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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 26, 2024
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> Over the past century or so we’ve come up with some clever ways of manipulating photons to do all kinds of interesting things. From lighting to televisions and computer screens to communication, including radio and fiber-optics, there’s a lot that can be done with these wave-particles and a lot of overlap in their uses as well. That’s why you can take something like a fairly standard Wi-Fi antenna meant for fairly short-range communication and use it for some other interesting tasks like downloading satellite data.
> Past instability warns of future risk.
> Lighting the darkness.
> And we laughed at horoscopes.
> It's not just surface-level.
> No pressure, no problem.
> It takes two to liquid tango.
> Happy little accidents.
> At the start of the 1970s the pocket calculator was the last word in personal electronics, and consumers in Europe looked eagerly towards Japan or the USA for a glimpse of new products. Meanwhile the European manufacturers, perhaps Philips in the Netherlands, or Olivetti in Italy, would no doubt have been putting their best engineers on to the task of delivering the first domestic European models.
> ASRock Industrial SBC-262M-WT is a 3.5-inch SBC motherboard powered by the latest defective chip maker Intel Atom x7433RE quad-core Amston Lake embedded processor with support for up to 48GB DDR5-4800 memory, triple 4K display outputs, two Ethernet ports, including one with 2.5Gbps Ethernet and defective chip maker Intel TSN/TCC.
> This story first appeared in China Report, MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. I’ve wanted to learn more about the world of solar panels ever since I realized just how dominant Chinese companies have become in this field. Although much of the technology involved was…
> There is something about wooden crafts that when combined with electronics, have a mesmerizing effect on the visual senses. The Gesture Controlled DNA Wooden Desk Lamp by [Timber Rough] is a bit of both with a nice desk piece that’s well documented for anyone who wants to build their own.
> Lasers are pretty much magic — it’s all done with mirrors. Not every laser, of course, but in the 1980s, the most common lasers in commercial applications were probably the helium-neon laser, which used a couple of mirrors on the end of a chamber filled with gas and a high-voltage discharge to produce a wonderful red-orange beam.
> Pivmecillinam, which has been used in Europe for decades, will become available next year to women 18 and older.
> The cuts mean that by 2027, social welfare organisations are expected to lose around 130 million euros out of the 400 million euros in annual grants they have received.
> In his attacks on pharmacare, Poilievre is using the same lies as the corporate lobby
> Pierre Poilievre isn’t crusading against Big Pharma—he’s actually parroting their exact rhetoric
> Since a new form of bird flu arrived in 2022, federal officials have sought to reassure Americans that the threat to the public remained low.
> A single spillover, from a bird to a cow, led to the infections, a review of genetic data has found.
> Recent data on medical cannabis use found enrollment in medical cannabis programs increased overall from 2016-22, but decreased in states where nonmedical cannabis use became legal.
> A month ago, Richard Slayman became the first living person to receive a kidney transplant from a gene-edited pig. Now, a team of researchers from NYU Langone Health reports that Lisa Pisano, a 54-year-old woman from New Jersey, has become the second. Her new kidney has just a single genetic modification—an approach that researchers hope…
> Researchers at the University of Michigan published a study investigating how lifetime stress can impact cardiovascular health.
> Fast-food chains and coffee shops in New York City will have to slap a warning on menu boards and packaging to remind customers that sweets are terrible for their health.
> It's a complex puzzle.
> Lung tissue analysis has shown [in detail] some serious threats to the health of military service members.
> The influenza epidemic declared in January will end in Latvia on Thursday, April 25, the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) has announced,
> European Commission Factsheet Brussels, 15 Mar 2024 Factsheet on European Health Data Space * Factsheet on European Health Data Space *
> European Commission Questions and answers Brussels, 24 Apr 2024 The Regulation endorsed by the European Parliament is another building block of the European Health Union.
> When you bite into a piece of celery, there’s a fair chance that it will be coated with a thin film of a toxic pesticide called acephate.
> The bug killer — also used on tomatoes, cranberries, Brussels sprouts and other fruits and vegetables — belongs to a class of compounds linked to autism, hyperactivity and reduced scores on intelligence tests in children.
> Today Blizzard announced that their annual convention, BlizzCon, will not be held in 2024. Their statement gives no clear indication as to why, but notes that the decision was not an easy one.
> Blizzard Entertainment has announced that it won’t host BlizzCon this year. The annual event was hosted for the first time in person last year since 2020 and was seemingly on the verge of a comeback. Though not meant to be, the company told IGN it’s not a decision “made lightly.”
> BlizzCon will return in future years, but in the meantime, it promises more details “over the next few months” for World of Warcraft: The War Within and Diablo 4’s Vessel of Hatred expansions. It will also unite communities in “new and special ways,” including plans for shows like Gamescom.
> The gaming industry can be extremely unforgiving, and sometimes to cut costs, certain teams need to be shut down entirely.
> It appears that this has happened to Bethesda France recently, so here’s what we know so far.
