How to use Apple's Digital Legacy feature to pass on your data to someone when you die
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How to use Apple's Digital Legacy feature to pass on your data to someone when you die
Apple's Digital Legacy program lets you give your Apple ID account to someone if you die, which includes photos, text messages, apps, and more.
Humanity's Final Arms Race: UN Fails to Agree on 'Killer Robot' Ban
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Humanity's Final Arms Race: UN Fails to Agree on 'Killer Robot' Ban
"History could well identify this as the starting point of the next major arms race, one that has the potential to be humanity's final one."
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Sanction hit Huawei says revenues down 29 percent this year
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Sanction hit Huawei says revenues down 29 percent this year
Chinese telecom giant Huawei said on Friday its annual revenue had fallen by nearly a third from the previous year, as it continued to be weighed down by US sanctions that have hit its smartphone sal…
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Reporter likely to be charged for using "view source" feature on web browser
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Reporter likely to be charged for using "view source" feature on web browser
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter who viewed the source HTML of a Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education website is now likely to be prosecuted for computer tampering, says…
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Paraguay now produces 100% renewable electric energy
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Paraguay now produces 100% renewable electric energy
Itaipu board member Gerardo Blanco said that Paraguay is moving towards the achievement of a historic triple 100%.
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Corn-based biodegradable film shown to help fresh foods last longer
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Corn-based biodegradable film shown to help fresh foods last longer
It's ironic that even though many people are starving, a great deal of food gets discarded because it spoils before it can be eaten. A new natural-source packaging material could help, by making foods last longer – plus it's biodegradable.
A Digital Manhunt: How Chinese Police Track Critics on Twitter and Facebook
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A Digital Manhunt: How Chinese Police Track Critics on Twitter and Facebook
Authorities in China have turned to sophisticated investigative software to track and silence obscure critics on overseas social media. Their targets include college students and non-Chinese nationals.
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Apple investigates Indian iPhone plant after workers strike following mass food poisoning: Local media reports that 150 workers were hospitalized
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Apple investigates Indian iPhone plant after workers strike following mass food poisoning
The plant is operated by longtime Apple partner Foxconn
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BlackBerry will die on January 4th — for real this time
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BlackBerry will die on January 4th — for real this time
Bye bye BlackBerry, bye bye
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A program for cheaper internet for low-income Americans launches today
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A program for cheaper internet for low-income Americans launches today
Eligible households can take up to $75 off their bills
Big Data May Not Know Your Name. But It Knows Everything Else - Data brokers claim that deidentified data on millions of Americans is risk-free. Lawmakers need to know that “anonymity” is an abstraction.
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Big Data May Not Know Your Name. But It Knows Everything Else
Data brokers claim that deidentified data on millions of Americans is risk-free. Lawmakers need to know that “anonymity” is an abstraction.
Amazon's plastic packaging waste could encircle the globe 500 times
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Amazon’s plastic packaging waste could encircle the globe 500 times
Most of the packaging isn't recycled and ends up in the ocean.
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The governor of Missouri still doesn’t know how websites work
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The governor of Missouri still doesn’t know how websites work
According to him looking at website source code is a crime
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Bank accidentally deposits $176 million into people’s accounts on Christmas Day
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Bank accidentally deposits $176 million into people's accounts on Christmas Day
Thousands of people got a surprise present on Christmas Day this year when a bank accidentally deposited £130 million across 75,000 transactions.
China harvests masses of data on Western targets, documents show
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China harvests masses of data on Western targets, documents show
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Webb Space Telescope Passes Critical Deployment Milestone: Sunshield Takes Shape
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Webb Space Telescope Passes Critical Deployment Milestone: Sunshield Takes Shape
With the successful extension of Webb’s second sunshield mid-boom, the observatory has passed another critical deployment milestone. Webb’s sunshield now resembles its full, kite-shaped form in space. Engineers began to deploy the second (starboard) mid-boom…
Where the EV revolution goes next - It may seem like electric and electrified cars are everywhere, but in the grand scheme of things we're only just getting started.
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Where the EV revolution goes next
It may seem like electric and electrified cars are everywhere, but in the grand scheme of things we're only just getting started.
Tired of Windows? It's time to give Linux a try
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Here's why Linux is now my primary OS going into 2022
I'm no longer using Windows as the OS on my primary PC. In fact, it's no longer installed on a secondary drive. Here's why you may want to consider making the switch.
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James Webb Space Telescope unfurls massive sunshield in major deployment milestone
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James Webb Space Telescope unfurls massive sunshield in major deployment milestone
This was one of Webb's most nerve-wracking post-launch steps.
Please do look up, because space is a thrilling place in 2022
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Please do look up, because space is a thrilling place in 2022 | CBC News
There’s been a lot of hubbub surrounding Don’t Look Up, a recent Netflix movie about a planet-killing comet heading towards Earth, but 2022 is a great year to actually look up, beginning with a meteor shower on the night of Jan. 2–3.
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Scientists Take a Step Towards Building a Real-Life Warp Drive... By Accident
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Scientists Take a Step Towards Building a Real-Life Warp Drive... By Accident
NASA engineer Dr. Harold G 'Sonny' White reported the accidental discovery of a real-world "warp bubble" whilst he was conducting research into custom Casimir cavities.