Category: Feature Stories

The police authority calls for action against criminals using AI technology. One type of fraud is of particular concern to investigators. Interpol is sounding the alarm: artificial intelligence (AI) is making it easier for criminal gangs to reach victims all over the world. The global police authority, comprising 196 member states, is therefore calling for greater efforts to combat financial fraud using AI. In combination with phishing and malware, AI has led to sophisticated fraud campaigns. According to Interpol Secretary General Jürgen Stock, this does not require advanced technical knowledge.…

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Butter is a controversial topic in nutrition. There are two camps: those who love butter and those who swear by margarine or other plant-based substitutes. And that’s not all: how and when butter is put on bread is also hotly debated. Butter contains a lot of cholesterolBread and butter (or margarine) belong on the kitchen table in a German household. Bread is not a superfood. And butter? It contains a lot of cholesterol, and it has long been assumed that this raises cholesterol levels and increases the risk of heart…

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There are around 300 different types of bread in Austria. Toast, however, is unquestionably the most popular. The reasons are obvious: the rectangular slices are available in many varieties, they keep almost forever, and the fresh, sweet taste of the soft bread is even more intense when toasted. However, most toast is industrially produced, making it a highly processed and unhealthy product. There is nothing nutritionally good about toast. Toast has hardly any nutritional valueCommon buttered toast usually contains a lot of sugar, saturated fatty acids, a low fiber content,…

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Hardly any other online shopping platform has risen as quickly as Temu. Founded in mid-2022, it is now almost impossible to avoid it online. This is mainly due to aggressive advertising; the company has even made several Super Bowl commercials this year, most likely worth several million dollars. If you look at the app downloads, this has paid off. The Android app was downloaded over 100 million times on Google Play. In the Apple charts of the top shopping apps in Austria, it is in first place, ahead of Spar,…

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Pope Francis once again made an urgent appeal against war at the Angelus prayer on Sunday. “Do we really believe we can build a better world this way? Do we believe that peace can be achieved in this way? Enough, please!” “I carry in my heart every day the suffering of the populations of Palestine and Israel due to the ongoing hostilities. Thousands of dead, wounded, and displaced: the immeasurable destruction causes pain,” the Pope told the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square. The Pope’s health seemed to have recovered…

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According to a new study, early humans of the Homo erectus species were already in Europe around 1.4 million years ago, which is significantly earlier than previously assumed. This is suggested by a layer of stone tools found at an excavation site in Ukraine. The earliest evidence to date of early humans in Europe from excavation sites in Atapuerca (Spain) and the Vallonet Cave in southern France is 1.1 to 1.2 million years old. As the research team led by Roman Garba from the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague…

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Frozen food is becoming increasingly popular. However, frozen food does not have the best reputation. The widespread assumption is that frozen products are unhealthy and contain no vitamins and minerals. But what is true about these prejudices?This is how healthy frozen food isFreezing is one of the best ways to preserve food. However, not all frozen foods are the same. Some frozen-ready meals are highly industrially processed and contain many calories, fats, and flavour enhancers. It is, therefore, better to steer clear of frozen pizza, lasagne, chips, and the like.…

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International Women’s Day is aimed at combating the multiple forms of discrimination and exploitation of women and girls around the world. International Women’s Day tradition has its roots in the workers’ movement in the struggle for better working conditions. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, women were exploited twice: on the one hand, in factory work under inhuman conditions, and on the other, for unreasonable living conditions in disastrous housing conditions. Among the central themes for engaged women were better working conditions, equal pay for equal work,…

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The time has come: the deadline for the stricter EU laws (Digital Markets Act) for technology giants to come into force has arrived, along with the long-awaited update for iPhones. With iOS 17.4, Apple is implementing the enforced changes for users in Europe. The EU hopes that this will bring a breath of fresh air to the iPhone ecosystem, give iOS users more freedom, and allow smaller providers to benefit from the broken market power of the large technology companies. Doubts are justifiedIt is difficult to predict whether the EU’s…

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