The digital divide separating developed and developing nations are in danger of becoming a chasm, warns a UN report.
Trump Blocks China Purchase Of US Tech Company Over National Security Concerns
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday blocked a Chinese government-financed firm's acquisition of an Oregon semiconductor maker on national security grounds.
Wikipedia To Increase Nigerian Women Visibility Online
Wikipedia, the world largest encyclopedia says it will increase the visibility of Nigerian women on the internet through its affiliate, Wikimedia Nigeria.
UK Govt To Provide Free Solar Panel To 800,000 Low-Income Homes
As many as 800,000 low-income homes across the England and Wales will get free solar panels under a new government backed scheme. The £1bn program, largest of its kind in the UK, will see the installation of solar panels in some 100,000 homes in first 18 months, which will gradually increase to 800,000 in the next five years. The first tenants to get the panels are residents of a retirement home in west London.
China Plans Nationwide Ethanol Use By 2020
China plans to expand the use of ethanol in gasoline nationwide by 2020 to curb smog and fossil fuel demand, the government said Wednesday, joining United States, Brazil and other nations that use blended fuel.
Apple Unveils iPhone X “The Biggest Leap Forward”
Apple Inc has rolled out its much anticipated 10th anniversary iPhone on Tuesday, CEO Tim Cook called the iPhone X "the biggest leap forward” since the first iPhone. ("X″ is pronounced like the number 10, not the letter X.) It loses the home button, which revolutionized smartphones when it launched; offers an edge-to-edge screen; and will use facial recognition to unlock the phone.
Electromagnetic Brain Stimulation Could Control Cocaine Addiction In Humans
An Italian physicist, Luigi Gallimbert, has used electromagnetic brain stimulation to treat cocaine addicts successfully, according to a report in Futurism. Gallimbert achieved this with the help of Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) – a technique of using electromagnetic pulses to stimulate the brain's neural activity (firing or slowing neurons).