The German elections have increased the chance that Angela Merkel will soon be able to call herself the longest-serving chancellor since the Second World War. The 67-year-old politician does not want a new term in office but will remain in office for a while until a new government can […]
The planned trade summit between European member states and the United States, which is scheduled for next week in Pittsburgh, USA, will continue. The European Commission has been divided over participation in the consultations after France proposed postponing the summit. However, European Commission Vice-President Margrethe Vestager wrote on Twitter […]
Shares of ailing Chinese real estate group China Evergrande Group shot up Thursday. Investors in Hong Kong returned from a day off and were still processing the news that Evergrande would pay interest on some of its loans on time after all. Fears that China’s second-largest real estate developer, […]
Taxi company and meal delivery company Uber seems close to the moment when the American company is finally really profitable. In a new forecast, Uber anticipates that this could happen in the current third quarter for the first time since the IPO in 2019. That is earlier than previously […]
The construction sector in the Australian city of Melbourne will be at a standstill for the next two weeks. The regional authorities have decided to do so because of violent corona protests by construction workers, involving extremist groups, and poor compliance with the corona measures within the sector. In […]
A new security feature should automatically revoke the permissions of unused apps. The feature is coming to all recent versions of Android, starting with version 6. The intention is, among other things, to protect users from ‘crapware’, apps that were already on the smartphone when you bought it, or […]
South Africa’s Supreme Court has rejected ex-President Jacob Zuma’s request to review his prison sentence. Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in prison for refusing to testify in a corruption investigation. Former South African President Jacob Zuma will be serving his 15-month prison term. However, the South African Supreme […]
Facebook knows how harmful Instagram is to young people, especially teenage girls. The platform causes low self-esteem, suicidal tendencies and eating disorders. Facebook kept that quiet. Internal documents that the Wall Street Journal was able to access provide a unique look at how Facebook deals with issues on its […]
Human rights must be safeguarded when using artificial intelligence (AI), said United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet. She calls the use and dangers of AI a ‘growing problem’. Artificial intelligence has expanded to almost every corner of our physical and mental lives and even our emotions. […]
Tech company Apple calls on all users of the more than 1.6 billion Apple products to perform a software update immediately. This was after a security vulnerability was discovered in the Messages app. Security researchers had previously determined that the Israel-based NSO Group had used the vulnerability to “exploit […]
