Day: April 18, 2024

Was the storm in Dubai caused by “cloud seeding”?

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April 18, 2024 0 1 yr

The desert nation of the United Arab Emirates struggled to “dry out” on Wednesday from the heaviest rain ever recorded there, as a flood engulfed Dubai International Airport, disrupting travel through the world’s busiest airport. State news agency WAM called Tuesday’s rain “a historic weather […]

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Here’s who will lift the Champions League

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3 mths

TikTok and Reddit under investigation over use of children’s data

TikTok, Reddit and Imgur are to be investigated by the UK’s data protection watchdog over how they use the personal information of teenage users. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said it wants to look into how video-sharing app TikTok uses information from users aged 13 […]

Technology

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3 mths

Skype is finally shutting down

Skype – once the dominant video calling service – has announced that it will shut down for good. The service boasted more than 300 million users at its peak, but the most recent figures Microsoft shared were in 2023, when it said it had more […]

Technology

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4 mths

Google under investigation in the UK

The UK competition watchdog has launched an investigation into tech giant Google. The company is being investigated for whether it has too much power in online search. Google accounts for 90% of online searches in the UK, and the Competition and Markets Authority is looking […]

Technology

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4 mths

Will TikTok users be able to use the app after a potential ban?

TikTok made a last-ditch effort in the Supreme Court aimed at stopping the app’s ban that was set to take effect in a few days – but the platform’s arguments may have ‘failed’. Most justices appeared inclined to uphold a federal law that would ban […]

Technology USA

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5 mths

New virus – China on alert

There has been a lot of talk online that China is battling another epidemic after many posts on social media alleging that the country’s hospitals are overburdened writes economictimes.indiatimes.com. Reports suggest China is facing another epidemic five years after the outbreak of the deadly Covid-19 […]

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