Why is the government no longer actively promoting the use of a contact-tracing app that took $20 million to develop?

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The Philadelphia-based ISP's usage-based billing is already in effect elsewhere in the U.S.

After years of delay, the most ambitious observatory ever built has at last left Earth. It now faces a high-stakes series of deployments in deep space

The group at Apple Together has called for a walkout on Twitter. Its demands include a more respectful workplace and paid sick time.

The PageBoy was a never-released accessory for the GameBoy Color that was ahead of its time

The former content moderator says she has developed panic attacks and depression. She also has a hard time sleeping and experiences horrific nightmares.

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The first commercial food product to use the CRISPR gene-editing technique increases levels of GABA in tomatoes

More than one-third of software programmers say they’ve used marijuana while working, with many finding that it helps promote creativity and get them into the “programming zone,” according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Michigan said that…

Chinese citizens lashed out online against billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk's space ambitions on Monday after China complained that its space station was forced to take evasive action to avoid collision with satellites launched by Musk's Starlink programme.…

For years a growing number of US towns and cities have been forced into the broadband business thanks to US telecom market failure...

If Apple doesn't comply with the regulator's decision within two months, it could face a fine of up to $56.5 million.

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Everybody needs high-speed internet. But private corporations will never provide it. The solution: treat internet infrastructure as a public utility, funded by the public and built by union workers.

Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo had another record year in 2021, reaching more than 34,5 billion search queries in the year.

Only 22 percent of high school graduates are proficient in science, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Don't kid yourselves, techbros. Predictive policing is regular policing, only with confirmation bias built in. The only question...

Waste included items like batteries and aerosol sprays.

China’s space station has twice been forced to take evasive action to avoid colliding with small satellites launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, the country said.

Riot Games has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a gender discrimination-based class-action lawsuit filed in November 2018..