Timan
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The past, is actually history. Better to leave it where it belongs!
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The German antitrust authority has charged Apple with abusing its market power through its app tracking tool and giving itself preferential treatment in a move that could result in daily fines for the iPhone maker if it fails to change its business practices reut.rs/4hPYfBr
February 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The German antitrust authority has charged Apple with abusing its market power through its app tracking tool and giving itself preferential treatment in a move that could result in daily fines for the iPhone maker if it fails to change its business practices reut.rs/4hPYfBr
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As opponents of President Donald Trump's rapid-fire executive actions turn to the courts, at least eight of the largest corporate law firms in the country have signed on to represent plaintiffs leading the fight in the past two weeks reut.rs/3COxT3j 1/5
February 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
As opponents of President Donald Trump's rapid-fire executive actions turn to the courts, at least eight of the largest corporate law firms in the country have signed on to represent plaintiffs leading the fight in the past two weeks reut.rs/3COxT3j 1/5
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"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
December 17, 2024 at 11:55 AM
"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
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New: TikTok’s Chinese parent company faces a ban in the US if it doesn’t meet a Jan. 19 deadline to sell the video-sharing app as a result of a federal appeals court ruling Friday
TikTok Faces US Ban After Appeals Court Refuses to Block Law
TikTok’s Chinese parent company faces a ban in the US if it doesn’t meet a Jan. 19 deadline to sell the video-sharing app as a result of a federal appeals court ruling Friday.
www.bloomberg.com
December 6, 2024 at 3:28 PM
New: TikTok’s Chinese parent company faces a ban in the US if it doesn’t meet a Jan. 19 deadline to sell the video-sharing app as a result of a federal appeals court ruling Friday
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The ruling party's leader has called for Yoon Suk Yeol to step down immediately, saying he had received intelligence that the president had ordered troops to arrest prominent politicians during his failed attempt at emergency rule. www.ft.com/content/3c86...
December 6, 2024 at 4:29 AM
The ruling party's leader has called for Yoon Suk Yeol to step down immediately, saying he had received intelligence that the president had ordered troops to arrest prominent politicians during his failed attempt at emergency rule. www.ft.com/content/3c86...
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A mystery illness, nicknamed 'Disease X', has killed 79 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Health officials believe the disease is airborne and are racing to identify it
Health officials believe the disease is airborne and are racing to identify it
Mystery ‘Disease X’ Probed After Killing 79 People in Congo
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo expect to know within days the cause of an infectious disease outbreak termed ‘Disease X’ that’s sickened hundreds of people and killed at leas...
www.bloomberg.com
December 6, 2024 at 3:55 AM
A mystery illness, nicknamed 'Disease X', has killed 79 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Health officials believe the disease is airborne and are racing to identify it
Health officials believe the disease is airborne and are racing to identify it
A very heavy downpour, going to work won't be easy today. I bet!
December 6, 2024 at 4:20 AM
A very heavy downpour, going to work won't be easy today. I bet!
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BREAKING NEWS: A powerful 7.0 earthquake has struck off the northern California coast. A tsunami warning has been issued.
The tsunami warning stretches hundreds of miles from the Bay Area of California north into central Oregon.
The tsunami warning stretches hundreds of miles from the Bay Area of California north into central Oregon.
A powerful 7.0 earthquake strikes off northern California coast; tsunami warning issued
A powerful earthquake has struck off the northern California coast and a tsunami warning has been issued. Several aftershocks continue to rattle the area off Eureka.
www.npr.org
December 5, 2024 at 7:35 PM
BREAKING NEWS: A powerful 7.0 earthquake has struck off the northern California coast. A tsunami warning has been issued.
The tsunami warning stretches hundreds of miles from the Bay Area of California north into central Oregon.
The tsunami warning stretches hundreds of miles from the Bay Area of California north into central Oregon.
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A magnitude 7.0 earthquake off the coast of Northern California has triggered tsunami warnings across a swath of the US West Coast
Strong Northern California Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Warning
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake off the coast of Northern California has triggered tsunami warnings across a swath of the US West Coast.
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2024 at 7:09 PM
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake off the coast of Northern California has triggered tsunami warnings across a swath of the US West Coast
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George Orwell, from “Homage To Catalonia”, on why, during combat in the Spanish Civil War, he opted not to shoot a fleeing enemy soldier who was struggling with both hands to hold up his trousers:
December 4, 2024 at 1:15 PM
George Orwell, from “Homage To Catalonia”, on why, during combat in the Spanish Civil War, he opted not to shoot a fleeing enemy soldier who was struggling with both hands to hold up his trousers:
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Oh man, this really got me. 😭❤️
December 5, 2024 at 2:25 AM
Oh man, this really got me. 😭❤️
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The UK signs a security pact with Iraq to target people-smuggling gangs and strengthen border cooperation.
UK and Iraq sign security deal to curb people smuggling
British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says countries must work more closely to tackle people smuggling.
www.aljazeera.com
November 28, 2024 at 7:56 PM
The UK signs a security pact with Iraq to target people-smuggling gangs and strengthen border cooperation.
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German government plans billions of euros in new chip subsidies, Bloomberg News reports - https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/german-government-plans-billions-euros-new-chip-subsidies-bloomberg-news-reports-4776836
German government plans billions of euros in new chip subsidies, Bloomberg News reports
The German government is preparing billions of euros of new investments into the country's semiconductor industry, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.The subsidies are expected to be about 2 billion euros ($2.11 billion), Bloomberg reported, citing two people who attended an event about the funding plans
www.channelnewsasia.com
November 28, 2024 at 6:27 PM
German government plans billions of euros in new chip subsidies, Bloomberg News reports - https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/german-government-plans-billions-euros-new-chip-subsidies-bloomberg-news-reports-4776836
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Kodak pauses film production for factory upgrades to help meet demand
Kodak pauses film production for factory upgrades to help meet demand
Analog photography continues its comeback.
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November 28, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Kodak pauses film production for factory upgrades to help meet demand
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A new artificial intelligence (AI) "granny" named Daisy has been designed to chat with phone scammers so customers don’t have to.
Meet Daisy, the AI 'granny' that wastes the time of phone scammers
A British telecommunications company launched an AI "granny" that will waste scammers' time by rambling on the phone for as long as possible.
www.euronews.com
November 28, 2024 at 5:23 PM
A new artificial intelligence (AI) "granny" named Daisy has been designed to chat with phone scammers so customers don’t have to.
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I hear we are to share a poem today; here is one from A.E. Housman that reads one way if you don’t know that he spent his entire life in the closet, and another when you know.
October 3, 2024 at 11:07 PM
I hear we are to share a poem today; here is one from A.E. Housman that reads one way if you don’t know that he spent his entire life in the closet, and another when you know.