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A travel deal looks convincing. How can you check it is real?
Read the story ↗: A travel deal looks convincing. How can you check it is real?A polished website, familiar logo and low price are not proof that a flight, hotel or rental is legitimate. These independent checks can prevent a costly booking mistake.
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What happens to the internet when an undersea cable breaks?
A damaged undersea cable does not automatically switch off the internet. Alternative routes, spare capacity and repair arrangements determine the impact.
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Do more megapixels actually produce better photographs?
A higher megapixel count can capture more detail, but it does not automatically produce a better photograph. Light, lens quality, focus and image processing…
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A new UN cybercrime convention is taking shape. What is at stake?
The UN cybercrime convention could speed up cross-border investigations. Its real test will be whether stronger cooperation also protects privacy and human rights.
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AI needs electricity. Why data centres are becoming an energy issue
AI runs on physical infrastructure. The coming growth in data-centre electricity use will make grid capacity, location and energy policy central to the AI…
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The High Seas Treaty is now in force. What changes?
A new UN agreement now offers a shared framework for protecting ocean areas beyond national borders. What it changes—and what still depends on countries…
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Bab el-Mandeb: how Houthi advances could disrupt global trade
Houthi advances near Bab el-Mandeb have raised the risk to a trade route linking the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. What is…
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