The United States Senate has passed a bill that requires TikTok, a Chinese-based company, to divest or face a ban… Continue reading US Senate passes bill banning TikTok unless it divest The post US Senate passes bill banning TikTok unless it divest appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading
The first public beta of Android 15 for the platform’s most faithful users rolled out this month. While the operating system version will arrive much later this year—typically right before October’s Pixel launch event—it can be fun to try on new features as they’re being built ou … | Continue reading
While we are some way off Honkai: Star Rail’s 2.3 update right now, some details are beginning to emerge about… Continue reading Honkai: Star Rail 2.3 – everything we know so far, release date and new character The post Honkai: Star Rail 2.3 – everything we know so far, release d … | Continue reading
Clara and I went for a lunch break walk yesterday. The leaves and sky were gorgeous. People use the phrase touch grass as a bit of an insult thesedays, but honestly, it’s probably one of the best things you can do. By Ruben Schade in Sydney, 2024-04-24. | Continue reading
Sometimes . . . .I suppose it should be enough to just sit still, you know As in to sit quietly and just listen to the emptiness of nothing or to be someplace, like, say by the side of a lake somewhere which is a real place to meoff Seven Lakes Drive, which is up […] | Continue reading
At least 18 government websites in the U.K. and the U.S. send visitor information to multiple online advertising brokers, according… Continue reading Some UK and US government sites are ‘sharing data with ad brokers’ The post Some UK and US government sites are ‘sharing data with … | Continue reading
Speaking of Korean translation and AI, as we did in recent posts (see "Selected readings"), let us take a look at the latest developments in Korea: New AI-based translation tools make their way into everyday life in Korea AI equipped with natural language processing software, whi … | Continue reading
The inventor of ELIZA didn’t mince words in 1982, and they still hold true in the current hype cycle: I would put all projects that propose to substitute a computer system for a human function that involves interpersonal respect, understanding, and love in the same category. I th … | Continue reading
Sometimes it’s OK to leave your kids in a pub, and nine more things we learned while putting together the new issue of Positive News magazine – out now The post 10 things we learned making the new issue of Positive News magazine appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Columbia goes remote. Google gets serious. And more. | Continue reading
Brightline West officially broke ground on the U.S.'s first high-speed rail system connecting Las Vegas to Southern California. -Andrea Doyle | Continue reading
Unions in two Brazilian states are suing IBM in an effort to be recognized as tech employees, giving them access to better wages, benefits, and profit participation. | Continue reading
Tesla making its vehicles more affordable — even the long-range versions — is a massive win for drivers and the environment. Tesla makes head-turning move with new long-range Model Y launch: 'Allows you to commute all week without charging' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
While not exactly a new phenomenon, some games did it almost a decade ago, the increase in the number of… Continue reading Steam closes refund policy loophole to stop Advanced Access gamers taking huge advantage The post Steam closes refund policy loophole to stop Advanced Access … | Continue reading
Introduction In this article, we are going to see what is the best way we can use OneToOne optional attribute so that we can avoid N+1 query issues. One-To-One table relationship As I explained in this article, in a one-to-one table relationship, the parent and the child tables s … | Continue reading
Black Swan Capital is a Netherlands-based award-winning independent investment advisory firm dedicated to delivering investment advice for the specific and unique needs of expats... | Continue reading
Jigar Shah might have more control over America’s new wave of industrial policy — not to mention its climate policy — than anyone not named Joe Biden. And he’s not even a Cabinet-level official. As director of the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office, which is akin to its … | Continue reading
I grew up in the former USSR surrounded by books on shelves built by my grandfather. The books came in multiple numbered tomes – grey, brick red, pale green – and bore the names of the authors in gold lettering that glistened under the light of the lamp. Chekhov. Pushkin. Akhmato … | Continue reading
Given how much I love reading and writing about dysfunctional families, it’s no wonder I would soon turn my attention to evil mothers! While my new book, Darling Girls, is about the relationship between three women who grew up in foster care together and call each other sisters, … | Continue reading
Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kubrick are two of the first directors whose names young cinephiles get to know. They’re also names between which quite a few of those young cinephiles draw a battle line: you may have enjoyed films by both of these auteurs, but ultimately, you’re goi … | Continue reading
Human liberty is indeed a good. But liberty is the freedom to choose well, not just freedom from restraints. | Continue reading
"So happy to see a HOA president engage in these kinds of lovely projects." HOA president at crossroads with decision to restore native plant habitat: 'What matters more?' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
