British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was “not partying” in pictures published by the news program ITV News on Monday. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps told Sky News on Tuesday. According to him, the head of government only attended the event in November 2020, when there was a corona lockdown, to […]
China continues to ramp up investment in solar energy to increase the amount of renewable energy in the country. In the first four months of this year, investments in solar energy tripled. According to experts, this will continue for the rest of the year. Between January and April, the […]
United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet will visit China, including the northwestern region of Xinjiang, for nearly a week on Monday. According to several Western powers, genocide is committed there against the original population, the Uyghurs related to Turks. At the invitation of the Chinese government, Chilean ex-President […]
Mercedes-Benz will focus more on expensive and luxury cars. According to CEO Ola Källenius, this gives the German car group the best opportunities to grow and to secure the jobs of employees in the longer term. The new strategic plans, which were presented on Thursday, include that fewer entry-level […]
The amount of greenhouse gases in the air, sea-level rise and the heat and acidification of the oceans all set new records in 2021, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reports in a new report. The United Nations agency sees clear signs of climate change, with harmful and long-lasting effects. […]
Sunday’s election results show that Iran-backed Shia Hezbollah and its allies have lost their majority in Lebanon’s parliament. The defeat is seen as a heavy blow to the armed group. Reformist candidates who want to fight corruption in the country managed to secure at least 13 of the 128 […]
About 88 percent of organizations previously attacked by ransomware would choose to pay ransom again in the next attack. This is evident from a study by security specialist Kaspersky. Among organizations that have never been ransomware victims before, only 67 percent would be willing to pay. They would also […]
The European Commission wants to oblige internet companies such as Google, Facebook and Apple to detect and remove images of child sexual abuse. However, according to Brussels, they still do too little of their own accord. The new rules should prevent images from appearing and help track down perpetrators. […]
Many of the apps you find on the Apple App Store, and the Google Play Store has not been updated for a long time. This should be apparent from a study by analysis company Pixalate. That seems to be partly in response to an announcement by Apple that it […]
The controversial facial recognition software Clearview AI may no longer be offered in the US. However, there remains a loophole for the most important customer: the US itself. Clearview AI is a facial recognition company that uses a database of billions of photos. Only those photos are not legally […]
