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S3 Ep143: Supercookie surveillance shenanigans
Latest episode – listen now! (Full transcript inside.)
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‘They’re Outsmarting Us’: Birds Build Nests from Anti-Bird Spikes
Strips of sharp metal pins are meant to keep birds away from buildings. Some birds are stealing them to build their nests.
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Lightning Can Strike, but It Can’t Hide From a ESA Satellite
A powerful new European weather orbiter’s cameras capture lightning in near real-time at day or night across more than 80 percent of the world’s surface.
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Break Out the S’mores: This Star Is Cooler Than a Campfire
Researchers recently discovered the coldest star ever found that emits radio waves.
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What’s in a Martini? These Days, Just About Anything.
Ordering a dirty martini these days doesn’t guarantee gin, vermouth or even an olive — but you might get squid ink or a mozzarella ball.
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See what the SAG-AFTRA strike rules are on what actors can and can’t do
The strike notice and order lays out rules its members must follow. The rules apply to tens of thousands of film and television actors.
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Why are Hollywood actors and writers on strike? Here are the issues.
Hollywood is facing its largest labor action since 1960 as actors begin a strike, joining writers who have been on the picket line since June.
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F.T.C. Is Investigating ChatGPT Maker
The agency sent OpenAI, which makes ChatGPT, a letter this week over consumer harms and the company’s security practices.
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Texas TikTok Ban Challenged for Threatening ‘Academic Freedom’
A lawsuit filed on Thursday says Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban is compromising research and teaching at public universities.
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Actor Strike: TV and Movie Actors Vote for Biggest Walkout in Four Decades
Leaders of the Hollywood union SAG-AFTRA, representing 160,000 television and movie actors, voted to strike on Thursday. Screenwriters have already been picketing for over 70 days.