The victims, between the ages of 15 and 44, were found in October 2019 inside a refrigerated container that had traveled by ferry from Belgium to the eastern England port of Purfleet. The migrants had paid people-smugglers thousands of dollars to take them on risky journeys to what they hoped would be better lives abroad. … [Read more...] about Britain Jails Smugglers in Deaths of 39 Vietnamese Migrants in Container
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Elon Musk targets telecom for next disruption with Starlink internet
Elon Musk became the world’s richest person this month by upending the global auto industry and disrupting aerospace heavyweights with reusable rockets. Now he’s setting his sights on another business dominated by entrenched incumbents: telecommunications.Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. has launched more than 1,000 satellites for its Starlink internet service and is signing up early customers in the U.S., U.K. and Canada. SpaceX has told investors that Starlink is angling for a piece of a $1 trillion market made up of in-flight internet, maritime services, demand in China and India -- and rural customers such as Brian Rendel.Rendel became a Starlink tester in November after struggling for years with sluggish internet speeds at his 160-acre farm overlooking Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. After he paid about $500 for the equipment, FedEx arrived with a flat dish and antenna. For $99 a month, Rendel is now getting speeds of 100 megabytes … [Read more...] about Elon Musk targets telecom for next disruption with Starlink internet
RLDA e-roadshows showcase NDLS redevelopment work
The RLDA is a statutory body under the Ministry of Railways for the development of vacant railway land. Currently, the Indian Railways has approximately f43,000 hectares of vacant land across the country and is also handling 84 railway colony redevelopment projects. … [Read more...] about RLDA e-roadshows showcase NDLS redevelopment work
Privacy fears as Indian city readies facial recognition to spot harassed women
By Rina ChandranA plan to monitor women's expressions with facial recognition technology to prevent street harassment in a north Indian city, will lead to intrusive policing and privacy violations, digital rights experts warned on Friday.In Lucknow, about 500 kilometres (310 miles) from the nation's capital New Delhi, police identified some 200 harassment hotspots that women visit often and where most complaints are reported, said police commissioner D.K. Thakur."We will set up five AI-based cameras which will be capable of sending an alert to the nearest police station," he said, referring to the artificial intelligence-based technology."These cameras will become active as soon as the expressions of a woman in distress change," he told reporters this week, without giving further details on which expressions would trigger an alert.Facial recognition technology is being increasingly deployed in airports, railway stations and cafes across India, with plans for nationwide systems to … [Read more...] about Privacy fears as Indian city readies facial recognition to spot harassed women
Woman withdraws rape complaint against Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde
The police had started an inquiry and the woman had visited the Oshiwara police station to record her statement. Munde, a senior NCP leader from Beed district, has denied the rape charges and dubbed them has an attempt to blackmail him. The minister, however, has admitted that he was in a relationship with the complainant woman's sister. … [Read more...] about Woman withdraws rape complaint against Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde