At least four foreign tourists have died in Vang Vieng, a Laos town popular with backpackers, government officials and media said Thursday (November 21), with suspected poisoning from adulterated alcohol…
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI can now create a replica of your…
This is a comment I get all the time on the topic of climate change, both in conversations and on whatever social media site is currently en vogue. Usually, it…
Gautam Adani, at the World Congress of Accountants, in Bombay, India, November 19, 2022. INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP The indictment is likely to seriously damage the reputation of Gautam Adani,…
Gautam Adani in Gandhinagar, India, January 10, 2024. AJIT SOLANKI / AP American federal justice indicted Indian energy magnate Gautam Adani on Wednesday, November 20 in New York, whom it…
Jimmy Lai during an interview at the Next Digital offices in Hong Kong, June 16, 2020. ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP The fervent Catholic was able to get out of his…
WIRED’s Big Interview has long been the definitive source for in-depth conversations with the executives, scientists, political leaders, and creators shaping the rapidly shifting future. Now, for the first time,…
Inside Clear’s ambitions to manage your identity beyond the airport Clear Secure is the most visible biometric identity company in the United States. Best known for its line-jumping service in…
Benny Tai, 59, will spend the next ten years in prison in Hong Kong. Among the 45 pro-democracy activists sentenced Tuesday, November 19 to sentences ranging from six to ten…
November 19, 2024 11:00 PM QSApps aim to make WebGL more accessible. Image Credit: Quicksave Finnish start-up Quicksave Interactive wants to make websites interactive again with WebGL technology by launching…
Members of the Maori community demonstrate for their rights and against a proposed revision of the founding treaty of New Zealand, in Wellington, November 19, 2024. SANKA VIDANAGAMA / AFP…
Bleached and dead coral near Lizard Island, on the Great Barrier Reef, on April 5, 2024. DAVID GRAY / AFP Parts of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia have suffered…
Supporters of pro-democracy activists accused of violating the national security law and tried in Hong Kong, before the West Kowloon Magistrate’s Court, July 8, 2021. TYRONE SIU / REUTERS The…
How the largest gathering of US police chiefs is talking about AI —James O’Donnell The International Association of Chiefs of Police bills itself as the largest gathering of its type…
The Hong Kong justice system has not shown the slightest clemency. At the end of the largest political trial since the handover of Hong Kong to the People’s Republic of…
In the region of Montbéliard (Doubs), the historic cradle of Peugeot, champagne is poured for a Chinese. On Monday, November 18, the city signed the sale of 10 hectares of…
Local armed forces try to push aside journalists installed in front of the West Kowloon court, where the trial of 45 pro-democracy activists is taking place, in Hong Kong, November…
Photo released by North Korea’s official KCNA news agency on November 19, 2024 shows Russian Natural Resources Minister Alexander Kozlov and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang on November…
Pollution in Lahore, Pakistan, November 18, 2024. ARIF ALI/AFP A thick, gray mist, a permanent burning smell, completely stale air, attacking the eyes, throat and lungs: the trap of winter…
In five years, Indian smartphone exports have increased from 5 million to more than 8 billion dollars. © BUDRUL CHUKRUT / SOPA IMAGES/REA When he founded his small business in…