How Google Maps, Spotify, Shazam and More Work | WSJ Tech Behind

How Google Maps, Spotify, Shazam and More Work | WSJ Tech Behind

How does Google Maps use satellites, GPS and more to get you from point A to point B? What is the tech that powers Spotify’s recommendation algorithm? From the unique tech that works in seconds to power tap-to-pay to how Shazam identifies 23,000 songs each minute, WSJ explores the engineering and science of technology that…

John Mearsheimer: Israel is choosing ‘apartheid’ or ‘ethnic cleansing’ | The Bottom Line

John Mearsheimer: Israel is choosing ‘apartheid’ or ‘ethnic cleansing’ | The Bottom Line

Israel has gone far beyond “going after Hamas” in the first 10 weeks of its war on Gaza, according to one of the United States’ leading political scientists, John Mearsheimer. He tells host Steve Clemons that murdering hundreds of civilians daily and starving the rest is a “punishment campaign” and “should be unacceptable to decent…

Israeli military’s ‘execution’ killings of two Palestinian civilians prompts investigation

Israeli military’s ‘execution’ killings of two Palestinian civilians prompts investigation

Israel’s military police are investigating the killing of two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank after a human rights group posted a video that captures the apparent “executions” of the two men by Israeli forces, according to the Associated Press news agency. Israel’s B’Tselem human rights group accused soldiers of carrying out a pair of…

Hezbollah says it has targeted an Israeli military site

Hezbollah says it has targeted an Israeli military site

Hezbollah says it has targeted an Israeli military site, along the southern border of Lebanon. The group says it hit the target with a guided missile, claiming casualties and injuries among Israeli soldiers. Hezbollah and Israeli forces have frequently been exchanging fire along the border. Al Jazeera’s Sara Khairat has more details from Haifa in…

Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah dies at 86

Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah dies at 86

The emir of oil-rich Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, has died, after three years in power. He was 86. Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith takes a look back at his life Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page:…

Moment Israeli police attack journalist | AJ #shorts

Moment Israeli police attack journalist | AJ #shorts

This is the moment Israeli police attacked an Anadolu Agency journalist in Occupied East Jerusalem, hospitalising him. Two officers have been suspended from duty as the force says it has launched an investigation into the incident. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/…

Ukraine economic recovery: Labour shortage hits struggling businesses

Ukraine economic recovery: Labour shortage hits struggling businesses

After the initial shock of Russia’s full-scale invasion nearly two years ago, Ukraine’s economy is forecast to grow by 2% next year. That’s likely to pose increasing challenges for companies facing worker shortages. Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride reports from Kyiv, Ukraine. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook…