How the world’s tech crashed all at once
Technology
July 20, 2024
How the world’s tech crashed all at once
CNN — When computers and tech systems around the world went down Friday, snarling airports, closing Social Security offices and…
Facing difficult frontline reality and the prospect of Trump in the White House, Zelensky hints at negotiations with Russia
World
July 20, 2024
Facing difficult frontline reality and the prospect of Trump in the White House, Zelensky hints at negotiations with Russia
CNN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky struck an unusually subdued tone as he addressed his nation this week, hinting at…
Trump says he had ‘a very good phone call’ with Zelensky, discussed Russia-Ukraine war
World
July 20, 2024
Trump says he had ‘a very good phone call’ with Zelensky, discussed Russia-Ukraine war
CNN — Former President Donald Trump said he “had a very good phone call” with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday. The call…
Blinken says Iran’s nuclear weapon breakout time is probably down to 1-2 weeks
Middle East
July 20, 2024
Blinken says Iran’s nuclear weapon breakout time is probably down to 1-2 weeks
CNN —US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday said that Iran’s breakout time – the amount of time needed…
Recovering from the global tech outage could be a long, arduous process
Technology
July 20, 2024
Recovering from the global tech outage could be a long, arduous process
CNN — The company that caused a massive computer outage across the world says a flawed update has been rolled…
Top UN court says Israeli occupation of West Bank and East Jerusalem is illegal
Middle East
July 20, 2024
Top UN court says Israeli occupation of West Bank and East Jerusalem is illegal
CNN — The United Nations’ top court said Friday that Israel’s presence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem is…
Polio detected in Gaza sewage water, threatening new health disaster
Middle East
July 19, 2024
Polio detected in Gaza sewage water, threatening new health disaster
The highly infectious polio virus has been found in sewage samples in Gaza, putting thousands of Palestinians at risk of…
Photos – Buckingham Palace is opening up the room behind its famous balcony to the public for the first time
Life & Style
July 19, 2024
Photos – Buckingham Palace is opening up the room behind its famous balcony to the public for the first time
Buckingham Palace’s famous balcony room, where the monarch and other members of the royal family gather on special occasions before…
‘Fly Me to the Moon’ launches Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum in a space-race romance
Culture
July 19, 2024
‘Fly Me to the Moon’ launches Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum in a space-race romance
After a run of movies awash in the romance of the space program like “Hidden Figures” and “First Man,” “Fly…
How one flawed software update could have such widespread effects — and cost “potentially billions of dollars”
World
July 19, 2024
How one flawed software update could have such widespread effects — and cost “potentially billions of dollars”
CrowdStrike’s security software is running on countless individual computers all around the globe — which means the update that got…