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Gallup: A record-low 35% of Americans are satisfied with the quality of education that K-12 students receive in the U.S. today, marking an eight-percentage-point decline since last year. This is one point below the previous historical low recorded in 2000 and 2023 for this Gallup question that dates back to 1999. Several other ratings of the U.S. K-12 education system provide a similarly bleak...
In a chaotic meeting, ACIP voted not to recommend a prescription requirement for Covid-19 vaccines. Some panelists seemed unaware of the point of the meeting, while others went on strange tangents.
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to impose a new $100,000 application fee for H-1B worker visas, a White House official said, potentially dealing a big blow to the technology sector that relies heavily on skilled workers from India and China. From a report: As part of his broader immigration crackdown, the Republican president was expected to sign a proclamation as early as Friday restricting...
Microsoft will increase Xbox Series X and Series S console prices in the United States on October 3. The Series X rises to $649.99 from $599.99 and the 512GB Series S increases to $399.99 from $379.99. The 1TB Series S moves to $449.99 from $429.99. The Series X Digital Edition reaches $599.99 from $549.99 and the 2TB Galaxy Black Special Edition climbs to $799.99 from $729.99. Microsoft cited...
Donald Trump claimed victory on a deal that would put TikTok in the hands of his allies after a call with Xi Jinping. But details on the agreement—and Beijing’s buy-in—remain murky.
Meta is moving to break into the wholesale power-trading business to better manage the massive electricity needs of its data centers. Bloomberg: The company, which owns Facebook, filed an application with US regulators this week seeking authorization to do so. A Meta representative said it was a natural next step to participate in energy markets as it looks to power operations with clean...
An analysis of tens of thousands of research-paper submissions has shown a dramatic increase in the presence of text generated using AI in the past few years, an academic publisher has found. Nature: The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) found that 23% of abstracts in manuscripts and 5% of peer-review reports submitted to its journals in 2024 contained text that was probably...
Eskom said on Friday that South Africa’s power system is stable, with unplanned outages at an eight-year low.
These WIRED-tested wearables reduce your reliance on a phone while keeping you connected.
Chinese consumer tech giant Xiaomi will remotely fix a flaw in the assisted driving system on over 110,000 of its popular SU7 electric cars, the firm and regulators said Friday, months after a deadly crash involving the model. From a report: China’s tech companies and automakers have poured billions of dollars into smart-driving technology, a new battleground in the country’s cutthroat domestic...
After winning a key lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), XRP (Ripple) has become a market focus. On-chain data shows that within hours of the announcement, a 15,000,000 XRP transfer was completed discreetly with virtually zero transaction costs. This move is being interpreted as a possible liquidity adjustment or pre-positioning by whale […]
US wholesale electricity prices have nearly doubled since 2020, rising faster than consumer rates across most regional grid operators. Analysis of location marginal pricing data from 17 trading hubs shows average wholesale costs increased from baseline 2020 levels to peaks 2-4 times higher by 2022, before partially recovering. Consumer electricity prices rose 35% during the same period....
The president wrote on Truth Social, “appreciate the TikTok approval,” after a call with China’s top leader, Xi Jinping.
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alternative_right writes: Austria’s armed forces have switched from Microsoft’s Office programs to the open-source LibreOffice package. The reason for this is not to save on software license fees for around 16,000 workstations. “It was very important for us to show that we are doing this primarily (…) to strengthen our digital sovereignty, to maintain our independence in terms of ICT...
On its 20th anniversary, YouTube is venturing into an era of AI-generated video, and may never be the same.
London, UK – September 2025 – Ethereum (ETH) has recently surged higher in the crypto market, with prices repeatedly breaking through key resistance levels, sparking significant investor interest in its future potential. As the Ethereum network continues to gain traction in decentralized finance (DeFi), NFTs, and Web3 applications, more and more coin holders are seeking […]
In the rapidly evolving world of cryptocurrency, new opportunities emerge daily, but few are as bold and attention-grabbing as SWL Miner latest offer. With a headline figure of $37,777 in potential daily earnings for holders, SWL Miner is positioning itself as a disruptive force in the cloud mining industry. But what does this offer really […]
ProfitableMining, a leading global cloud mining platform, has officially announced the release of its latest high-performance cloud mining contracts, designed to deliver high returns for holders of mainstream and community tokens, including DOGO (Dogoverse). According to official data, some users have already achieved daily mining returns exceeding US$5,920, setting a new record for the...
An anonymous reader shares a report: JM Video, one of only two remaining DVD rental stores in Paris, is a focal point for film lovers and visited by actors like Brad Pitt when they are in the city, but the ever-growing competition of streaming platforms means this Paris institution is fighting for survival. Choice is not the problem: JM Video has a library of more than 50,000 films, more than...
Many Android phones and iPhones use this screen technology to make everything look buttery smooth. Here’s how it works.