Recently, Chinese regulators released a statement saying that the country would effectively ban any financial institutions and payment companies from doing business related to cryptocurrencies. This ban refers specifically to cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and not China’s official digital yuan, which is in development right now. Though many have been critical of …
Read More »France and other nations to cancel Sudan’s $5 billion IMF debt, with decision to be approved in June, Macron says
“We are in favor of an outright cancellation of Sudan’s debt, which is as you know the most important among the Paris Club,” Macron told a news conference on Monday. The president made the remarks after hosting a conference in Paris for Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and General Abdel-Fattah …
Read More »Israeli airstrike levels Gaza tower housing AP, Al Jazeera & other international media (VIDEO)
The building hosting the media offices collapsed following a series of massive explosions apparently caused by the Israeli strikes, footage published by the Ruptly video news agency shows. The Israeli military warned the owners of the building in advance about the strike, allowing the journalists working inside to evacuate, AP …
Read More »MI6 is ‘green spying’ on China & other nations to ensure they keep their climate change promises, agency chief reveals
The chief of the UK’s foreign intelligence service revealed in an interview that MI6 views climate change as the “foremost international foreign policy item for this country and for the planet.” Moore signaled that his agency would focus on China because it is “certainly the largest emitter” of carbon, describing …
Read More »People trust algorithms more than other human beings, study finds. Who do they think programs those computers?
In an era where humans are hamstrung by fear of bias, it’s easier to delegate certain tasks to computers, especially if the task is particularly trying or difficult. Certainly it’s hard to believe a seemingly-impartial silicon chip could be anything other than immune to the social pressures of human interaction …
Read More »Humans now trust algorithms more than each other, according to new research
The premise of the study was simple: some 1,500 participants were shown photos and asked to count the number of people in them. The participants were able to take suggestions from a computer algorithm or the averages of guesses from their fellow humans in order to complete the task, which …
Read More »Oregon may indefinitely extend controversial mask mandate as other states begin to ease Covid-19 restrictions
Michael Wood, the administrator of the state’s department of Occupational Safety and Health, said rules requiring masks and social distancing in all businesses in Oregon may be extended indefinitely. The restrictions, which are set to expire on May 4, could be maintained until they are “no longer necessary to address …
Read More »‘US-backed coup plot’ involving assassination of Belarusian president, other officials foiled by Minsk & Moscow
Earlier this week, several Belarusian opposition figures were arrested in their home country and in neighboring Russia. The two nations made it clear that those arrested are all suspected of plotting an armed insurrection against President Alexander Lukashenko, whose long grip on power was challenged last year by mass protests. …
Read More »‘We may find signs of life on other planets in next 5 to 10 years’ thanks to powerful new telescope, claims researcher
Due to launch in October 2021 after years of delays, the new cutting-edge telescope could allow humanity to detect life signs on distant planets in as little as 60 hours, according to early calculations. “What really surprised me about the results is that we may realistically find signs of life …
Read More »US wanting other countries to raise corporate tax so it can profit is a bizarre super-capitalist demand
On Monday, US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen made a speech calling for a minimum global standard on corporate tax – effectively a demand that all countries of the world “cooperate” with the United States in order to raise their levies on businesses to a level which suits Washington. …
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