LONDON (Reuters) – Britain blamed Russia on Thursday for a cyber-attack last year, publicly pointing the finger at Moscow for spreading a virus which disrupted companies across Europe including UK-based Reckitt Benckiser. The so-called NotPetya attack in June started in Ukraine where it crippled government and business computers before ... Read More »
Japanese government wants to increase acceptance of technology that could help fill the gap in the nursing workforce Japan’s elderly are being told to get used to being looked after by robots. With Japan’s ageing society facing a predicted shortfall of 370,000 caregivers by 2025, the government wants ... Read More »
The findings offer promise for those who suffer from life-threatening addiction and other destructive disorders. What if people suffering from debilitating addiction could regain control of their lives thanks to a brain implant? We’re not there yet, but a provocative new study shows it may be possible to ... Read More »
NASA is set to reveal a major breakthrough in its search for planets that can support alien life. Few details of the event have been released but NASA said the news will focus on a discovery made using artificial intelligence from Google. The Kepler space telescope is used by ... Read More »
Google has identified tens of thousands of dollars in ad buys by Russian accounts that used YouTube or Google advertising to try to spread misinformation and sow discord in American politics, sources familiar with the company’s investigation told CNN. These accounts used YouTube, Google search advertising, Gmail advertising and Google’s ... Read More »
Three decades after it abandoned vinyl production, Sony said it would start making records again on the back of surging demand for the retro music format. A factory southwest of Tokyo will be churning out freshly pressed records by March next year, Sony Music Entertainment said Thursday. The Japanese giant ... Read More »
China has begun operating the world’s largest radio telescope to help search for extraterrestrial life. The project, along with the recent launch of China’s second space station, demonstrates the country’s rising astronomical ambitions and its pursuit of international scientific prestige. The official Xinhua News Agency said hundreds of astronomers and ... Read More »
The impending divorce of Hollywood’s golden couple 12 years after their first film together comes just two years after By the Sea, a strange melodrama about a couple in meltdown that is hard not to now read as autobiography The death of Edward Albee this week was an excuse to ... Read More »
UN and partners collaborate to increase awareness of and engagement with Sustainable Development Goals The United Nations, in collaboration with the GSMA, which represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, and Project Everyone, a non-profit global campaign, today launched the Sustainable Development Goals in Action mobile application, which provides a ... Read More »
Hundreds are expected to gather in Beirut Sunday for a festival of yoga, highlighting the ever-growing popularity of the practice. For the third year in a row, the Nafas Association – a local nonprofit – will host the Beirut Yoga Festival at Pleine Nature, Mar Roukoz. Turnout at the festival ... Read More »
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