Schools in Michigan have been massively affected by ransomware attacks in the last few years. Since 2016, there have been over 740 cyberattacks targeting school computer systems. School districts in Michigan have in recent times come under attack by ransomware viruses. The viruses, which mostly target teachers’ documents, operating systems running their heating, telephone and […]
Taiwan’s parliament passed an anti-infiltration act on Tuesday with less than two weeks to go before Taiwan’s presidential and general elections. The anti-infiltration act, which is directed at curbing Chinese influence in Taiwan’s politics, was passed through the legislature within 34 days. The law passed by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has been welcomed […]
Thousands of Hong Kong professional teachers and supporters have stormed the Edinburgh Place in protest against the government and Education Bureau over its handling of cases involving teachers accused of protest-related misconduct. Many in the crowd on Friday wore masks as students, university lecturers, pro-democracy lawmakers, also came to show support. At the same time, […]
The jail term conferred on He Jiankui, the biophysicist who created the world first CRISPR-baby, has led many scientists to conclude that the Chinese government are trying to prevent other researchers from following his step. According to Wei Wensheng, a gene-editing researcher at Peking University in Beijing claims the punishment by the Chinese government would […]
The Philippine (PH) Department of Education (DepEd) aims to improve quality education by transforming the Educators Academy. Revamping the National Educators Academy According to PH’s DepEd, reviewing the current curriculum will not be enough if they fail to synchronize it with a change in the Educators Academy. Teachers also need upskilling and reskilling towards better […]
Usage of blockchain technology for trading green energy markets is already taking shape. Researchers are now confident that in future, blockchain will play a major role in advancing green energy policies. Integration of blockchain technology in various technologies has resulted in innovative ideas that are changing the scope of entire industries. The latest development, however, […]
The conversation about climate change is being hindered by a social barrier, which prevents people from admitting it is real. The greatest threat in the implementation of policies to reverse the negative effect of climate change is also people unwilling to accept scientific facts regarding the matter. Striking a conversation about climate change and what […]
A new AI technology for diagnosing breast cancer is as good as two doctors doing a double reading system. Diagnosing breast cancer Google Health and Imperial College London formed an international team to design and train an AI that can diagnose breast cancer thru reading mammograms. The process involved nearly 29,000 X-ray images from random women. In its […]
A team of Canadian scientists have announced a new initiative to use drones to plant new trees cheaply and quickly as an effort to fight against the harmful effects of climate change and deforestation. The team of Canadian scientists and engineering graduates are calling this initiative, Flash Forest under which they reportedly tested their drone […]
An Oxford University physics professor forced to quit before his 70th birthday has won a landmark age discrimination battle against the university. An employment tribunal ruled that the physics professor, Paul Ewart was unfairly and discriminately dismissed on the grounds of age when his contract was not renewed in September 2017. Notably, Oxford University current […]
