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NHS' DeepMind Data-Sharing Deal Potentially Puts Patient's Privacy at Risk, Say Analysts
Analysts have recently probed questions on NHS (National Health Service)'s deal with DeepMind, with allegations that the contract includes a data-sharing clause that will put patients' privacy at risk.
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SolarCity Powers Island of Ta'u Entirely with Solar Panels, Creating True 'Solar Island'
SolarCity, the largest provider of solar energy services in the United States, has recently brought their services to the island of Ta'u in the American Samoa.
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UK Passes Unprecedented Nationwide Surveillance Systems; UN Privacy Chief Says Its 'Worse Than Scary'
The UK has recently announced its move to launch nationwide surveillance systems that will mark itself as the "world's foremost surveillance state."
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BlackBerry to Release Its Last Mobile Phone
It's game over for BlackBerry as it succumbs to smartphone giants Apple and Samsung.
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Russia Wants to Ban LinkedIn After Legal Breach
Following LinkedIn's infringement of Russian law requiring that all companies holding Russian citizens' personal details be stored in servers within the country, Russia is now working on measures to ban the site from the country.
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Survey: Hong Kong teens generally identify with traditional Chinese cultural values
In order an effort to promote traditional Chinese culture, the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong, in collaboration with Macao YMCA, Guangzhou Suigang'ao Teenagers Institute, and the Teacher Chang Foundation of Taiwan, has conducted a survey on teens measuring their cultural awareness. They found that Hong Kong youths generally identify with and support the values of traditional Chinese culture.
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Global Lutherans celebrate Reformation Day, ‘trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time’.
Yesterday, October 31, was Reformation Day, and Lutherans around the world held various events in commemoration. In Singapore, the Lutheran Church advocated for Christian communion, while the German Lutheran Church encouraged believers to face the challenge of “trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time.”
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Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues
American churchgoers are looking for more than biblical explanation from their pastor each week. Many expect the sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues.
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2.1M Korean Christians estimated at joint worship service to affirm family, oppose gay marriage, pray for nation
In the afternoon of Reformation Sunday, Oct. 27, some 2.1 million Christians gathered for a joint worship service from 2pm to 5pm in Seoul, Korea to “unite for repentance, revival, and restoration of holiness in our society.” According to organizers, an estimated 1.1 million joined onsite despite the bad weather with another 1 million joining online. The unprecedented joint worship service brought together Korean churches across denominations as they affirmed traditional marriage and family and
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Willow Creek Community Church invites believers to write prayer cards for the next president
This past Sunday, Willow Creek Community Church based in Illinois invited believers to “pray for the next president” during the service. The church not only expressed its concern for the upcoming election but also emphasized the role believers should play in the process and the importance of offering prayers for the nation's leaders.
