The main suspect in the 2015 Paris attacks trial has claimed that while he was a part of the terrorist attack and a member of ISIS he did not kill anyone. Salah Abdeslam is the only surviving member of a group of six ISIS members that raided the Bataclan hall in which 90 people were…
Swedish car maker Volvo has announced an investment of $1.5 billion AUD for its Torslanda manufacturing plant in order to help produce fully electric cars. Volvo has previously stated that they would be a fully electric car company by the year 2030 with the company also investing $4.5 billion AUD into a new plant with…
Israeli scientists have found that routine prenatal ultrasounds in the second trimester can indicate whether a foetus is likely to develop autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the future. Researchers from the Azrieli National Centre for Autism and the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have discovered that anomalies in the heart, kidneys, and head in 30…
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has announced that they are launching a new centre called the IAU Centre for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky from satellite pollution. Currently there are thousands of satellites in space with 2,000 belonging to Elon Musk’s SpaceX StarLink and according to the Daily Mail there are plans…
Researchers at the University of Auckland in New Zealand have developed a pacemaker that re-establishes a natural heart beat in patients with cardiovascular diseases. According to the study, current pacemakers pace a heart metronomically which is at a steady and constant pace. The new pacemaker will sync with the patients breathing pattern so that the…
A New York couple has been arrested over an alleged plot to launder $5 billion AUD worth of Bitcoin that was stolen during the 2016 hack of Bitfinex. 34-year-old Ilya Lichtenstein and 31-year-old Heather Morgan were arrested in Manhattan by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) yesterday with officials stating that the Bitcoin worth has…
Podcaster Joe Rogan has been offered $140 million AUD to transfer his podcast from Spotify to Rumble amid misinformation claims and racial slur controversies. Rumble is a Canadian based video-sharing platform that has become popular amongst people who hold conservative view points with the website having signed a deal with Trump Media and Technology Group.…
The University of Helsinki has developed a molecule that can protect against a COVID-19 infection for hours with use of a nasal spray and additional mask. Research was conducted on mice where it was found that the molecule would offer immediate protection against coronavirus for up to eight hours. Author of the study and Postdoctoral…
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has lost approximately $43 billion AUD after a market crash saw Meta stocks fall by over 26 per cent last week. The crash saw Meta lose $322 billion AUD making it the biggest downfall the company has every experienced. Zuckerberg’s personal net worth went down to $117 billion AUD and was…
A recent study has revealed that Australia has experienced several local extinctions of up to 17 birds since the country was colonised over 200 years ago. Research conducted by The University of Queensland discovered that in areas of Australia certain bird species no longer exist where they originally were found (local extinction). According to The…