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The Internet of Everything

The Internet of Everything (IT) was one of the main tendencies in 2015 according to Gartner. The term To-do Internet is quite recent and there is confusion between Internet of Everything (IT) and Internet of Things (IC). To clarify this difference, let us begin with definitions and applications and examine the future of this new concept.

Stocamine: French toxic waste site threatens Europe's key water source

Thousands of tonnes of toxic waste lie buried beneath one of Europe’s most important groundwater reserves in the town of Wittelsheim in France’s Alsace region. French authorities decided in June to permanently seal waste from the former Stocamine potash mine at the site, claiming there was not sufficient time to remove it safely. But scientists and advocacy groups strongly oppose the decision, fearing the chemicals could seep into the water supply of the Upper Rhine aquifer. [...]

US sanctions Cuban President and others for human rights violations

In the latest in a series of measures by US President Donald Trump's administration to increase pressure on the Cuban government, the United States on Friday announced its sanctions against Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel for his role "in the Cuban regime's brutality toward the Cuban people." [...]

Judge orders Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration arrests in California

A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in seven California counties, including Los Angeles, after an immigrant advocacy groups filed the lawsuit last week accusing the administration of systematically targeting brown-skinned people during its ongoing immigration crackdown. [...]

Fuel to Air India jet engines cut off before crash, says report

A preliminary investigation report issued by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau on Saturday said fuel control switches to the engines of the Air India flight that crashed on 12 June were moved from the "run" to the "cutoff" position moments before impact. The report did not offer any conclusions or apportion blame for the disaster. [...]

US appeals court scraps alleged 9/11 mastermind’s plea deal

A divided US appeals court on Friday threw out an agreement that would have allowed accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two alleged accomplices to plead guilty in a deal sparing him the death penalty. A military judge ruled in November that the deals were valid and binding, but the government appealed that decision. [...]