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We’re here to give you a computer, not a religion. – attributed to Bob Pariseau, at the introduction of the Amiga
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The Night Sky Is Getting 10% Brighter Every Year
Every year, the night sky is becoming 10% brighter. Eighty percent of people live under light-polluted skies. And while the UN declared a healthy environment — clean air, clean water — to be a human right, I believe we also all have a right to darkness as well. This doesn’t Read more…
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Bananas That Don’t Go Brown To Hit Supermarkets Thanks to DNA Editing
It is the bane of every fruit bowl: sliced banana that turns brown before it has reached the table. But such woes could soon be a thing of the past, with gene-edited bananas that keep their freshly peeled color now one step closer to reaching British shoppers. According to Tropic, Read more…
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SpaceX Launches Starship Into Orbit
SpaceX’s Starship reached orbit for the first time, successfully deploying 26 operational Starlink V3 satellites after overcoming an early Raptor 3 engine shutdown during ascent. SpaceX plans to eventually deploy 100,000 upgraded Starlink V3s to expand the company’s wireless satellite internet services. SpaceX has decided to return Starship from orbit Read more…
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Walmart Says It’s Not Using Personal Info To Set Prices As It Expands Digital Shelf Labels
Walmart is aiming to assuage customers’ fears about its new pricing technology as it rolls out digital price labels at its stores. In a statement posted on the company’s website, Walmart’s CEO John Furner vowed that the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer isn’t using personal information like income, shopping history or a Read more…
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Data Center Developer Offers $10,000 Checks To Nearby Households
NorthPoint Development wants to build a data center on 1,300 acres in the Pocono foothills, near Hazle Township, Pennsylvania. As well as seeking to charm the local government with various funding packages, it has proposed paying checks of $10,000 per household. Despite the Pennsylvania town’s median income of $60,000, the Read more…
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China Broadens Travel Curbs To Encompass Family of Top AI Talent
China has expanded overseas travel restrictions for top AI professionals in private firms to include the families of key personnel, further tightening measures designed to prevent the outflow of critical know-how and information to the US. Government agencies have recently begun to share the wider restrictions with affected people, which Read more…