Science&Tech Skyguide failure: a major software glitch led to closed airports Posted on 5 days ago A technical failure paralyzed Swiss Air Traffic Control Skyguide for hours. Therefore, the airspace over Switzerland had to be closed. Flights to and from Zurich and Geneva were cancelled or diverted. On Wednesday, June 15, a technical failure occurred at Skyguide in the early morning hours. This had serious consequences: for security reasons, Swiss airspace had to be closed to … Continue Reading
Science&Tech Basel is on the track to approve the ‘legal use’ of cannabis Posted on April 21, 2022 Around 400 people in the city will be allowed to buy cannabis at selected pharmacies in Basel at the end of the summer. It had been coming for a while, but the bullet is now definitely through the church. The first experiment in Switzerland in which weed will be for sale for recreational purposes will start this summer in Basel … Continue Reading
Science&Tech H&M opens a virtual showroom, but it is not a metaverse-based yet Posted on April 7, 2022 Clothing chain H & M has opened a digital showroom to present new collections. The pilot will initially only run in Central Europe. Visitors can walk around, view 3D animated garments and talk to other guests (both via a chat and verbally). The showroom opened on April 5 and is currently open to media, influencers and stylists. It may also … Continue Reading
Science&Tech Switzerland is Europe’s leader in 5G adoption Posted on February 24, 2022 Europe is lagging behind in planning for 5G. In 2016, the European Commission instructed each member state to auction all 5G frequency bands by 2021. A vast majority did not meet the deadline. Ookla, Network analyst and developer of speedtest.net, examined the status of 5G in thirty European member states. Almost every member state is lagging behind the 5G Action … Continue Reading
Science&Tech Statistic research shows that GenZ kids are almost completely bound to sofas Posted on December 24, 2021 According to research, released by online tutor provider GoStudent, it has been found that children in Europe prefer viewing and creating online content to hanging out with friends. The study, which has taken place among nearly 1,000 children aged 10-18, found that 53% of children prefer to turn on the TV or Netflix in their free time. Gaming (50%) and … Continue Reading
Science&Tech Sergey Tokarev: How to work your way from a kiosk with cybershaurma to a multi-billion dollar technology market in Ukraine Posted on December 23, 2021 The word “startup” turns 45 this year. In 1976, Forbes magazine first used the word startup. Since then, the global investment market has experienced a full-fledged “startup panic” several times: when ordinary housewives unexpectedly woke up as millionaires, and billionaires unexpectedly woke up as millionaires. According to the founder of technology company Roosh and an IT investor Sergey Tokarev, Ukraine … Continue Reading
Science&Tech US transport authority launches investigation into Tesla software Posted on December 23, 2021 The US government officially opens an investigation into the gaming systems on board Tesla cars, and drivers would be able to play gaming fairly easily while driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) called Tesla on the question about the game system earlier this month. For a long time, it was only possible to play in a Tesla if … Continue Reading
Science&Tech James Webb Space Telescope launch postponed again: now on Christmas Day Posted on December 21, 2021 The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, the successor to the Hubble, is being postponed again. The telescope is now going into space on Christmas Day at the earliest, reports the American space agency NASA. Due to bad weather conditions at the launch site in French Guiana, it is too risky to launch on Friday. This is the second … Continue Reading
Science&Tech Eastern Europe is a new flashpoint for the pandemic Posted on October 25, 2021 In Eastern Europe, where the coronavirus is currently spreading in several countries, the twenty millionth positive test was registered on Sunday, reports Reuters on the basis of its own data. At the same time, it’s only a matter of time before the five millionth coronavirus-related death is recorded worldwide, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. There are now more … Continue Reading
Science&Tech Google puts ‘climate change’ into law, heretics will be prosecuted Posted on October 8, 2021 Google will no longer place ads on websites that show ‘disinformation’ about the climate. This new policy applies to both the search engine and the video platform YouTube, the company reports. The platform hopes to prevent people from making money with content that “misrepresents the causes of climate change”. Denying that global temperatures are rising, describing climate change as a … Continue Reading