The White House immediately disavowed on Saturday a Wall Street Journal report suggesting the Trump administration is reversing its stated intention of abandoning the Paris climate accord. According to the publication, the European Union’s Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Miguel Arias Canete said that President Donald Trump would abide by the landmark agreement, which […]
Read moreCalling the case for U.S. foreign aid “increasingly obvious” in a turbulent world, Bill and Melinda Gates issued a call to the world’s largest economy to redouble its financial commitment to needy countries. In a lengthy Wall Street Journal opinion piece published on Saturday, the philanthropist founder of Microsoft and his wife stated that “the […]
Read moreA mysterious illness has been striking people associated with the US Embassy in Cuba — and a secret sonic weapon is rumored to be the source. Over the past year, diplomats in Cuba have experienced an unusual collection of symptoms that range from hearing loss, vertigo, and nausea to concussions, CBS News reported. Yesterday, the […]
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The iPhone X looks to have a killer camera, with new upgrades for excellent “bokeh,” or blurring in the background of photos. Samsung has this feature too, but it doesn’t appear to be as advanced as Apple’s. Year after year, though, Apple and Samsung typically offer some of the best smartphone cameras on the market. […]
Read moreJackson Palmer no longer thinks it’s funny to imitate Doge, the internet meme about a Shiba Inu dog whose awe-struck expressions and garbled syntax (e.g. “Wow. So pizza. Much delicious.”) made him a viral sensation several years ago. But if he did, he might channel Doge to offer a few cautionary words for investors who […]
Read moreTwitter alums are taking over the health-technology sector. A LinkedIn search revealed that more than 20 former Twitter employees are now at health, fitness and bio-tech start-ups. The vast majority of them joined or founded these companies in the past two years, in the midst of Twitter’s well-documented executive shakeup. This list includes but is […]
Read moreDo you know if a criminal stole your card information when you swiped at the ATM, or even a gas pump? ATM skimming, or using a device to steal debit information, is on the rise and getting more sophisticated. Authorities discovered three ATM skimmers in gas stations in Ohio and one in a bank in […]
Read moreSunday’s Singapore Grand Prix final will see tremendous quantities of real-time data transmitted to factories all over the world in what’s expected to be a major technological breakthrough. During the 90-minute race, “we will be seeing about 10 terrabytes of data float through the system, which makes it the biggest science project on the planet […]
Read moreChina’s ambassador to Washington on Friday called on the United States to refrain from making threats over North Korea, which a day earlier launched another missile over Japan into the Pacific Ocean. Ambassador Cui Tiankai told reporters at an embassy event: “Honestly, I think the United States should be doing … much more than now, […]
Read moreAlphabet Inc.’s Google said it had disabled a “majority” of the offensive keywords that BuzzFeed found could be used by advertisers to target people searching for racist and anti-Semitic topics. Google, the world’s biggest advertising platform, not only allowed advertisers to target searches such as “Why do Jews ruin everything” but also suggested the user […]
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