Thu 16 February 2023: Bitcoin touched its highest intraday level in six months on Thursday, coming close to $25,000. The largest cryptocurrency by market value hit about $24,769 during Asian trading hours, CoinMarketCap data showed. That was up 11% from 24 hours earlier, and the highest intraday level in CoinMarketCap data since August 2022. Crypto markets were […]
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Thu 16 February 2023: In an effort to persuade US senators that the Chinese video-sharing software TikTok poses no security concern to the US, CEO Shou Zi Chew stated that TikTok is under no obligation to provide the Chinese government with access to the data of US users. “Even if they (Chinese government) did (ask […]
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Thu 16 February 2023: The United Kingdom will allocate 80 million Pounds (around $96 million) to provide education to 20 million children in crisis-affected regions around the world, the UK government announced on Thursday. The money will be transferred to the UN global fund for education “Education Cannot Wait” (ECW). “Today the UK is pledging […]
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Thu 16 February 2023: The “Father of the internet” and Google “internet evangelist” Vint Cerf has warned businesses not to rush into making money from conversational AI just “because it’s really cool”. The warning comes amid a surge in popularity for ChatGPT, reports CNBC. “There’s an ethical issue here that I hope some of you […]
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Thu 16 February 2023: Fifty percent of Americans feel that national news organizations seek to mislead, misinform, or convince the audience to embrace a specific viewpoint through their reporting, according to a recent survey, The survey, which was released by Gallup and the Knight Foundation on Wednesday, surpasses previous that have demonstrated a low level […]
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The pencil-shaped Icefin robot helped scientists see what’s happening below the grounding line, where the ice first juts over the seaImage: Becka Bower/Cornell University/Handout via REUTERS Thu 16 February 2023: Warm water is reportedly pouring into the gigantic Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, sometimes known as the “Doomsday Glacier,” endangering both its survival and a major […]
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Wed 15 February 2023: At least 6,000 children from the war-torn Ukraine have been held in a vast network of camps run by the Russian government, according to a report by Yale University’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL). According to the data, there are at least 43 such institutions, along with their locations. One of the […]
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Wed 15 February 2023: After eight years in the position, Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has resigned. “This decision comes from a deeper and longer-term assessment. I know it might seem sudden, but I have been wrestling with it, albeit with oscillating levels of intensity, for some weeks,” said Sturgeon as she announced her resignation […]
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Wed 15 February 2023: Ukrainian forces have repelled some Russian attacks in Luhansk, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office has said after Moscow claimed its own troops had made advances in the eastern region. “Over the past day, units of the Defence Forces of Ukraine repelled attacks by the (Russian) occupiers in the Nevskyi, Kreminna and Bilohorivka […]
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Wed 15 February 2023: The London skyline at night may look very different than it does today, as the city authorities have drafted new rules requiring skyscrapers to dim their lights overnight. The move will “cut light pollution and save energy,” according to the City of London Corporation, which governs the financial district. Following the […]
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