Sat 31 May 2025: Russia has launched a national messaging service to reduce dependence on foreign platforms and reinforce digital sovereignty, a senior lawmaker said Friday. Sergei Boyarsky, head of the Russian State Duma Committee on Information Policy, said the domestic app would serve as a secure, multifunctional alternative to services like WhatsApp and Telegram. […]
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Fri 30 May 2025: Saudi Arabia is using smart technologies and AI-driven platforms to provide services to nearly two million Muslim pilgrims during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. The country’s authorities unveiled several smart digital services to make the soul-searching journey easier for the pilgrims. One of these services is Manarah 2, an AI robot serving in over […]
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Fri 30 May 2025: Chinese state media says the mission aims ‘to shed light on the formation and evolution of asteroids’ and the Earth. China has successfully launched a spacecraft as part of its first-ever mission to retrieve pristine asteroid samples, in what researchers have described as a “significant step” in Beijing’s ambitions for interplanetary […]
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Thu 29 May 2025: What if your work self didn’t know about your personal life, and your home self had no idea what you did for a living? In Apple TV’s Severance, that’s exactly the deal: a surgical procedure splits the memories of employees into “innies” (who only exist at work) and “outies” (who never recall […]
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Wed 28 May 2025: Trump Media says the money will be used to create a ‘Bitcoin treasury’. The Trump Media and Technology Group will raise about $2.5bn to invest in Bitcoin, United States President Donald Trump’s social media firm says, as it looks to diversify its revenue streams with a push into the financial sector. […]
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Wed 28 May 2025: Adult content platforms Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos will be investigated for failing to comply with rules to protect children, EU regulators said on Tuesday, in a move that could lead to fines of as much as 6% of their global annual turnover. The European Commission said the companies had not […]
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Tue 27 May 2025: Tesla’s vehicle sales in the European Union dropped sharply by over 50% in April, with Chinese electric and hybrid manufacturers gaining market share, according to data released on Tuesday. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) reported that Tesla sold just 5,475 vehicles in April—a 52.6% drop from the same month in […]
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Mon 26 May 2025: Texas is on the track to become the second US state to implement a comprehensive ban on social media use by minors, as the state legislature nears the end of its current session, US media has reported. Supporters and critics alike note that, if passed, the measure would mark the toughest […]
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Mon 26 May 2025: Despite the rising popularity and price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, most countries remain behind in establishing comprehensive regulatory frameworks for crypto assets, according to a new report. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, has brought crypto regulations into global focus, with both its record-breaking price trend and the optimism arising from […]
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Sun 25 May 2025: Being constantly connected to your electronic devices, and the social media they enable, may be bad for your health and well-being and working remotely only compounds these challenges. Until very recently, I didn’t have a smartphone. In 2018, I wrote an article outlining the benefits of not being connected to the world through a phone. […]
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