Interest rates: if central banks don’t start cutting them soon, it could actually increase inflation
Alan Shipman, The Open University - What next for interest rates? The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is widely expected to leave them unchanged when it meets on November 2, despite...
The cost-of-living crisis is hitting hard. Here are 3 ways to soften the blow
Ama Samarasinghe, RMIT University - As our wallets feel the strain from the cost-of-living crisis, many of us are looking for ways to soften the blow. While everyone’s circumstances are different, and ideally you...
Severe Vulnerabilities Discovered in Software to Protect Internet Routing
Frankfurt and Darmstadt (ots) - A research team from the National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity ATHENE led by Prof. Dr. Haya Schulmann has uncovered 18 vulnerabilities in crucial software components of Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI). RPKI is an Internet standard meant to protect Internet traffic from being hijacked by hackers. By now, all affected vendors provided patches for their products. The vulnerabilities could have had devastating consequences: Internet hijacks have already been exploited, e.g., for phishing passwords and other sensitive information, tricking certificate authorities into issuing fraudulent Web certificates, stealing cryptocurrency, distributing malware, and poisoning caches of DNS servers. The ATHENE team consisting of Prof. Dr. Haya Schulmann and...
Why the world is turning away from the US dollar
Alexandros Mandilaras, University of Surrey - The invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 prompted the US Treasury Department to impose unprecedented sanctions on Russia,...
Portugal caps rents, gives away vacant flats & suspends VAT on basic foodstuffs
By Kasija Milošević - Inflation is driving more and more unexpecting people into poverty. The Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) and the Greens nevertheless refuse to take action against the skyrocketing...
“Watershed” agreement: Farmers, water suppliers and communities work together to protect forests and water sources
By Ingo Geiger - In Bolivia, 24,000 farmers in cooperation with communities and public water suppliers protect more than 600,000 hectares of forest from deforestation, exploitation, and the interests of mining companies—and thus protect the regional water supply in the long term. The Reciprocal Water Agreements (ARAs) are now considered a model for conservation in South America: more and...
Traineeships and other opportunities for young people in the EU
Young people eager to work with EU institutions, bodies or agencies have numerous options to gain valuable experience. Traineeships offer young professionals practical work experience and skill acquisition before transitioning to regular employment,...
Remote work marks the path to a greener future
Patryk Makowski, Technological University of the Shannon - There is more to working from home than skipping the traffic...
