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4 weeks ago

Our Favorite Down Pillows for a Luxurious Night's Sleep

Wired

Not all down is created equal, and higher quality down can lead to more comfort and better sleep. This can be a tricky number to rely on, because some products like down-filled jackets are designed to keep heat in, so more fill power is better. With pillows, on the other hand, while more fill power means more fluffiness, it can …

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Dollar hits one-year high on Trump trades

Live Mint

* Bitcoin surges to new all-time peak * Yen drops below 155 per dollar * Euro falls to one-year low * Dollar index hits highest since November 2023 By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK, - The U.S. dollar advanced to one-year high against major currencies on Wednesday powered by so-called Trump trades and after U.S. inflation for October came in as …

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What is South Korea’s 4B movement? Interest spikes after US election

The Independent

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

GhoseSpot | How Bangladesh crisis will truly test Indian diplomacy

Firstpost

Bangladesh is unfortunately fated to go through turbulent times, but the implications of its descent to anarchy can have serious implications for India India’s relationship with its neighbours have always been that of an affluent elder sibling whom the others love to hate. But could India not have cultivated other moderate politicians or silently promote potential successors to Sheikh Hasina …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Adani Group case: Hindenburg Research gets show cause notice from SEBI, US firm terms it 'nonsense'

India TV News

Adani-Hindenburg row: Hindenburg Research, the US-based short-seller, said it received a show-cause notice from India’s capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India in the Adani Group case. The US firm said the show cause notice does resolve some questions: "Did Hindenburg work with dozens of firms to short Adani, making hundreds of millions of dollars? Adani-Hindenburg row Hindenburg …

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7 months ago

'Furiosa': A Mad Max Saga movie review: Go for the action, fall for the emotion

New Indian Express

KOCHI: As Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga begins, you expect to be greeted by arid desert land—perhaps with a manic army or two in hot pursuit of some hapless victim of chaos. That’s perhaps why Furiosa never really seems to be trying to upstage Mad Max: Fury Road, of which this is both a prequel and a spinoff. This film …

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8 months, 1 week ago

What is FISA? US House passes controversial surveillance bill despite Donald Trump's plea to 'kill it'

Hindustan Times

The House voted Friday to reauthorize and reform a key U.S. government surveillance tool following a dramatic showdown on the floor over whether the FBI should be restricted from using the program to search for Americans’ data. The legislation approved Friday would permit the U.S. government to collect, without a warrant, the communications of non-Americans located outside the country to …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Tech companies want to build artificial general intelligence. But who decides when AGI is attained?

Associated Press

There’s a race underway to build artificial general intelligence, a futuristic vision of machines that are as broadly smart as humans or at least can do many things as well as people can. “This really needs a community’s effort and attention so that mutually we can agree on some sort of classifications of AGI,” said workshop organizer Jiaxuan You, an …

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9 months ago

Anti-piracy Act has been a great enabler: Navy chief

The Hindu

The new Maritime Anti Piracy Act, enacted in 2022, has been a “great enabler”, and is one of the reasons why we have been successful, Navy Chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar said on the new law as the Indian Navy completed 100 days of ‘Operation Sankalp’ in the Gulf of Aden to the North Arabian Sea and to the East …

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10 months ago

Donald Trump VP pick: Can Tim Scott debase himself enough to get the job?

Slate

During an interview on CNN this weekend, host Jake Tapper made a passing reference to guest Sen. Tim Scott as one of a handful of Republican “vice presidential hopefuls.” And, goodness, was the South Carolina senator shocked to hear that. “I didn’t know that I was a vice presidential hopeful,” Scott said. Scott’s vice presidential campaign began in earnest when …

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10 months ago

Feast your eyes on Taiwan's distinct food (and understand a history of colonization)

NPR

Feast your eyes on Taiwan's distinct food Enlarge this image toggle caption An Rong Xu for NPR An Rong Xu for NPR TAINAN, Taiwan — On a Friday morning in the southern city of Tainan, Shuixian Gong Market overflows with displays of shiny orange and silver fish, stacks of glistening pork ribs and crates of dragon fruit and guavas. Enlarge …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Artificial rain to fix pollution remains a nebulous science

The Hindu

The Delhi government’s attempt to alleviate severe pollution in Delhi by resorting to artificial rain or cloud seeding is an experimental endeavour with no evidence so far that it will be successful in non-monsoon months. Though cloud seeding has been attempted since the 1940s and was pioneered by the United States military, having clouds deliver enough rain over a desired …

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1 year, 5 months ago

If data scraping is no secret, why does it rattle Elon Musk?

The Hindu

How much do your personal opinions and insights mean to you? On July 1, Twitter owner Elon Musk said he was limiting the number of tweets that could be read per day for various accounts, blaming the decision on “extreme levels” of data scraping and system manipulation. In a tweet posted few days back, Musk stated, “Per my earlier post, …

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1 year, 9 months ago

TikTok Congress hearing: CEO Shou Zi Chew got an anti-China beating.

