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13Dec/24

What is the drug captagon and how is it linked to Syria’s fallen Assad regime?

December 13, 2024HealthcareCreative Commons, dopamine, Drug, Fenethylline, Germany, Illegal drug trade, Israel, Lebanon, Melbourne, Nicole Lee, Nouh Zaiter, Stimulants, Syria, Syrian Captagon industry, United States, Xanthinesadmin

Nicole Lee, Curtin University

After the fall of the al-Assad regime in Syria, large stockpiles of the illicit drug captagon have reportedly been uncovered.

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28Oct/24

A new ‘race science’ network is linked to a history of eugenics that never fully left academia

October 28, 2024Scienceanthropologie, Creative Commons, Enoch Powell, Eugenics, Eugenics in the United Kingdom, France, Francis Galton, Germany, Intelligence researchers, Lars Cornelissen, Mankind Quarterly, Neue Anthropologie, Pioneer Fund, Pseudoscience, Richard Lynn, Scientific racism, Technological utopianism, United Statesadmin

Lars Cornelissen, Independent Social Research Foundation

The Guardian and anti-fascist group Hope Not Hate have revealed the existence of a new network of far-right intellectuals and activists in an undercover investigation. Called the Human Diversity Foundation (HDF), this group advocates scientific racism and eugenics. Although it presents itself as having a scientific purpose, some of its figureheads have political ambitions in Germany and elsewhere.

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02Oct/24

First IBM Quantum Data Center in Europe Opens; Will Include IBM’s Most Performant Quantum Systems

October 2, 2024TechnologyCloud-based quantum computing, European, Germany, IBM, IBM Quantum Platform, Olaf Scholz, Quantum computing, Quantum programming, United Statesadmin

Alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, senior European government officials and European-based global enterprises, IBM (NYSE: IBM) today unveiled the first IBM Quantum Data Center located outside of the United States. It is the company’s second quantum data center in the world and marks a significant expansion of its fleet of advanced, utility-scale quantum systems available to global users via the cloud. Continue reading

25Sep/24

CRRC Launches Two Innovative Green Intelligent Trains at InnoTrans 2024

September 25, 2024TransportBerlin, CRRC Corporation Limited, Germany, Tapan Sikdar, Zadmin

CRRC Corporation Limited (“CRRC”, SHA: 601766) unveiled two groundbreaking products at InnoTrans 2024 in Berlin, Germany: the CINOVA H2 New Energy Intelligent Intercity Train (“CINOVA H2”) and the Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART) 2.0, showcasing its commitment to pioneering eco-friendly and smart transportation solutions. Continue reading

19Feb/24

History’s crisis detectives: how we’re using maths and data to reveal why societies collapse – and clues about the future

February 19, 2024SocialAn-Nasir Faraj, Athens, Boris Johnson, Chile, China, Cliodynamics, Creative Commons, Daniel Hoyer, Dispute resolution, Donald Trump, Econometric modeling, Egypt, Eugène Delacroix, Germany, Ireland, Jack Goldstone, Julius Caesar, Mark Twain, Michael Sweerts, Nepal, New Zealand, Peter Turchin, Poverty, Rodney Mace, Rome, Russia, Seshat, SHUTTERSTOCK, Social history, South Korea, State, Taiping Rebellion, Thomas Cole, Tiberius Gracchus, Trishuli, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Violence, Waradmin

Daniel Hoyer, University of Toronto

American humorist and writer Mark Twain is believed to have once said, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.”

I’ve been working as a historian and complexity scientist for the better part of a decade, and I often think about this phrase as I follow different strands of the historical record and notice the same patterns over and over.

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24Oct/23

ICANN Celebrates 25 Years of Multistakeholder Governance at ICANN78 in Hamburg

October 24, 2023InternetDomain Name System, Germany, Hamburg, ICANN, Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, Internet governance, Internet in the United States, Non-profit organizations based in California, United States Department of Commerceadmin

Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) kicked off its 78th Public Meeting in Hamburg, Germany. At this week-long meeting, which runs until 26 October, ICANN will also be celebrating 25 years of ensuring a unified and secure Internet. Continue reading

22Sep/23

Rupert Murdoch and the rise and fall of the press barons: how much power do newspapers still have?

