Category: Technology

TikTok is set to lay off up to 300 workers, or approximately 10% of its Dublin workforce, as part of ongoing restructuring efforts. The Irish government has been informed of the decision, which will affect employees at TikTok’s largest European operation, located in the Irish capital. A TikTok spokesperson stated that the company could not […]

It's not just size that matters. The speed of evolution can affect a species' cancer prevalence too. Eric Isselee/Shutterstock A longstanding scientific belief about a link between cancer prevalence and animal body size has tested for the first time in our new study ranging across hundreds of animal species. If larger animals have more cells, […]

A swarm of earth tremors and fears of volcanic eruptions in January forced tens of thousands of people to move away from Awash Fentale, an area in the Afar region of Ethiopia. The area falls within a geologically active region of the Great Rift Valley that has experienced a number of earthquakes and volcanic events […]

Subsea fiber-optic cables, essential for global data transmission, have emerged as a pivotal battleground within the escalating great power rivalry involving the United States, China, and Russia. These cables, spanning vast distances worldwide and carrying a majority of international data traffic, are indispensable for various sectors, from finance to national security communications. The strategic value […]

A US biotech company has genetically modified mice to have traits from the extinct woolly mammoth. Researchers at Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences endowed their mice with the thick, shaggy hair of the mammoth and its efficient fat metabolism, which helped it survive in icy conditions. Colossal’s ultimate goal is to introduce these woolly mammoth traits, […]

Silk Typhoon, the Chinese state-backed hacking group responsible for breaching the US Treasury Department, has been caught targeting the global IT supply chain, including managed service providers, IT services firms, and remote monitoring companies. This shift in tactics was revealed by Microsoft’s threat intelligence team on Wednesday. Instead of directly attacking high-profile cloud services, Silk […]

Madagascar is an island that’s no stranger to natural disasters, in particular cyclones. This is because it’s located in the south-west Indian Ocean cyclone basin, a region of the Indian Ocean where tropical cyclones typically form and develop. Madagascar has experienced 69 cyclones between 1912 and 2022, although cyclones have been a pressure on the […]

Teleperformance, the world’s largest call center operator, is deploying artificial intelligence to “neutralize” Indian employees’ accents in an effort to improve customer communication. The AI-driven technology, developed by US startup Sanas, aims to make English spoken by Indian agents more easily understandable, addressing common issues where calls are often misinterpreted or difficult for customers to […]

KreateStuff/Shutterstock Cities can be deeply unwelcoming places for wildlife. They are noisy, difficult to get around, full of people and heavily reliant on artificial lighting. Yet some species do better in urban areas than in rural ones. Research is showing that animals of the same species that live in cities and the countryside are behaving […]

The Polish Space Agency (POLSA) has been targeted by a cyberattack, prompting the agency to disconnect its network from the internet over the weekend in an effort to secure its systems. POLSA confirmed the breach on social media, stating that the incident had been reported to authorities, and an investigation was underway. While the agency […]