The next time you order pad thai from your go-to neighbourhood joint, a drone might handle delivery duties. Uber announced this morning that this summer it intends to begin operating autonomous quadcopters in San Diego — one of the 10… Read More ›
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White House Rolls Back Regulations Meant To Avoid The Next Deepwater Horizon
The changes are estimated to save the oil industry $824 million over the next decade. The Trump administration said Thursday it would roll back several major regulations meant to safeguard offshore drilling rigs, ending a bevvy of safety measures put in place… Read More ›
Under the RICO Act, Nirav Modi could face a jail term in the US
Under the RICO Act, Nirav Modi could face a jail term of up to 20 years in the United States. MUMBAI: The United States may soon seek Nirav Modi’s extradition from the UK in connection with a bankruptcy case, a… Read More ›
Housing Department Hits Facebook With Discrimination Charge
(NEW YORK) — The federal government charged Facebook with high-tech housing discrimination Thursday for allegedly allowing landlords and real estate brokers to systematically exclude groups such as non-Christians, immigrants and minorities from seeing ads for houses and apartments. The civil… Read More ›
Donald Trump says Google CEO Sundar Pichai committed to US, not Chinese military
Earlier this month Trump complained that Google’s business activities in China were “helping China and their military. Source: The Economic Times President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Google CEO Sundar Pichai, whom he’d previously accused of indirectly boosting China‘s military,… Read More ›
Mission Shakti: Why the ASAT missile analysis is necessary for India
Mission Shakti: The UN General Assembly is also trying to bring about an international legally binding document on the prevention of an arms race in outer space. Source: Business Today On March 27, the Prime Minister addressed the nation and… Read More ›
The World Is Still Getting Better—Even Under Trump
Putting New Threats in Perspective By Michael A. Cohen and Micah Zenko Source: foreignaffairs Seven years ago, we argued in this magazine that U.S. foreign policy thinking was dominated by pervasive threat inflation—a tendency among U.S. leaders to exaggerate the dangers the country faces and… Read More ›
United States announced 1st sanctions against International Criminal Court
Source: millenniumpost Washington: The United States announced its first sanctions against the International Criminal Court Friday, threatening visa restrictions for anyone involved in a potential probe of American soldiers’ actions in Afghanistan. “If you’re responsible for the proposed ICC investigation… Read More ›
Google’s Gmail And Drive Hit By Outages In Several Countries, Users Report Problems
Google was hit by outages in several countries, with users reporting issues with Gmail, Google Drive, Hangouts and Google Maps. Usera in Australia, the US, Europe and Asia report problems as Google says applications are experiencing ‘issues’ Various websites that… Read More ›
US lobbying against us in India: Huawei
Huawei has come under global scrutiny after the US raised security concerns over its 5G equipment, given the company’s perceived proximity to the Chinese government. Danish Khan Source: The Economic Times BARCELONA: Huawei has accused the US of lobbying against… Read More ›