The former president opened up the USSR and saw it collapse in 1991.
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Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Sources: Snap is planning to lay off ~20% of its 6,400+ employees; the layoffs are set to begin on Wednesday (Alex Heath/The Verge)
Sources: Snap is planning to lay off ~20% of its 6,400+ employees; the layoffs are set to begin on Wednesday — Snap's stock price has declined nearly 80 percent this year — Snap is planning to lay off approximately 20 percent of its more than 6,400 employees, according to people familiar with the matter.
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U.N. Race Panel Sounds the Alarm on Abortion Access in the U.S.
By BY NICK CUMMING-BRUCE from NYT World https://ift.tt/LoKeMRU
Android 13 review: a small update, but 2022's second after March's tablet-focused 12L update, finally brings a task manager, notification permissions, and more (Ron Amadeo/Ars Technica)
Android 13 review: a small update, but 2022's second after March's tablet-focused 12L update, finally brings a task manager, notification permissions, and more — Android 13 is a very small update, but it's also the second one this year. — The Android update treadmill continues with the release of Android 13.
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Daniel Barenboim, Star Conductor, Withdraws from ‘Ring’ Cycle in Berlin
By BY JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/1WpzUoX
Kherson: 'Heavy fighting' as Ukraine seeks to retake Russian-held region
Military experts tell the BBC the battle for the southern region could go on for months.
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A researcher says a huge Chinese database with up to 800M records was exposed for months, storing images of faces, license plates, resident ID numbers, and more (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)
A researcher says a huge Chinese database with up to 800M records was exposed for months, storing images of faces, license plates, resident ID numbers, and more — Another mass data lapse exposes new weaknesses in China's sprawling surveillance state — A massive Chinese database storing millions …
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Tuesday, 30 August 2022
An Orlando Museum’s Disputed Basquiats Are Gone. Its Leadership Is, Too.
By BY BRETT SOKOL from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/VOYkRX0
Undeclared pools in France uncovered by AI technology
Millions in tax revenue has been collected after more than 20,000 undeclared pools were found.
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Musk will likely focus more on "Mudge" Zatko's claims about Twitter's security practices instead of bots, potentially a better way to fight the acquisition deal (Matt Levine/Bloomberg)
Musk will likely focus more on “Mudge” Zatko's claims about Twitter's security practices instead of bots, potentially a better way to fight the acquisition deal — Musk v. Twitter — A month ago, Elon Musk's fight with Twitter Inc. was a merger dispute.
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Back at the U.S. Open, Leylah Fernandez Tries to Be ‘the Best Version of Myself’
By BY CINDY SHMERLER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/h61DZ4A
F.T.C. sues over tracking data that could expose visits to abortion clinics.
By BY NATASHA SINGER from NYT Business https://ift.tt/ke0ObTs
Crypto coin AVAX fell 10%+ after a self-described whistleblower said Avalanche weaponized litigation against rivals; CEO calls it "conspiracy theory nonsense" (Omkar Godbole/CoinDesk)
Crypto coin AVAX fell 10%+ after a self-described whistleblower said Avalanche weaponized litigation against rivals; CEO calls it “conspiracy theory nonsense” — Ava Labs CEO rejected the accusation as “conspiracy theory nonsense.” — Ava Labs CEO rejected the accusation as “conspiracy theory nonsense.”
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Monday, 29 August 2022
Artemis: Nasa ready to launch new era of Moon exploration
The clock is counting down to the debut flight of the rocket that will send people back to the Moon.
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Profile of Kim Choong-Ki, a professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, who is revered as the godfather of South Korea's chip industry (Dong-Won Kim/IEEE Spectrum)
Profile of Kim Choong-Ki, a professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, who is revered as the godfather of South Korea's chip industry — They were called “Kim's Mafia.” Kim Choong-Ki himself wouldn't have put it that way. But it was true what semiconductor engineers …
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Clashes Between Rival Militias in Libya Kill at Least 32
By BY RAJA ABDULRAHIM from NYT World https://ift.tt/GW96Yk2
A look at the clues Apple event invites provided in the past, and what "Far Out" might hint at: satellite connectivity, astrophotography mode, and more (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
A look at the clues Apple event invites provided in the past, and what “Far Out” might hint at: satellite connectivity, astrophotography mode, and more — Apple makes it official and will hold its big product launch event on Sept. 7. Also: The company confirms it will delay iPadOS 16 until …
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Jaimie Branch, Trumpeter Who Crossed Genre Lines, Dies at 39
By BY MIKE RUBIN from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/VqBsQD1
Sunday, 28 August 2022
Bilkis Bano: Protests in India over release of gang rapists
Protests take place over the release of 11 men who gang-raped a Muslim woman in 2002.
