Ofcom will enforce rules under the UK's Online Safety Act, designed to protect internet users from illegal content and harmful activity online, from March 17 (Daniel Thomas/Financial Times)
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UK to crack down on illegal content across social media
Regulator Ofcom will begin assessing tech groups’ compliance with new obligations under Online Safety ActDaniel Thomas (Financial Times)
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An exploration of the work of composer and 'deep listening' pioneer, Pauline Oliveros.BBC
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Features - Peru's Great Urban Experiment - Archaeology Magazine - May/June 2023
A millennium ago, the Chimú built a new way oflife in the vast city of Chan ChanArchaeology Magazine
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For Delivery Workers in Latin America, Affordable E-Bikes Are a Superpower
In the long run, e-bikes are cheaper than motorbikes. With financing help from start-ups like Guajira, many immigrant workers are making the switch.Mariel Lozada (Reasons to be Cheerful)
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The Elon Musk company you should be worried about right now
Thanks to DOGE, President Trump gave the billionaire power to regulate his own companies, including SpaceX.Adam Clark Estes (Vox)
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UK, US Hold Private Talks in Bid to Calm Apple Encryption Feud | Bloomberg | …the UK IC’s demands are leaking like a sieve
History suggests that we should not believe them: British officials stressed that they weren’t asking for blanket access to users’ personal data, and that they would only ever request data relating…Dropsafe
Measles virus targets certain immune cells in the body: What to know about complications
Measles isn’t just a rash and a fever.
The disease outbreak in West Texas that continues to grow has sent 29 people, most of them small children, to the hospital.
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Analyse | Trump et la pollution de l’air : défaire ce qui marche et qui ne coûte pas grand-chose
« L’administration Trump désactive des programmes environnementaux qui ont fait leurs preuves. »
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Trump et la pollution de l’air : défaire ce qui marche et qui ne coûte pas grand-chose
C’est un peu la rubrique du « Pourquoi aider quand on peut nuire? »Étienne Leblanc (Radio-Canada Info)
Coupes en santé : une animalerie fermée dans un hôpital de soins en santé mentale
« La fermeture décrétée à l’Institut universitaire en santé mentale met en relief les décisions budgétaires. »
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Coupes en santé : une animalerie fermée dans un hôpital de soins en santé mentale
Le CIUSSS de l'Est-de-l'Île-de-Montréal poursuit la mise en œuvre de mesures budgétaires destinées à combler le déficit anticipé de 60 millions de dollars cette année.Daniel Boily (Radio-Canada Info)
Menaces de Trump contre le Canada : le silence de Londres
« Le ministre des Affaires étrangères du Royaume-Uni s'est gardé de critiquer l'administration américaine. »
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Menaces de Trump contre le Canada : le silence de Londres
Le ministre des Affaires étrangères du Royaume-Uni s'est gardé de critiquer l'administration américaine, jugeant que le temps n'était pas aux « divisions ».Radio-Canada
Guerre commerciale : l’Alaska défend ses liens avec le Canada
« Une résolution pour les liens étroits entre les 2 pays a été défendue au comité des ressources de l'Alaska. »
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Tarifs douaniers : l’Alaska défend ses liens avec le Canada
Une résolution en faveur des liens étroits entre l'Alaska et le Canada a été défendue devant le comité des ressources de l'Alaska, vendredi.Radio-Canada
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Amazon is discontinuing the "Do Not Send Voice Recordings" feature on Echo devices starting March 28th...
This means you can no longer process voice recordings locally, they will be automatically sent to Amazon's cloudRandomlyRandom67 (ResetEra)
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Die USA bitten Europa um Eier
Die Vogelgrippe führte zu Eierknappheit in den USA. Nun sind Anfragen in Dänemark und Schweden eingegangen. Auch die Türkei will mehr Eier in die USA liefernDER STANDARD
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An analysis of popular podcasts, streams, and other long-form audio and video content with political leanings indicates that right-leaning outlets dominate (Kayla Gogarty/Media Matters for America)
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The right dominates the online media ecosystem, seeping into sports, comedy, and other supposedly nonpolitical spaces
As Americans increasingly get their news from online shows and streamers, the influence of this media ecosystem becomes more prominent — and Media Matters has found that the most popular of this content is overwhelmingly right-leaning.Media Matters for America
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Familienministerin Plakolm: "Mein Leitbild ist das von Vater, Mutter und Kindern"
Claudia Plakolm fordert, dass sich Menschen, die hier leben, an "unsere Werte" halten – dazu zähle auch, dass muslimische Kinder ausgeschlafen in die Schule kommen. Feministin sei sie nur, wenn damit nicht "die Bekämpfung von Männern" gemeint seiDER STANDARD
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Swollen eyeballs, baby-like skin, and the overview effect: how astronauts feel when they return to earth
As Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Suni Williams prepare to come home after their unexpected nine-month ISS stay, here is what they may experienceHelen Sullivan (The Guardian)
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Metal tariffs make American manufacturing less competitive, can makers say
The present tariffs situation “opens the door for cheaper canned foods to flood the U.S. market from China and other foreign competitors,” the Can Manufacturers Institute said. U.S. trade groups are calling for exemptions.Maria Rachal (Packaging Dive)
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It’s not yet known how many people have gotten sick in the outbreak — there are at least 223 confirmed cases, but experts believe hundreds more people may have been infected since late January.
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Measles is unlike other childhood viruses that come and go. In severe cases it can cause pneumonia.
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The virus can wipe out the immune system, a complication called “immune amnesia.”
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The researchers found that after a measles infection, the immune system can be suppressed almost immediately and remain that way for two to three years.
“Immune amnesia really begins as soon as the virus replicates in those [memory] cells,” Mina said.
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