BuzzFeed Announces 2018 Emerging Writers $14,000 Fellowship
Three budding writers will have an opportunity to win $14,000 each and also get mentorship as the Buzzfeed Emerging Writers Fellowship has commenced the 2018 edition of the usually keenly contested...
View ArticleScientists for the first time witness collision of two neutron stars, also...
Scientists for the first time detected both the ripples in space and time and the light produced and emitted during the same cosmic event: the spectacular collision of two neutron stars. The...
View ArticleOil prices hit ‘highest levels’ since 2015
Oil prices hit their highest levels early on Monday as markets tightened, while Saudi Arabia’s crown prince cemented his power over the weekend through an anti-corruption crackdown that included high...
View ArticleGermany signs contract for World’s first hydrogen-powered passenger trains
Germany plans to bring the world’s first trains powered by hydrogen fuel cells into service with 14 emission-free trains to transport passengers in Lower Saxony from 2021. The trains will be built by...
View ArticleBitcoin will end a bubble, bankers, economists warn
Several international bankers have sounded a warning about the mega risks involved in embracing bitcoin, which this week soared to a new record high of more than $8,000. Six years ago, it traded for...
View ArticleEx-Twitter worker claims responsibility for Trump’s account shutdown
A German man has come forward as the former Twitter Inc employee who shut down the account of U.S. President Donald Trump for 11 minutes this month on his last day of work at the social network. The...
View ArticleGoogle to increase number of staff detecting extremist content on YouTube
The U.S. IT giant, Google, will increase the number of employees engaged in the detection of extremist content on its video-sharing service YouTube, as well as other materials violating the service’s...
View ArticleUber fights for London survival in court
Uber will defend its right to operate in London in a court hearing on Monday after the app was deemed unfit to run a taxi service and stripped of its license in its most important European market....
View ArticleBritish security agency finds flaw in Microsoft Windows system
The British National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has discovered a severe flaw that would affect Microsoft’s Windows system, including the latest Windows 10, an online report said. The NCSC found the...
View ArticleWorld’s third fastest supercomputer to be built in Germany
The Bavarian Academy of Sciences has signed a contract in Munich on Thursday for delivery of what could be the world’s third fastest supercomputer. The “SuperMUC-NG’’ computer is scheduled to be...
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