E3 2021: Microsoft shows off Halo Infinite, Starfield and Forza Horizon 5
A release date for Halo, a new Forza racer, and the unveil of Starfield were all at Microsoft’s E3.
Australia’s vaccination rollout has really picked up in recent months, partly due to Covid outbreaks in Sydney and Melbourne. But in remote areas hardly touched by the virus, it’s often a different story. Australia’s famous Royal Flying Doctor Service is part of a huge logistical effort to get jabs in arms. The BBC joined them…
The state of South Australia is home to half of all the wine produced in the country, but the state is also very dry and changing climate conditions and water shortages mean optimising water use is essential. The University of Adelaide is developing water sensors, thermal imaging and rovers with artificial intelligence to help winegrowers…
Greece is hoping European countries will adopt a Covid-19 vaccine certificate system to make tourism easier during the summer. A digital vaccination certificate would make travel smoother, Akis Skertsos, deputy minister to Greece’s prime minister explained. He told BBC World News: “We don’t think that this is discriminatory at all. Restrictions are already in place…
LJ Rich looks at the best of the week’s technology news stories including: Apple sues spyware firm NSO Group and its parent company for allegedly targeting iPhone users with a hacking tool. NSO Group says its tools were made to target terrorists and criminals Rolls-Royce waits for confirmation that its Spirit of Innovation craft is…
The Taliban say they will not extend the deadline for Western forces to leave Afghanistan. A spokesman, Suhail Shaheen, told the BBC’s Yalda Hakim that the 31 August was a red line and that any extension would be a “clear violation” of the Doha agreement between the United States and the Taliban. He said that…
The Middle East is warming faster than much of the world, and Kuwait is careering towards unbearable temperatures. With the mercury topping 53C, three Kuwaiti citizens – an influencer, a weather forecaster and a retired civil servant – raise the alarm. They urge that Kuwait must not be allowed to get any hotter – and…