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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to a Texas law requiring age verification to access online pornography, which opponents argue violates the First Amendment by discouraging adults from viewing such material due to privacy concerns. A federal judge blocked the law citing its chilling effect on free speech, but a divided appeals court upheld it, emphasizing the government's interest in protecting minors; the case will now be reviewed by the Supreme Court. The Texas bill in question, HB 1181, wa
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Dennis Dabney, 57, feels valued at his executive job in Phoenix. But being a supercommuter can take its toll financially and socially, he said. Read more ›
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Qatar Executive received the $81 million Gulfstream G700 days before a private jet conference in Geneva. Elon Musk has also reportedly ordered one. Read more ›
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I'm a journalist and consultant, and my partner is a carpenter. He showed me that my career isn't my identity, and changed how I think about layoffs. Read more ›
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Robert Rivani, 34, believes in intermittent fasting and takes calls from the backseat of his car while he's being driven around. Read more ›
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As the plateau of the icefield thins, ice and snow reserves at higher altitudes are lost. Read more ›
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Guess what, Tarnished? We've all been saying Elden Ring DLC's "Scadutree" incorrectly.According to VaatiVidya's fascinating video Amazing Secrets in the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, scadu is derived from ancient English and is pronounced "sha-doe" rather than "ska-doo"... which, let's face it, makes much more sense given the DLC's subtitle.Jump to 510s/8m30s on the video below to hear the correct pronunciation for yourself: Read more Read more ›
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The crew on Silversea's new luxury cruise ship, Silver Ray, have sumptuous amenities like a small spa and a gym with Technogym equipment. Read more ›
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Hilton has experimented with different portion sizes of fruit and smoked salmon at its breakfast buffets based on insights from AI cameras. Read more ›
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From Mark Zuckerberg's simple approach to Bernard Arnault's luxurious taste, see how top CEOs have decorated their offices over the years. Read more ›
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When my father got sick, I became his caretaker. My brothers didn't have a relationship with him, and I'm the eldest daughter. I don't regret it. Read more ›
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Starting this summer, Pomona, California will give 250 families with children with children under the age of 4 years $500 a month for 18 months. Read more ›
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The heavy, truck-mounted EuroPULS launcher can carry twice as many rockets as Lockheed Martin's HIMARS. Read more ›
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Young people are living at home and relying on their parents for money well into their 20s. Their parents aren't happy about it. Read more ›
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Trump has intensified his verbal attacks on student loan forgiveness and a recent Supreme Court ruling has weakened the Department of Education. Read more ›
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Hyve Managed Hosting says it has doubled its US user base in six months off the back of demand for managed hybrid and multi-cloud ecosystems. Read more ›
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Former LA Noire developers are reportedly working on a new psychological thriller set in 1940s Los Angeles, "Sowden House".Two separate posts have popped up on Instagram from performer, composer, and producer Freyja Garbett, who says they've been working on a "HUGE" project "writing for a video game [...] from the creators of LA Noire"."From the creators of LA Noire comes Sowden House, a psychological thriller also set in the 1940’s... Read more ›
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In a battle of store brands, Walmart is now offering private-label food similar to what Target is known for. The real winners here are customers. Read more ›
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X has faced financial pressures since Elon Musk's takeover, and tensions are reportedly rising between him and CEO Linda Yaccarino. Read more ›
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President Joe Biden remains the Democrat's best shot for the White House in 2024, Professor Allan Lichtman told WSJ, based on his election model. Read more ›
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From “delves” to “showcasing,” certain words boomed in usage after LLMs became mainstream. Read more ›
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Digital audio broadcasting (DAB+) and internet radio have largely replaced traditional FM radio in Switzerland, with digital radio holding an 81% share of use in spring 2023. Due to the high costs of maintaining FM transmitters and declining financial resources, Switzerland plans to fully transition to digital radio by the end of 2026, phasing out FM broadcasting completely. From a report: DAB+ and the internet offer better quality and a... Read more ›
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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to a Texas law requiring age verification to access online pornography, which opponents argue violates the First Amendment by discouraging adults from viewing such material due to privacy concerns. A federal judge blocked the law citing its chilling effect on free speech, but a divided appeals court upheld it, emphasizing the government's interest in protecting minors; the case will now be... Read more ›
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In 1994, college student Jim Hall created FreeDOS (in response to Microsoft's plan to gradually phase out MS-DOS). After celebrating its 30th anniversary last week, Hill wrote a new article Saturday for OpenSource.net: "What I've learned about Open Source community over 30 years." Lessons include "every Open Source project needs a website," but also "consider other ways to raise awareness about your Open Source software project." ("In the FreeDOS Project,... Read more ›
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What if across the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, six high-voltage power cables stretched -- each over 2,000 miles long. CNN reports that a group of entrepreneurs "wants to build what would be the worldâ(TM)s largest subsea energy interconnector between continents, linking Europe and North America...to connect places like the United Kingdomâ(TM)s west with eastern Canada, and potentially New York with western France... "The Europe-US cables could send 6 gigawatts... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader shares a report: Sony plans to eventually stop producing consumer-grade recordable Blu-ray discs, but commercial products such as game and film Blu-rays will still be produced. Sony Group will lay off 250 employees at a division that produces recordable media discs, and start winding down the production of specific Blu-ray products, sources have told Japanese newspaper Mainichi. However, contrary to recent reports, this decision will not affect... Read more ›
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Bloomberg and The Washington Post "claim AI power usage is dire," writes Slashdot reader NoWayNoShapeNoForm. But Ars Technica "begs to disagree with those speculations." From Ars Technica's article: The high-profile pieces lean heavily on recent projections from Goldman Sachs and the International Energy Agency (IEA) to cast AI's "insatiable" demand for energy as an almost apocalyptic threat to our power infrastructure. The Post piece even cites anonymous "some [people]" in... Read more ›
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Half of the Netherlands' petrol stations are set to close in the next five to 10 years as electric cars start to take over the market, according to ING Research. From a report: The bank's economists say there will be insufficient earnings in future, with only some 2,000 of today's 4,131 gas stations remaining. "It is mainly the small, unmanned petrol stations that will disappear," says ING Research, as reported... Read more ›
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game of Asteroids An anonymous reader shared this report from The Hill: An asteroid the size of a football stadium threaded the needle between Earth and the moon Saturday morning — the second of two astronomical near misses in three days. Near miss, in this case, is a relative term: Saturday's asteroid, 2024 MK, came within 180,000 miles of Earth. On Thursday, meanwhile, asteroid 2011 UL21 flew within 4 million... Read more ›
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Netflix is following through on its plan to phase out its cheapest ad-free tier for existing subscribers. From a report: As spotted in numerous posts on Reddit, Netflix is now asking some basic plan subscribers to choose a new plan to stay subscribed to Netflix. One Reddit user received a notification on their Netflix app, saying "Your last day to watch Netflix is July 13th. Choose a new plan to... Read more ›
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Microsoft conducted another round of layoffs this week in the latest workforce reduction implemented by the Redmond tech giant this year. From a report: The cuts impacted multiple teams and geographies. Posts on LinkedIn from impacted employees show the cuts affecting employees in product and program management roles. "Organizational and workforce adjustments are a necessary and regular part of managing our business," a spokesperson said in a statement. "We will... Read more ›
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