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Why More Physicists Are Starting to Think Space and Time Are ‘Illusions’
A concept called “quantum entanglement” suggests the fabric of the universe is more interconnected than we think. And it also suggests we have the wrong idea about reality.
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2 weeks agoExpression jerrycan
'Why am I here, playing for literally $6?': The stunning financial reality of pro tennis
For pro tennis players ranked outside of the top 100, making enough money to offset the enormous costs of travel, coaching and training is a constant battle -- and it's creating an ever-widening performance gap in the sport.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event jerrycan
Prince Harry details physical attack by brother William in new book
Exclusive: Harry writes in new autobiography Spare that William ‘knocked me to the floor’ during confrontation in London in 2019
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1 month agoExpression jerrycan
Every planet in the solar system visible in rare "planet parade" Wednesday
The astronomical phenomenon gave skywatchers a good view of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn with the naked eye.
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1 month agoAnalysis jerrycan
Heat waves Are Shutting Down Data Centers and Breaking the Internet
As the frequency of heat waves grows worldwide, critical pieces of technology infrastructure are melting down more and more often.
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1 month agoCurrent Event jerrycan
Arbiter: Bauer reinstated as ban cut to 194 games
Trevor Bauer's suspension has been cut from 324 games to 194, and the right-hander has been reinstated effective immediately, MLB said Thursday. The Dodgers have 14 days to decide whether they will reinstate him onto their 40-man roster.
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1 month agoCurrent Event jerrycan
Microsoft vows to bring 'Call of Duty' to Nintendo consoles
Microsoft vows to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo and to continue making it available on the latter's consoles for 10 years if its Activision Blizzard acquisition pushes through. Phil Spencer, Microsoft Gaming's CEO, has announced the company's commitment on Twitter, adding that "Microsoft is committed to helping bring more games to more people — however they choose to play."
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1 month agoCurrent Event jerrycan
The big stakes in the Supreme Court’s new LGBTQ rights case
303 Creative v. Elenis, a case about a website designer who refuses to design wedding websites for same-sex couples, could potentially become one of the most consequential anti-discrimination cases in the Supreme Court’s recent history. It asks whether the First Amendment’s free speech protections give at least some anti-LGBTQ conservatives a constitutional right to violate civil rights laws.
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2 months agoCurrent Event jerrycan
Apple's Emergency SOS is coming in November, cost $450M | AppleInsider
Apple has announced that its new iPhone 14 Emergency SOS by satellite is launching "later this month" in the US and Canada, and revealed that creating the service has so far cost $450 million in facilities, technology, and staff. The new Emergency Service works by enabling stranded users to send a text message calling for help via a network of satellites. Apple has already revealed how this required a whole network of satellites, plus a series of call centers staffed across the US and ...
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2 months agoCurrent Event jerrycan
Weinstein accuser takes stand in LA after New York testimony
The New York trial of Harvey Weinstein and its California sequel had a rare crossover Monday as the only accuser of the former movie magnate to testify at both took the stand in Los Angeles and said he sexually assaulted her in a Beverly Hills hotel bathroom in 2013 while she repeatedly told him “no.”
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3 months agoCurrent Event jerrycan
Microbes may have survived for millions of years beneath the Martian surface
Ancient bacteria might be sleeping beneath the surface of Mars, where it has been shielded from the harsh radiation of space for millions of years, according to new research.
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3 months agoCurrent Event jerrycan
With the Excellent Andor, Star Wars Finally Finds a New Genre
Since Disney’s acquisition of the Star Wars franchise, the explosion of new movies and television shows has had its good and bad entries. Andor is definitely one of the good ones, but it’s certainly instructive that, on Twitter at least, that compliment has often been somewhat backhanded.
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3 months agoCurrent Event jerrycan
India seeks greater share of satellite launch market amid isolation of Russia’s space industry
India successfully placed 36 satellites in space for a British communications firm on Sunday.
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3 months agoCurrent Event jerrycan
Tim Burton says he probably won't work for Disney again
Tim Burton is sounding off on his previous working relationship with Disney, saying he is unlikely to return to the company as a director in the future. The filmmaker attended the Lumiere Festival in France over the weekend, where he received the honorary Prix Lumière award. He spoke at a press conference on Saturday where he likened working for the company to the character Dumbo being trapped in “this horrible big circus.”
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3 months agoCurrent Event jerrycan
Inside the race to stop lanternflies—before they get to a town near you
It’s a cool, drizzly Sunday morning, but that hasn’t stopped more than 66,000 fans from showing up to see the Steelers take on the New York Jets. At the stadium entrance, the smell of charcoal briquettes fill the air, while portable speakers blast music from innumerable tailgate parties.
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3 months agoCurrent Event jerrycan
Cybersickness Could Spell an Early Death for the Metaverse
Luis Eduardo Garrido couldn’t wait to test out his colleague’s newest creation. Garrido, a psychology and methodology researcher at Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra in the Dominican Republic, drove two hours between his university’s campuses to try a virtual reality experience that was designed to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder and different types of phobias.