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EkoGard, a Montenegrin community group, built a digital map called EkoMapa to record illegal dumpsites and link them to missing waste services, while the country's recycling rate stays under 2 percent.
...systems designed to maximise commercial value from information can create incentives to collect more data than people reasonably expect or understand.
Bangladeshi men paid agents for Russian jobs and ended up on the front lines. Families wait for bodies and answers, and they want the recruiters behind it in a courtroom.
As AI chatbots become everyday sources of information, research from Kosovo raises questions about how these systems present and sometimes distort geopolitical narratives.
Netflix is developing a live-action series based on the battle royale video game “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” (“PUBG”) with Donald Glover attached to star. In addition to starring, Glover and his brother and frequent collaborator Stephen Glover will write and executive produce the “PUBG” show, with Donald also planning to direct. Michael Schaefer of Neon TV will […]
As NASA returns humans to the lunar surface and establishes a long-term presence on our closest celestial neighbor, the agency and commercial human landing system providers Blue Origin and SpaceX have streamlined the designs and changed both concepts of operations for its future crewed landers. Since NASA established initial contracts with Blue Origin and SpaceX […]
FIFA has joined forces with the United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in supporting the #BeActive campaign launched on the UN International Day of Sport for Development and Peace to encourage people to be #HealthyAtHome as the world comes together in the fight against COVID-19, today and every day. WHO recommends all healthy adults do at least 30 minutes a day of physical activity and children at least 60 minutes per day. As part of this, #BeActive and remain #HealthyAtHome include the following suggestions along with any other form of recreation to stay healthy at home:
Disney is in early development on a fifth film in its popular “Halloweentown” series. While plot details are not yet known, the new movie is being written by Lily Houghton and Ryan Koehn based on characters by Paul Bernbaum, who wrote the first “Halloweentown” film in 1998. Casting is not confirmed either, though multiple cast […]
A musical based on Amy Winehouse is officially in development, Variety has exclusively learned. The project is in early days although legendary Broadway producer Catherine Schreiber, who has produced shows including “Cabaret,” “Rent” and the stage adaptation of “High School Musical,” is understood to be involved and casting is said to be underway. One source […]
Access Now's 2025 report found that at least 313 shutdowns were implemented globally, and that in Africa the Internet was shut down 30 times in 15 countries, with protests the leading trigger, followed by elections.
The decision has drawn sharp criticism from left-wing politicians and environmentalists.
Bangladesh’s traditionally nomadic Bede community faces severe displacement from floods and eroding rivers. Lacking fixed addresses, they struggle to access citizenship documents, healthcare, and education as they transition to land.
Research teams at NASA’s Glenn Research Center are involved in developing theory and software to predict the noise from aircraft engines. This software helps engineers to design and analyze new and improved aircraft propulsion systems. Copies of our software can be requested from NASA’s Software Catalog. JeNo Development of jet noise prediction codes is multifaceted. […]
The harrowing but ultimately hopeful story of the FlyDubai airline hijacking incident last month is being developed as a narrative film by Dori Media Group and India’s Sphereorigin. The Sept. 30 incident is believed to have been a terror plot by the co-pilot of the FlyDubai plane that was bound for Ben-Gurion International Airport in […]
It has been dubbed "the PISA shock". Countries that had been used to their school pupils performing well in test scores are seeing a plunge in standards. The PISA test is an international assessment led by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which measures how well 15‑year‑olds in over 80 countries apply reading, mathematics and science skills to real‑world problems. In the latest rankings, France's results were the worst it has ever had, and Germany's school pupils got their worst PISA report card too.
Continuing her crossover from reality TV into acting, Ariana Madix is attached to executive produce and star in a drama series in development at Peacock. In a meta play on Madix’s unscripted career, the project is titled “Future Housewives” with an official logline that reads, “In the decadent asteroid colony of New Beverly Hills, wealthy […]
Room to protest is narrowing in Africa, as governments lean on arrests, curfews, and internet blackouts to blunt dissent. When the streets become too dangerous, dissent often migrates online.
In this interview, writer and journalist Victoria Belim-Frolova shares her observations about Russia’s war on Ukraine and how it forces “a constant process of adaptation,” especially in women-led small businesses.
Identifying a security hot spot is only one part of understanding a place, [which] may also be a centre of employment, have weak infrastructure, strong local organisations, or youth vulnerabilities.
Jacob Coxon's post nearly two weeks ago that Anthropic and OpenAI were "gambling with our lives" set off a global debate about AI safety.
