In the last column of his ‘French Motorways’ series, Vitali describes his recent coast-to-coast drive across France in the company of a malfunctioning satnav. Halfway into our coast-to-coast drive across France, our camper van’s deranged satnav, whom we had nicknamed George, came up with a new crackling statement. “GPS signal lost!” he (it) was announcing … Read More “After All: Speeding when stationary, with lost GPS signal” »
Woodstock, 1969. Image: CBC Posted By: Dr. William Makis via GlobalResearch July 14, 2023 This story needs serious investigation to determine the cause of this phenomenon. By comparison, the 1969 Woodstock event attracted some 400,000 people to a three-day marathon of music activity and partying. Only two people died: one from a drug overdose and … Read More “Mass Casualty At Concerts: Vaccinated Crowds ‘Die Suddenly”” »
On a macro scale, we all remember 2022 for different events, depending on which impacted us the most. Geopolitics enthusiasts won’t forget the Russia-Ukraine war, and football lovers won’t forget the world cup. It’s the same way in tech: everyone remembers 2022 as tech winter when capital markets became more cautious with funding, and we … Read More “Interest in tech spikes in the face of a bear market” »
Shocking data from Kaspersky reveals that 38% of South African respondents that participated in their survey did not know what data about them is publicly available on the Internet. The survey titled, Digital Superstitions is a startling display of how many are unaware of how their privacy is being infringed. The data reveals tha, those … Read More “Shocking Data: 38% Respondents Unaware of Personal Data Circulation – IT News Africa” »
Kenyan workers who helped remove harmful content on ChatGPT, OpenAI’s smart search engine that generates content based on user prompts, have filed a petition before the country’s lawmakers calling them to launch investigations on Big Tech outsourcing content moderation and AI work in Kenya. The petitioners want investigations into the “nature of work, the conditions … Read More “Workers that made ChatGPT less harmful ask lawmakers to stem alleged exploitation by Big Tech” »
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain When people feel happier, they’re more likely to donate to charity. That’s what we, two economists who study what motivates environmentally conscientious consumption and support for free services, found in a new study published in The Economic Journal. To conduct this research, we analyzed tweets from over 20,000 Twitter users who … Read More “Donors who feel upbeat are more likely to give to charity—new research” »
Even since neuroscientists started imaging the brain, they’ve been turning up cases where people are missing brain parts we would expect them to need in order to do something — but they are doing that very thing anyway. One example, written up in LiveScience in 2019, concerns women who are missing their olfactory bulbs (illustrated) … Read More “How Can a Woman Missing Her Olfactory Bulbs Still Smell?” »
Eat more, heat less. The post-pandemic parallel stresses of a cost-of-living crisis compounded by soaring energy bills has been a positive boon for the air fryer industry. People have still got to eat, so the idea of being able to prepare hot meals in half the time has proved a deliciously attractive proposition. The Chefree … Read More “Hands-on review: Chefree AFW20 Air Fryer” »
Micro-needle patches can be mass produced, mailed to homes worldwide and self-administered by the recipients. Peel-and-stick patches can be adapted to any type of vaccine, including mRNA gene therapy technology. All of these affect and change body functions and especially the immune system. If creating Humanity 2.0 is the goal, then this delivery system is … Read More “Gates, WHO, CDC See Peel & Stick Vaccine Patches Mailed Directly To Peoples’ Homes” »
Payday, the leading Pan-African neobank issuing global (USD, GBP & EUR) accounts to Africans, has announced its re-entry into Rwanda, following the official launch of SpaceX’s Starlink in the East African country. The re-entry into Rwanda marks a significant milestone in Payday’s Pan-African and global expansion plans, as well as its burgeoning working relationship as … Read More “Payday re-launches in Rwanda with SpaceX’s Starlink” »
