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In the rapidly evolving landscape of the digital economy, businesses find themselves traversing uncharted waters, encountering new challenges in the realm of cross-border taxation. This blog sets sail to explore the complexities of cross-border tax challenges in the digital age and how the expertise of an international law firm and international lawyers becomes instrumental in…
Greece’s move against mass tourism and the increasing flow of cruise ships that dock at its shores will be finalized with the imposition of a €20 tax, which will initially apply only to the two islands, Mykonos and Santorini. The plan to impose the tax […]
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 […]
Greece’s move against mass tourism and the increasing flow of cruise ships that dock at its shores will be finalized with the imposition of a €20 tax, which will initially apply only to the two islands, Mykonos and Santorini. The plan to impose the tax […]
Culture Travel Greece’s move against mass tourism and the increasing flow of cruise ships that dock at its shores will be finalized with the imposition of a €20 tax, which will initially apply only to the two islands, Mykonos and Santorini. The plan to impose the tax […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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If you overdo it with alcohol, rescue will soon come thanks to Smartphones, which will warn you and maybe save your life. A study published in the “Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs” has highlighted how the features of modern smartphones can be lifesavers […]
TechnologyIf you overdo it with alcohol, rescue will soon come thanks to Smartphones, which will warn you and maybe save your life.
A study published in the “Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs” has highlighted how the features of modern smartphones can be lifesavers for those at risk of alcoholism and for many young people who are often involved in car accidents precisely because due to out of control alcohol levels. This would be possible thanks to the voice recognition software, capable of perceiving the change in the tone of the voice and alerting the owner with a notification.
Researchers from the University of Toronto, along with those from Stanford Medicine, conducted an experiment on a group of adults aged 21 and older. Test participants were given a dose of alcohol equal to their weight, after which they were randomly assigned a series of tongue twisters to pronounce. The first on an empty stomach, the second after drinking alcohol, and then one every 60 minutes, up to seven hours after drinking.
The participants read the pronunciations of the words aloud in front of a smartphone that recorded them, while the scientists recorded the concentration levels of alcohol in the air every half hour until the end of the experiment. At a later stage, the sampled voices were isolated using software and analyzed based on precise parameters such as frequency and pitch. Finally, when the data was compared with the results regarding the ethyl vapor present in the air they exhaled, the participants’ vocal changes led to a 98% accurate reading of their blood alcohol level.
Such an accurate result surprised the authors of the study themselves and can be explained by the progress achieved in acoustic analysis and machine learning software.
Brian Suffoletto, head of the project, explained that the objective of a test of this type is to provide the means to intervene immediately in case of need; and that the applications are much more numerous.
“A tool capable of passively sampling data relating to an individual as he goes about his daily routine could be useful in highlighting an alcoholism problem and signaling the need for help.”
In addition to the voice recognition software, the application that contains it can be equipped with other detection systems that use the components of a smartphone and for example be trained to recognize even walking, thanks to the oscillometers present in mobile phones, or the grammar used in the written messages of various conversations.
In this way there would be other useful additional digital biomarkers, bearing in mind that the ability to “listen” alone may not be sufficient if the individual does not speak for hours, perhaps because he only drinks.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin was left speechless when confronted by an AI-created version of himself. “Sozia” was one of many people who relayed a message and questions to the Kremlin chief at the marathon conference. Introducing himself as Vladimir Putin, he asks the Russian president […]
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NASA astronauts find the first tomato grown in space, after it was lost 8 months ago. The disappearance of the tomato was considered one of the greatest mysteries of the universe. But not anymore, as it was announced this week that it had been found […]
LifeStyle TechnologyNASA astronauts find the first tomato grown in space, after it was lost 8 months ago.
The disappearance of the tomato was considered one of the greatest mysteries of the universe. But not anymore, as it was announced this week that it had been found by seven astronauts on the International Space Station, part of NASA.
“We have found something that many colleagues have been looking for for a long time,” said astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli.Planting some tomato roots on Mars was part of a NASA experiment to grow crops for future space missions.
After the tomato had grown in space, American astronaut Frank Rubio, who holds the record for the longest space flight at 370 days, plucked it from the plant and placed it in a small bag.
“I thought I had put the bag with the tomato in it in the bag to show my students its development, but I was wrong because I hadn’t noticed that the bag had fallen,” said astronaut Rubio.
Rubio had spent about 18-20 hours searching for the tomato on Mars and then surrendered on the pretext that the object had been destroyed.
Scientists argued that due to the physical nature of space, any object that is released is likely to implode rather than annihilate.
Although there are many question marks on this matter, the astronauts consider finding the tomato as an achievement, while it will undergo further examinations to prove how it managed to survive for a long time in space.
