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These Were Our Favorite Tech Stories From Around the Web in 2024
Singularity Hub Staff
Every Saturday we post a selection of our favorite science and technology articles from the week. With 2024 nearing its end, we dug through all those posts again to surface 25 stories worth revisitin ...[Continue Reading]
Singularity Hub
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'A Bogus Claim': Columbia Professor Who Praised Oct. 7 Says Jews Not Descendants of Ancient Hebrews
Jessica Costescu
Columbia University professor Joseph Massad, who is slated to teach a course on Zionism, accused Jews of engaging in a "Hitlerian project" for claiming descent from ancient Hebrews during an appearan ...[Continue Reading]
Washington Free Beacon
1 day ago
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Chipmakers are rushing to get Chips Act money before Biden's out. Here's who's finalized so far
Britney Nguyen
As the Biden administration prepares to pass power to President-elect Donald Trump, U.S. chipmakers are rushing to finalize federal funding. In 2022, President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan CHIPS ...[Continue Reading]
Quartz India
1 day ago
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Brighter X Rays from Ultralight Silver Material
Mark Buchanan
Gone in a flash. A bright blast of x rays is generated when the 4-mm-wide cylindrical target made of a metal foam (gray) is hit by multiple laser beams. The target explodes, ionizing the silver atoms ...[Continue Reading]
Aps.org
1 day ago
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I get a kick out of Nigel Farage: Jordan Peterson on Reform and why net zero is unconservative
Charles Rotter
The Spectator Jordan Peterson speaks to Spectator editor Michael Gove about the idiot blandishments of net zero. He describes how setting a target at zero dooms you to the futile pursuit of perfecti ...[Continue Reading]
Wattsupwiththat.com
1 day ago
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Nudging Trump to Do the Right Thing When Possible
James D. Zirin
I am an optimist by nature, and as I look forward to 2025, I, perhaps foolishly, look forward to happy outcomes for our country. I know I could be very wrong. In his first inaugural address, Frankli ...[Continue Reading]
Washington Monthly
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