MondayAnti-vaxxers gathered outside the BBC today to protest against – well, the clue’s in the name, but specifically this time against the idea of vaccination passports being introduced and/or jabs being given to children. Perhaps they’re anti-passport generally (the Venn diagram of anti-vaxxers and rabid Brexiters would, I suspect, be not far off a perfect…
The UK has recorded another 29,520 coronavirus cases, according to the latest daily figures.A further 93 people have died within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test, daily government figures show – taking the total figure to 130,894 since the start of the pandemic. On Friday, 32,700 new infections and 100 deaths were recorded -…
The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! In partnership with Paperspace One of the key challenges of machine learning is the need for large amounts of data. Gathering training datasets for machine learning models poses privacy, security, and processing risks that organizations would rather avoid. One technique that…
The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! A rash of cyberattacks has renewed attention on identity and access management (IAM), which is experiencing a surge in demand across enterprises today. Growth in such tools is driven by organizations’ need to protect and grow virtual workforces while securing…
Mike Minotti@tolkoto August 13, 2021 1:05 PM A new GamesBeat event is around the corner! Learn more about what comes next. People love to buy Zelda games, even when it’s a remaster of one of the less-beloved entries in the series. We talk about that and July’s best-selling games during this week’s GamesBeat Decides podcast.…
If you’re wondering what the internet is mad about today, here’s a quick recap. Radio station DZRH asked—why, we do not know—a doctor with a curious anti-vax stance to guest on the show Dos por Dos on August 11, setting off the latest firestorm online. On the show, Dr Romeo Quijano, MD, aired the controversial minority…
Police officers have allegedly been extorting bus drivers and travelers passing through Bali’s Gilimanuk Port, with reports suggesting that authorities are taking at least IDR50,000 (US$3.48) from each traveler and allowing them to circumvent entry requirements. The allegations, which surfaced in recent days, have prompted Jembrana Police Chief I Ketut Gede Adibawa to say that…
13 AUGUST, 2021 Good morning ☀️ ️ Twitter changed its font. Did you notice? If you didn’t, perhaps you haven’t gotten the latest update on the App or Play stores. To be very honest, I didn’t either, not even after I updated the app. The font is thinner than what we’re used to and get…
12 AUGUST, 2021 Good morning ☀️ ️ Later today, Zambians will head to the polls to vote for a president and national assembly members. The competition for the country’s number one position is between a 64-year-old Lungu who has been in power since 2015, and Hakainde Hichilema — popularly known as “HH” — a businessman…
11 AUGUST, 2021 Good morning ☀️ ️ So it’s looking like the animated adaptation of Cyprian Ekwensi’s The Passport of Mallam Ilia is well underway, and funded too. It’s about time! Recently, the creators, Magic Carpet Studios, announced a $2m fundraiser to help bring the story to life and they’ve received some support from Temple Productions.…
