Russia fined Facebook and Telegram. The social media companies would have refused to remove certain content. Facebook has to pay 17 million rubles, or about 194,000 euros. Telegram received a fine of 10 million rubles, converted some 114,000 euros. Recently, several online messaging services and social media in Russia have been fined, among other things for not removing calls for …

In France a major failure at Orange telephone provider may have led to the death of several people. The emergency services were sometimes unavailable on Wednesday night. The malfunction is associated with three deaths. This includes a person with heart problems in the Morbihan area. The person couldn’t call 911 there. Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin stresses that it …

The Belgian federal public service Home Affairs has become a victim of hackers. The attackers were present in the network for two years, writes the public service on its website. The State Department thinks it’s espionage. In March this year, the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) found “subtle traces of suspicious acts” on the public service network. After analysis, it …

Over 80 people who had an interval of 12 weeks between their first and second doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine produce more than three times as many antibodies as peers who had a three-week break. This is the result of research by the University of Birmingham, which was published on Friday. The investigation was conducted because the British government …

Solar Team Twente will participate in the Solar Challenge Morocco in October, an alternative to the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia. The University of Twente announced this on Friday. The Solar Challenge Morocco was created because the Australian Solar Car race was cancelled due to the coronavirus. The organisation of the World Solar Challenge announced in February that the …

More than 146.8 million Covid-19 infections have been recorded worldwide. This is evident on Monday from current data collected by Johns Hopkins CSSE. The number of Americans carrying the coronavirus today recorded over 32.0 million infections and 572,200 deaths. India and Brazil now have 17.0 million and over 14.3 million infections respectively. In Western Europe, France has the highest number …

129.5 million Covid-19 infections have been recorded worldwide. This is shown on Friday by current data collected by Johns Hopkins CSSE. The number of Americans carrying the coronavirus today rises to 30.5 million, with 553,120 deaths. Brazil now has over 12.8 million infections. In India, this is more than 12.2 million. In Western Europe, France has the highest number of …

The container ship Ever Given, which has been blocking the Suez Canal in Egypt since Tuesday, is partly loose. An employee of maritime service provider Inchcape Shipping reports this Monday morning. On VesselFinder you can see that the ship is almost straight. However, the bow of the ship is still stuck in the clay, says a spokesman of Boskalis to …

Car manufacturer Toyota will develop batteries for electric cars and hydrogen fuel cells for trucks together with subsidiary Hino and manufacturer Isuzu. The Japanese companies also want to take joint technological steps in the area of autonomous driving for smaller trucks. The cooperation comes at a time when the entire automotive industry has to make the transition from fossil fuel …

The precious metal rhodium, which the automotive industry uses to filter emissions, is currently the most expensive precious metal. Rhodium is now fifteen times more expensive than gold, and almost ten times more expensive than palladium, and other similar metal used by the car industry. Car manufacturers put the precious metals in the catalyst, which ensures that harmful substances are …