Category: Tech

  • The truth is not as straightforward as Musk says.

    The truth is not as straightforward as Musk says.

    Twitter released internal documents leaked by CEO Elon Musk, revealing internal debates among its employees ahead of its decision to ban President Donald Trump following the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. As per the documents, some of Twitter’s employees argued against the decision, saying it’d “go against company policy”. Twitter suspended the…

  • Nuclear fusion might be able to provide the world with a lot of clean energy.

    Nuclear fusion might be able to provide the world with a lot of clean energy.

    Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have revealed that more fusion energy was produced by American scientists than the laser energy they used in an experiment. This is the first-ever sustained fusion process using exactly the same fuel mix planned for future fusion power plants, said EUROfusion CEO Tony…

  • Russia’s war in Ukraine is being broadcasted live.

    Russia’s war in Ukraine is being broadcasted live.

    Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout has been found guilty on all charges in a US court for supplying weapons to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (The FARC) in the late 1990s. Bout has been accused of assembling a fleet of cargo planes to traffic military-grade weapons to conflict zones around the world since the…

  • World leaders need to give life a chance and invest in protecting the planet.

    World leaders need to give life a chance and invest in protecting the planet.

    As the United Nations Convention on Biodiversity (UN-B) kicked off in Montreal, Canada on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said it is “time for us to show the world that we have no tolerance for any kind of global extinctions”. “It’s time for us to demonstrate that we can do it together,” he added.

  • It’s thumbs up in the U.K. for Harry and Diana’s show.

    It’s thumbs up in the U.K. for Harry and Diana’s show.

    Britain’s Prince Harry has said that he was fascinated with his ex-girlfriend Meghan Markle but didn’t want her to be a member of the Royal Family. “I don’t want her to be a part of the Royal Family. I wouldn’t want her to be a part of our family,” he added. In the first three…

  • From Iran to Ukranians, David is staring down.

    From Iran to Ukranians, David is staring down.

    The Russian military has launched a major offensive into eastern Ukraine in retaliation to the Ukrainian government’s military actions against Russia, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. Tens of thousands of Russian troops have entered the region since the start of the conflict, which erupted in Ukraine in February. Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin…

  • The pro-China propaganda campaign is trying to influence US elections.

    The pro-China propaganda campaign is trying to influence US elections.

    Researchers at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic research lab have claimed the Chinese government uses automated accounts to drown out protest material and it is done in Hong Kong and other places. The researchers said that the Chinese government would more likely try to flood mentions of locations where the protests happened, instead of focusing…

  • Senate found that female inmates were abused by federal prison staff.

    Senate found that female inmates were abused by federal prison staff.

    A Senate investigation has found widespread sexual abuse of women in US prisons by male wardens, officers and volunteers who work to protect them. The report found that at least two-thirds of the federal facilities housed women over the past decade. The working group recommended that the Bureau of Prisons create a hotline that inmates…

  • Musk was seen as being the embodiment of the Trumpification.

    Musk was seen as being the embodiment of the Trumpification.

    Twitter’s new CEO Elon Musk on Friday announced that he has fired Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and CFO Anthony Noto, following his acquisition of the social media platform in a $42-billion deal. However, no details of the firing have been disclosed so far. Earlier, it was reported that Dorsey had suffered a heart attack and…

  • The internet giant will not launch a rival because of the risk.

    The internet giant will not launch a rival because of the risk.

    Google has announced it’s building a 1,000-language language model as part of its AI research to help bring various AI functionalities to languages that are poorly represented by online spaces and AI training datasets. “We get much better performance on our low resource languages,” Google AI Vice President Zoubin Ghahramani said. The 1,000-language model will…

  • There is an opinion on why Putin can’t win inUkraine.

    There is an opinion on why Putin can’t win inUkraine.

    US President Joe Biden has “underlined his ongoing engagement with allies and partners to continue imposing costs on Russia, holding Russia accountable for its war crimes and atrocities, and providing Ukraine with security, economic…assistance,” the White House said. Earlier, Biden said that the US will send Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine in response to…

  • Multiple foreign nationals are accused of scheming to send military technology to Russia.

    Multiple foreign nationals are accused of scheming to send military technology to Russia.

    The US Justice Department has announced charges against nearly a dozen people and two companies for illegally sending advanced electronics and equipment to Russia. The alleged scheme began in 2017 and continued after the US imposed sanctions against two Russian banks following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Some of the equipment allegedly recovered from battlefields in…

  • Windows PCs were open to attacks for years because of the out-of-date driver list.

    Windows PCs were open to attacks for years because of the out-of-date driver list.