by Sharon Lerner ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. When you bi … | Continue reading
In this article I use the metric system, where 1 meter = 3.28 feet. I also talk about highways. Here I use the definition in British English, where highway refers to any path with a public right of access. We are all familiar with the existence of route planners like google maps … | Continue reading
‘Bluestockings’ by Susannah Gibson review JamesHoare Wed, 04/24/2024 - 09:46 | Continue reading
“Everybody is looking for the magic tree.” | Continue reading
The Technology and Ukraine: Lessons from the front line event at the European Parliament on April 16. Photo credits: Digital Europe Investing in start-ups in Ukraine is great, but what the country needs from the EU is to incentivise big companies, scale-ups and mid-caps to build … | Continue reading
Johannes Vermeer was a Dutch painter famous for the portrait of The Girl With A Pearl Earring, among others. The painting I have chosen is his work ‘The Art of Painting, which was completed in around 1668 and now displayed in a gallery in Austria. Considered to be his most detail … | Continue reading
Elections for the state's Public Service Commission have been on hold for years. | Continue reading
Yesterday I stumbled on an interesting article by Ed Zitron titled "The Man Who Killed Google Search" that is closely related to my recent post about the growth mentality. Raghavan is a hall-of-fame rot economist, and one of the many managerial types that have caused immeasurable … | Continue reading
Casa do Alto, designed by architect Jorge Martins, is strategically positioned as a gateway to the stunning vistas of Marão Mountain. Recognizing the inherent beauty of its location, the residence is carefully oriented with its main openings facing east. Continue reading | Continue reading
Photo credits: artmim / BigStock Key investors in Latvia are calling on the prime minister, Evika Silina, to focus on long-term planning and improving competitiveness after an assessment rated the country’s investment climate at its lowest point since studies began in 2015. The 2 … | Continue reading
"When we listen to the land, the land will listen to us. It's a language. Climate change is creating a language barrier." | Continue reading
As expected, Onyx Boox has launched the Note X3 Pro and the Note X3 Youth Edition Android E Ink tablet devices. Here is a brief introduction to both. Onyx Boox Note X3 Pro The new Note X3 Pro e-note device now comes with an upgraded display and a more powerful processor compared … | Continue reading
However, excessively weak recovery in Germany, disruptions to global supply chains and the election of Donald Trump as the next US president could also create turbulence in the region. Despite the challenging international environment and significant downside risks, the economies … | Continue reading
At its spring conference held on April 23, iReader announced the launch of its new Smart 5 e-note device which comes as an upgrade over the Smart 4 e-note that the company had launched last year. The company also announced the Neo 2 Pro e-reader at the same event. Here is a lowdo … | Continue reading
Today is Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day (or Armenian Genocide Memorial Day), a day commemorating the victims of the Armenian genocide of 1915. It’s said that 1.5 million Armenians were starved and murdered. It’s tradition for people to walk to the Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memo … | Continue reading
an attractive addition to the component portfolio of one of the larger bike manufacturers The post Stages Cycling – Bankrupt? appeared first on the5krunner • tri bike run. The full post can be read now at the5krunner • tri bike run. | Continue reading
"The biophysical factors don't cool the planet, but they do change the way we experience heat, and that matters." Research uncovers fascinating way forests help keep Earth cool: 'These forests are critical for our survival' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
After a couple of months spent in an experimental phase and several iterations around the design of structured concurrency scopes and error handling, we are pleased to announce the 0.1.0 release of the Ox project. What is Ox? The project's motto says it best: Safe direct-style co … | Continue reading
Situated on the periphery of Valencia, Lookout Residence, designed by ERRE Arquitectura, gracefully conforms to the challenging topography of its site. The building's singular volume is carefully inserted into the steep slope Continue reading | Continue reading
The Biden administration is making a historic $7 billion investment in solar initiatives for low-income families. The funding will help nearly half of U.S. states to create such programs for the first time — and enable the other half to build on existing progress. To celebrate Ea … | Continue reading
The federal Bureau of Land Management has announced a flurry of new rules and plans in recent weeks as it explores how the 245 million acres of public land it oversees can contribute to the Biden administration’s renewable energy and job goals — and as it tries to protect ecosyst … | Continue reading
"Cities need a lot of energy to keep running." Revolutionary trucks could detect locations to extract game-changing energy from earth: 'Hurdles would be significantly reduced' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
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The public (or at least, the rich public) will soon be able to take a break from their luxury cruise to ride a luxury submersible. Triton Submarines has delivered its first Triton 660/9 AVA to a cruise company to take passengers into the depths in style. Continue Reading Category … | Continue reading