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Judge Recommends Rejecting Bid by Sept. 11 Families to Seize Frozen Afghan Funds
By BY CHARLIE SAVAGE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/C1Tv8GW
Tether, which has promised an audit since at least 2017, says one is "likely months" away; former SEC exec: it needs an audit "akin to a corporate colonoscopy" (Wall Street Journal)
Tether, which has promised an audit since at least 2017, says one is “likely months” away; former SEC exec: it needs an audit “akin to a corporate colonoscopy” — Many crypto companies lack basic financial guardrails; 'Tether needs an audit that's akin to a corporate colonoscopy'
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Manhattan Has a Glut of Empty Offices. Hochul Wants to Build Even More.
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Cloud Wars: Mideast Tensions Rise Along a New Front
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Google launches Cross device SDK to let developers build experiences across Android phones and tablets, coming later to other Android and non-Android devices (Abner Li/9to5Google)
Google launches Cross device SDK to let developers build experiences across Android phones and tablets, coming later to other Android and non-Android devices — At I/O 2022, Google detailed a way for Android apps to build cross-device experiences, similar to Nearby Share, and the SDK's developer preview is now available.
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Saturday, 27 August 2022
Sources: the US DOJ is in the early stages of drafting a potential antitrust complaint against Apple but has not decided whether or when to sue the company (Josh Sisco/Politico)
Sources: the US DOJ is in the early stages of drafting a potential antitrust complaint against Apple but has not decided whether or when to sue the company — Justice Department lawyers are in the early stages of drafting a potential antitrust complaint against Apple, according to a person …
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Ethiopian Airstrike Hits Kindergarten as Fighting Spreads in Tigray
By BY DECLAN WALSH from NYT World https://ift.tt/fF4TeQG
Nvidia says it is dealing with excess inventory of RTX 3000-series GPUs ahead of its next-gen RTX 4000 series release, signaling that the GPU shortage is over (Andrew Cunningham/Ars Technica)
Nvidia says it is dealing with excess inventory of RTX 3000-series GPUs ahead of its next-gen RTX 4000 series release, signaling that the GPU shortage is over — Nvidia says that “excess inventory” is dragging down its balance sheet. — How quickly things change: A year ago …
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Latvia tears down a controversial Soviet-era monument in its capital.
By BY ISABELLA KWAI from NYT World https://ift.tt/lXatZxW
Friday, 26 August 2022
Twitter is integrating podcasts into its redesigned Spaces Tab, starting with some English-speaking users globally, on iOS and Android (Twitter)
Twitter is integrating podcasts into its redesigned Spaces Tab, starting with some English-speaking users globally, on iOS and Android — Twitter helps people connect with unique and compelling voices around the world. With podcasts, we're taking that connection to a whole new level.
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Google will add clear labels to Search and Map listings for facilities that provide abortions, after a group of US lawmakers urged it to fix abortion searches (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
Google will add clear labels to Search and Map listings for facilities that provide abortions, after a group of US lawmakers urged it to fix abortion searches — Google will start adding clear labels to Search and Map listings for healthcare facilities that provide abortions.
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The expansion averts mass Russian conscription.
By BY IVAN NECHEPURENKO from NYT World https://ift.tt/U32bd4j
Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Divides Democrats
By BY MAGGIE ASTOR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/twMSFdV
Florida Pair Pleads Guilty in Theft of Biden’s Daughter’s Diary
By BY ADAM GOLDMAN AND MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/iJE5xDl
Thursday, 25 August 2022
Ray Johnson’s Camera Was Disposable. The Photos Are Unforgettable.
By BY MARTHA SCHWENDENER from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/eFCQfsb
Band stuck in Calais queue perform surprise gig
Drivers were treated to a makeshift jazzy concert as they waited in lengthy queues at the French border.
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Google plans to use video ads on tropes about migrants in Poland, Slovakia, and Czechia, as part of a years-long study on inoculation against misinformation (Issie Lapowsky/Protocol)
Google plans to use video ads on tropes about migrants in Poland, Slovakia, and Czechia, as part of a years-long study on inoculation against misinformation — Three months after Russia launched its brutal assault on Ukraine, sending millions of refugees over the border into neighboring countries …
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Consumer Demand Has Been Key Driver of Inflation in the U.S.
By BY ANA SWANSON from NYT Business https://ift.tt/HR0GmsY
Researchers identify 80K+ Hikvision cameras that have yet to be patched for flaws allowing remote code execution, despite fixes being available for months (Ionut Arghire/SecurityWeek)
Researchers identify 80K+ Hikvision cameras that have yet to be patched for flaws allowing remote code execution, despite fixes being available for months — Cybersecurity firm Cyfirma has identified more than 80,000 Hikvision cameras that haven't been patched against a critical code execution vulnerability exploited in the wild.
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Consumer Demand Has Been Key Driver of Inflation in the U.S.
By BY ANA SWANSON from NYT Business https://ift.tt/LIuyktW
Wednesday, 24 August 2022
Florida Ninth Congressional District Primary Election Results
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