Smartphones on cusp of becoming ‘old news’ as Big Tech develops easy-to-use smart glasses
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg thinks that within 10 years, smart glasses will overtake smartphones in both popularity and usefulness. By the time we hit the 2030s, he predicts people will be keeping their phones tucked away more than they’re using them.
In new revelations, Meta chief Zuckerberg delves into how White House ‘scream’ and ‘curse’ at Facebook staff to purge Covid content
Mark Zuckerberg said demands from the Biden administration to censor posts grew after the Covid-19 vaccines were rolled out, after which government officials began pressuring Meta “super hard” to remove specific posts.
Turkey President Erdogan wants militant leader abducted from Kenya and jailed in 1999 to renounce his PKK party
After the first meeting with DEM officials, Ocalan was cited as indicating a willingness to call on the PKK to lay down arms. Two DEM sources said last week the party was now set to visit Ocalan again, as soon as January 15.
Zuckerberg in push to recover lost trust by embracing free speech but damage Facebook’s censorship caused persists
Mark Zuckerberg: As we’ve covered before, we didn’t just cross lines – we crossed sacred Rubicons created after humanity’s darkest chapters. The First Amendment, born from the revolution against tyranny and the Nuremberg Code, established after World War II’s horrors, were meant to be unbreakable guardians of human rights.
Billionaires who rule world and space see no threat in Musk-Trump lies as Bezos readies Blue Origin
Blue Origin, founded by Jeff Bezos in 2000, has a $3 billion contract with NASA to land humans on the moon under Artemis, following missions by SpaceX’s Starship, Musk’s fully reusable rocket in development that is designed to put humans and cargo on both the moon and Mars.
Glowing object that landed in Makueni was not debris as claimed by Kenya Space Agency, no one knows where it came from
Some space trackers believe the object may not have come from space at all
Gaza ceasefire deal ready, it is now to Israeli and Hamas leadership to sign it to end war
Mediator Qatar gave Israel and Hamas a final draft of a deal on Monday to end the war in Gaza, after a midnight “breakthrough” in talks attended by US President-elect Donald Trump’s envoy, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters. The official said the text for a ceasefire and...
African agriculture 2026-2035: Developers of food security programmes must enhance value of criticality
The conference was held at the beginning of 2025 when the member countries of the African Union were beginning to look at least 10 years from now with hope despite the challenge of the impacts of climate change.
Defiant Mozambique opposition leader returns from self-imposed exile, maintains he won presidency
Venancio Mondlane left the country in October following an election clouded by allegations of rigging against the long-ruling Frelimo party, which has been in power since Mozambique gained independence from Portugal in 1975.
Fear Trump, his ‘testosterone-heavy’ rhetoric has all the makings of imperialism that’s scaring allies
Donald Trump’s swaggering rhetoric also marks a continuation of the kind of testosterone-heavy energy that was a signature of his campaign, particularly as he worked to win over younger male voters with appearances on popular podcasts.
