Brazil sues chat platform Discord over failure to protect child users
Lawsuit is latest instance of Brazil taking aggressive steps to rein in tech giants over child safety issues online., The lawsuit is the latest instance of Brazil taking aggressive steps to rein in tech giants over child safety issues online. The Brazilian government has filed a lawsuit against the chatContinue Reading
Canadian Intelligence Warned About Climate Conspiracies. This MP Kept Spreading Them.
A sitting Conservative MP spread climate-related conspiracy theories that could increase the “threat of serious violence” in Canada, according to a secret briefing from the Canada Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). As wildfires raged across Canada last month, Cheryl Gallant used her Facebook account to amplify rhetoric that casts doubt onContinue Reading
Beyoncé Celebrates 20 Years Of ‘B’Day’ With Massive Deluxe Vinyl Reissue
Beyoncé is officially opening the vault for the 20th anniversary of her classic sophomore album, B’Day (Beehive, scream in a collective shriek!). The singer is marking two decades since her 2006 era with an expanded physical reissue featuring unreleased tracks, Spanish-language cuts, and collectible artwork. Preorders are already live onContinue Reading
Secret Service officials placed on leave in inquiry over ‘potential misconduct’
Secret Service communications director Anthony Guglielmi has been placed on leave, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News on Wednesday., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
IBM’s next-gen mainframe chip is the first to run Arm and Z workloads on the same cores
IBM is announcing today at the annual Hot Chips conference what may be the most consequential change to mainframe architecture in decades: a processor whose cores can natively execute both IBM’s own instruction set and Arm’s — switching between the two in nanoseconds.The chip, which will power the next generationContinue Reading
What Happened To OnePlus? How The ‘Flagship Killer’ Lost Its Identity
NYC Russ/Shutterstock The U.S. smartphone industry is one of the hardest to break into. Apple and Samsung have dominated the space for the longest time, and any brand that does make it in has to compete for the scraps they leave. It seemed completely unprecedented for a Chinese startup focusing on enthusiasts to ever haveContinue Reading
Massive space mirrors could be 40 times brighter than the full moon, astronomers warn. ‘It will be worse than big cities like London’
A rendering of the effect of Reflect Orbital’s space mirrors on the night sky in a very dark location. This image depicts a beam of light from one of the company’s mirrors from roughly 3 miles (5 kilometers) away. (Image credit: Gaspar Bakos/Princeton University) Each of the sun-reflecting mirrors proposed by U.S.-based startup Reflect OrbitalContinue Reading
The Traitor submitted civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress for review, AP sources say
The classified document was submitted to Capitol Hill on Monday as required by the Atomic Energy Act. The post The Traitor submitted civil nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress for review, AP sources say appeared first on MS NOW…Continue Reading
Canada walked away from a U.S. trade deal. What happens now?
Ottawa’s decision to walk away may have been justified, but it is costly for an economy still heavily dependent on the U.S. market…Continue Reading
NASA Ames Experts Available for Roman Space Telescope Interviews
NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley invites media to learn more about NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, scheduled to launch Sunday, Aug. 3src, 2src26, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Roman telescope will provide a wide, detailed view of the universe…Continue Reading
Hyundai And Genesis Are Launching Extended-Range EVs Next Year
The Santa Fe EREV will arrive in the United States in the first half of 2src27…Continue Reading
How to debate a stupid person | Jonny Thomson
How to debate a stupid person | Jonny ThomsonContinue Reading
Treatment involving patient’s family cuts mental health hospital admissions, study finds
Involving a patient’s family and friends as part of a new approach to mental health treatment makes it three times less likely they will be admitted to psychiatric hospital, research has found. Patients rated their recovery and quality of life more highly than those who were treated in the traditionalContinue Reading