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Russia has small nuclear arms that can be risky for Putin and Ukraine.
Russia on Friday launched 84 cruise missiles against targets across Ukraine, Ukraine’s General Staff said on its Facebook page. In the south, where Ukrainian troops are approaching Kherson, the Ukrainian military said its units had fired 160 times over the past 24 hours, while also reportingRussian return fire into Ukrainian positions. Ukraine’s top military chief…
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Federal investigators are looking at Musk over his deal on Twitter, according to the company.
Twitter has said that billionaire Elon Musk is being investigated by federal authorities for his acquisition of the social media platform. The company accused Musk’s legal team of failing to produce draft communications with the SEC and a slide presentation to the Federal Trade Commission as part of the two sides’ ongoing litigation over whether…
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Iran is losing its own economy because of internet disruptions.
Amid anti-government protests, an 18-year-old Iranian, Nima, said there are no messaging apps that work in Iran right now without using VPNs. “The government is blocking VPNs right now, one by one. These sanctions also pushed tech companies to over-comply or withdraw entirely from Iran, leaving Iranians with no alternative but to use government-controlled domestic…
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Mastodon is Hurtling towards a tipping point.
Twitter has said it’s working to make Mastodon, Elon Musk-led social media platform, more transparent. Earlier this month, Twitter announced a policy that would ban users from posting content on any other social media platform, including Facebook, Instagram and Truth Social. The move follows the suspension of accounts of journalists covering Twitter and Musk, among…
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The benefits of computation in the workplace have been overlooked.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) firm DeepMind’s AI Researcher Brynjolfsson has said that her team is excited about the potential of artificial intelligence, but “it’s important to understand…how it interacts with people”. She added, “We don’t want to create AI that doesn’t have the ability to engage with people.” Brynjolfsson also said that it is important to…
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The shortest day of the year is pagan.
The solstice is a time when the Sun is furthest away from the Earth’s North Celestial Pole in the sky. The solstice occurs when the sun is closest to the Tropic of Cancer, where it passes between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer. The winter solstice is celebrated in many countries across…
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Susan Kuklin said these teens wanted to let other kids know they are not alone.
American author Susan Kuklin said she was banned from school library shelves in the US for her 2015 book, ‘Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out’. “I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t have any idea what I was getting myself into,” she said. Kuklin added that her book wasn’t banned because it was “politically…
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There is a new deal with streaming that is just TV now.
Only 9% of new Netflix subscribers in the US opted for the streaming service’s new ad-supported streaming tier last month, according to data from analytics firm. Notably, this comes days after HBO Max’s ad-supported subscription reportedly received 15% of new signups during its launch month in 2021. Earlier, Netflix had launched theBasic with Ads plan…
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The company is called Musk’s company.
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk in a letter to the US President Donald Trump said that Twitter is a “keyhole to what the future of social media will look like” if he becomes its CEO. The letter addressed Twitter’s advertisers who have raised concerns over Musk’s plans to promote free speech by cutting back on moderating…
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7 things from the January 6 hearing.
The US House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee released its final report on the “central cause” of January 6th, 2016. “That evidence has led to an overriding and straight-forward conclusion…the central cause of January 6th was one person, former President Donald Trump, who many others followed,” the committee wrote in its summary of its…
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There was a bigger message from the meeting.
Ukrainian forces shot down 56 of the 84 missiles fired by Russia on Sunday, a senior Ukrainian diplomat said. Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to use nuclear weapons to defend his nation against Ukraine, following an explosion on a strategic bridge leading to annexed Crimea. Zelensky also said that Russian strikes in Odesa left…
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The backlash against the whale is telling us a lot.
Actor Branum Sharma, who played the role of ‘Charlie’ in the movie ‘The Whale’, took to Instagram to share that he’s taking the play ‘The Whale’ on trips with him. “I got sad for the main character, Charlie, and how little…author’s imagination offered his life, trapped in a bad apartment, eating fried chicken endlessly,” Branum…
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Mass migrants crossing the border into Texas.
