Wed 09 February 2022: If it can’t keep transferring user data back to the US, Meta has stated it may shut down Facebook and Instagram in Europe. In its annual report to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the country’s financial authority, Meta warned last Thursday that if no new framework is adopted and the company could […]
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Tue 08 February 2022: The coronavirus outbreak that started last year transformed the way we do weddings. Indian weddings have changed their approach, with many having Zoom weddings and only inviting close family members instead of everyone they know. The Metaverse is a virtual world made up of digital representations of people, places, and objects. […]
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Tue 08 February 2022: While South Africa has recorded a 24% decrease in rhino poaching compared to the pre-COVID period in 2019, there has been an increase in poaching on private properties. In a statement on Tuesday, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy, said a total of 451 rhino were poached in […]
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Tue 08 February 2022: A drawing by Albrecht Durer bought at a yard sale for $30 proved to be worth over $10 million. Known as the “The Virgin and Child,” this drawing has been “the subject of significant interest since its rediscovery,” as per Agnews Gallery, the London auction house in possession of the artwork. […]
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Mon 07 February 2022: Artificial intelligence and machine learning have the potential to contribute to the resolution of some of the most intractable problems of our time. Examples include climate change and pandemics. But they have the capacity to cause harm too. And they can, if not used properly, perpetuate historical injustices and structural inequalities. […]
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The original painting, Picasso’s protest of the bombing of the Basque capital of Guernica during the Spanish civil war, is in Spain. Twitter/@Yoshita_Singh _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sun 06 February 2022: After a year-long absence, the iconic tapestry of Pablo Picasso’s ‘Guernica’ has again assumed its place of honour at the United Nations on Saturday. It is […]
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Sun 06 February 2022: Do you have any desire to stalk and kill an elephant? Probably not, but some relish the idea. Recently, the world’s largest trophy hunting convention took place in Las Vegas, organized by Safari Club International, an influential U.S.-based hunting lobby group. Attendees bid in an auction on a trip to hunt and shoot polar bears, […]
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Sat 05 February 2022: The US Treasury Department issued a set of recommendations on Friday to combat illegal finance in the high-value art market, as well as a warning that the developing digital art industry, which includes non-fungible tokens (NFTs), may pose new risks. The agency said its study examined the facilitation of money laundering, […]
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MINIWIZ engineer makes chargers. (Taiwan News photo, Lyla Liu). _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thu 03 February 2022: Taiwan’s Fubon Financial Holding Co. and Miniwiz are converting recycled face masks into phone chargers to accomplish the goal of a circular economy. People are frantically buying facemasks as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, which is adding a new unwanted […]
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Tue 01 February 2022: Wordle, a five-letter, six-attempt puzzle, has been sold to the New York Times for a seven-figure sum, according to its developer. Josh Wardle is the Reddit engineer that built and launched this game in October. As per Josh, the response had become “a little overwhelming.” Earlier while speaking to The Guardian, […]
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