Mars is littered with over 15,000 pounds of human trash

September 25, 2022 Business Sales Department

People have been exploring the surface of Mars for over 50 years. According to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, nations have sent 18 human-made objects to Mars over 14 separate missions. Many of these missions are still ongoing, but over the decades of Martian exploration, humankind has left behind many pieces of debris on the planet’s […]

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A US Rail Strike Was Averted—but the Crisis Is Far From Over

September 16, 2022 Business Sales Department

A preliminary agreement prevented a total shutdown, but many supply chains still face delays and disruption caused by staff shortages. Wired

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June 21, 2022

How excited should anyone get over Meta’s VR headset prototypes?

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Last week, during a virtual “Inside the Lab” presentation for tech reporters, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other executives showed off a bevy of prototype virtual-reality headsets developed by the company’s Reality Labs Research group. This experimental hardware included several versions of the company’s “Half Dome” headsets, which use varifocal lenses to keep items in […]

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An NFT Bubble Is Taking Over the Gig Economy

February 23, 2022 Business Sales Department

Two-thirds of freelancers on Fiverr say they’re servicing the NFT industry. But is it sustainable? Wired

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The US Watches Warily for Russia-Ukraine Tensions to Spill Over

February 15, 2022 Business Sales Department

Conversations with more than a dozen senior cybersecurity leaders in both the public and private sector outline the major areas of risk. Wired

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IRS says it will stop using facial recognition after controversy over ID.me verification

February 8, 2022 Business Sales Department

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) says it will transition away from using facial recognition software to identify taxpayers, amid controversy over its deal with the private identity verification company ID.me. “The IRS takes taxpayer privacy and security seriously, and we understand the concerns that have been raised,” said IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig in a statement. […]

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