Powered primarily by the sun, AORA’s Tulip energy system works 24/7 – even at night and when it’s cloudy BY DAVID SHAMAH An AORA Tulip System (Photo credit: Courtesy) Solar energy is an ideal solution for the power needs of the developing world – except for one problem: It stops working when the sun
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By William Davison, Bloomberg Ethiopia will give other companies parts of a telecommunications project it awarded to ZTE Corp. (000063) after a contract dispute with the state-owned Chinese company, Communications and Information Technology Minister Debretsion Gebremichael said. The government has held talks with Helsinki-based Nokia Oyj (NOK1V) and Ericsson AB of Sweden about them taking
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Denmark is the ‘world’s most connected country’ By Soo Kim, Telegraph Denmark pips South Korea for ease of mobile and internet access, while Britain comes fifth in annual ranking Denmark has been named the world’s “most connected” country based on mobile phone and internet use. Scandinavia dominated this year’s rankings, with Sweden in third place, followed
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The sophisticated Regin malware had been used to spy on airlines, said Symantec An “extremely complex” and “stealthy” spying program has been stealing data from ISPs, energy companies, airlines and research-and-development labs, a security company has said. With a “degree of technical competence rarely seen”, Regin had probably taken years to develop, Symantec said. And
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Human rights group says software represents ‘a strike back against governments’ over covert surveillance By Matthew Taylor The Guardian Human rights experts and technology groups have launched a new tool allowing members of the public to scan their computers for surveillance spyware used by governments. Amnesty says Detekt is the first tool freely available that
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The continent’s armies are going on a spending spree GOMBE AND KAMPALA | The Economist THE north-eastern Nigerian town of Chibok is spared little. Earlier this year fighters from the extremist group, Boko Haram, abducted more than 200 local schoolgirls. In the past week insurgents and government troops have traded possession of urban districts and surrounding
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Press Release Bahir Dar, Ethiopia – In remarks today to government officials, faculty and students at the Ethiopian Maritime Training Institute (EMTI) in Bahir Dar, U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Patricia M. Haslach announced the establishment of a new visa class for Ethiopians – the C1/D visa. This new crewmember transit visa will facilitate travel to
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Newstime Africa NASA ADDIS ABABA (AA) – The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) has said it would provide assistance to various institutions in Ethiopia in the areas of science and engineering. The assertion came at a meeting between visiting NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom at the conclusion of
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By Kevin Montgomery, Gawker We already know tech’s diversity reports are dismal. Now a black female engineer who works at Google adds a narrative to the corporate numbers that are so easy to dismiss. In eight years at the company, she has cycled through harassment, isolation, being passed over for promotions, and surrendering her identity to fit
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By Kevin Montgomery, Gawker We already know tech’s diversity reports are dismal. Now a black female engineer who works at Google adds a narrative to the corporate numbers that are so easy to dismiss. In eight years at the company, she has cycled through harassment, isolation, being passed over for promotions, and surrendering her identity to fit
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