New chip makes smart locks possible that don’t need a battery

New hardware makes possible mechanically actuated devices, such as smart padlocks and switches, that don’t need their own power supply. Smart locks are a very tempting innovation, until their batteries fail and you find yourself unable to access the target …

REVIEW Boo, B*tch, the Netflix series for teens that even bored adults can watch

Boo, B*tch is Netflix’s latest series, officially aimed at teens, unofficially aimed at all bored adults or, why not, young at heart? Obviously, I’ve chosen to censor the name, as common sense rules demand, but if you type “boo” into …

Four police officers charged with civil rights offenses in Breonna Taylor’s death

Four on-duty and retired Louisville Police officers, in the US state of Kentucky, have been charged with civil rights violations and unconstitutional abuse of force in the first federal indictments for the March 2020 death of healthcare worker Breonna Taylor …

Palestinian Authority criticizes house arrest against Palestinian governor of Jerusalem

The Palestinian Authority has criticized Friday the decision of an Israeli court to place under house arrest the Palestinian governor for Jerusalem, Adnan Ghaiz, following his detention during the day on Monday. The Palestinian Authority Presidency has indicated that the …

Turkey confirms that three more grain ships left Ukrainian ports of Odessa and Chernomorsk

Follow live the latest news on the war in Ukraine. Turkish authorities on Friday confirmed the departure of three more ships with grain from the Ukrainian ports of Odessa and Chernomorsk, following the activation of the joint mechanism agreed between …

Zelenski accuses Amnesty International of justifying Russian attacks on Ukraine

Follow live the latest news on the war in Ukraine. Follow live the latest news on the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski on Thursday accused Amnesty International (AI) of justifying Russian attacks on Ukraine after the NGO published …

Peruvian Congress denies Castillo permission to attend Gustavo Petro’s investiture

The opposition assures that there is a “flight risk”, since the president is under five investigations by the Prosecutor’s Office. The Peruvian Congress has denied Thursday the permission to the Peruvian president, Pedro Castillo, to travel to Bogota from August …

US urges Kremlin to accept its prisoner exchange proposal to get Griner, Whelam out of Russia

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby on Thursday urged Russia to accept the “substantial offer” that the United States offered it last Monday in exchange for handing over basketball player Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan. “As you all …

Japan claims that five Chinese missiles have fallen inside its Exclusive Economic Zone

The Government of Japan has denounced Thursday that five of the nine ballistic missiles launched by the Chinese Army in the framework of a series of military maneuvers have fallen in waters southwest of the island of Hateruma, in Okinawa, …

At least 13 dead and 41 injured in fire at nightclub in Thailand

At least 13 people have been killed and 41 injured in a fire at a nightclub in the Thai city of Sattahip, in the south of the country, local authorities have reported. At around 1:00 am (local time) on Friday, …

Tinder is not going to invest heavily in the metaverse at the moment.

Match Group, the parent company of the dating app Tinder, has made the decision to temporarily withdraw its equity investments in the metaverse and digital tokens. In a letter to shareholders, Match Group’s newly appointed CEO Bernard Kim acknowledged that …

Rescue of ten miners trapped in a landslide in Mexico progresses

Mexico’s rescue services have accelerated the rescue of the ten miners trapped in a coal mine in the town of Sabinas, Coahuila, in the north of the country, as they extract water with the help of pressurized pumps. The miners, …