WASHINGTON – The U.S. House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol subpoenaed Meta, Alphabet, Twitter and Reddit on Thursday, seeking information about how their social media platforms were used to help fuel misinformation in a failed bid to overturn the 2020 presidential election. ‘Two key questions for the Select Committee are how […]

A new app has been launched that shows hundreds of locations around Glasgow offering free period products. The PickupMyPeriod app currently links to over 700 venues across Scotland where free products are available – and the number is expected to grow. Glasgow has a number of venues already added to the app, which is free […]

With the NBN rollout failing to provide adequate connectivity to rural Australia, satellite broadband is about to make a difference. Paul Budde reports. LAST YEAR, I reported on the possibility that LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellite-based systems might be a gamechanger for the delivery of high-speed data services, including internet access, to people in regional […]

BEIJING, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) — The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China. ROCKET TECHNOLOGY-ASSISTED SLED The bobsleigh race at the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics is set to be faster and more fierce, as a new sled developed using Chinese rocket technology will take to the high-speed sporting slopes. It […]

This year the focus of the work of the National Revenue Agency (NRA) will be on tax evasion and insurance in construction and agriculture, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Asen Vassilev told BNR. He reminded that last year, thanks to the changed approach, tax collection increased by BGN 8 billion or 18 percent […]

The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency is undertaking several major technology shifts this year in cloud, cybersecurity and machine learning, as it continues to look at ways to take advantage of an “explosion” in commercial service and products, according to the agency’s chief information officer. NGA is “pivoting across the board, from system by system, sensor […]

KIEV, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) — Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and visiting High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell on Thursday discussed regional cooperation and security issues. During the talks, Shmyhal said Kiev will continue to carry out critical structural reforms, according to the press service of […]

TRANSCRIPT The Inside Story: Crossing the Frontier Episode 21 – January 6, 2022 Show Open Graphics: Voice of KANE FARABAUGH, VOA Correspondent: All Systems go, Falcon 9 Blasts off into space. With high expectations, changing the trajectory of U.S. space exploration. And signaling a new era in the aerospace industry. Kelly DeFazio, Lockheed Martin Orion […]

As our technological landscape continues to adapt to the pandemic, Paul Budde makes some predictions for the digital economy in 2022. OF COURSE, let me begin by wishing you a good start to the new year. It will be an interesting year in many aspects and it remains a year of high levels of uncertainty, […]

Hear from CIOs, CTOs, and other C-level and senior execs on data and AI strategies at the Future of Work Summit this January 12, 2022. Learn more Let the OSS Enterprise newsletter guide your open source journey! Sign up here. It has been a busy year in the open source software sphere, from high-profile license changes to critical […]