US to adopt new restrictions on using commercial spyware Posted May 6, 2023 The U.S. government will restrict its use of commercial spyware tools that have been used to surveil human rights activists, journalists and dissidents
Parisians massively vote to banish for-hire e-scooters Posted May 2, 2023 Parisians have overwhelmingly voted to banish the French capital's ubiquitous for-hire electric scooters from their streets. The 15,000 opinio…
Factory or farm? Oregon may alter land use for chipmakers Posted April 30, 2023 For exactly 50 years, the farms and forests that ring Oregon’s metropolitan centers have been protected from urban sprawl by the nation’s first s…
Garbage: In Paris streets, heaps of it become protest symbol Posted April 13, 2023 Garbage. Heaps, mounds and piles of it are growing daily — and in some places standing higher than a human being. A strike by Paris garbage collectors is
Florida blogger registration bill ‘insane,’ Gingrich tweets Posted April 5, 2023 A Republican lawmaker in Florida wants bloggers who write about elected officials to register with the state, a proposal that's raised First Amendment concerns and the ire…
South African leader grapples with ever-worsening power cuts Posted April 1, 2023 South Africa’s ever-worsening power crisis — in which homes and businesses go without electricity for up to 10 hours per day — is strangling Africa’s most develop…
Drivers strike over plan to remove aging Philippine jeepneys Posted March 30, 2023 Philippine transport groups launched a nationwide strike March 6 to protest a government program drivers fear would phase out traditional jeepneys, which have bec…
E-bike batteries blamed for 22 NYC fires, 2 deaths this year Posted March 23, 2023 Lithium-ion batteries used to power electric bicycles and scooters have already sparked 22 fires that caused 36 injuries and two deaths in New York City this year…
Global Citizen conference to unite political leaders, celebs Posted March 22, 2023 Advocacy group Global Citizen will convene political, philanthropic, business and cultural leaders for a thought leadership conference in New York to tack…
Britcoin? UK gets closer to launching a digital currency Posted March 5, 2023 Britcoin is moving closer to reality. U.K. authorities said British businesses and consumers are likely to need a digital version of the pound, formally asking for public comme…