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Global quantum institute for best use cases proposed for Geneva
A coalition announced plans for a global institute for quantum computing that equitably shares the new technology.
Trying to reassure Europe, Biden signs order on E.U.-U.S. data privacy
U.S. President Joe Biden set safeguards against American intelligence agencies misusing personal information.
American elected as successor to Chinese head of U.N. telecom agency
ITU's next secretary-general will take over a key agency that regulates and sets standards for global telecommunications.
International statistics to manage policy and risk
The U.N. and numerous other international organizations offer a wide range of data sets and statistical services.
CERN celebrates 'Run 3' and observing three new exotic particles
Scientists cheered as high-energy collisions of protons in the atom smasher were recorded at an unprecedented 13.6 TeV.
BIS says the future monetary system is cental bank digital currencies
The financial institution that supports central banks has a new blueprint for the monetary system, and it's not crypto-based.
First image of Milky Way's previously unseeable black hole
An international astronomy team gave the world its first glimpse of the supermassive black hole in the Milky Way.
CERN particle accelerator restarted after a shutdown of three years
The world's biggest and most powerful atom smasher is once again circulating beams of protons for scientific discoveries.
Cyber attack exposes data from at least 60 Red Cross organizations
Hackers gained access to ICRC confidential information about more than half a million 'highly vulnerable people.'
New rise in Cold War tensions over science and technology feared
A Swiss science diplomacy foundation wants to prevent a new Cold War from being fought over science and technology.
U.N. rights chief decries reported Israeli spyware abuse on journalists
Michelle Bachelet said reports about the use of Pegasus software for spying 'seem to confirm some of the worst fears.'
U.N. inspectors find promise and hype with blockchain technology
Ten U.N. agencies use blockchain and most others plan to despite environmental issues, data privacy, and cyber risks.
Geneva 'anticipator' for science diplomacy pushes global initiatives
A new Swiss foundation unveiled sweeping plans for a global science court and a new international organization and treaty.
Central banks lean into era of big data for research and decisions
Machine learning applications that use big data are increasingly helping central banks, according to BIS.
Mammoth digital effort aims to resuscitate League of Nations' legacy
Ten million pages scanned, five million more to go. The digitization project for the archives hit the two-thirds mark.