Politics

Israeli spacecraft crashes on Moon

Image copyright Reuters Image caption One of the last photos taken by Beresheet of the moon’s surface before it crashed The first privately funded mission to the Moon has crashed on the lunar surface after the apparent failure of its main engine.The Israeli spacecraft – called Beresheet – attempted a soft landing, but suffered technical…

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Ex-Obama aide charged in Russia-linked case

Image copyright Alex Wong/Getty Images A former Obama White House counsel has been charged by a grand jury with lying to officials and concealing information about his lobbying efforts in Ukraine.The case against Gregory Craig, 74, arose from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s inquiry into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election.His lobbying was allegedly linked…

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Sudan protesters defy military curfew

Image copyright EPA Image caption Anti-government protesters continued to throng the streets of Khartoum Large crowds have remained on the streets of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, ignoring a night-time curfew declared by the country’s new military council.Long-time President Omar al-Bashir was overthrown and arrested on Thursday after months of street protests.But demonstrators say the military…

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How likely is an Assange conviction in US?

Image copyright Getty Images The arrest and expected extradition of Julian Assange has set into motion what could prove to be the most important free speech and free press case in our history. Or not. Assange has been charged with a single count of participating in the hacking of intelligence computers with Chelsea Manning to…

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Smart speaker recordings reviewed by humans

Image copyright Getty Images Amazon, Apple and Google all employ staff who listen to customer voice recordings from their smart speakers and voice assistant apps.News site Bloomberg highlighted the topic after speaking to Amazon staff who “reviewed” Alexa recordings.All three companies say voice recordings are occasionally reviewed to improve speech recognition. But the reaction to…

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