Ukraine conflict hits PC market
The war in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russia have ended seven consecutive quarters of growth in the PC market in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), said ...
Towering ice volcanoes identified on surprisingly vibrant Pluto
A batch of dome-shaped ice volcanoes that look unlike anything else known in our solar system and may still be active have been identified on Pluto using data from NASA’...
Cyber-attacks and how can businesses protect themselves
By Antonis Theofanous,
The Russian invasion in Ukraine was not only the first severe military conflict in Europe after World War II, but also the first full-scale cyberwar in history.
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Intel becomes latest Western tech firm to suspend business in Russia
US chipmaker Intel Corp (INTC.O) said on Tuesday it has suspended business operations in Russia, joining a slew of companies to exit the country following its invasion of Ukraine.
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Cucumber crisis: surging energy prices leave British glasshouses empty
IN A SMALL corner of south-east England, vast glasshouses stand empty, the soaring cost of energy preventing their owner from using heat to grow cucumbers for the British market.
Elsewhere ...
Tesla’s Musk may add to SEC ire with late report about Twitter stake
Did Elon Musk break securities laws again?
Former securities officials and professors said Musk may have missed a key disclosure deadline when he bought 9 per cent of Twitter. And Securities ...
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Giga-casting and robots: How Volkswagen’s Trinity aims to catch up with Tesla
AS TESLA kicks off production at its new German plant this month, Volkswagen is weeks away from finalising plans for a 2 billion euro ($2.2 billion) electric vehicle (EV) factory that it ...
Musk takes 9 per cent stake in Twitter to become top shareholder
Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) top boss Elon Musk revealed a 9.2 per cent stake in Twitter Inc (TWTR.N), worth nearly $3 billion, likely making him the biggest shareholder in the micro-blogging ...
First private astronaut mission to space station readies for launch
The International Space Station (ISS) is set to become busier than usual this week when its crew welcomes aboard four new colleagues from Houston-based startup Axiom Space, the first all-private ...
Metaverse security aspect must not be ignored, Microsoft says
With the adoption of the metaverse being seen as a matter of time, US technology company Microsoft warned that past mistakes when new mediums entered the mainstream must be avoided, ...
The chip challenge: Keeping Western semiconductors out of Russian weapons
When Silicon Valley chipmaker Marvell learned that one of its chips was found in a Russian surveillance drone recovered in 2016, it set out to investigate how that came to be.
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Scientists publish the first complete human genome
Scientists on Thursday published the first complete human genome, filling in gaps remaining after previous efforts while offering new promise in the search for clues regarding disease-causing mutations and genetic ...
Hubble telescope spots Earendel, the most distant star on record
– Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, scientists have discovered the most distant individual star on record, a bright behemoth they nicknamed Earendel – Old English for “morning star” – because it existed ...
Since Ukraine invasion, Russians switch to internet privacy apps from makeup filter apps
In early February, the most downloaded app from the App Store in Russia was ‘Persona’, a makeup filter app, followed by video conferencing provider Zoom and the online retailer AliExpress (...
Apple mulls more memory chip suppliers, including China
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is exploring new suppliers for memory chips used in its iPhones, including a potentially first Chinese supplier, after a key Japanese partner had an output disruption, ...
Facebook advertisers can pursue class action over ad rates
A US judge ruled on Tuesday that a lawsuit accusing Meta Platforms Inc’s (FB.O) Facebook of deceiving advertisers about its “potential reach” tool can proceed as a class ...
3D ads come to Facebook, Instagram in step toward the metaverse
Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) will make it easier for brands to run three-dimensional ads on Facebook and Instagram through a new partnership with an ecommerce technology firm.
The integration ...
How to save content from Instagram if you have an iPhone
Today, almost every inhabitant of the earth has heard of such a device as the iPhone. According to Apple reports, there are about 700 million iPhones in use around the world ...
Bone density study confirms watery lifestyle of ‘ominous’ Spinosaurus
Spinosaurus, the largest-known carnivorous dinosaur, and its closest relatives long have confounded scientists trying to understand how these unusual water-loving beasts lived their lives and hunted prey. Did they wade ...
Elon Musk giving ‘serious thought’ to build a new social media platform
Tesla Inc TSLA.O Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is giving “serious thought” to building a new social media platform, the billionaire said in a tweet on Saturday.
Musk was ...
Cyprus to commercialise academic research to bolster economy
Chief Scientist and Research and Innovation Foundation president Nikolas Mastroyiannopoulos, during an interview with the Cyprus News Agency earlier this week, revealed that the creation of a national knowledge transfer ...
Illumina launches multiple-gene test to spot rare treatable cancers
Genome sequencing group Illumina (ILMN.O) on Tuesday launched a cancer test in Europe that checks for a wide range of tumour genes in one tissue sample, potentially helping patients ...
10 things to know about collaborative robots
Collaborative robots are the new hotness in industrial automation. Manufacturers in virtually every industry are eager to try them out on the plant floor, but there are a few things ...