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The most delightful day after the one on which you buy a cottage in the country is the one on which you resell it. — J. Brecheux
Leben (Life aka misc)
First ‘Virovore’ Discovered: an Organism That Eats Viruses
An anonymous reader quotes a report from New Atlas: Name a type of organic matter and chances are some type of organism has evolved to eat it. Plants, meat, algae, insects and bacteria are all consumed by different creatures, but now scientists have discovered something new on the menu — Read more…
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Tesla Model Y Is Now the Best-Selling Car In All of Europe
Tesla Model Y became the best-selling car in all of Europe in November. It’s for the second time, and not just for electric vehicles, but all cars. According to data from Automotive News Europe, Tesla delivered nearly 20,000 Model Y vehicles in Europe last month: “Tesla sold 19,144 units of Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) The Planet (on, and off)
The Rise and Bigger Rise of Mediterranean Sea Levels
Over the last 20 years, there has been twice as much sea level rise on Italy’s Amalfi coast as on Spain’s Costa del Sol, a study shows. Researchers combined data from tide gauges and satellites with ice melt measurements to model sea level change across the Mediterranean basin since 1960. Read more…
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Toronto-Waterloo Tech Workforce Expected To Surpass Silicon Valley In 2023
Thanks in part to Canada’s immigration policies, the tech sector in the Toronto Waterloo Corridor will soon have more workers than the San Francisco Bay area. During 2021, the San Francisco Bay area added 14,000 jobs, increasing total tech employment there to 378,870. During 2021, the Toronto Waterloo Corridor added Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) The Planet (on, and off)
Every Planet In the Solar System Will Be Visible Tonight
Take a grand tour of the solar system tonight (Dec. 28) as each of the planets in the solar system will be visible at the same time. As 2022 comes to an end, skywatchers can take in the rare sight of all of the planets in our solar system (aside Read more…
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TSMC Starts Volume Production of Most Advanced Chips in Taiwan
Chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company began mass production of its most advanced chips in southern Taiwan on Thursday and the company’s chairman said it would continue to expand capacity on the island. The long-awaited mass production of chips with 3-nanometre technology comes as attention focuses on the world’s largest contract Read more…