Activists demand “Loss and Damage” reparations at the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on November 12th, 2022. | Photo by Dominika Zarzycka / NurPhoto via Getty Images Trying to save the planet looks less like a Marvel movie and more like tense climate negotiations that just wrapped up in Egypt over…
Monthly Archives: November 2022
Healthcare costs in the United States continue to rise, placing an ever-increasing burden on patients and government payer programs. Popular discourse blames patented drugs as the culprit for these rising costs. In a move that previously would have been unthinkable, policymakers have even called upon the Department of Health and Human Services to exercise a…
Enlarge / The fourth-generation Echo device is a cloth-covered sphere with a halo at the base, contrasting with the squat plastic cylinders of earlier-generation Echoes. (credit: Amazon) Amazon is going through the biggest layoffs in the company’s history right now, with a plan to eliminate some 10,000 jobs. One of the areas hit hardest is…
Enlarge (credit: The Good Brigade | DigitalVision) Last year, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) released data showing that it received overwhelmingly more reports of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) from Facebook than any other web service it tracked. Where other popular social platforms like Twitter and TikTok had tens of thousands…
Enlarge / An archived page showing some of the custom Steam imagery that has been taken down by Nintendo’s DMCA requests. (credit: SteamGridDB / Internet Archive) Nintendo has issued a number of Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) requests against SteamGridDB (SGDB), a site that hosts custom fan-made icons and images used to represent games on…
Enlarge / Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla talks during a press conference with the European Commission president after a visit to oversee the production of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine at the factory of US pharmaceutical company Pfizer, in Puurs, on April 23, 2021. (credit: Getty | John Thys) Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla claimed at a news…
It’s never a bad time to back up your data. But for Twitter users, it’s arguably more urgent than usual, what with the platform’s recent… unpredictability. Mass firings and resignations, whiplash policy changes and crippled infrastructure don’t instill a ton of confidence that Twitter will remain stable well into the distant future. That’s why it’s…
UPDATE: Nov. 9, 2022, 12:05 p.m. EST This story has been updated with the latest early Black Friday streaming deals. Here’s a brief overview: BEST STREAMING SERVICE DEAL: Paramount+ Essential is included with any Walmart+ membership (which also unlocks early access to the big box store’s Black Friday offers) — $12.95/month or $98/year BEST STREAMING…
UPDATE: Nov. 15, 2022, 2:00 p.m. EST This story has been updated to include new deals and pricing information. BEST BLENDER DEAL: Ninja Foodi Power Blender Ultimate System — $199.99 $239.99 (save $40) BEST FOOD PROCESSOR DEAL: Cuisinart 14 Cup Food Processor — $199.95 $249.95 (save $50) BEST JUICER DEAL: Breville Juice Fountain Elite Juicer…
UPDATE: Nov. 17, 2022, 1:00 p.m. EST This list has been updated to reflect pricing and availability as of Nov. 17. Looking for a DNA kit this Black Friday? These are the best deals live as of Nov. 17: BEST HUMAN DNA KIT DEAL: AncestryDNA Genetic Ethnicity Test — $59 $99 (save $40) BEST PET…