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Category: Geeky Stuff
White House to Announce Limits of HFCs
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has finalized a rule that phases out the use of a powerful planet-warming chemical used in air conditioners and refrigerators, in its latest effortRead More
Wikipedia’s New Leader Maryana Alexander on Prevention
[ad_1] Twenty years ago, Wikipedia emerged as an interesting online project aimed at crowdsourcing and documenting all human knowledge and history in real time. Skeptics worried that much of theRead More
An Experiment to Stop Online Abuse in Germany Failed
[ad_1] “We have zero tolerance for hate speech and support the goals of NetzDG,” Facebook said in a statement. Twitter, which received nearly 833,000 complaints and removed nearly 81,000 postsRead More
Quote of the Day: Covid Sharing Pressure Increasing on US Companies
[ad_1] “We keep hearing the words ‘vaccines are coming, vaccines are coming’, but three million people have died since the Pfizer vaccine was first approved by the FDA” ZAIN RIZVI,Read More
FDA Authorizes Pfizer Booster Shot for High-Risk People
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — After weeks of internal bickering at the Food and Drug Administration, the agency on Wednesday authorized people over 65 who have received Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine to receiveRead More
John Kerry Faces a Tough Path as Climate Ambassador
[ad_1] NEW DELHI – The tall figure carrying a green Orvis cab was instantly recognizable when he stopped on the jet path after a night flight from the United States.Read More
James Mattis, who sits on Theranos’ board, ‘didn’t know what to do’
[ad_1] SAN JOSE, California — James Mattis, a retired four-star Marine Corps general and former secretary of defense, testified on Wednesday. Elizabeth Holmes’ fraud caseThe founder of blood test startupRead More
Facebook Chief Technology Officer to Resign in 2022
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook said on Wednesday Mike Schroepfer, chief technology officer and longtime executive, has planned to step down from his position next year in a rare changeRead More
Lawmakers call for civilian reserve corps to bolster federal cyber support
[ad_1] A bipartisan group of lawmakers is proposing a civilian reserve unit to act as a bulwark against cyber and ransomware attacks targeting federal agencies. Bill administered by representatives. TonyRead More