OPEC Fast Facts | NCS
NCS — Here’s a have a look at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, headquartered in Vienna, Austria. The purpose of OPEC is to “coordinate and unify the petroleum…
Why we’re nostalgic for retro technology
Editor’s Note: The previous 12 months was full of uncertainty over politics, the economic system and the continuing pandemic. In the face of huge adjustments, individuals discovered themselves longing for…
How the technology behind ChatGPT could make mind-reading a reality
NCS — On a current Sunday morning, I discovered myself in a pair of ill-fitting scrubs, mendacity flat on my again in the claustrophobic confines of an fMRI machine at…
Virginia Tech Shootings Fast Facts
NCS — Here is a have a look at the shootings at Virginia Tech in April 2007, one of many deadliest mass shootings in US historical past. Twenty-three-year-old Seung-Hui Cho…
Pirelli: Italy ties China’s hands over fears about chip technology
LondonNCS — Italy has imposed a number of curbs on Pirelli’s largest shareholder, Sinochem, in a transfer geared toward blocking the Chinese authorities’s entry to sensitive chip technology. The Italian…
Tech layoffs raise new alarms about how platforms protect users
New YorkNCS — In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, as on-line platforms started going through larger scrutiny for his or her impacts on users, elections and society, many…
From diversity to accessibility, can technology change the way we think about beauty for the better?
NCS — When Bold Glamour launched on TikTok earlier this yr, it began a storm on social media. The viral beautifying filter makes use of machine studying technology to edit…
AI chip exports: US escalates tech battle by cutting China off from more semiconductors
Editor’s Note: Sign up for NCS’s Meanwhile in China newsletter which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Hong Kong/WashingtonNCS —…
Las Vegas’ Sphere venue debuted this weekend with concerts by U2. Here’s what it was like
Las VegasNCS — For a number of years a mysterious spherical construction has been rising on the skyline of this desert playground, teasing guests in current months with its wraparound…
Why celebrities are striking: The average pay for actors may surprise you
Los Angeles NCS — On Friday, the SAG-AFTRA, a union representing about 160,000 Hollywood actors, formally went on strike after failing to reach a deal with Hollywood’s greatest studios. That…