National Film Score Day: Celebrating Ryuichi Sakamoto and the best film scores since 2010
Today is National Film Score Day, which recognizes the musical masterpieces in cinema and, more specifically, the talented composers who create them. One such talent was the recently deceased Japanese maestro Ryuichi Sakamoto, who composed nearly 50 film scores during…
Twitter hasn’t removed verified check marks yet – except for the New York Times’ account
Verified Twitter users have been awaiting the removal of their verified status on the platform, after Twitter’s CEO Elon Musk announced anyone who didn’t pay for the Twitter Blue subscription service would lose their check mark. Almost all of them…
In pictures: Kherson residents speak about life under constant shelling
“The Russian army has attacked Kherson three times tonight. The islands and the shore communities were shelled…” – local media reports, citing the regional authorities. Reports like this come regularly from the southern Ukrainian city that used to be in…
Ukraine counters Russia’s claim it has captured embattled city of Bakhmut
Ukrainian border guards released a video on Monday purportedly showing their forces fighting in the embattled city of Bakhmut, amid claims by Russian forces that they have captured the city. The undated video was published with a caption reading “Bakhmut…
UK says it Challenger 2 tanks for Ukraine will include shells containing depleted uranium
Britain said that together with its Challenger 2 tanks, it would also be sending Ukraine armour-piercing shells containing depleted uranium (DU). The UK has described the comment as disinformation as Russian President Vladimir Putin accused London of proliferating “weapons with…
What are ‘golden visas’ and which EU countries hand them out?
Getting the right to live and work in another country can be a long and difficult process. But that’s not always the case for those with money to spend. Golden visas offer the opportunity for wealthy people to essentially ‘buy’…
Worst drought on record forces Tunisia to cut off drinking water for seven hours every night
Tunisia is cutting off water supplies to citizens for seven hours a night. The extreme measure is a response to the country’s worst drought on record. The water will be cut off daily from 9pm until 4am, with immediate effect,…
50 years ago: The mobile call that ushered in a revolution for humanity
It was on April 3, 1973, that an engineer working for American company Motorola made a phone call that ushered in a new era for humanity. The phone he was using weighed nearly a kilo. It took 10 hours to…
‘Mass surveillance, automated suspicion, extreme power’: How tech is shaping the EU’s borders
Mixed reality glasses, unmanned underwater vehicles, 3D radars, radio frequency analysers, and 360 cameras – these aren’t items from a sci-fi film. They are what’s being used on the EU border. Since the 2015 Migration Crisis, which saw over one…
Ciao, hello, no! Italy’s right-wing government wants to ban English words with €100,000 fines
The right-wing party led by Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, has pushed forward proposed new legislation which will punish the use of English and other foreign words in official communications with fines between €5,000 and €100,000. The goal of the…