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Our quantum internet breakthrough could help make hacking a thing of the past
Videoflow/Shutterstock The advent of mass working from home has made many people more aware of the security risks of sending sensitive information via the internet. The best we can do at the moment is make it difficult to intercept and hack your messages – but we can’t make it impossible.Continue Reading
‘We could present our revolution at a design festival’: a Belarusian artist reflects on protest imagery · Global Voices
Belarusian designer Darya Sazanovich reflects on the power of protest optics Symbols of Belarus’ protest movement. On the left, a red heart on a white background reflects the colours of the historical flag of Belarus flown by opponents of Lukashenka. On the right, a fist holding a paintbrush symbolises artists’ roleContinue Reading
Only one in ten medical treatments are backed by high-quality evidence
Towfiqu ahamed barbhuiya/Shutterstock When you visit your doctor, you might assume that the treatment they prescribe has solid evidence to back it up. But you’d be wrong. Only one in ten medical treatments are supported by high-quality evidence, our latest research shows. The analysis, which is published in the JournalContinue Reading
Serbian cartoons expose political manipulation about COVID-19 vaccines from China and/or Russia · Global Voices
Panel from a cartoon by Miloš Dragojević (Stripom Protiv Diktature), depicting Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić, used with permission. Cartoonist Miloš Dragojević has been using the Facebook page Stripom protiv Diktature (Comics against Dictatorship) to make satirical commentaries on the political situation in Serbia. Several of his latest comics discuss theContinue Reading
Nigeria’s Abubakar Idris Dadiyata still missing, one year after abduction · Global Voices
Dadiyata was a critic of the Nigerian government Abubakar Idris Dadiyata, image used with permission from The SignalNg. Abubakar Idris Dadiyata, a lecturer and fierce critic of the Nigerian government, was abducted from his home on August 1, 2019, in the Barnawa neighbourhood of Kaduna, in northwestern Nigeria. One year afterContinue Reading
Student Union of Thailand president arrested over anti-government protest · Global Voices
She is the 14th activist to be arrested by the police Student leader Jutatip Sirikhan covered herself in white paint in a symbolic act of protest following her release. Photo and caption from Prachatai This article is from Prachatai, an independent news site in Thailand, edited and republished by GlobalContinue Reading
COVID-19 may harm minority groups’ health even if they don’t catch the virus
wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock As reliable data on COVID-19 emerges, one thing has become clear: not everyone is affected in the same way. Some groups in society have been hit particularly hard by this pandemic. Several risk factors have emerged, but one of the most important is ethnicity. Several studies have shown thatContinue Reading
Sudan needs a legal framework for cryptocurrency · Global Voices
Current legislation addresses electronic payments in general, but not cryptocurrencies Photo by André François McKenzie on Unsplash. The regulation of cryptocurrency poses a challenge for many countries and the technology is still illegal in a handful of nations. Since the first digital currency, Bitcoin, was invented in 2009 by theContinue Reading
World’s Largest Rooftop Greenhouse Opens In Quebec
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How a new solar and lighting technology could propel a renewable energy transformation
The demand for cheaper, greener electricity means that the energy landscape is changing faster than at any other point in history. This is particularly true of solar-powered electricity and battery storage. The cost of both has dropped at unprecedented rates over the past decade and energy efficient technologies such asContinue Reading