Technology
US Chip War Version 2: Decoupling from China or Declaring War?
Prabir Purkayastha
October 23, 2022
THE US has gambled big in its latest, across-the-board sanctions on Chinese companies in the semiconductor industry, believing it can kneecap...
‘The Billion Dollar Code’: The battle over Google Earth
Netflix's new miniseries fictionalizes the story of two Berlin internet pioneers who attempt to prove that Google stole their idea, worth billions.
Two guys in...
Legacy of the Antikythera computer
The Antikythera Mechanism, widely believed to be the world’s first computer, has had a lasting impact on scientists and thinkers across the world.
By Evaggelos...
How new Russian-built passenger jet MC-21 took off despite Western sanctions
The first Russian-made plane of its kind, MC-21 has proven its airworthiness after years of delays due to Western sanctions
Dec 30, 2021
The Russian-made medium-haul...
The Antikythera Mechanism
The Story Behind the Genius of the Greek Computer and its Demise
by Evaggelos G. Vallianatos
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In Antikythera Mechanism: The Story...
After more than two centuries, Beethoven’s 10th Symphony has been completed...
By Julie Gaubert
Oct 14, 2021
In 2020, Ludwig van Beethoven would have turned 250.
To celebrate the composer’s genius, this year’s edition of the BeethovenFest in Bonn,...
The Taliban Have Seized U.S. Military Biometrics Devices
Biometric collection and identification devices were seized last week during the Taliban’s offensive.
By Ken Klippenstein, Sara Sirota
August 18 2021
The Taliban have seized U.S. military biometrics...
La Chine est-elle en train de faire ce que les États-Unis...
par Dominique Dewitte
Jul. 16, 2021
L’industrie technologique chinoise a été l’une des plus dynamiques au monde ces dernières années. Des centaines de start-up chinoises s’apprêtent...
Ridiculous and dangerous Billionaires: Humanity must expropriate them as soon as...
One of the First Things Bezos Says After Returning From Space: Humanity Should Pollute It
By Jake Johnson
July 20, 2021
photo: Photo: MSNBC/Twitter Screengrab
Just minutes after touching...
Pegasus: One totalitarian center dismantles the other
Israel’s NSO and Pegasus Are a Clear and Present Danger to Democracy Around the World
By Eitay Mack
Haaretz, July 21, 2021
“The violation of Israeli settlers’...