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What happens to a bipartisan democracy when one of the two parties turns toward autocracy? This is the drama we are now living through in the United States. Half the political class operates within a democratic framework, while the other half embraces extremist politics. From support for the January 6 assault on the Capitol, to …
Later this month, the second round of runoffs will see a rematch between French President Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, standard-bearer of the far-right National Rally. Polls that once projected Macron comfortably winning in a head-to-head race with Le Pen have narrowed in recent weeks, leading many to contemplate what until recently seemed unthinkable. …
Marine Le Pen’s Climate Policy Has a Whiff of Ecofascism Read More »
A French social media platform launched by Alexis Barreyat in 2020, BeReal is attracting dedicated users on US college campuses after gaining popularity overseas. Essentially, BeReal sends users a prompt at a random time each day, urging them to snap a picture and send it to their friends. You only have two minutes to respond, …
BeReal Basics: How to Use the ‘Unfiltered’ Social Media App Read More »
Enlarge / A blow fly trapped on a carnivorous sundew plant. Cathy Keifer | Getty Toward the end of the 19th century, lurid tales of killer plants began popping up everywhere. Terrible, tentacle-waving trees snatched and swallowed unwary travelers in far-off lands. Mad professors raised monstrous sundews and pitcher plants on raw steak until their …
So Long Spring Launch — NASA has options for what to do next, but all will involve schedule delays. Eric Berger – Apr 17, 2022 3:10 am UTC Enlarge / The Space Launch System rocket rolls out of the Vehicle Assembly Building in mid-March, 2022. Trevor Mahlmann After three attempts to complete a critical fueling …
NASA to roll back its mega rocket after failing to complete countdown test Read More »
Also, stop shutting down services, in general, we’re begging you — Apple and Microsoft sell custom domain email to consumers, but Google doesn’t. Ron Amadeo – Apr 15, 2022 9:06 pm UTC Some longtime Google users are facing a rough transition. In the early days of Google’s business-focused productivity service—first called “Google Apps for Your …
Before Google kills free G Suite accounts, why not offer a family email plan? Read More »
Getty Images | Peter Dazeley Twitter’s board of directors approved a poison pill to prevent a hostile takeover in response to Elon Musk’s offer to buy the firm. “The company on Friday adopted a so-called poison pill that makes it difficult for him to increase his stake beyond 15 percent,” The Wall Street Journal wrote. …
Twitter board fights Musk takeover with unanimous adoption of poison pill Read More »
Quantum computing has come on in leaps and bounds in the last few years. Indeed, once the big technology companies like IBM, Microsoft, and Google started showing an interest, I kind of stopped keeping track. Nevertheless, research on the basic elements of quantum computing continues and is, for me, more interesting than the engineering achievements of …
Quantum memristor: A memory-dependent computational unit Read More »
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks at the floor of the House on Saturday. — APP PM Shehbaz Sharif says closure of LNG, oil-powered plants were behind load shedding in Pakistan. Says “Pakistan had capacity for power production, but former govt had brought disasters in every sector of life.” Assures that his govt is trying to resolve serious …
PTI govt responsible for power glitches: PM Shehbaz Sharif Read More »
The influencer responsible for churning the rumour mill on A$AP Rocky’s alleged cheating has finally spoken out. The influencer, Louis Pisano, has recently posted a retraction of his initial post, and even called himself out on the ‘reckless tweets’. For those unversed, the affair revolved around Fenty designer Amina Muaddi who was romantically linked with …
Rihanna, A$AP Rocky rumour instigator breaks silence over cheating allegations Read More »