The Merge is the most significant upgrade in the history of Ethereum. Extensive testing and bug bounties were undertaken to ensure a safe transition to proof-of-stake. It’s been almost two years in the making but the time has finally come for Ethereum’s Merge to take place. In less than six hours, Eth will make its…
The UN says three Afghan women working for the organisation were recently detained and questioned by the Taliban. Source: United Nations, Flickr. A UN expert described the repression of Afghan women, with the organisation also accusing the Taliban of harassing their female employees. “There has been an emerging pattern of harassment of Afghan UN female…
Video recordings and baby heart monitors were used to rank four different approaches that the research team employed. It’s not a magic solution for sleep-deprived parents, but scientists say they found the best way to soothe a crying baby. A series of experiments were conducted to find the most effective way to settle wailing infants.…
“Some 4,000 rapid diagnostic tests have been delivered to support the work of rapid response teams deployed to investigate suspected cases,” said the UN. Source: UNICEF, Khuder Al-Issa. On September 10 the Syrian Ministry of Health officially declared an outbreak of cholera with the UN now saying it’s a cause for concern. Following the death…
MSC’s shipping line sails on more than 260 trade routes, calling at over 500 ports and is targeting net zero decarbonisation by 2050. Source: Shutterstock. Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) said they’ve changed their courses around Sri Lanka in efforts to help protect blue whales. The world’s largest shipping company started re-routing their course in mid-2022…
Fears of freedom of expression being infringed grew after the police response to non-violent protests. Source: Darshna Soni, Twitter. The treatment of pro-republic and anti-monarchy protesters in the UK have caused freedom of speech concerns to grow. Some events and locations had protesters holding anti-monarchy and pro-republic signs, after Charles became king following the death…
“Tomorrow the coffin will be borne in Procession on a Gun Carriage of The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery to the Palace of Westminster,” said The Royal Family. Source: Twitter, The Royal Family. Her Majesty’s coffin has arrived at Buckingham Palace following a journey from Edinburgh to London where her family will now pay their…
The fuel excise was aimed at temporarily easing the cost-of-living difficulties as fuel prices continued to rise. Fuel prices are set to go up by 25.3 cents a litre once the federal government’s fuel excise ends on September 29. In March, the previous Coalition government halved the tax on each litre of fuel sold in…
How these diamonds formed remains mysterious, though the scientists say they may have formed from a dwarf planet after it collided with a large asteroid 4.5 billion years ago. Source: RMIT University. Mysterious diamonds from an ancient dwarf planet in our solar system could be used to produce ultra-tough machine parts. A research team consisting…
“With ethics consent, this information [from the UK Biobank] was linked with participants’ health records through several data sources and registries including inpatient hospital, primary care records, and cancer and death registries,” said USYD. A new study by the University of Sydney (USYD) has said that walking 10,000 steps a day can do a lot…