Over 500 migrants, including women and children, arrived in the US’ El Paso on Sunday, a Mexican official said. The migrants included people who had been travelling from several Central and South American countries, as well as Haiti, Santiago Gonzlez Reyes, head of the human rights offices in Ciudad Jurez, across the border from El…
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Wells Fargo will pay billions of dollars to settle claims that it wrongly seized homes and cars.
The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered Wells Fargo to stop charging surprise overdraft fees on bank accounts and make sure auto loan borrowers get refunds for certain add-on fees. “We and our regulators have identified…unacceptable practices that we have been working systematically to change and provide customer remediation where warranted,” Wells Fargo…
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A ban bill has been introduced by US lawmakers.
TikTok’s parent company ByteDance has been accused of censoring content and banning accounts that posted about China’s mass internment camps. TikTok has previously said it doesn’t share information with the Chinese government and that a US-based security team decides who can access US user data from China. TikTok has been accused of banning some accounts…
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Dog genetics, Moon capsule and skewed sports science.
New York University’s Adam Boyko, in his study on the effect of single-letter changes in DNA sequences on dog breeders’ behaviour, said it could be useful in understanding how environment shapes disease risk. The study focussed on small changes in DNA sequences, such as single-letter changes and small deletions or insertions of DNA.
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There was a surge in border crossing El Paso.
The number of migrants arriving on the US-Mexico border has surged in the past week, with over 2,500 people arriving in El Paso each day, city officials said. More than 2,500 people are expected to arrive in El Paso daily after Title 42, the Trump administration’s policy that allows federal agents to swiftly expel migrants…
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What happens when science is changed by technology?
A University of Bristol researcher has said that Twitter’s reputation as a public town square shows how users segregate to follow mostly those with similar views. He added that despite Twitter’s self-styled reputation as a public town square, people have already jumped to other social media platforms, leaving the Twitter town square a little less…
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The makeup looks for Christmas in the year 2022.
Makeup artist Neen Jeanine lobell has created a makeup look that will make anyone smile. “It’s the perfect time to get playful with your makeup,” said lobell. She added that people should get playful and throw some glitter on their eyes and say ‘what the hell’. lobell further said that the look is created by…
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The Congress is planning on banning TikTok from government phones.
US President Joe Biden’s administration has proposed a ban on Chinese social media sites, including TikTok and Instagram, from government-issued devices. The ban would apply only to federal employees, who are already barred from having TikTok on government-issued phones. It comes as the US and TikTok are reportedly in talks over national security concerns.
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Many migrants end up stranded in El Paso after a long journey.
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it is reviewing its policies and procedures amid an influx of migrants at the US-Mexico border. This comes after US President Donald Trump lifted the ban on deporting migrants caught entering the country illegally. Over 2,400 migrants crossed the border each day in El Paso, Texas, over…
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A witness wants to deny the panel’s claim of interference.
US House Judiciary Committee said that a lawyer representing former Trump aide Asa Hutchinson told her that there was an “issue” that would cast a bad light on Trump. The committee added that the lawyer wrote a note to Hutchinson stating that there was an issue that would cast a bad light on Trump. Hutchinson…
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If Musk buys it, he will likely use it for something.
Twitter’s Co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey took to Twitter on Monday to announce that he’ll be leaving the company on June 30. “This isn’t about me, it’s about the team,” he said, adding that he will take up a new role with a “different organisation”. He also said that he has no interest in…
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Harvey Weinstein was convicted of 3 of 7 sexual assault charges.
Actor Harvey Weinstein, who was convicted of raping a woman in New York earlier this month, could face 60 years to life in jail if he’s found guilty in the second sexual assault trial of him. Weinstein is accused of sexually assaulted another woman in 2010 and also sexually assault two other women on separate…
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The Rivian electric vans make deliveries for Amazon in the US.
The US Postal Service (USPS) has said that it’ll raise the number of electric delivery trucks by 50% to 50,000 over the next eight years. It added that half of the vehicles it buys for new purchases will be all-electric. The US Postal Service is the largest fleet of government vehicles with over 220,000 vehicles,…