Spotify’s HiFi streaming could finally arrive this year
It’s been nearly four years since Spotify announced a HiFi tier for its music streaming service that would support lossless audio. That wait could end this year, Bloomberg reports, as the company works to finalize details, including streaming rights. Spotify could charge as much as $5 or $6 extra per month for the new tier…
How to convince people, as per phycology
Convincing people effectively involves understanding human psychology and employing strategies that tap into their thoughts, emotions, and motivations. Here are several psychological principles and strategies to help you persuade others: 1. Reciprocity Principle: People are more likely to give you something when you’ve first given them something…
Indonesia’s militarized crackdown on illegal forest use sparks human rights concerns
JAKARTA — Indonesia’s president has drafted the military to lead the reclamation of illegally occupied forest areas throughout the country, while the Ministry of Forestry has partnered with it to protect and rehabilitate forest areas. These have prompted warnings of a backslide to heavy-handed evictions targeting largely powerless Indigenous and local communities…Meta keeps trying to invent the future. It hasn’t worked yet
CNN — Facebook kickstarted the modern social media age in the early 2000s. But its parent company Meta’s ambitions to expand over the last decade haven’t had nearly the same success. It’s still apparently trying again anyway, with the latest big thing: humanoid robots. A new Meta team is working on robots capable of doing…
New shipment of humanitarian assistance enters Gaza
A reliable source at Rafah Terminal in North Sinai said on Sunday 16-2-2025 that 150 trucks entered Gaza including 15 fuel tankers. The source said the trucks entered the Palestinian enclave following inspection at Karm Abu Salem and Al Auja border crossings. The post New shipment of humanitarian assistance enters Gaza appeared first on Egypt…
US Security Cooperation in Mideast Must Account for Human Security: Col. Dahouk
During his speech at the annual National Council on US-Arab Relations conference in Washington DC, the Former Senior Military Advisor to US Department of State and Member of the Board of Directors of the National Council on US-Arab Relations, Colonel (Ret.) Abbas Dahouk, spoke about the US security cooperation in the Middle East…
USA Groups Reject Shell’s Purported Sale Of Oil Fields For $2.4Bn …Call For A Proper University
The National Union of Ogoni Students International NUOS INTL USA, in collaboration with the Center for Democracy, Human Rights and Anti-corruption International, CDHRAC INT’L alongside People Advancement Center and Mideckoe Environmental Development Institute have condemned an article written in Associated Press by Taiwo Adebayo titled “Nigeria moves to restart oil production in vulnerable...
S/Arabia Donates 100 Tonnes Of Dates To Nigeria
News Investigators/ The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has donated 100 tons of dates to the Federal Government of Nigeria as part of its annual humanitarian relief efforts. A statement from the Saudi Embassy on Monday indicated that the donation to Nigeria is a gift from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques…
Harvard Scientists Just Discovered Why Humans Burn Energy Like No Other Animal
Humans have evolved an exceptionally high metabolic rate, unlike any other known animal. Unlike primates that conserve energy by being less active, humans can stay on the move thanks to sweating, which prevents overheating. This metabolic advantage may have been key to our evolutionary success. Humans have significantly higher metabolic rates than other mammals…