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New high-tech cargo ship sets sail to test wind power at sea

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Summary: The cargo ship PIXAS Ocean embarks on a voyage equipped with wind wings to explore wind power's potential for reducing emissions and energy usage in shipping. Maritime industry leaders, including Cargill, have invested in the development of wind wing technology to accelerate decarbonisation efforts in an industry responsible for nearly 3 percent of global CO2 emissions. Simon Schofield, Chief Technology Officer at Bar Technologies, explains how wind wing sails function, highlighting their ability to optimize energy harvesting and reduce bot...

Police Stop Twitter Sign Removal from San Francisco HQ

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Summary: Police stop Twitter's iconic sign removal at the San Francisco headquarters. The removal was part of Twitter's larger rebranding strategy to reflect its evolving identity. Public reaction is mixed, with some expressing nostalgia while others understand Twitter's need to evolve. The original sign will be preserved and relocated within the headquarters as a tribute to its history. Police intervened to prevent the removal of the iconic Twitter sign from the c...

Why is TikTok getting banned around the world?

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Why is TikTok getting banned around the world? It's one of the biggest apps in the world that is using TikTok, a security risk. Hi Bestie, I hope you have the most wonderful day. This is an issue of our times. Sophie, get off it, stop it. TikTok is owned by the Chinese tech company Bite Dance, some fear that the app can harvest your data and potentially hand it to the Chinese government. For people with sensitive information on their phones, for example government workers, it could mean a potentially major security risk. We'll look back at this time and say wow, that was a really naive time where people just let their data go all over the place. So at a time when tensions between China and the West is high, some governments are cracking down and banning workers from having the app on their work phones. The US, as the world's top country, is so afraid of a user-friendly a...