Category: Technology
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There’s an internet blackout in Iran. How are videos and images managing to get out of the country?
Iranian authorities have implemented an almost total internet blockade in a crackdown on widespread anti-government protests, but a small portion of the population is managing to communicate with the outside world via satellite. Starlink, a division of Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX, is playing a fundamental—and, in the view of foreign activists, crucial—role in connecting…
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Internet Access in Early Childhood More Than Doubled Since 2015
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Internet access in early childhood more than doubled in less than a decade in Brazil, rising from 11% in 2015 to 23% in 2024. This includes nearly half (44%) of babies up to 2 years old and 71% of children aged 3 to 5. The data are part of the study *Proteção à primeira infância…
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Agrotalk Mind Launches the Book “Da Porteira Para O Mundo – Volume 2” and Promotes Art Exhibition at the Theatro Municipal de São Paulo
Agrotalk Mind, an event that promotes synergy between these sectors, will hold, on February 23, 2026, the forum “Agro Global: Brazil is a link in 5 continents.” The occasion will feature the participation of ten renowned international representatives and prominent speakers. The panels will be moderated by journalist Caio Junqueira from CNN Brasil. This event…
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Internet Access Grows Across Social Classes, But Remains Unequal
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Brazilians now access the internet in a large majority, but the quality and type of content they seek may show considerable differences related to family income. According to the TIC Domicílios survey, released this Tuesday (9), 86% of households have internet access, the highest figure in the historical series, which began in 2015 when 51%…
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Satellite Reflections Could Ruin Most Images from Some Space Telescopes, Study Says
Reflections produced by a growing number of satellites orbiting Earth could ruin more than 95% of images captured by some space telescopes in the next decade, according to a NASA-led study. The reflected light appears as stripes called satellite trails. This has already been observed in images taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The situation…
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Satellite light will impair the majority of images from some space telescopes, study indicates
Reflections caused by the growing number of satellites in Earth’s orbit could compromise more than 95% of images captured by some space telescopes in the next decade, according to a NASA-led study. Reflected light appears as trails, known as satellite trails. This phenomenon has already been observed in images captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.…
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Young People See AI Knowledge as a Job Differentiator
A survey released this Wednesday (3) shows that 80% of young people believe that knowledge about Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an impactful factor for getting a job. The survey, conducted by Nexus and Demà, interviewed 2,016 people aged 14 to 29 across the 27 federative units, from July 14 to 20. The sample’s margin of…
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Trump Says He Wants to Resume Nuclear Tests. Here’s What That Would Mean
President Trump said on Thursday that the US would begin testing nuclear weapons again for the first time in decades. “We stopped many years ago, but with others doing tests I think it’s appropriate to do the same,” the president said to reporters aboard Air Force One. Experts say resuming tests would be a major…
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Trump says he wants to resume nuclear tests. See what that would mean
President Trump stated on Thursday (October 30) that the US would resume testing nuclear weapons for the first time in decades. “We stopped many years ago, but with other countries conducting tests, I think it’s appropriate to do so,” the president told reporters aboard Air Force One. Experts say resuming tests would represent a major…
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Elon Musk Launches Digital Encyclopedia to Rival Wikipedia
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in Arts & Culture, Business, children, Curiosities, Ecology, Ecology and Sustainability, Education, Family, Geral, Health, History, International, Internet, Literature, Medicine, Men, Politics, Religion, Science and Technology, Sports, Sustainability, Technology, Teenager, Theather, Tourism, United States, War, Weather, Women, WorldElon Musk announced on Monday (27) the launch of Grokipedia, a new online encyclopedia written by artificial intelligence, which he presents as a “less biased” alternative to the traditional Wikipedia. The information was published by the Washington Post, which highlighted that the project is still in its initial phase. De acordo with the American newspaper,…