streets are alive with the roar of discontent. Thousands of students have risen, demanding justice and fairness in public sector job distribution. The government’s attempt to reintroduce job quotas for the descendants of ... |
| 29.07.2024 | Workplace justice visa introduced to help migrant workers report employer misconduct | Source: Adobe Stock article-article-body
Migrant worker exploitation is entrenched in workplaces across Australia. Tragically, a deep fear of immigration consequences means most unlawful employer conduct goes unreported.
On Wednesday, howev... |
| 29.07.2024 | bitBiome surfaces up and transforms earth’s hidden heroes | Microbiome sequencing is shaping our future
The world's smallest life forms, called microbiomes, may offer solutions to the world’s biggest challenges like plastic pollution and drug-resistant bacteria. In recent years, thanks to innovation... |
| 28.07.2024 | Commentary | Opinion: Jacob L. Nelson: Biden dropped out – is the news media to blame? | By Jacob L. Nelson
For weeks in July 2024, a mix of journalists and academics lamented the news media’s relentless coverage of President Joe Biden’s age since his disastrous debate performance on June 27.
“The New York Times et al wish Joe ... |
| 28.07.2024 | Commentary: White rice with side dishes isn’t really ‘traditional’ Japanese food. So where did we get this idea? | ADELAIDE, Australia: At first glance, Netflix’s popular Japanese animation Delicious in Dungeon is a strangely food-obsessed dungeon-crawler fantasy tale.
Upon a closer look, however, it reveals itself as a striking parody of the popular “g... |
| 26.07.2024 | The Road Ahead: Kamala Harris and the Democratic Convention Dilemma**
** | ** The political landscape in the United States is shifting. With President Joe Biden stepping aside, the spotlight now shines on Vice President Kamala Harris. The Democratic Party faces a pivotal moment. The upcoming convention in Chicago ... |
| 26.07.2024 | The Digital Tightrope: Navigating the New Age of Tech Vulnerabilities and Opportunities**
** | ** In the digital age, we walk a tightrope. One misstep can send us tumbling into chaos. The recent global IT outage, triggered by a single software update from CrowdStrike, serves as a glaring reminder of our precarious balance. On July 19... |
| 26.07.2024 | The Future of Communication: Why Holograms and 3D Telepresence Aren't Ready for Prime Time**
** | ** In the world of technology, the promise of holograms and 3D telepresence is like a mirage in the desert. It glimmers enticingly, but when you reach for it, you find only sand. Despite the hype, these technologies are far from becoming ma... |
| 26.07.2024 | Commentary: Staying up for the Paris Olympics - here's how fans can cope with sleep deprivation | BRISBANE: Although the Olympics are an exciting time for sport enthusiasts worldwide, you may be faced with the gruelling test of lining up your viewing schedule with the Paris time zone as the Games officially start on Friday (Jul 26).
You... |
| 25.07.2024 | Bridging Continents: The MIT-Deakin University Dual-Degree Program for Indian Engineers**
** | ** In a world where borders blur and knowledge knows no bounds, a new partnership emerges. The Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) in India has joined forces with Deakin University in Australia. Together, they are launching a dual-degree ... |
| 25.07.2024 | The Digital Meltdown: CrowdStrike's Catastrophic Update**
** | ** In the world of technology, a single misstep can lead to chaos. Last week, a seemingly innocuous software update from CrowdStrike turned into a digital disaster. Millions of computers worldwide were rendered useless, caught in a web of m... |
