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2 days agoCurrent Event darvinhg
Tesla is laying off workers who only just started and withdrawing employment offers as Elon Musk's job cuts begin
Tesla workers who started their jobs only months or even weeks ago have been let go while others have had offers withdrawn as the company begins to impose cuts announced by Elon Musk in early June. Insider found a number of posts from Tesla employees who said they'd been laid off as part of the cut, while others had their job offers rescinded.
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12 days agoCurrent Event darvinhg
The Boring Company will build a 34-mile tunnel network underneath Las Vegas
The Boring Company's underground transportation system will be more expansive than what it originally planned. The Elon Musk-founded company has just received approval from the city to bring its underground transportation system called the Vegas Loop to city limits. When Clark County Commissioners first approved the Vegas Loop, it was supposed to be a 29-mile tunnel network connecting 51 stations. Now, the network will span 34 miles and have a total of 55 stations, including ones that will ...
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event darvinhg
Senate antitrust vote likely to pass legislation targeting Apple and other tech giants
A Senate antitrust vote could take place as early as this month, and its proponents say they are confident that the legislation will pass into law. Although there has been bipartisan support for antitrust legislation across both houses, there has been considerable debate on the wording – to the point where some were afraid that the issue would be lost to the midterms.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event darvinhg
SpaceX met with NASA Artemis team at Starbase, Starship SN24 returns to the factory after a series of tests at the launch pad
NASA Artemis team members and agency representatives visited the Starship factory in South Texas to discuss the company’s progress. "SpaceX hosted NASA leadership at their Starbase facility in Boca Chica, TX, for an update on Starship, the human landing system that will carry the next American astronauts to the Moon...
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3 weeks agoExpression darvinhg
The Importance of Truly Owning Our Devices
Paying for a computer does not mean you own it. Owning a computer means being able to use it for anything you wish.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event darvinhg
Here’s how the energy crisis can actually help us save the planet
High gas prices can help us ditch our cars and shift towards micromobility services.
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1 month agoCurrent Event darvinhg
Pandemic exacerbates swing towards solo sports
From their lonely habits during the pandemic, Australians have returned to organised sport and group fitness. But in some cases, it hasn't been in the same numbers as before. People have had to adapt their exercise habits during the pandemic after lockdowns left a trail of sporting postponements and cancellations.
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1 month agoCurrent Event darvinhg
How 'frozen zoos' could save vanishing animals from extinction
When Kurt Benirschke started collecting skin samples from rare and endangered animals in 1972, he didn't have a firm plan on what to do with them. As a researcher at the University of California San Diego, he believed that one day the tools would be developed to use them to save those animals. A few years later, he moved his collection to San Diego Zoo, and called it the Frozen Zoo.
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1 month agoCurrent Event darvinhg
Twitter will pay a $150 million fine over accusations it improperly sold user data
Twitter has agreed to pay a $150 million fine after federal law enforcement officials accused the social media company of illegally using peoples' personal data over six years to help sell targeted advertisements.
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1 month agoCurrent Event darvinhg
The meat and dairy farmers who are going vegan
It was after Laurence Candy lost most of his dairy herd to bovine tuberculosis that he decided he would no longer send animals to the slaughterhouse. "It made me wonder if we can justify the industrial slaughter of sentient beings," says the 50-year-old looking back on the event in 2017. "As a society, we have to question this."
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1 month agoCurrent Event darvinhg
Twitter jumps after Musk increases commitment in takeover bid to $33.5 billion, in talks for other funding
A new filing reveals that Elon Musk plans to front $33.5 billion in his bid to take over Twitter. Musk is in talks with Twitter founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey and others to help finance, or roll their shares over, to complete the deal. In a letter to investors backing the holding company that Musk is forming to take Twitter private, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO expressed his commitment to completing the deal.
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1 month agoAnalysis darvinhg
These Nanobots Can Swim Around a Wound and Kill Bacteria
Researchers have created autonomous particles covered with patches of protein “motors.” They hope these bots will tote lifesaving drugs through bodily fluids.
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1 month agoAnalysis darvinhg
Most cannabis use is depicted positively on TikTok, study finds
Cannabis use is widespread and becoming more normalized as it becomes legalized in more areas around the world. Another method cannabis use is becoming normalized is through social media platforms such as TikTok.
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1 month agoCurrent Event darvinhg
Ukraine collects Russian dead as war rages on multiple fronts
Ukrainian forces have launched a counteroffensive near the Russian-held town of Izium in eastern Ukraine, a regional governor said on Saturday, in what could prove a serious setback for Moscow's plans to capture the entire Donbas region.
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1 month agoCurrent Event darvinhg
MacBook Pro Assemblers in China Unlikely to Return to Pre-Lockdown Production Levels Before July
Apple's MacBook Pro assemblers in China are unlikely to return to pre-lockdown production levels until July because of insufficient manpower and logistical problems, based on the latest industry report.
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1 month agoCurrent Event darvinhg
Microsoft launches cybersecurity services to help clients fight off ransomware and other attacks
Microsoft’s security business is growing faster than any of its main products, and now the company is adding heft to its offerings with three new services designed to help organizations spot and respond to cybersecurity incidents. Microsoft is among the leaders in cloud software and infrastructure, which means its technology is already the backbone for many businesses of all sizes.
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1 month agoCurrent Event darvinhg
Korean scientists develop world’s 1st photothermal filters that kill coronavirus
SEOUL — South Korean scientists have developed the world’s first photothermal-effect-based high efficiency particulate air filter — also known as HEPA filter — that can take out 99.9 percent of influenza and COVID-19 viruses, the Korea Institute of Energy Research said Tuesday.
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1 month agoCurrent Event darvinhg
AI models can be racist even if they're trained on fair data
AI algorithms can still come loaded with racial bias, even if they're trained on data more representative of different ethnic groups, according to new research. An international team of researchers analyzed how accurate algorithms were at predicting various cognitive behaviors and health measurements from brain fMRI scans, such as memory, mood, and even grip strength. Medical datasets are often skewed – they're not collected from a diverse enough sample size, and certain groups of th...