DARPA's Underwater Drones Project Moves Forward - Recharges Batteries using Underwater Currents
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Underwater Drones? DARPA's Manta-Ray Project Just Moved to Phase 2
Militaries around the world have focused on aerial drones. Now, a DARPA project wants to put a drone underwater for months.
An antitrust watchdog is questioning Big Tech on payments
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An antitrust watchdog is questioning Big Tech on payments
FTC Chair Lina Khan is weighing in on a continuing inquiry into major tech companies expanding into the financial services space.
Intel facing China backlash after Xinjiang statement
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Intel facing China backlash after Xinjiang statement
Intel said it had been “required to ensure that its supply chain does not use any labour or source goods or services from the Xinjiang region” following restrictions imposed by “multiple governments”.
Better than Photoshop: AI synthesizes and edits complex images from a text description -- and they're mind-bogglingly good
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Better than Photoshop: AI synthesizes and edits complex images from a text description — and they’re mind-bogglingly good
I'd like a corgi wearing a red bowtie and a purple party hat, please.
Intel apologises for telling suppliers to avoid Xinjiang labour
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Intel apologises for telling suppliers to avoid Xinjiang labour
The US chipmaker posted an apology to its Chinese customers for blacklisting region over alleged abuses against Uighurs.
Amazon warehouse workers in New York are taking another stab at forming a union. ‘It’s the latest attempt by Amazon workers to unionize after a series of setbacks at warehouses around the country’
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Polish opposition duo hacked with NSO spyware
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AP Exclusive: Polish opposition duo hacked with NSO spyware
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The aggressive cellphone break-ins of a high-profile lawyer representing top Polish opposition figures came in the final weeks of pivotal 2019 parliamentary elections. Two years later, a prosecutor challenging attempts by the populist…
SEC blocks Apple's bid to stop shareholders from addressing forced labor
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SEC blocks Apple's bid to stop shareholders from addressing forced labor
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European Commission gives German $1 billion hydrogen scheme green light
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European Commission gives German $1 billion hydrogen scheme green light
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2021 was the year the world finally turned on Facebook | Can a name change save the company’s tarnished reputation?
https://arstechnica.com/features/2021/12/facebook-and-the-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-year/
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2021 was the year the world finally turned on Facebook
Can a name change save the company’s tarnished reputation?
Amazon Web Services Outages Reported For Third Time This Month
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Amazon Web Services Outages Reported For Third Time This Month
Users of Amazon Web Services, Amazon’s cloud-service network, reported another round of outages on Wednesday, marking the third such event after the network’s widespread outage that disrupted access to many popular sites earlier this month.
Facebook lost a bunch of talent in 2021 — here are the most notable departures
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Facebook lost a bunch of talent in 2021 — here are the most notable departures
In 2021, numerous senior Facebook executives left the company or announced their plans to depart in the coming months.
Amazon warned workers that its busy season could make them feel suicidal
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Amazon warned workers that its busy season could make them feel suicidal | Engadget
Peak season is hectic during the best of times.
Amazon’s Alexa Stalled With Users as Interest Faded, Documents Show
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Amazon’s Alexa Stalled With Users as Interest Faded, Documents Show
Internal memos detail the company’s efforts to keep customers engaged with its Echo smart speakers.
Seconds before a 6.2 earthquake rattled California, phones got a vital warning | Half a million phones received emergency alerts thanks to system offering a few seconds to take cover
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Seconds before a 6.2 earthquake rattled California, phones got a vital warning
Half a million phones received emergency alerts thanks to system offering a few seconds to take cover
At long last, the world's most powerful space telescope is ready to launch. Decades of tension, debate, and determination have led to this moment, as the James Webb Space Telescope begins its million-mile journey into deep space.
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The world's most powerful space telescope has launched at last
Decades of tension, debate, and determination have led to this moment, as the James Webb Space Telescope begins its million-mile journey into deep space.
Tesla, bowing to pressure, stops allowing drivers to play video games while driving
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/dec/23/tesla-vehicles-video-games-driving?CMP=fb_a-technology_b-gdntech
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Tesla, bowing to pressure, stops allowing drivers to play video games while driving
The company will send out a software update that will prevent its games from being played on center consoles while the vehicle is in motion
Pro-China misinformation group continues to spread messages, researchers say
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Pro-China misinformation group continues to spread messages, researchers say
More than 2,000 accounts continued to spread Chinese propaganda in the last year.
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Where is Spotify HiFi? Spotify’s take on lossless streaming is still MIA after being announced in February
https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/23/22851667/spotify-hifi-lossless-hi-fi-streaming
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Where is Spotify HiFi?
Spotify originally said it would arrive by the end of 2021.
Williams-Sonoma FIRES over 100 workers over group Zoom call on Christmas week
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Outrage after Williams-Sonoma FIRES over 100 workers on group Zoom call before Christmas
'It's awful, people are devastated,' one of the fired staff members said, adding that as a single parent, she could no longer 'afford Christmas'