At the start of September, Nour was having an ordinary evening at home in Beirut—eating pumpkin seeds and watching Netflix—when the SMS hit her device like the smartphone version of a brick through her window. The sender name appeared as eight question marks, “????? ???”, and in the message preview she could read, in clunky, … Read more
On July 19, Jonathan Cardi and his family watched as the departures board at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina, turned from green to a sea of red. “Oh my gosh, it was insane,” says Cardi. “Delayed, delayed, delayed, delayed.” Cardi, a law professor at Wake Forest University and a member of the American Law … Read more
Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM), the Indian arm of the Japanese auto giant Toyota, would want to use such technologies that align with its commitment to reducing carbon footprint as well as cutting down on the use of fossil fuels, Deputy Managing Director Swapnesh Maru said, while adding that they are cognizant of India’s energy scarcity … Read more
Australian travellers to the US will soon be able to speed through security screenings and bypass border checks as Australia joins the Global Entry program. The scheme will open in two phases for Australians, first to travellers who frequent the US, and then to all Australians who wish to fast-track their airport experience. A $A154 … Read more
Banks, airports, TV stations, hotels, and countless other businesses are all facing widespread IT outages, leaving flights grounded and causing widespread disruption, after Windows machines have displayed errors worldwide. In the early hours of Friday, companies in Australia running Microsoft’s Windows operating system started reporting devices showing Blue Screens of Death (BSODs). Shortly after, reports … Read more
The Coalition is demanding an urgent investigation into the Australian Defence Force after “embarrassing” footage emerged of an alleged Russian spy starring as the face of a recruitment campaign. The call comes after The Nightly uncovered two videos promoting Army private Kira Korolev as a model soldier. The now-deleted clips document her journey from growing … Read more
Online dating apps have pledged to escalate complaints of imminent safety threats more swiftly to police under a voluntary industry code. The companies behind Tinder, Hinge, Bumble, Grindr, RSVP and eHarmony are among those to adopt the code, developed after the 2023 national roundtable on online dating safety. The Albanese Government said the platforms would … Read more
Aussies escaping the cold to enjoy a European summer are warned to be extra cautious when travelling in France from now until September. With national elections and the Olympic and Paralympic Games to be held in France in the coming months, a wave of protests has swept the nation — some of which have escalated … Read more
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. The US military recently launched a groundbreaking initiative to strengthen ties with the commercial space industry. The aim is to integrate commercial equipment into military space operations, including satellites and other hardware. This would enhance cybersecurity for military satellites. As space becomes more … Read more
The area has seen a number of confrontations between Chinese and Philippine ships (File). Beijing: A Philippine ship and a Chinese vessel collided near the Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on Monday, the Chinese Coast Guard said. Known in Chinese as the Ren’ai Reef, the Second Thomas Shoal hosts a garrison of Philippine troops on a grounded navy vessel, the Sierra Madre, to assert Manila’s claims to the waters. … Read more
