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Germany : The number of Salafists has doubled in less than a decade
Germany's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) has warned of an alarming rise in the popularity of Salafism in recent years, the German newspaper Rheinische Post reports.
German...
Scores killed as landslides devastate Colombia’s Mocoa
Scores killed and many more missing after torrential rains trigger mudslides in Mocoa, southwest Colombia.
More than 150 people have been killed and hundreds more...
IXmaps Map reveals if your Internet traffic is being monitored by the NSA
A new interactive online tool named Internet Exchange Mapping (IXmaps) appeared earlier this week, and it shows if your data traffic passes through the...
New Android ransomware proves why antivirus software are a joke
A new ransomware app has been spotted in the wild, which could easily bypass your mobile anti-virus allowing the app to lock your device.
As...
The importance of relating to others: Why we only learn to understand other people...
When we are around four years old we suddenly start to understand that other people think and that their view of the world is...
Human-AI digital : Who will control the merged
The plan to directly link the brain with AI will inevitably create a privileged class that will retain self-identity and free will, obtaining an...
How Isis turns normal towns and villages into theatres and factories of death
The Syrian soldiers in this dust-covered, rubbelised town don’t smile very much and their battle fatigue is obvious.
They wear an assortment of T-shirts and...
Saad al-Hariri: Lebanon has become a big refugee camp
Prime Minister Hariri calls for more international support, saying he fears civil unrest due to Syrian refugee influx.
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri has warned...
Over 85% Of Smart TVs Can Be Hacked Remotely Using Broadcasting Signals
The Internet-connected devices are growing at an exponential rate, and so are threats to them.
Due to the insecure implementation, a majority of Internet-connected embedded...
How umbilical cords are saving the lives of cancer patients
A few hours before beginning chemotherapy, a man named Chris faces the camera on his mobile phone with a mischievous smile and describes a...
#Vault7: WikiLeaks reveals ‘Marble’ tool could mask CIA hacks with Russian, Chinese, Arabic
WikiLeaks’ latest batch of documents, named ‘Marble’, details CIA hacking tactics and how they can hamper forensic investigators from attributing viruses, trojans and hacking...
US Defense Secretary Mattis says Iran continues to sponsor terrorism
Iran is continuing to behave as an exporter of terrorism and still sponsors militant activity, US Defense Secretary James Mattis said in London on...
Telegram Messenger Adds AI-powered Encrypted Voice Calls
Joining the line with rival chat apps WhatsApp, Viber, Facebook Messenger, and Signal, the Telegram instant messaging service has finally rolled out a much-awaited...
Houthi rebels in Yemen are threatening free movement into and out of the Red...
Houthi rebels in Yemen are threatening free movement into and out of the Red Sea with missiles, mines and other sophisticated defenses on a...
Sculpting optical microstructures with slight changes in chemistry
In 2013, materials scientists at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired...
