Putin

Amazon on Friday sued New York Attorney General Letitia James to prevent her office from bringing legal action that would punish the behemoth computing biz for alleged worker health and safety violations. The lawsuit follows from a year of rancorous disputes with Amazon warehouse workers who claim the company hasn't…

Confined in a glass box in a Moscow courtroom, Alexei Navalny berated the judge, mocked a prison official and sparred with the prosecutor. Then, at the end of a long day in court, President Vladimir Putin's fiercest critic showed his softer side, smiling at his wife Yulia and drawing a…

Parents staring down the barrel of half term or computer fans with a fondness for the good old days, rejoice! The National Museum of Computing is marking the 40th anniversary of the BBC Micro with a week of retro gaming, including Chuckie Egg and Elite. Yes, we know we have…

The Kremlin critic is accused of defaming a second world war veteran who took part in a promotional video backing Russia’s constitutional reforms At the hearing, the grandson of the veteran asked Navalny for a public apology, prompting the 44-year-old to refuse Topic |   Russia E3B1C256-BFCB-4CEF-88A6-1DCCD7666635 Published: 12:41pm, 12 Feb, 2021…

The focus will be on the India-Russia annual summit this year, with Russian President Vladimir Putin's India visit. (Image Source: Facebook) Updated: Feb 12, 2021, 12:01 AM IST India's foreign secretary Harsh Shringla will be visiting Russia next week. The visit will be for a couple of days and will…

An old force wants to shake up a younger industry FOR DECADES America’s labour movement has been losing steam. Trade unions represent only 7% of private-sector workers. No significant piece of pro-union legislation has passed in recent years. Right-to-work laws, which undermine the clout of organised labour, have spread to…

Maxim Shemetov via ReutersYears before a Russian poison squad nearly killed Alexei Navalny by allegedly planting a Novichok-like nerve agent in his boxer shorts, the same group was honing its skills on other Russian opposition figures, according to a new report by Bellingcat. Putin: Alexei Navalny Would Be Dead if…

You’ve been hoaxed. The hoax seems harmless enough. A few thousand AI researchers have claimed that computers can read and write literature. They’ve alleged that algorithms can unearth the secret formulas of fiction and film. That Bayesian software can map the plots of memoirs and comic books. That digital brains…

In a major foreign policy address at the State Department on February 4, President Joe Biden announced an end to U.S. support for the war in Yemen waged by a coalition led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, marking what activists hope is a significant turning point in…

While the smartphone rules today's tech world as the primary computing device, the next big hardware platform is widely expected to be some version of augmented reality glasses. The big picture: Facebook, Apple, Microsoft and Google are all pursuing this vision, and many pieces are starting to fall into place.…