South Africa’s military on Wednesday defended its decision to host controversial naval exercises jointly staged with Russia and China and coinciding with the one-year anniversary of the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. Originally slated to start last wee…
Tel Aviv-based chip startup Chain Reaction, which plans to begin mass producing its blockchain chip Electrum, raised $70M led by Morgan Creek Digital (Jane Lanhee Lee/Reuters)
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Tel Aviv-based chip startup Chain Reaction, which plans to begin mass producing its blockchain chip Electrum, raised $70M led by Morgan Creek Digital — Tel Aviv-based blockchain chip startup Chain Reaction …
EU Commission to ban TikTok on staff phones, citing security
The European Commission is suspending Chinese short video-sharing app TikTok from its employees’ corporate phones, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Thursday, citing a focus on cybersecurity.
‘All-out efforts’ in northern China to rescue dozens of missing miners
Rescuers with backhoes and bulldozers dug through tons of earth and rubble Thursday looking for 48 people missing after a landslide buried an open-pit mine in northern China. State broadcaster CCTV repo…
Samsung announces a standardized 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) modem that will enable two-way communication between smartphones and satellites (Steve Dent/Engadget)
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Samsung announces a standardized 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) modem that will enable two-way communication between smartphones and satellites — There was speculation that Samsung could use smartphone-to-sa…
Previously Unknown Group ‘Hydrochasma’ Targets Medical and Shipping Organizations in Asia
Hydrochasma, the threat actor behind this campaign, has not been linked to any previously identified group, but appears to have a possible interest in industries that may be involved in COVID-19-related treatments or vaccines.
Bangladesh Calls for Revision of Power Purchasing Deal With Adani
New Delhi has distanced itself from a controversial and unequal deal between Adani Power and the Bangladesh Power Development Board.
Pope cancels an appointment, some speeches due to bad cold
Pope Francis cancelled one audience and skipped speeches he was set to deliver Thursday because of a bad cold, the Vatican said.
Girl in Cambodia dies from bird flu
An 11-year-old girl from Cambodia has died from bird flu, health officials have said, the first person in the country to die from the infection since 2014.
Spanish growers blame weather, rising costs and Brexit for UK salad shortages
Some producer bodies point finger at climate change, but others put it down to bureaucracy and logisticsFluctuating temperatures, increased production costs and the knock-on effects of Brexit are all contributing to the vegetable shortages that have le…