Washington [US], May 10 (ANI): Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday met Google CEO Sundar Pichai at Google Headquarters and held a discussion on India Stack and ‘Make-in-India’ program. Ashwini Vaishnaw tweeted, “Met @sundarpichai at the @Google HQ. Good discussion on India Stack and Make in India program.”Responding to Vaishnaw’s […]
NAIROBI, May 8 (Xinhua) — The Kenyan government’s new tax proposals that seek to boost revenue collection and cut public borrowing have drawn mixed reactions, attracting as much opposition as praise. The Opposition coalition — Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Coalition — and workers’ unions are among those opposing the measures while lawmakers allied to the […]
New York – Tracking down accurate information about Philadelphia’s elections on Twitter used to be easy. The account for the city commissioners who run elections, @phillyvotes, was the only one carrying a blue check mark, a sign of authenticity. But ever since the social media platform overhauled its verification service last month, the check mark […]
Moscow [Russia], May 7 (ANI): The Russian Foreign Ministry blamed Ukraine and the West for carrying out the ‘terror attack’ that killed Alexander Shubin, a military veteran who fought in Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR), and injured Russian writer Zakhar Prilepin and said that the attack is yet another ‘demonstration of the systematic approach to eliminating […]
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid satellite completed the first part of its long journey into space on May 1 2023, when it arrived in Florida on a boat from Italy. It is scheduled to lift off on a Falcon 9 rocket, built by SpaceX, from Cape Canaveral in early July. Euclid is designed to […]
The White House summoned top leaders in the field of artificial intelligence to meet Thursday, as the Biden administration attempts to form regulations and government oversight over this cutting-edge technology that can both benefit and challenge society. “The President and Vice President were clear that in order to realize the benefits that might come from […]
State Department – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he is hopeful that he can reschedule a visit to China this year after postponing a planned trip to Beijing in February because of a Chinese spy balloon downed by the U.S. military. Blinken’s remarks reflect what experts see as signs of a thaw in […]
There has been a tenfold increase in sexual abuse imagery created with webcams and other recording devices worldwide since 2019, according to the the Internet Watch Foundation. Social media sites and chatrooms are the most common methods used to facilitate contact with kids, and abuse occurs both online and offline. Increasingly, predators are using advances […]
(CN) – A coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit Monday against the Federal Aviation Administration for failing to fully analyze and mitigate the environmental harms resulting from the SpaceX Starship launch program in Boca Chica, Texas. “This case concerns whether the nation’s commitment to preserving our critical wildlife habitat and treasured coastal landscapes must […]
San Francisco [US], April 30 (ANI): Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has sharply criticised billionaire and SpaceX owner Elon Musk and his handling of the deal of acquisition of Twitter for USD 44 billion, reported The Straits Times. When asked if Musk has proven that he is the best possible steward for Twitter, Dorsey said, “No. […]
