Facebook's pinnacle has reached its peak in Australia: what's happening with news on the platform
Authorities in several countries are putting pressure on Facebook to pay for news creators whose articles appear on the platform. The news will disappear rather than give Zuckerberg some money to help the industry. Facebook users in Australia could be left without any news on the world's largest social network,Continue Reading
How did the world react to the pandemic, from the strictest countries to the most relaxed measures?
A team from the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University has collected data on policies that governments in more than 180 countries have adopted to combat the spread of coronavirus. The team created the Oxford Covid-19 Government Response Tracker tool using 17 indexes they designed. They divided their findingsContinue Reading
For the first time, Google created a quantum simulation of a chemical reaction
Google researchers first used a quantum computer to simulate a chemical reaction. The reaction is simple, but it marks an important step toward finding practical use for quantum computers, New Scientist reports. Because atoms and molecules are systems governed by quantum mechanics, quantum computers are expected to be the bestContinue Reading
The creators of No Man's Sky have made a game “to the feeling”: why is The Last Campfire special, available now
Hello Games made waves globally with the release of No Man's Sky a few years ago. Since then, the title has received a string of updates, but its creators have also worked on The Last Campfire. Hello Games is not a very big development studio. It doesn't even have aContinue Reading
Amazon has created the smart bracelet that “knows” your mood
Amazon has entered the market for portable fitness devices. It has launched the Halo smart bracelet, competing with products offered by companies such as Samsung, Apple and Fitbit. Halo is a bracelet that does not have a display, but has a wide range of sensors that record activity, sleep, bodyContinue Reading
Those who have diesel and petrol cars need to know urgently. It happens at the pump
The year 2020 was a special one when it comes to oil and the price of petrol and diesel at the pump. But now we have bad news. Drivers who have petrol and diesel cars need to know. The period with low fuel prices is almost over. OPEC estimates thatContinue Reading
This laser-powered robot is surprisingly small. What can it be used for?
Semiconductors are not the only silicon technologies that compete with Moore's Law. Now we see a new challenge. Researchers at Cornell University have revealed a mini robot that is clever enough to penetrate almost anywhere in the human body and cheap enough to occur on a large scale. The projectContinue Reading
The doctor who lost his license after publishing this message on the internet
The doctor who posted on Twitter that he would treat the Jews “especially” by offering them the wrong medicines, and lost his medical certificate. The decision is permanent and certainly life-saving. The Ohio State Medical Council has revoked the medical training certificate of a doctor who had already been firedContinue Reading