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Jon Stewart back at ‘The Daily Show’ is exactly what America needs in 2024
Aside from humor, the comedian offers something we need now more than ever: compassion and humanity
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‘I wouldn’t put my damn daughter in these’: Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ lurk in feminine products
This is the first story in a series, “Fighting ‘Forever Chemicals’: Women face pervasive PFAS risks.” Jessian Choy had worn Thinx menstrual underwear for years before she le…
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Schools in England given new guidance on stopping phone use
The government says it will help 'minimise disruption and improve behaviour in classrooms' in England.
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FCC To End Broadband Discounts For Poor People After Republicans Undermine Program
The FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), part of the 2021 infrastructure bill, currently provides 23 million low-income Americans a $30 broadband discount. While it didn’t get much hype, that’s a big deal in a country where broadband affordability is a massive obstacle due to muted competition.
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Windows 11 has been shrunk down to 100MB
After creating one of the smallest functional Windows 11 modifications with the Tiny11 project, NTDEV is trying to do something different with the latest Microsoft OS.
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X is rolling out audio and video calls to Android | TechCrunch
Elon Musk's own social network X is rolling out the ability to make audio and video calls directly from the app to its Android client.
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New York Times ‘Reviewing’ Reporter Who Liked Gaza ‘Slaughterhouse’ Tweet
The likes on X included a tweet calling for Israel to turn the Gaza Strip into a “slaughterhouse.”
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Peter Schickele Dies: “P.D.Q. Bach” Parodist & Film/Broadway Composer Was 88
Peter Schickele, whose comedic parodies of classical music overshadowed his own strengths as a serious composer, died Tuesday at his home in Bearsville, N.Y. at 88. His daughter confirmed the death…
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Russia arrests US-Russian citizen for treason after she gave $51 to Ukraine, employer says | CNN
A US-Russian dual citizen was arrested in Russia on charges of treason for allegedly donating just $51 to a Ukrainian charity, her Californian employer said.
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Linux Mint 21.3 is here - and it's outstanding
The latest Linux Mint update is an excellent Linux desktop for many reasons.
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Docker Build Cloud Promises to Speed Docker Builds
This spinoff from the Docker Build remote build service, Docker Build Cloud, is a fully managed service that can speed build times by up to 39 times.
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Red Hat Developer Hub: An Enterprise-Ready IDP
Based on Backstage, Red Hat Developer Hub, an Internal Developer Platform, provides a suite of tools and features to streamline and enhance the development process.
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European Union set to revise cookie law, admits cookie banners are annoying
European Union Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders recently told German newspaper 'Welt am Sonntag' that the European Commission is aware of how annoying cookie consent banners have become...
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AI comes up with battery design that uses 70 per cent less lithium
Researchers used AI to design a new material that they used to build a working battery – it requires up to 70 percent less lithium than some competing designs.
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Google DeepMind’s new AI system can solve complex geometry problems
Its performance matches the smartest high school mathematicians and is much stronger than the previous state-of-the-art system.
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Elon Musk’s $56bn Tesla pay package is too much, judge rules
Judge ruled his pay – six times larger than the combined pay of the 200 highest-paid executives in 2021 – was set inappropriately
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YouTube is loading slower for users with ad blockers yet again
Reports of buggy previews and inaccessible features for YouTube users with ad blockers enabled
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Poland's PM says authorities in the previous government widely and illegally used Pegasus spyware
Poland’s new prime minister says he has documentation proving that state authorities under the previous government used the powerful Pegasus spyware illegally and targeted a “very long” list of hacking victims.
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Tom Johnson Dies: Emmy-Winning Comedy Writer For ‘The Daily Show’ Was 55
Tom Johnson, who won two Emmy Awards for his comedy writing, died Jan.14 at his home in Los Angeles at 55. No cause of death has been established. During his career, Johnson collaborated with comed…
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Japan prepares regulation requiring Apple to allow sideloading
As the Digital Markets Act antitrust law passed in the European Union, Apple has until March 2024 to let users...