Sony, Honda roll out prototype of ‘Afeela’ EV that uses Qualcomm tech By: Reuters on January 5, 2023Japan’s Sony on Wednesday unveiled a prototype of the new “Afeela” electric vehicles it will build together with Honda, saying it would harness its vast entertainment content as it looks to become a player in next-generation cars. Sony gave a glimpse of the Afeela, which sports rounded corners and a sleek black roof, at the CES […]
Twitter to expand permitted political advertising By: Reuters on January 4, 2023Twitter Inc on Tuesday said it would expand the types of political ads allowed on the social media platform, an apparent reversal of its 2019 global ban on political ads, as the Elon Musk-owned company seeks to grow revenue. The company tweeted it would also relax its advertising policy for “cause-based ads” in the United […]
China sets space mission record in 2022 with over 50 rocket launches, 100% success rate By: APP/ Web Desk on December 30, 2022ISLAMABAD: China drew a perfect ending to this year’s rocket launch mission as a Long March-3B carrier rocket successfully lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, sending an experimental satellite into preset orbit, Global Times reported Friday. The launch, the 53rd for the Long March family this year, marks […]
What is the link between winter storms and global warming? By: AFP on December 29, 2022The world is getting warmer, winters included. The United States, however, has experienced severe winter storms in recent years, and experts are taking a closer look at the link between these extreme cold events and climate change. While the link between global warming and heat waves is very direct, the behavior of winter storms is […]
Scientists reconstruct face of pharaoh after 3,200 years By: webdesk on December 28, 2022For the first time in 3,200 years, Ramesses II, the most powerful pharaoh in ancient Egypt, can be recognised by his “handsome” visage, owing to a new scientific reconstruction. Scientists from Egypt and England collaborated to capture the king’s likeness at his time of death, using a 3D model of his skull to rebuild his features. […]
Musk launches poll on whether he should quit as Twitter CEO By: Reuters on December 19, 2022Twitter CEO Musk launched a poll on the social media platform on Sunday asking whether he should step down as head of the company, adding that he would abide by the poll results. The poll is scheduled to close around 1120GMT on Monday although the billionaire did not give details on when he would step […]
No evidence of space aliens so far in the Pentagon’s UFO deep-dive By: Reuters on December 17, 2022The Pentagon’s new push to investigate reports of UFOs has so far not yielded any evidence to suggest that aliens have visited Earth or crash-landed here, senior military leaders said on Friday. However, the Pentagon’s effort to investigate anomalous, unidentified objects — whether they are in space, the skies or even underwater — led to […]
US authorities charge 8 social media influencers in securities fraud scheme By: Reuters on December 15, 2022US prosecutors on Wednesday said they have charged eight individuals in a securities fraud scheme, alleging they reaped about $114 million from by using Twitter and Discord to manipulate stocks. The eight men allegedly purported to be successful traders on the social media platforms and then engaged in a so-called “pump and dump” scheme by hyping […]
NASA’s Orion capsule returns to Earth, capping Artemis I flight around moon By: Reuters on December 12, 2022NASA’s Orion capsule barreled through Earth’s atmosphere and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday after making an uncrewed voyage around the moon, winding up the inaugural mission of the US agency’s new Artemis lunar program 50 years to the day after Apollo’s final moon landing. The gumdrop-shaped Orion capsule, carrying a simulated crew […]
Twitter to introduce new controls for ad placements -email By: Reuters on December 9, 2022Twitter Inc will roll out new controls as soon as next week to let companies prevent their ads from appearing above or below tweets containing certain keywords, the social media platform told advertisers in an email on Thursday. The new controls are part of Twitter’s effort to reassure and lure back advertisers that have pulled […]