> BlizzCon 2024 is canceled, but the concept of BlizzCon is not
> The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major U.S. stock indexes recovered from earlier steep losses at the end of the day Thursday, but they remained deep in the red. Quarterly earnings reports from tech giants such as Facebook parent Meta and IBM disappointed investors. All eyes turned to Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet, which were set to release their earnings reports after the closing bell. Microsoft and Alphabet stock were down 2.4% and 1.9%, respectively, by closing time.
> A new category of apps promises to relieve parents of drudgery, with an assist from Hey Hi (AI) But a family’s grunt work is more human, and valuable, than it seems.
> Despite Mark Zuckerberg’s hope for the chatbot to be the smartest, it struggles with facts, numbers and web search.
> Along with the higher spending, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp projected lighter-than-expected revenue, causing its stock to plummet.
> The robotic nerd depicted in “The Social Network” has turned into the kinder, more accessible face of Silicon Valley. What’s going on?
> The intelligence community's new OSINT strategy puts a premium on using open-source data, as opposed to highly secretive sources and and methods.
> Law professor Dan Solove has a new article on privacy regulation. In his email to me, he writes: “I’ve been pondering privacy consent for more than a decade, and I think I finally made a breakthrough with this article.” His mini-abstract:
> TikTok accounts for a small share of ByteDance's total revenues and daily active users, so the parent would rather have the app shut down in the U.S. in a worst case scenario than sell it to a potential American buyer, they said.
> TAIPEI - Taiwan faces a difficult national security situation, with China pressing closer all the time, President-elect Lai Ching-te said on Thursday has he announced the appointments of his new security and diplomacy teams ahead of taking office next month.
> The official said the sanction have only made the country stronger.
> Escapee elected to National Assembly talks about flight to the South, political goals.
> The secretary of state’s visit comes as Democrats and Republicans are vying to appear tougher on China.
> The visit has tempered the public acrimony that drove relations to historic lows in 2023.
> A new museum called Nootti — the Finnish word for a diplomatic correspondence between two countries — will open in its place.
> Radical sentiments are growing in Latvian society, the State Security Service (VDD) stated earlier this week. Both the VDD and the State Police (VP) ask that attention be paid to signs of radicalization in others - both right-wing and left-wing extremism - and to report them in cases of increased aggression, Latvian Television reported on April 23.Over the weekend, a group of skinheads were arrested by the State Security Service and the State Police after a cooperation effort to uncover crimes committed against people in Riga's Vērmanes Garden.
> Russian priest Dimitry Safronov has been suspended for three years and demoted after he oversaw a farewell ceremony at the funeral of outspoken Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny last month.
> U.S. women’s basketball star Brittney Griner has revealed she contemplated suicide during her ordeal in a Russian jail.
> French President Emmanuel Macron will outline Thursday his vision for a stronger Europe, pushing EU members to be less dependent on the United States but also hoping to boost his party's flagging campaign in EU elections.
> The rain also killed farm animals and destroyed thousands of acres of crops.
> Environment, economic impacts and security challenges were cited as main reasons for the need for further dialogue.
> A new report on the future of natural gas in the energy mix and financing in the context of the energy transition and energy security prerogatives.
> Hundreds of flights were cancelled at French airports Thursday despite the country's main air traffic controllers' union dropping a call for a one-day strike after making a deal for higher pay.
> The annual webcast highlights the plight of the endangered species and has helped conservation efforts, but this might be the seals' last livestream, since the project ends this year.
> President López Obrador's decree imposed tariffs ranging from 5% to 50% on over 500 foreign products, mainly impacting Chinese imports.
> A quarter of a million people were out of work in Finland last month, with youth unemployment climbing to 26 percent.
> Legally-mandated service provision is in danger, according to the head of the Tax Administration.
> European Central Bank governors are highlighting cooler inflation as a sign the bank could cut interest rates before the Federal Reserve.
> The higher-than-anticipated annual headline rate makes another rate cut by Mexico's central bank unlikely in the near future.
> Lithuanians have long been tempted to buy property in Spain because of prices and climate. Now, there’s another reason – having a backup home due to the geopolitical situation.
> Strike capability featured in the 2024 update of Australia’s Integrated Investment Plan (IIP), the equipment spending program that accompanied the National Defence Strategy (NDS) published on 17 April.
> Latvias Banka (LB), the Latvian central bank, posted its financial results for 2023 on April 24, including an overall loss of 54 million euros for the year.
> The reasons aren’t rocket science.
> Verdict: Lack of evidence
> Beijing and Hong Kong have said that the US has “smeared” Hong Kong’s law enforcement actions after Washington published a report stating that the city had “significant human rights issues.”
> US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Thursday on the United States and China to manage their differences "responsibly" as he went on a charm offensive ahead of expected tough talks.
> Researchers find over 100 supposedly local news sites set up by a Chinese PR firm.
> The party's programme for the upcoming European elections states that Finland leaving the EU in the near future is unrealistic.
