The ‘Father of Capitalism’ Adam Smith’s grave has been included in Edinburgh City Council’s ‘ludicrously biased’ dossier of sites linked to slavery and colonialism. The Scottish council last year launched a review of Edinburgh’s links to slavery and colonialism in response to the Black Lives Matter movement, led by human rights activist Sir Geoff Palmer. The Slavery and Colonialism … Read more
Iran has called a halt to ‘snap’ nuclear inspections as leaders pile pressure on the US to rejoin a nuclear treaty that was torn up by Donald Trump. Tehran had threatened to suspend most inspections starting Sunday if the United States failed to lift sanctions and return to the terms of the treaty. But after … Read more
Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger has slammed the site’s leftist bias and claims its days of ‘neutrality are long gone’ in a new interview. Sanger, 52, called alleged bias on the site he co-founded in January 2001 with Jimmy Wales ‘disheartening’ in an interview for a Fox News analysis. According to his own Wikipedia page, Sanger has … Read more
Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger has slammed the site’s leftist bias and claims its days of ‘neutrality are long gone’ in a new interview. Sanger, 52, called alleged bias on the site he co-founded in January 2001 with Jimmy Wales ‘disheartening’ in an interview for a Fox News analysis. According to his own Wikipedia page, Sanger has … Read more
Vodafone’s Vantage Towers subsidiary grows portfolio to 82,000 sites ahead of expected £2.6bn listing Vantage announced a partnership with the IoT services firm Sigfox Germany Vodafone’s revenues dipped by 4.7% to just below £10bn in the third quarter Vantage said it expects to hit its full-year earnings target of £454m to £463m By Harry Wise … Read more
Age-verification protocols put in place by social media sites are ineffective and easily sidestepped by children, a study has found. The age at which children are allowed on social media platforms varies depending on country, with the UK and US allowing 13-year-olds to have accounts. France, Ireland and Germany, however, have a minimum age of … Read more
We’re finally in the vaccination phase of the COVID-19 pandemic even as cases and numbers keep rising. This is a pretty important part of dealing with the virus of course and so Google is investing its resources towards “helping get vaccines to more people”. They announced that they are giving more than $150 million to … Read more
A swimming robot that mimics the super-effective way that jellyfish move about underwater could soon be used to explore coral reefs and archaeological sites. Experts use a measure called the ‘cost of transport’ to compare the movement efficiency of different species from across the animal kingdom. Such studies have show that nature’s more efficient mover … Read more
A building site has been hit by an outbreak of coronavirus, as construction workers claim the government is ‘waiting for them to die’. Several people at the India Buildings development in Liverpool, which 550 builders are currently refurbishing as a government tax headquarters, have been struck down with the virus. This comes as labourers have … Read more
Builders claim the government is ‘waiting for workers to die’ by refusing to shut construction sites. Labourers have slammed ministers for failing to close non-essential sites during the lockdown, despite the mounting death toll. Many have warned that Covid is ‘running rampant’, with little protection for workers and have questioned why sites are considered essential … Read more