Slate

Should the United States end up in a new “cold war” with China, an early frontier will be the battle over TikTok’s data practices and ownership. “From the data it collects to the content it controls, TikTok is a grave threat of foreign influence in American life,” the committee’s chair, GOP Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, said in her opening statement. …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Uncorked: Where should I start with Austrian natural wine?

The Independent

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. First things first, the designation “natural wine” is somewhat nebulous, insofar as currently there’s …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Andrea Riseborough Oscar nomination stands after academy review

LA Times

Capping a week of debate and hand-wringing in Hollywood over Andrea Riseborough’s surprise lead actress Oscar nomination for the little-seen film “To Leslie,” the motion picture academy announced on Tuesday that the nomination will stand, even as it vowed to further refine and clarify the rules around campaigning for the awards. “The Academy has determined the activity in question does …

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2 years ago

Let’s reflect on what’ll make India a developed country

Live Mint

During his recent United Nations General Assembly speech, external affairs minister S. Jaishankar told the world about India’s ambition to become a developed country by 2047, a century after the country’s independence. Usually, countries are considered developed based on the size of their GDP, and therefore the per capita income of their citizens, along with the presence of high-quality infrastructure. …

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2 years ago

Let’s reflect on what’ll make India a developed country

Live Mint

During his recent United Nations General Assembly speech, external affairs minister S. Jaishankar told the world about India’s ambition to become a developed country by 2047, a century after the country’s independence. Usually, countries are considered developed based on the size of their GDP, and therefore the per capita income of their citizens, along with the presence of high-quality infrastructure. …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Should you join Mastodon? Here's what you need to know

Salon

In the days before and after Elon Musk officially took over Twitter, many users of the social media platform saw their follower count plummet, a drop that has continued as more and more users jump ship from Twitter. Related Not everyone has the luxury to leave Twitter Some Twitter users have picked up their handles and gone to an alternative …

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2 years, 3 months ago

How do you fuel yourself when you start working out?

Live Mint

The next time you wander around the hinterlands of weight plates and shiny silver barbells, look for the scattered bottles of pre-workout, BCAA, and remnants of post-workout supplements. The theory behind workout supplementation is simple: targeted nutrition helps replenish your depleted nutrient stores and improves your post-workout recovery, making you stronger, faster, or bigger over time. For athletes or fitness …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Why you should grieve the ‘smaller’ pandemic losses

LA Times

By Laura Newberry Today we’re talking about the pandemic and acknowledging — really acknowledging — loss. I wanted to really understand how these intangible losses affect us, so I sought out teachers and practitioners who’ve made the study of loss their life’s work. “It’s why so many more people right now are anxious, depressed, stressed out,” said Sherry Cormier, a …

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2 years, 4 months ago

For Republican governors, all economic success is local

Associated Press

Greg Abbott, R-Texas, often knocks President Joe Biden for high inflation and a looming recession — a standard GOP argument going into the November elections. Meanwhile, Texas was #1 in the nation for job growth in June & more Texans have jobs today than ever before in our state’s history.” The Associated Press found a familiar pattern in 15 Republican-led …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Tucker Carlson repeats racist ‘great replacement’ theory and says Democrats trying to ‘replace the electorate’

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tucker Carlson has again promoted the baseless ‘Great Replacement’ theory …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Germany’s climate plan: More bike lanes, no car speed limit

Associated Press

BERLIN — The German government unveiled a new package of climate measures Wednesday to close the emissions gap in the transport and housing sectors as part of the country’s plan to become carbon neutral by 2045. But Wissing, a member of the pro-business Free Democratic Party, said Germany would not be introducing a general highway speed limit that environmental activists …

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Our Favorite Down Pillows for a Luxurious Night's Sleep

Dollar hits one-year high on Trump trades

What is South Korea’s 4B movement? Interest spikes after US election

GhoseSpot | How Bangladesh crisis will truly test Indian diplomacy

Adani Group case: Hindenburg Research gets show cause notice from SEBI, US firm terms it 'nonsense'

'Furiosa': A Mad Max Saga movie review: Go for the action, fall for the emotion

What is FISA? US House passes controversial surveillance bill despite Donald Trump's plea to 'kill it'

Tech companies want to build artificial general intelligence. But who decides when AGI is attained?

Anti-piracy Act has been a great enabler: Navy chief

Donald Trump VP pick: Can Tim Scott debase himself enough to get the job?

Feast your eyes on Taiwan's distinct food (and understand a history of colonization)

Artificial rain to fix pollution remains a nebulous science

If data scraping is no secret, why does it rattle Elon Musk?

TikTok Congress hearing: CEO Shou Zi Chew got an anti-China beating.

Uncorked: Where should I start with Austrian natural wine?

Andrea Riseborough Oscar nomination stands after academy review

Let’s reflect on what’ll make India a developed country

Let’s reflect on what’ll make India a developed country

Should you join Mastodon? Here's what you need to know

How do you fuel yourself when you start working out?

Why you should grieve the ‘smaller’ pandemic losses

For Republican governors, all economic success is local

Tucker Carlson repeats racist ‘great replacement’ theory and says Democrats trying to ‘replace the electorate’

Germany’s climate plan: More bike lanes, no car speed limit