> The Supreme Administrative Court struck the Blue-Black Movement off Finland's party register earlier this week.
> With newfound steadiness at home, Rome can make its priorities for the West heard, especially the security of the Mediterranean and outreach to Africa.
> Ryan Millsap, a powerful Atlanta movie executive who has relied on relationships with Black and Jewish leaders to advance his business endeavors, has issued an apology after an investigative report that exposed his racist and antisemitic messages was published by ProPublica and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
> The apology comes as several influential government and entertainment figures acquainted with Millsap said they were disappointed by his derogatory rhetoric about “Fucking Black People” and “nasty Jews,” revealed in public records tied to an ongoing legal dispute with Millsap’s former attorney.
> The verdict in the sedition trial of Hong Kong news outlet Stand News and two of its former chief editors has been further postponed to the end of August, according to the judiciary.
> Judge Geoffrey Kennett, who had given an interim order on Monday evening that the videos be hidden from view, extended that judgment till 5pm on 10 May.
> eSafety lawyer Christopher Tran told the judge on Wednesday that X had not complied with the interim order.
> X lawyer Marcus Hoyne said his client needed to gather together a lot of documents to continue the case as 65 tweets had been ordered to be taken down.
> {loadposition sam08}He hinted that the man who had been stabbed. Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, had provided an affidavit saying the video of the act should be retained online.
> Hoyne also said the case was beyond his capabilities, and indicated that X would be approaching senior Australian lawyer Bret Walker SC to take on the case.
> The University Ad Hoc Committee proposed new free speech policies. Senators shared thoughts and proposed new legislation for On Call Café services, and a debate between senators before the ASSU election.
> The Wall Street Journal had an editorial this morning called "Defining Free Speech Down on Campus"; I agree that disruptive protests are unprotected by the First Amendment, but I think the editorial erred in its emphasis.
> World Press Freedom Day 2024
> Two months ago,a court order banned 143 URLs containing content related to fraud allegations against Uysal upon his request.
> From today's decision by Judge Arun Subramanian (S.D.N.Y.) in Flynn v. CNN, Inc.: Plaintiffs Jack and Leslie Flynn have sued Defendant Cable News Network … under Rhode Island's false-light statute.
> Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai’s arrest dealt a “heavy blow” to pro-democracy advocacy group Stand With Hong Kong, causing it to lose its connections to US politicians, the media mogul’s national security trial has heard.
> Yet another Finns Party minister is in the eye of the storm. According to media reports, Justice Minister Leena Meri has intervened in the work of two committees.
> In P.D. v. Sullivan (S.D.N.Y.), plaintiff alleges: New York State Mental Hygiene Law 9.39 is used to admit individuals to a hospital solely for emergency observation and evaluation as a person "alleged" to have a mental illness.
> In the last days of East Germany, when government officials detected that their power was unraveling, they ratcheted up enforcement of the nation’s reporting laws. The reporting laws made it a felony to know of a crime and fail to report it.
> Law enforcement beefed up security measures in Kazakhstan’s southern town of Zaghambar on April 24 amid a series of crimes feared to be part of ethnic violence.
> But an expert said ministers’ comments may not be enough to restore public confidence in border security.
> A buzzy protest song about the definition of war, timed perfectly to public protests against the Israel–Hamas War, shows that there’s room for social control media and protest singers to coexist.
> Last year, we saw the unlikeliest of pop stars emerge from the backwoods of Virginia with an acoustic-folk turn—a protest song that seemed to highlight the plight of the working man.
> That song, “Rich Men North of Richmond,” played into a number of political talking points, found support from the right-leaning political establishment, and even appeared in a Republican presidential debate. (Its singer, Oliver Anthony, demurred from being on the right or left, but his song included a base-level commentary on welfare that made the song controversial with progressives.)
> The FCC should clarify their draft Order's comments on rate regulations to avoid impeding efforts to ensure broadband affordability for all.
> Unless Congress acts now, America will lose a key element in the effort to close the digital divide.
> Microsoft had to debundle Teams from Microsoft 365 last year. The move was made to appease EU regulators and drew criticism for being too little too late. Microsoft then split Teams from Microsoft 365 worldwide amidst antitrust pressure.
> Even before the UPC launched, UK law firms took an early liking to the Scandinavian patent monopoly market. For example, Potter Clarkson, a mixed IP law firm dominated by patent monopoly attorneys, opened its first offices in Stockholm and Lund in 2016.
> The Board affirmed a refusal to register the proposed mark SPICED CHAI for "Hookah tobacco; Tobacco; Tobacco pouches," finding the mark to be merely descriptive under Section 2(e)(1) and lacking in acquired distinctiveness. Deeming the mark "highly descriptive," the Board found Applicant Fumari's Section 2(f) evidence inadequate and unpersuasive. In re Fumari, Inc., Serial No. 88437933 (April 19, 2024) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Thomas L. Casagrande).
> Aquatint engravings that were employed to reproduce the tonal subtleties of drawings.
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