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Kære Demokrater: Ingen Giver en Skid, Hvis Du Tror, at netneutralitet Andragende Er Spild af Tid
Foto: AP Der er en håndfuld af Hus Demokrater kæmper med tanken om at underskrive et dokument, at det er sikkert at sige, at på dette tidspunkt, vil ikke have nogen historisk betydning overhovedet. Hvis det bliver husket på alle, vil det blive husket som en liste af folk, der har undladt at vælte en…
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Hey Juul Medarbejdere, Hvad har Du Tænkt dig at Gøre Med Din Store Tobak Rigdomme?
Foto: Julio Cortez (AP) Efter nyheden om, at Juul havde sikret en massiv, næsten $13 milliarder beskæftige sig med Stor Tobak, det blev også afsløret, at ansatte i den vape selskab, der stod til at modtage bonusser potentielt nå i multimillions. En særlig $2 milliarder udbytte blev en del af $12.8 mia tilbud til Altria…
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Here’s How Foods Made With Genetically Modified Ingredients Will Be Labeled From Now On
One of the labels approved by the USDA to show customers their foods are made with bioengineered ingredients Illustration: USDA The USDA has chosen not to label foods made with highly refined sugars and oils made from genetically engineered crops like soybean or beets as biogengineered, arguing these foods contain nothing of the genetic material…
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Tropical Lizard With Built-in Scuba Gear Can Stay Submerged for 16 Minutes
A water anole with an exhaled–and recycled–air bubble.Image: Lindsey Swierk Unprecedented footage from Costa Rica shows tiny tropical lizards “breathing” from an air sac suspended atop their snouts—an apparent scuba tank that helps them stay submerged for extended periods. This footage comes courtesy of Lindsey Swierk, an ecologist from Binghamton University in New York. While…
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Stop Sending Regular Text Messages
Photo: Getty Images Thanks to a Federal Communications Commission vote last week, wireless carriers now have more control over your text messages. If that sounds ominous, that’s because it is—so much so that now’s the perfect time to ditch regular ol’ text messaging altogether. Here’s the deal: The FCC’s decision means wireless carriers now have…
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Despite Risks, a Rare Albino Orangutan Is Released Back Into the Wild
Alba, an albino Bornean orangutan, being released to the wild, on Wednesday December 19, 2018.Image: BOSF A rare and particularly striking albino orangutan who was rescued from villagers in Borneo last year has been released back into the wild following successful rehabilitation. The 5-year-old female seems fit and ready to tackle the demands of forest…
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Americans Have Stopped Getting Taller But Continue to Get Heavier, CDC Says
A closeup of a beam scalePhoto: Patrick Sisson (AP) Americans have continued to get bigger but not any taller since the turn of the millennium, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found. According to the report, the average adult American’s weight and waistline have both expanded over the past…
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AT&T Is Cooking Up Some 5G Bullshit
You can’t trust the icon.Image: AT&T The road to 5G is complicated, and to get there, we’re going need a whole lot of new infrastructure, devices, and updates to make it work. But it seems in its quest to be first, or the best, or something, AT&T is cutting some corners to make it seem…
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Dear Democrats: No One Gives a Shit If You Think the Net Neutrality Petition Is a Waste of Time
Photo: AP There’s a handful of House Democrats wrestling with the idea of signing a document that, it’s safe to say at this point, will have no historical impact whatsoever. If it is remembered at all, it will be remembered as a list of people who failed to overturn one of the most unpopular decisions…
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Facebook testet eine separate Messenger
Das Team des sozialen Netzwerks VKontakte kündigte den Beginn der Tests seiner neuen experimentellen Produkt — Messanger Me VK. Laut Hersteller, Messenger VKontakte zum ersten mal gestartet wird als separate App ohne direkte Bindung zu einem Profil in dem sozialen Netzwerk.