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Cambodia’s Internet May Soon Be Like China’s: State-Controlled
Under a new decree, all web traffic will be routed through a government portal. Rights groups say a crackdown on digital expression is about to get worse. The day Kea Sokun was arrested in Cambodia, four men in plainclothes showed up at his photography shop near Angkor Wat and carted Read more…
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Omicron Surge Shows Signs of Easing in States Hit Early by the Fast-spreading Variant
Following weeks of soaring infections, the latest Covid surge is showing signs of slowing in a handful of areas hit earliest by the omicron variant — offering a glimmer of hope that this wave is starting to ease. The U.S. has reported an average of nearly 800,000 cases per day Read more…
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Fourth Pfizer Dose Is Insufficient to Ward Off Omicron, Israeli Trial Suggests
A fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was insufficient to prevent infection with the omicron variant of Covid-19, according to preliminary data from a trial in Israel released Monday. Bloomberg reports: Two weeks after the start of the trial of 154 medical personnel at the Sheba Medical Center in Tel Read more…
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Is It Wrong To Mock People Who’d Opposed Covid Vaccines and Then Died of Covid?
transcript from a recent segment on CNN: CNN: Here’s a moral question peculiar to these days: Is it wrong to mock people who publicly crusade against the Covid vaccine, and then die of the disease? Or does it drive home the message about saving lives? There are entire web sites Read more…
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Apple AR Headset Could Cost Consumers Over $2,000
Apple’s long-rumored mixed-reality headset could cost consumers over $2,000 when it eventually ships, with a report claiming the expensive development and components justifies the potential price. From a report: The lengthly development process of the Apple VR headset has resulted in a long wait for its release, with a possibility Read more…
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When a Decades-Old Email Provider Used by Millions Suddenly Goes Down
Mail2World hosts mailboxes for 2,150,000 different domains, according to its web site, offering both “free, reliable email for everyone” and a $29.99-a-year “premium” service with a terabyte of storage (instead of the free level’s 25 gigabytes), an ad-free inbox, and “premium”-level support. “We appreciate your understanding as we work to Read more…