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Security Reluctant Warriors: U.S. Allies Should Restrain Washington Regarding Taiwan Jul 21, 2023printTweet Ted Galen Carpenter Senior Fellow, Randolph Bourne Institute Throughout the Trump and Biden administrations, U.S. policy regarding Taiwan relations has become increasingly hardline. President Biden has even erroneously stated on several occasions that the United States has a legal obligation to defend Taiwan akin to its commitments under NATO or the...

Has Liberty Died in Our Hearts? by Andrew P. Napolitano Posted onJuly 28, 2023 "Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it; no constitution, no law, no court can even do much to help it." – Judge Learned Hand (1872-1961) Late last week, a judge on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court...

This app uses AR, '3D sound' and a camera to guide blind people around big cities Augmented reality is not just about clunky glasses and the metaverse. One AR app is betting on “3D sound” to help blind people navigate around cities. By Natalie Huet • Updated: 27/09/2022 A French start-up is developing an app that helps people with visual...

UNESCO calls for schools around the world to ban smartphones in the classroom UNESCO has issued a report calling for schools worldwide to ban the use of smartphones in the classroom to avoid kids being distracted. By Giulia Carbonaro • Updated: 26/07/2023 The UN agency said that even being close to a smartphone has been linked with students being distracted...

A meat allergy caused by tick spit is getting more common in the US At least 100,000 people in the U.S. have become allergic to red meat since 2010 after being bitten by a female Lone Star tick, found mainly in the Southeast. By AP • Updated: 28/07/2023 - 12:10 Health officials said they are not aware of any confirmed...

‘Swine flu’ strain passed from humans to pigs nearly 400 times since 2009 - new study A pharmacy banner is advertising the H1N1 vaccine in Budapest, Hungary in 2009. By Oceane Duboust • Updated: 28/07/2023 - 16:45 Transmission of a strain of H1N1 from humans to pigs has occurred frequently, researchers said. The strain of virus responsible for the 2009 H1N1...

AFFILIATE CONTENT Are you guilty of 'procrastiworking'? Here's how it can tank your career Many people are guilty of procrastination while working. Many people are guilty of procrastination while working. - Copyright Canva Updated: 26/07/2023 By Aoibhinn Mc Bride From loading laundry when working from home to falling down a Wiki rabbit hole, we all know what procrastination looks like. Studies...

Samsung unveils new generation of foldable smartphones Samsung unveiled two new foldable smartphones at a lavish event in South Korea. By Euronews with AP • Updated: 26/07/2023 The bending smartphones come with a hefty pricetag and can be preordered in some countries. Samsung unveiled two new foldable smartphones on Wednesday even though these bending phones have yet to take off...

Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic launch partnership promoting responsible AI In this 2007 file photo, exhibitors work on laptop computers in front of an illuminated sign of the Google logo at the industrial fair Hannover Messe in Hanover, Germany. By Giulia Carbonaro & AFP • Updated: 26/07/2023 US tech giants Google and Microsoft will cooperate with OpenAI and the...

EU launches antitrust investigation into Microsoft over Teams The Microsoft company logo is displayed at their offices in Sydney, Australia, on Feb. 3, 2021. By Giulia Carbonaro & AP • Updated: 27/07/2023 - 15:48 The European Commission will verify whether including Teams in Microsoft's Office 365 and Microsoft 365 packages gave the app an unfair advantage over its competitors. The...

Meta posts stronger-than-expected profit and revenue for Q2 as advertising rebounds Facebook's Meta logo sign is seen at the company headquarters in Menlo Park, California By Euronews with AP, AFP • Updated: 27/07/2023 - 16:28 There has been a rebound in online advertising post pandemic. Facebook and Instagram's parent company, Meta Platforms, posted stronger-than-expected results for the second quarter on...

France suspects advanced chip technology is being smuggled into China and Russia AP By AP • Updated: 28/07/2023 - 16:09 The company's French manager is suspected of having personally delivered chips to Russian clients and of exporting to Chinese armament manufacturers. French magistrates have filed preliminary charges against two Chinese citizens and two French people in an investigation of a leading...

Changes to social media feeds shapes content but not political views, study finds This photo shows the mobile phone app logos for, from left, Facebook and Instagram By Lauren Chadwick • Updated: 28/07/2023 - 12:09 Researchers tweaked the social media algorithms for tens of thousands of consenting users to see if it impacted their political views during the 2020 US...

European Central Bank raises interest rates to highest level since 2000 European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde delivers a speech during a ceremony to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the European Central Bank, in Frankfurt, Germany,. By Euronews with AP • Updated: 27/07/2023 - 17:33 Christine Lagarde warned that consumer prices are still rising too fast. The European Central Bank...