Leaked emails show UAE-backed lobbying effort against Tillerson
By Mark Swanson From Newsmax A major fundraiser for President Donald Trump with potent ties to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been lobbying the president to fire Rex Tillerson, the BBC is reporting. Leaked emails obtained by BBC show…
Ex-Russian spy critically ill after ‘unknown substance’ exposure
By Solange Reyner From Newsmax A man exposed to an “unknown substance” in Salisbury, England, on Sunday was identified as Sergei Skripal, a Russian national convicted of spying for Britain, BBC reports. Skripal, 66, and a woman were found unconscious…
The UK government has developed AI so powerful it can block 99.99% of ISIS propaganda videos before they reach the internet
By Kieran Corcoran From Business Insider The British government has developed AI technology which can scan videos and work out whether they contain extremist content. It gave £600,000 ($834,000) of public money to tech firm ASI Data Science to build…
Bill Gates is funding genetic research into how to create the perfect cow
By Alexandra Ma From Business Insider Bill Gates wants to create the perfect cow. This cow would produce as much milk as a European cow but withstand heat as well as an African one. He has invested $40 million into…
Appleby said to retain well-known QC to ‘block further publication’ of docs
By Helen Burggraf From International Investment Appleby, the offshore law firm at the centre of last year’s so-called Paradise Papers tax avoidance scandal, has retained a well-known UK legal figure, Hugh Tomlinson, QC, to block further publication of leaked documents…
Kabul: Gunmen shot Intercontinental Hotel diners – eyewitness
From BBC An eyewitness has told the BBC of the terrifying moment gunmen burst into Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel restaurant on Saturday. The man, who is not being named for security reasons, said he was spared after saying he was an…
What you can do right now about the severe Intel chip security flaw
By Chris Smith From BGR Tech scandals appear to be in fashion in the first days of 2018. For days, Apple’s iPhone slowdown issue was the most talked about blunder in the tech world, but that’s about to change. There’s…
Scientists figured out how to read ancient mummy texts without destroying their glorious boxes
By Mike Wehner From BGR Archaeologists often have to walk a very thin line between studying historical artifacts and preserving them in as pristine of condition as possible. For researchers studying ancient Egyptian mummies, that line is often quite blurry,…
Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe resigns, ending 37-year rule
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has resigned, parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda has said. A letter from Mr Mugabe said the decision was voluntary and he had made it to allow a smooth transfer of power. The surprise announcement halted an impeachment…
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The Scotsman’s Bill Jamieson: is it so bad to avoid tax within the law?
By BILL JAMIESON From The Scotsman The reporting of the so-called Paradise Papers suggests tax avoidance is morally wrong but is it really so bad to limit how much you pay within the law? Feast your eyes on the tax…
