Universal connectivity gets a $9 billion private sector boost
The mobile phone industry has pledged over $9 billion towards the goal of connecting the world, said the chief of the UN International Telecommunication...
Environmental Protection and Food Production in the Cerrado Could Create $72bn for Brazil
A new model for economic growth in the Cerrado could create $72 billion a year for Brazil’s economy by balancing environmental protection measures while...
5 things you should know about ‘clean energy’ minerals and the dirty process of mining them
If the world is to move away from fossil fuels, we will need to extract far more rare minerals, to power renewable energy sources...
Biden paves way for Mark Rutte to lead NATO -and confront Putin
President Joe Biden is supporting Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to become the next NATO secretary general, a U.S. official said, POLITICO informs.
Biden’s support...
OPCW identifies ISIL as perpetrators of 2015 chemical attack in Syria
OPCW identifies ISIL as perpetrators of 2015 chemical attack in Marea, Syria. ISIL held exclusive means, motives, and capabilities to deploy sulfur mustard in...
‘Robot cars’ are coming. How can we make sure they’re safe?
The concept of “autonomous” cars, moving us all around in an orderly, congestion-free fashion has been around, in various forms, for decades. But, despite...
Global Cybercrime Treaty: A delicate balance between security and human rights
Cybercrime is a multi-trillion-dollar business. Drugs and weapons are being bought on the “dark web”, fraudsters are fleecing members of the public in elaborate...
Israel’s Economy Contracts Nearly 20% After Outbreak of War
Israel’s economy suffered one of its worst-ever slumps, after the Hamas war paralyzed businesses, forced people to evacuate their homes and caused the military...
Lavrov urges creation of new Global Economic Governance entities
Global financial institutions of the Bretton Woods System are becoming a relic of the past, new entities should be created which would rely on...
Sora: OpenAI unveils A.I. that instantly generates eye-popping videos
In April, a New York start-up called Runway AI unveiled technology that let people generate videos, like a cow at a birthday party or...