    Microsoft has suspended the Partner Center accounts that were being abused by Cuba, a group that compromised some cryptographically signed software drivers. “We’ve suspended all of our partners who were involved,” Microsoft said. The company added that it has revoked the rogue certificates and released security updates for Windows about the situation.

  • Musk is being investigated over hisTwitter deal, that’s according to twitter.

    Musk is being investigated over hisTwitter deal, that’s according to twitter.

    The US government is investigating Twitter CEO Elon Musk in connection with the company’s $44 billion acquisition by him, Twitter said in a court filing on Thursday. Earlier, Musk threatened to withdraw the deal after his former head of Security Peiter “Mudge” Zatko said Twitter had ignored security vulnerabilities for years. The FTC is responsible…

  • The ban bill was introduced by US lawmakers.

    The ban bill was introduced by US lawmakers.

    US President Donald Trump has called for internet giants to be blocked. “The way we are going to stop these companies from doing business in our country…is by closing down the internet in our country,” Trump said. This comes after Chinese social media firm ByteDance was accused of conducting an internal audit with a USTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkiaTrademarkia…

  • Lionel Messi and Argentina will face a tough test against Croatia before they play in the World Cup.

    Lionel Messi and Argentina will face a tough test against Croatia before they play in the World Cup.

    Argentina captain Lionel Messi scored the first goal in the match against Croatia on Tuesday to give his country a 2-0 lead in the semi-final. Messi, who had scored twice in the group stage, also added a penalty to open the floodgates in the second half. The four-time Ballon d’Or winner will face Portugal in…

  • The lawsuits over the Louisville shooting have been settled.

    The lawsuits over the Louisville shooting have been settled.

    Kenneth Walker III, boyfriend of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor, who was shot dead by police last year, has agreed to a $2 million (over 15 crore) settlement with the City of Louisville, US. The settlement resolves lawsuits Walker filed in response to “the unlawful police raid that led to Ms Taylor’s death”, his lawyer said. Taylor…

  • Reynolds knows young people have a tale to tell.

    Reynolds knows young people have a tale to tell.

    Talking about why young people do not like to read, author Salman Khan said, “We’ve a lot of books for those young people. I felt that books just made me look like the person that I was.” He added, “One book will never be enough, right? What do you want to know about books and…

  • The Iranian Drones are in Ukraine.

    The Iranian Drones are in Ukraine.

    US President Joe Biden has condemned the missile and drone attacks on Ukraine and conveyed his condolences to the loved ones of those killed and injured in these attacks, the White House said. “After Russia attacked theUkrainian civilian population, we’ll be looking for air defence options that will help the Ukrainians,” General Mark Milley, Chairman…

  • In the sexual assault trial in Los Angeles, Siebel was set to testify.

    In the sexual assault trial in Los Angeles, Siebel was set to testify.

    Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to over 20 years in prison after his conviction on rape and first-degree criminal sexual act charges in New York. If the jury finds he guilty, he could face up to life in prison on top of his 23-year prison sentence for the New York sexual assault conviction. He was sentenced…

  • The fate of the employees is waiting for them under Musk.

    The fate of the employees is waiting for them under Musk.

    Twitter CEO Elon Musk in a recent interview revealed that it was Apple who threatened to withdraw Twitter from App Store. “Maybe Apple was saying, ‘We may not approve… relaunch of Blue until you fix X for us’,” he said. “I think that is more likely. I wanted to have you back because you’re one…

  • The power is off at the European nuclear plant.

    The power is off at the European nuclear plant.

    The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which was occupied by Russia last year, has been restored. This comes amid fears that total electricity loss would cause a nuclear accident. “The restoration of power is a temporary relief in a still untenable situation,” IAEA Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi said.

  • The Internet and the end of reality are related.

    The Internet and the end of reality are related.

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday said Twitter was working on a redesign of the site that would make it easier to share images. “The redesign is still in the very early days…It could be a few weeks before the redesign goes live,” he said. The redesign will be available for users on the site…

  • Let the micro- network allow it to become porn.

    Let the micro- network allow it to become porn.

    The New York Stock Exchange has halted trading in Twitter’s shares before the opening bell on Friday, ahead of the company going private under billionaire Elon Musk. This comes as a growing number of companies have suspended their advertising on the social media platform in the wake of Musk’s acquisition.

  • There is a line between order and chaos.

    There is a line between order and chaos.

    The US government is investigating whether Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk misled the stock markets in connection with his acquisition of Twitter. The FBI has filed a criminal complaint in federal court in New York, accusing Musk of using misleading information to conceal the seriousness of his plan to buy Twitter. Musk had announced…