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1 year ago+15 15 0China opens national security probe into Micron products
The Chinese government has opened an investigation into US memory vendor Micron citing national security risks. The investigation, announced in a brief statement by Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), offers little in terms of detail. Translate ...
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1 year ago+2 2 0Why deforestation means less rain in tropical forests
A new study has uncovered that forest loss is changing weather patterns in the world's three largest remaining tropical rainforests. The study, published in the journal Nature last month, found that clearing wide swaths of trees — what's kn ...
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1 year ago+3 3 0From 4chan to international politics, a bug-eating conspiracy theory goes mainstream
In mid-March, a far-right Dutch member of parliament named Thierry Baudet tweeted "WE WILL NOT EAT THE BUGS" accompanied by a photo of himself holding a microphone in one hand and pouring golden mealworms out of a bag in the other.
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1 year ago+2 2 0Neuroimaging study reveals anxious dogs have different brains to normal dogs
Dog ownership is a lot of furry companionship, tail wags and chasing balls, and ample unconditional love. However, some dog owners are also managing canine pals struggling with mental illness.
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1 year ago+2 2 0Swarm isn’t a love letter to Black women. It’s hate mail.
In 2013, when I was a freshman at Howard University, one of my friends was borderline obsessed with Childish Gambino’s music. Before that, I hadn’t heard much about Gambino — or his alter ego, then-comedian Donald Glover — but I was surprised when, i ...
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1 year ago+4 4 0Lockheed Martin is building a Moon-to-Earth satellite communications network
If humanity is going to have a long-term presence on the Moon, it's going to need reliable communications — and Lockheed Martin thinks it can provide that link. The company has created a spinoff devoted to lunar infrastructure, Crescent Space, w ...
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1 year ago+18 18 0Some laid-off staff at Google's Irish office could be given severance packages worth $320,000, report says
Google staffers in Ireland made redundant as part of the company's 12,000 global cuts could be offered severance packages worth more than €300,000 ($320,000), British newspaper the Sunday Times reported this week. The tech giant announced plans ...
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1 year ago+2 2 0Microsoft and Nintendo Sign 10-Year Contract for Call of Duty
Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, has now confirmed the company’s 10-year commitment to release Call of Duty on Nintendo devices “the same day as Xbox, with complete feature and content parity.” According to Smith’s tweet announcing the partnership ...
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1 year ago+4 4 0What It Looks Like When the Far Right Takes Control of Local Government
The agenda for the Ottawa County governing board’s most recent meeting here last week listed, among other issues, a roof repair and resurfacing contract, a budget calendar that needed setting and, from IT, a request to hire one more employee.
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1 year ago+3 3 0Chris Tucker Says He’s ‘Definitely’ in for ‘Rush Hour 4’: ‘I Love Working With Jackie Chan’
Jackie Chan announced at the Red Sea International Film Festival last December that “Rush Hour 4” is officially in development. “We’re talking about ‘Rush Hour 4’ right now,” the acting icon said, adding that he would be meeting with the film’s direc ...
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1 year ago+1 1 0Surprising newfound ocean bacteria could aid search for alien life
In the deep waters of Earth's oceans, scientists have discovered a new species of bacteria flourishing in the plumes from submarine hot springs. Such hot springs likely also exist on oceanic worlds like Jupiter's moon Europa and the Saturn ...
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1 year ago+13 13 0Brazilian researchers find 'terrifying' plastic rocks on remote island
The geology of Brazil's volcanic Trindade Island has fascinated scientists for years, but the discovery of rocks made from plastic debris in this remote turtle refuge is sparking alarm.
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1 year ago+4 4 0Is your city an ‘allergy capital’? Here’s where pollen was the worst last year.
Allergy sufferers know how this goes: Spring starts calling, and pollen begins falling.
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1 year ago+17 17 0America's immigration system is a nightmare, and it's forcing tech companies to move jobs outside of the country
As issues with labor shortages continue, remote work makes it easier for US tech firms to hire anywhere. These companies are relocating more jobs overseas to avoid American's broken immigration system.
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1 year ago+11 11 0Warner Bros. Discovery Worried That ‘HBO’ Name Turns Off New Subscribers
Warner Bros. Discovery is pushing forward with a plan to drop “HBO” from the name of its flagship streaming service HBO Max. That decision for the long-planned rebranding of the combined HBO Max and Discovery+ services was partially informed by the c ...
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1 year ago+4 4 0The Netherlands says it will join the US in restricting chipmaking-tool exports to China
At the end of January, it was reported that the US had completed two years of negotiations with the Netherlands and Japan to join the United States in imposing restrictions on the export of chip-manufacturing tools to China. The US says this will pre ...
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1 year ago+23 23 0The Internet Doesn't Want To Help You Anymore – Does AI?
Let me share an odd internet adventure with you. The other day, I could not recall the term “evidence board”. Naturally, I typed into Google the search term “what are the pin boards with faces called”. In case we’re not on the same page, I’m talking ...
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1 year ago+21 21 0Europe's plan to rein in Big Tech will require Apple to open up iMessage
European regulators on Thursday revealed their plan to rein in the anti-competitive practices of Big Tech and fundamentally remake how some of the world's most powerful companies do business. The rules, which target tech giants like Apple, Amazo ...
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1 year ago+4 4 0White House releases ambitious cyber strategy calling for more regulation of vulnerable sectors
The White House on Thursday released an ambitious national cybersecurity strategy that calls for new federal regulation of vulnerable critical infrastructure firms and for software makers to be held liable when their products leave gaping holes for h ...
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1 year ago+16 16 0What the West Must Do Now to Help Ukraine Win the War
Ukraine’s spirited defense has inspired the world—we must not self-deter from enabling Ukraine to defeat Putin’s invasion.
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