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Al-Ittihad won 3-0 against Auckland City in the Club World Cup match yesterday. One of the goals of this duel for the champion club of Saudi Arabia was scored by Karim Benzema (35 years old). The reigning Ballon d’Or has managed to score in four […]
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A men’s team cannot be coached by a female coach. This is the opinion of the former Inter player, Wesley Sneider, in an interview given. According to him, despite the general development, some things are unchanged.”In my opinion, we are exaggerating a little, maybe the […]
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More wars and poverty await us in 2024, according to Nostradamus’ predictions. Nostradamus’ dark worldview is speculated to have been shaped by heavy doses of the Old Testament and the trauma of losing his wife and young children to disease, possibly the plague. Unable to […]
Culture LifeStyleMore wars and poverty await us in 2024, according to Nostradamus’ predictions. Nostradamus’ dark worldview is speculated to have been shaped by heavy doses of the Old Testament and the trauma of losing his wife and young children to disease, possibly the plague.
Unable to heal his fellow humans, he allegedly decided to warn the world of all the calamities that lay ahead. A grim prediction by Nostradamus refers to a “sea battle” in 2024, noting that “a red adversary will cause terror in the ocean.”
Some believe that the “red adversary” refers to China, because of its red flag.
Additionally, the “sea battle” may refer to China’s tensions with Taiwan as Beijing has the world’s largest fleet.
At the same time, for Nostradamus always, the climate changes that have already started and are causing catastrophic fires, record temperatures, floods and droughts all over the world in recent years, will get worse.He also predicted extreme weather and world hunger. But the Vatican was also included in the prediction of the 16th century. Pope Francis may soon have a replacement, according to the predictions of a French astrologer.
Through his death, a leader of the Roman Catholic Church will be chosen and for a long time will rule and be active,” he writes in his book.
Pope Francis, who will celebrate his 87th birthday in a few days, is facing serious health problems.
One of the “prophecies” of the French astrologer concerns the increase in the cost of living and especially the increase in the prices of grain and other basic needs after the Russian occupation of Ukraine. “The price of wheat will rise so much that a man will be forced to eat his friend.”
“As of February 2022, wheat prices have risen to levels even higher than those recorded after the financial crisis of the late 2000s. And while cannibalism has not prevailed, it may metaphorically refer to bloodshed due to war .
While some of Nostradamus’s “Doomsday” predictions seem pessimistic, they probably shouldn’t worry us, since as the New York Post points out, “his most dire prophecies for 2023 have yet to come true. For the year 2023, Nostradamus predicted a Third World War.
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Wikipedia’s reporting of Eminem’s death caused chaos on social media over the weekend. Admirers were shocked when they read that the famous rapper Eminem passed away on December 10, 2023. Users of social networks began to publish photos of the rapper, attached to which they […]
LifeStyle USAWikipedia’s reporting of Eminem’s death caused chaos on social media over the weekend.
Admirers were shocked when they read that the famous rapper Eminem passed away on December 10, 2023.
Users of social networks began to publish photos of the rapper, attached to which they wrote “Rest first Eminem”. The results of “Wikipedia” listed that the 51-year-old had passed away in Madison, Wisconsin.
Apparently someone had decided to edit the rapper’s Wikipedia pages, writing that he had passed away. Fortunately, the information on the page has now been changed to the original version.
The lovers were delighted to find out that it was all a bitter joke but despite the discovery of the truth, they were still confused.
One of them even wrote that he almost had a heart attack when he saw Eminem’s edited page.
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A Turkish Super League match erupted into chaos on Monday night when the referee was punched in the face by the president of one of the teams, before kicking the referee in the head as he lay on the ground. The president of Ankaragucu, Faruk […]
SportsA Turkish Super League match erupted into chaos on Monday night when the referee was punched in the face by the president of one of the teams, before kicking the referee in the head as he lay on the ground.
The president of Ankaragucu, Faruk Koca, punched referee Halil Umut Meler in the face at the end of the home match, after Rizespor scored the equalizer in the 97th minute. Koca went down to the field and hit the referee when the final whistle was blown, in the 1-1 draw at the “Eryaman” stadium.
The Turkish league has been suspended following the incident. According to local media, both Meler and Koca were then taken to the hospital. President Koca is expected to be detained by the police after medical treatment. Referee Meler had sent off one player for each team before Rizespor’s draw.
The incident quickly reached Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who was quoted in Turkish media as condemning the attack: “I condemn the attack on referee Halil Umut Meler after the MKE Ankaragucu-Caykur Rizespor match played this evening and I wish him a speedy recovery.” fast. Sport means peace and brotherhood. Sport is incompatible with violence. We will never allow violence in Turkish sports.”
The president of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF), Mehmet Buyukeksi, later confirmed that “the Super League had been postponed indefinitely” following the violent incident.
Meler, 37, is on UEFA’s elite list of referees, has previously officiated in the Champions League, and officiated West Ham’s Conference League semi-final first leg against AZ Alkmaar last season.
Rizespor expressed support for the referee in a statement, saying: “We strongly condemn the unwanted events that happened after the Ankaragucu match we played today. We wish that the referee of the match, Halil Umut Meler, recovers as soon as possible”.
“We are saddened by the incident that happened this evening,” said a club statement from Ankaragucu. “We apologize to the Turkish football public and the entire sports community for the sad incident that happened after the match.”
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The United States of America in the future will face a problem that seems straight out of a horror movie, but is just one of the countless consequences of climate change. We are talking about the invasion of vampires, who with their diseases like rabies, […]
LifeStyle USAThe United States of America in the future will face a problem that seems straight out of a horror movie, but is just one of the countless consequences of climate change. We are talking about the invasion of vampires, who with their diseases like rabies, endangering livestock farms and even people’s health. This is according to a study by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University published in Ecography, which obviously does not focus on Count Dracula and his relatives, but on bats known as vampires, and in particular on the species Desmodus rotundus, the most widespread of the three existing types in the world.
Native to Central and South America, vampires were once much more widespread in the Americas as the Stock vampire, for example, reached as far as Arizona, but their range has dwindled over time, along with their diversity. Today only three species exist, distributed between Central and South America and some remote Caribbean islands. However, they are animals capable of thriving in very different conditions. They are found at sea level, but also on mountain tops. And the University of Virginia study was born precisely from the desire to find out what climatic and geographical factors affect them. What the team found is that vampires prefer areas with a more stable climate, and tend to abandon places where the temperature differences between summer and winter are extreme. Therefore, they are used to “changing houses” and looking for new areas more suitable for their survival. This is exactly what will happen in the South of the United States in the coming years.
Therefore, vampires will also arrive in states such as Louisiana and Florida, where they will find, in the coming decades, more favorable conditions than those of Central America, and it cannot be excluded that, if temperatures continue to rise, they will take bottom moving even more north.
But where is the problem? For health reasons, vampires can bring diseases such as rabies with them and help spread them rapidly among livestock as they suck the blood of large mammals to feed on, and in rare cases, humans.
Already today, vampire victims number in the hundreds in South America. A 2017 study says that in Peru these bats led to the death of 500 animals in 2014 alone, and in the not too distant future the problem may spread to the rest of the continent.
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Russian propagandists exploited celebrity videos from the popular Cameo platform to support their disinformation campaigns, cybersecurity researchers at Microsoft said. Beginning in July, pro-Russian social media channels began circulating videos of American celebrities that were “deceptively edited to promote anti-Ukrainian propaganda,” says a report published […]
Politics TechnologyRussian propagandists exploited celebrity videos from the popular Cameo platform to support their disinformation campaigns, cybersecurity researchers at Microsoft said.
Beginning in July, pro-Russian social media channels began circulating videos of American celebrities that were “deceptively edited to promote anti-Ukrainian propaganda,” says a report published Thursday by the think tank. of Microsoft Threats.
The report says a person linked to Russia used Cameo, the popular website where people can pay public figures for personalized video messages, to get these videos of celebrities, including actor Elijah Wood and boxer Mike Tyson.
The celebrities were apparently unaware that the videos were later edited to appear to attack Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, CNN reports.
“The manipulated messages in the video feature famous people in various fields pleading with the Ukrainian president to seek help for substance abuse,” according to the report.The videos were widely shared by pro-Russian social media accounts and then further amplified by state-backed Russian media, the report said, where they were misleadingly labeled as messages addressed directly to President Zelensky.
The US Russian Embassy did not respond to CNN’s request for comment.
Microsoft researchers said they observed at least seven of these types of celebrity video messages used since late July 2023.
In addition to Wood and Tyson, these videos feature other American celebrities such as Priscilla Presley and actors Dean Norris, Kate Flannery and John McGinley.
A representative for Tyson told CNN in a statement that the videos circulating of Tyson were fake and he had “zero involvement” in the “creation of such content.”
Other celebrities named in the report did not immediately respond to CNN’s requests for comment.
The videos were edited in some cases to appear to be media interviews or from a celebrity’s social media account and part of broader pleas to Zelensky to get help for an alleged substance abuse issue.
“Kremlin officials and state-sponsored Russian propaganda have long promoted the false claim that President Zelensky is battling addiction and substance abuse,” Microsoft researchers said in the report.A spokesperson for Cameo told CNN in a statement that the company does not comment publicly “on the details of its Trust and Safety investigations.” The spokesperson added, however, that these types of videos “violate Cameo’s Community Guidelines, and in cases where such violations are proven, Cameo typically takes steps to remove the problematic content and suspend the buyer’s account.”
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