White House directs NASA to create time standard for the Moon
Washington DC, US Reuters The White House on Tuesday directed NASA to establish a unified standard of time for the Moon and other celestial bodies, as the United States aims to set international norms in space amid a growing lunar race among nations and private companies. The head of the White House Office of Science […]
World “losing the battle” against electronic waste, UN finds
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters The world is losing the battle against electronic waste, a UN expert said on Wednesday, after a report found 62 million metric tons of mobile phones and devices were dumped on the planet in just one year – and this is expected to increase by a third by 2030. Electronic waste, also […]
Spanish art show spotlights “hidden” digital divide in pandemic
Barcelona, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation A painting of a woman using an iPad, a vase depicting children dreaming of computers – both historical objects with a contemporary twist highlighting the world’s growing digital divide during the coronavirus pandemic. The exhibition at Barcelona’s Analog Museum of Digital Inequality aims to show how this gap – laid bare […]
Asia school closures for coronavirus expose digital divide
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation Millions of children in Asia risk falling behind because of school closures amid the coronavirus outbreak, with unequal access to the internet hurting poorer kids as classes go online, technology and human rights experts warned on Friday. Worldwide, an unprecedented 363 million children and youth are affected by closures of schools and […]
New standard released to help prevent hearing loss due to exposure to loud music on personal devices
More than a billion 12 to 25-year-olds are risking irreversible hearing loss from exposure to loud sounds such as music played on smartphones and other personal devices, UN health experts have warned as they released a new standard to help tackle the problem. From the cover of the new standard. The joint World Health Organization-International […]