The binational organisation protecting US and Canadian airspace has shot down another “high-altitude airborne object” over northern Canada, one day after another similar object was observed and downed near Alaskan waters, and a week after the US military brought down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon off the South Carolina coast.Another ‘high-altitude airborne object’ shot down […]
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‘China expanding its spy activities’, says German intelligence chief
Germany’s domestic intelligence agency head fears that China is expanding its spy activities against Berlin with an increasing focus on political espionage.‘China expanding its spy activities’, says German intelligence chief. “China is developing wide-ranging spying and influence activities. We must be prepared for these to increase in the coming years,” Verfassungsschutz agency chief Thomas Haldenwang […]
City of London proposing to make skyscrapers dim their lights at night
Skyscrapers in the City of London would be asked to dim their lights at night as part of proposals to reduce visual pollution and save energy. The City of London proposing to make skyscrapers dim their lights at night. Under the proposal from the City of London Corporation, property owners across the Square Mile a 1.12 […]
German call for English to be second official language
English should become a second official language at administrative offices in Germany, one of the country’s governing parties has argued, saying unwieldy bureaucratic German is proving too much of a deterrent for much-needed skilled workers from abroad. German call for English to be second official language amid labour shortage. The three-party government of the chancellor, […]
Ukraine claims Russia launched new wave of aerial attacks ahead of Biden’s visit
Ukraine said Friday that Russia had launched a major new wave of aerial attacks, as President Joe Biden announced he would mark one year since the invasion by visiting Kyiv’s neighbour Poland. Ukraine claims Russia launched new wave of aerial attacks ahead of Biden’s visit. Strikes were reported from the eastern region of Kharkiv to […]
Google cautions against ‘hallucinating’ chatbots
Google cautions against ‘hallucinating’ chatbots. In a newspaper interview that was published on Saturday, the head of Google’s search engine cautioned against the dangers of artificial intelligence in chatbots as Google parent firm Alphabet fights to compete with popular software ChatGPT. “This kind of artificial intelligence we’re talking about right now can sometimes lead to […]
WhatsApp to let users transcribe voice notes into text
The well-known messaging service WhatsApp is developing a new feature that will let users convert audio messages to text. Users will be able to view audio message transcripts using the new feature if they don’t want to listen to the messages. The algorithm that recognizes the content of an audio communication and converts it into […]
Turkey could see another massive 7-magnitude earthquake at any moment
Turkey may soon witness another magnitude 7 earthquake, warns seismologist Dogan Perincek. The warning comes mere days after the country and its neighbour Syria witnessed a massive 7.8 magnitude tremblor, leaving over 21,000 deaths.Turkey could see another massive 7-magnitude earthquake at any moment. Russian state-owned news agency quoted Perincek saying that another 7 magnitude earthquake could […]