Month: January 2023

Fiber-optic cables stretch across oceans and wind their way underground to handle our communications systems, and scientists think that this vast network of infrastructure could be put to another use: observing Earth’s surface from below. Specifically, the 1.2 million kilometers (more than 745,000 miles) of existing fiber-optic cable could be combined with satellites and other
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The 2023 PEN American Literary Award Longlists have been announced! This year’s awards will confer $350,000 to more than 100 writers and translators in eleven different categories that include fiction, nonfiction, poetry, biography, essay, science writing, literature in translation, and more. The winners will be announced at the Literary Awards Ceremony on March 2nd at The Town
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SDA said the rebranding does not reflect any change to the mission WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency is renaming its planned network of military satellites “Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture,” the agency announced Jan. 23. SDA, a former Defense Department agency that is now part of the U.S. Space Force, previously used the name “National
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Veteran tech giant PayPal is facing an antitrust investigation in Germany — where the Federal Cartel Office (FCO) has announced it’s looking into its rules on surcharges. The regulator is concerned that restrictions PayPal imposes on merchants could be harming competitors and inflating costs for consumers by restricting price competition. Clauses in PayPal’s terms the
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“THE MONKEY KING: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS” VIDEO GAME SOUNDTRACK NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM TRIBECA RECORDS Players can now fully immerse themselves in the unique AR combat experience with the action-packed soundtrack from Christopher Young and Mark Gus Scott. The thrilling soundtrack to the immersive AR battle game The Monkey King: The Adventure Begins is now available from
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Life Is Strange 2 is coming to Switch in just a couple of weeks.  The 2019 episodic adventure game will arrive in its entirety on February 2. The five-part saga sees brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz on the run from the law after the latter’s awakened supernatural power results in the loss of a loved one.  [embedded content]
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News Beyoncé Gives First Performance Since 2020 at Dubai Hotel Opening The hourlong concert was attended by over 1,000 people, including the singer’s family By Madison Bloom January 22, 2023 Facebook Twitter Beyoncé, January 2023 (Mason Poole/Parkwood Media/Getty Images for Atlantis The Royal) Facebook Twitter On Saturday night, January 21, Beyoncé performed during the grand
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Werewolves in horror often depict the afflicted as desperate to repress or separate themselves from their carnivorous Other self. My Animal instead correlates that Otherness with relatable emotions tied to feeling out of place within society. That angle gives a new spin on a classic monster tale, with its horror rooted more firmly in reality. Heather (Bobbi
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