# Griekeland het wetgewing aanvaar wat kinders jonger as 15 vanaf 1 Januarie volgende jaar verbied om sosiale media te gebruik. Die Parlement het die maatreël vandag goedgekeur te midde van kommer oor die uitwerking van sosiale media op jongmense se gesondheid en veiligheid. Platforms sal ouderdoms-bevestiging moet doen, en terselfdertyd die privaatheid van gebruikers […]
# Japan gaan ‘n span saamstel om kuber-aanvalle met kunsmatige intelligensie na te boots en swakpunte in rekenaarstelsels te identifiseer. Dit volg terwyl regerings en ondernemings wêreldwyd hulle haas om webwerwe te beveilig nadat kritieke foute ontdek is in die programmeertaal PHP waarmee talle webwerwe bedryf word. Die Japannese selfoonmaatskappy SoftBank het sy noodwaarskuwingstelsel opgeskort […]
# Israel se Weermag is opdrag gegee om voor te berei vir ‘n volledige sluiting van die besette Wesoewer nadat minstens vyf mense beseer is in ‘n skietvoorval naby Hebron. Israelse magte het twee vermeende Palestynse aanvallers doodgeskiet wat blykbaar verandwoordelik was vir die voorval. Eerste minister Benjamin Netanyahu het veiligheidsmagte opdrag gegee om Hebron […]
# Israel has ordered its military to prepare for a full closure of the occupied West Bank after a shooting near Hebron left at least five people injured. Israeli forces killed two suspected Palestinian attackers, whom the military said were responsible for the incident. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered security forces to cordon off […]
# South Korea has again proposed military talks with North Korea to clarify the countries’ disputed land border and reduce the risk of accidental clashes. The proposal follows a landmine explosion in the Demilitarised Zone last month that injured three South Korean soldiers. Seoul says North Korean troops have crossed the military demarcation line while […]
# Greece has passed legislation banning children under 15 from using social media, with the restrictions due to take effect on the first of January next year. Parliament approved the measure on Friday amid concerns about the impact of social media on young people’s health and safety. Platforms will have to introduce age-verification systems while […]
# Japan will establish a team to use artificial intelligence to simulate cyberattacks and identify weaknesses in computer systems. This comes as governments and businesses worldwide race to secure websites after critical flaws were discovered in programming language PHP, used to run many websites. Japanese mobile operator SoftBank has suspended its emergency alert system while […]
# Die Europese Unie se nuwe ambassadeur in Suid-Afrika, Kristian Schmidt, sê die verhouding met die land kan gebruik word om plaaslike mineraalverwerking te bevorder. Die EU bly die land se grootste bron van regstreekse buitelandse belegging, met wedersydse handel wat verlede jaar 851,71-miljard-rand beloop het. Schmidt sien ook groot moontlikhede vir samewerking op ander […]
# The European Union’s new ambassador to South Africa, Kristian Schmidt, says the relationship with the country could be leveraged to bolster domestic mineral processing. The EU remains the country’s largest source of foreign direct investment, with two-way trade totalling 851.71-billion-rand last year. Schmidt also sees significant potential for cooperation in other areas linked to […]