September 22, 2023MediaAlfred Harmsworth, Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, Alistair Campbell, Amazon, Australia, Beatrix Potter, Beaverbrook, Boris Johnson, BuzzFeed, Charles Dickens, Conrad Black, Creative Commons, daily express, Daily Mail, Daily Mail & General Trust group, Daily Mail and General Trust, David Lloyd George, Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump, E.T. Raymond, Edward Levy, Edward Levy Lawson Baron Burnham, Edward VIII, Esher, Evgeny Lebedev, Germany, H. H. Asquith, Harmsworth, Harold, Henry Labouchere, Herbert Asquith, Hitler, Israel, Jeff Bezos, Jerry Hall, Jesse Armstrong, John Bright, Kitchener, Lachlan, Lawson, Levy-Lawson, Lloyd George, Logan Roy, London, Margaret Thatcher, Max Aitken, Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, Max Hastings, Media proprietor, META, Michael Wolff, Napoleon, News Corp., News of the World, Norman Angell, Northcliffe, R. A. Scott-James, Rothermere, Rudyard Kipling, Rupert Murdoch, Russell Brand, Salisbury, Scoop, Simon Potter, Stanley Baldwin, Supermarket tabloids, The Times, Tony Blair, United Kingdom, United States, Viscount Rothermere, Winston Churchilladmin

Simon Potter, University of Bristol

Global media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has announced his retirement as chairman of Fox and News Corp, making way for his son Lachlan. He has been demonised as a puppet master who would pull the strings of politicians behind the scenes, as a man with too much power. But what influence did he and his fellow media moguls really wield?

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05Sep/23

Horizon Robotics Showcases Latest Production-Grade Driving Assistance Solutions at IAA Mobility 2023

September 5, 2023TransportADAS, Advanced driver-assistance system, Ambarella Inc., Automation, Automotive electronics, Automotive safety, China, Emerging technologies, Germany, Munich, Vehicular automationadmin

Horizon Robotics, a leading provider of energy-efficient computing solutions for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving (AD) for consumer vehicles in China, is proud to attend the IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich Germany, one of the most prestigious automotive events worldwide. Continue reading

28Aug/23

John Wick: Chapter 4 and All Quiet on the Western Front are Motion Picture Winners at the 10th Annual Location Managers Guild International Awards

August 28, 2023FilmsBerlin, Calgary, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Iceland, Icelandair, Italy, Japan, John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 4, Jordan, Kenya, Location manager, Location Managers Guild Awards, Location Managers Guild International, Malta, New York City, Paris, South Africa, The Last of Usadmin

The Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) announced the winners of its 10th Annual LMGI Awards tonight. The Motion Picture winners were John Wick: Chapter 4 (filmed throughout Berlin, Paris, New York City, Japan and Jordan) and All Quiet on the Western Front (filmed in Czech Republic and Germany). The Television Series winners were “1923” (filmed in Montana, South Africa, Malta and Kenya), “The White Lotus: Season 2” (filmed in Sicily, Italy) and “The Last of Us” (filmed around Alberta, Canada). Icelandair Stopover “Easy to Stop, Hard to Leave” (filmed in Iceland) won for Commercial and The Alberta Film Commissions and Calgary Economic Development for “The Last of Us” (filmed around Alberta, Canada) was awarded the Outstanding Film Commission Award. The awards ceremony and reception took place at The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica before an audience of 400, including LMGI members, industry executives and press. This year also marks the LMGI’s 20th anniversary. Continue reading

26Aug/23

Yevgeny Prigozhin: Wagner Group boss joins long list of those who challenged Vladimir Putin and paid the price

August 26, 2023PoliticsAlexander Litvinenko, Alexander Lukashenko, Alexei Navalny, Anna Politkovskaya, Anti-Ukrainian sentiment in Russia, Belarus, Boris Berezovsky, Boris Nemtsov, Creative Commons, Dmitry Utkin, Don, Germany, Heroes of the Russian Federation, Igor Girkin, Ivan Popov, Lithuania, London, Moscow, Opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia, Poland, Russia, Russian mercenaries, Russian nationalists, Russian oligarchs, Sergei Magnitsky, Sergei Skripal, Sergei Surovikin, Sergey Shoigu, Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, St Petersburg, Stefan Wolff, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Valery Chekalov, Valery Gerasimov, Vladen Tatarsky, Vladimir Alexeyev, Vladimir Putin, Wagner, Wagner Group, Wagner Group rebellion, Yevgeny Makaryan, Yevgeny Prigozhinadmin

Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham

Two months after challenging Vladimir Putin’s leadership in an apparent but abortive “mutiny”, Yevgeny Prigozhin – the former owner of the mercenary private military company Wagner Group – has joined a long list of prominent Russians to die in mysterious circumstances.

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