China’s covid testing strategy comes under pressure
Bills are piling up and infections are spreading, but there are no signs Beijing intends to rethink a cornerstone of its pandemic policy.
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Carmack: “There’s a lot I’m grumpy about” in virtual reality
enlarge / “This here, this isn’t really what I meant,” said Carmack of last year’s pledge to attend this year’s Meta Connect conference in the… Read More »Carmack: “There’s a lot I’m grumpy about” in virtual reality
The Election Rocking, Facebook-Fed, Get-Out-the-Vote Machine
Former Democratic employee Tara McGowan is putting millions into Meta’s ad network to build Courier Newsroom, a media powerhouse for the left.
Fired cop joins alliance after being charged with teen shooting
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A fired San Antonio police officer has released bail and been released after being charged with shooting a teenager while the… Read More »Fired cop joins alliance after being charged with teen shooting
The Google watch is here. But you’d better like Android.
Google’s first smartwatch, developed with Fitbit, takes a page out of Apple’s playbook by demanding loyalty to its brand.
Unrest returns to UK bond market
The Bank of England launched a bond-buying program last month to stabilize financial markets. But the plan to end the program next Friday is only… Read More »Unrest returns to UK bond market
Ron Johnson gets old promise brutally reversed by local newspaper
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reminded Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) of his earlier pledge to serve only two terms as it urged voters to pack him… Read More »Ron Johnson gets old promise brutally reversed by local newspaper
Twitter revises permanent user ban policy
Twitter is reviewing its controversial policy around permanently banning users, potentially bringing content moderation more in line with Elon Musk’s vision of the social media… Read More »Twitter revises permanent user ban policy
New US chip sanctions ‘kneecap’ China’s tech industry
“The Biden administration believes the hype surrounding AI’s transformative potential in military applications is real,” said CSIS’s Allen. “The United States also has a pretty… Read More »New US chip sanctions ‘kneecap’ China’s tech industry
Trump supporter busted for blowing up own RV, claiming they were Biden voters
A man in the Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, claimed a fire was started outside his own home because of his support for former President Donald Trump.… Read More »Trump supporter busted for blowing up own RV, claiming they were Biden voters
Can startups significantly reduce the cost of gene sequencing?
Companies like Ultima Genomics say they have the technology that could lead to medical breakthroughs. But similar promises in the past have been watered down… Read More »Can startups significantly reduce the cost of gene sequencing?
Misinformation swirls in non-English languages ahead of midterm exams
More multilingual fact-checkers are fighting against misleading translations, manipulated images and outright lies that jump off platforms and cross borders.
Fake Joe Rogan interviews fake Steve Jobs in an AI-powered podcast
enlarge / Which Steve Jobs is the real one? Ars Technica A speech synthesis company based in Dubai published a fictional podcast interview between Joe… Read More »Fake Joe Rogan interviews fake Steve Jobs in an AI-powered podcast
‘He is on the right path’
In a Tuesday interview with CNN, President Biden spoke directly about the possibility that his son Hunter could face criminal charges over a false statement… Read More »‘He is on the right path’
These are the 100 most popular startups in Europe in 2022
A Saturday in In February 2022, the phones of European venture capitalists began to light up when WhatsApp groups exchanged sarcastic comments about a piece… Read More »These are the 100 most popular startups in Europe in 2022
