German Ministry Wants to Ban Huawei Parts From Core Network
Germany’s Interior Ministry wants to ban critical components from Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp. from its 5G
2023-09-20 18:27
How to play Taylor Swift's 1989 Vault game on Google
Taylor Swift is known for dropping musical Easter eggs, and with the release of 1989 (Taylor's Version) on the horizon, a new Google game has appeared where fans can unlock the album vault track titles and features. In a post to Instagram, the pop star shared a clip of the 1989 blue and seagull-themed vault, where the vault opened to reveal different letter flying letters - a similar rollout to her previous re-recordings Fearless (Taylor's Version) and Red (Taylor's Version) back in 2021. "You can tell me when the *search* is over… if the high was worth the pain," the caption read, referring to the commencement of "the search," as well as lyrically referencing the 1989 hit song Blank Space. If you Google 'Taylor Swift' now, a graphic of a blue vault sitting in the sand will appear in the bottom right-hand corner of the search results. Once clicked on, a series of jumbled letters appear on the screen in different colours along with a hint at the bottom to help fans figure out the word. Altogether there are 89 puzzles to solve in total but Swifties need to collectively solve a whopping 33m (Swift is 33 years old) puzzles globally to unlock the vault, and the fandom has made it their mission to complete the challenge. At the time of writing, over 27.2m puzzles have been solved. After quickly realising the mission, the Google page was inundated with Swifties desperately to join in - so much so that they "jammed" the vault due to demand with the search engine providing an update. (With some Swift-based lyrical puns, of course). Since then it looks like the vault is working as fans get closer to cracking it open... Swift's fourth re-recording of 1989 (Taylor's Version) is set to be released next month on October 27. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-09-20 18:20
Ericsson bets on new software to spur 5G revenue growth
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden's Ericsson said on Wednesday it has partnered with Deutsche Telekom to offer software tools
2023-09-20 17:56
Toshiba Corp says it is forecasted that tender offer will be successful
TOKYO Toshiba Corp said on Wednesday the company forecast that tender offer to take it private will be
2023-09-20 17:53
China Accuses US of Hacking Huawei Servers as Far Back as 2009
China accused the US of infiltrating Huawei Technologies Co. servers beginning in 2009, part of a broad-based effort
2023-09-20 17:49
Scientists confirm that one of Mexican aliens is 'alive' after controversial research
Scientists in Mexico have given their verdict on the supposed 'aliens' that were presented to the country's congress last week. Much controversy existed around the aliens who were presented by a man named Jaime Maussan who has previously been accused of using the mummified beings, apparently found in Peru, as part of an elaborate hoax. Despite spawning dozens of memes, the aliens are apparently being treated seriously enough that they have now been studied by scientists who have said that the figures are ‘single skeletons’ and also have 'eggs' inside of them. The two aliens have been named Clara and Mauricio and have reportedly been studied in a lab at the Noor Clinic in Mexico. Lead researcher Dr Jose de Jesus Zalce Benitez, a former navy forensics doctor, who added that as well as being "a single skeleton" the aliens are also a "complete organic being." He also denied that the aliens were part of a hoax and even said that Clara was "alive, was intact, was biological and was in gestation." However, much like the alien bodies themselves, the research has been clouded in controversy and scepticism as the research has yet to be officially verified, with Nasa scientist Dr David Spergel questioning why the findings haven't been made public, as per the BBC. Spergel said: "He said: "If you have something strange, make samples available to the world scientific community and we'll see what's there." Benitez did add in his address at the press conference: "We are facing the paradigm of describing a new species or given the opportunity to accept that there has been contact with other beings, non-humans, that were drawn and marked in the past by diverse cultures throughout the world." Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-09-20 16:23
Telefonica may seek damages in event of Huawei curbs in Germany
FRANKFURT Telefonica Deutschland on Wednesday said it would consider seeking damages from the German government as well as
2023-09-20 16:19
Kioxia's banks to refinance $13.5 billion loan for Western Digital merger -Bloomberg
TOKYO (Reuters) -Kioxia Holdings's lenders are planning to refinance 2 trillion yen ($13.5 billion) in loans to support its potential
2023-09-20 15:46
Meta Plans to Expand Its WhatsApp Payment Service to India
Meta Platforms Inc. is expanding its WhatsApp payment feature to India, letting users in the country purchase goods
2023-09-20 14:56
Britain wants to work constructively with Meta over encryption -Braverman
LONDON British interior minister Suella Braverman said she wanted to work constructively with Facebook-owner Meta over the issue
2023-09-20 14:29
South Korea to Reform Struggling Carbon Market as Prices Slump
South Korea will extend participation in its emissions trading system and launch futures products under efforts to boost
2023-09-20 14:23
US Home Insurance ‘Bubble’ Closer to Popping as Climate Risks Mount
Home insurance costs that have soared in much of the US may get even higher. Tens of millions
2023-09-20 12:55