Climate change Logging decline after political change in Brazil, Colombia
The number of trees lost in tropical forests in Brazil and Colombia fell dramatically last year because of political action, a new analysis finds. Researchers…
Amazon Tech giant cuts hundreds of jobs in cloud computing unit
Technology giant Amazon has announced job cuts affecting hundreds of staff at its cloud computing business. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been growing and now…
WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook apps hit by outage
WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram all went down briefly on Wednesday during a major outage at parent company Meta. Thousands of app users reported issues accessing…
Indonesian president-elect meets with Japan’s prime minister, commits to strengthening relations
Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto said he wants to “further strengthen” relations with Japan as he met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday on the heels…
Lowering blood pressure naturally without medications
Managing high blood pressure, or hypertension, is crucial for maintaining a healthy heart and reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke. While medication is…
Hong Kong investment banking giant launches first tokenized commercial paper on Ethereum
share In a landmark development, GF Securities, a leading investment banking giant based in Hong Kong, has announced the launch of Hong Kong’s first tokenized…
In Iraq, water crisis leaves farmers clinging to sidr trees
Iraqi farmer Ismail Ibrahim plucks fruits from his planted “sidr”, or jujube, trees which require far less water during an irrigation crisis, in Basra, Iraq…
Sam Bankman-Fried Disgraced to be sentenced
By Natalie Sherman Business reporter, New York Sam Bankman-Fried, the former billionaire crypto boss who was convicted of fraud and money laundering last year, will…
Xiaomi The Chinese smartphone giant taking on Tesla
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is set to launch its first electric vehicle (EV) and begin taking orders on Thursday. Its chief executive Lei Jun said…
Ancient whale from Peru may be most massive animal ever on Earth
Move over, blue whale. There is a new contender for the most massive animal in Earth’s history. Scientists on Wednesday described fossils of an early…