Authorities are engaged in a massive search and rescue operation looking for the five-member crew of the “Titan” submersible that went on an expedition to tour the wrecks of the famous cruise ship Titanic. Now, some questionable design features of the “innovative” submersible vessel have come to light. One particular…
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‘Catastrophic’: Missing Titanic sub likely imploded, killing crew | Science and Technology News
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The Titan submersible that has been missing for days in the Atlantic Ocean with five men on board suffered a “catastrophic loss” consistent with the implosion of the vessel, the United States Coast Guard has said. US Rear Admiral John Mauger said on Thursday that a remotely operated underwater vehicle…
Read MoreFacebook to end news access in Canada over incoming law on paying publishers
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OTTAWA, June 22 (Reuters) – Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) plans to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada once a parliament-approved legislation requiring internet giants to pay news publishers comes into effect, the company said on Thursday. The legislation, known as the Online News…
Read MoreCanada’s Online News Act Targets Facebook and Google
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The Canadian Parliament has passed a law that will require technology companies to pay domestic news outlets for linking to their articles, prompting the owner of Facebook and Instagram to say that it would pull news articles from both platforms in the country. The law, passed on Thursday, is the…
Read MoreNew technology uses ordinary sunlight to disinfect drinking water
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At least 2 billion people worldwide regularly drink water contaminated with disease-causing microbes. Disinfectant powder is stirred in bacteria-contaminated water (upper left). The mixture is exposed to sunlight, which rapidly kills all the bacteria (upper right). A magnet collects the metallic powder after disinfection (lower right). The powder is then…
Read MoreFormer Twitter CEO talks Musk takeover, censorship and AI threat | TechnologyNews
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In an interview with Breaking Points, Jack Dorsey discusses Elon Musk, Twitter controversies, free speech, and the potential of artificial intelligence. Twitter’s former CEO Jack Dorsey has given an interview to Breaking Points in his first media appearance since stepping down from the social media giant in 2021. After touching…
Read MoreExplainer: How MOVEit breach shows hackers’ interest in corporate file transfer tools
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June 16 (Reuters) – Ransom-seeking hackers have increasingly turned a greedy eye toward the world of managed file transfer (MFT) software, plundering the sensitive data being exchanged between organizations and their partners in a bid to win big payouts. Governments and companies globally are scrambling to deal with the consequences…
Read MoreUS can’t yet compete with China on EVs, Ford chairman tells CNN
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June 18 (Reuters) – Ford Motor (FN) Executive Chairman Bill Ford said the United States was not ready yet to compete with China in the production of electric vehicles. “They developed very quickly, and they developed them on a large scale. And now they’re exporting them,” Ford told CNN’s ‘Fareed…
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