Saboteurs cut internet cables in France, causing disruption to internet services across the country. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday morning, affecting multiple locations. France's junior minister for digital affairs, Marina Ferrari, confirmed the damage, which impacted telecommunications providers and resulted in localized consequences to fiber optic services and mobile internet connectivity.
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2024-07-31 04:49:33 AM |
The article discusses the common mistakes people make when using air purifiers, including not choosing the right size for the room, placing it against a sofa or wall, and not changing the filters regularly. The author, who works in the air quality beat, shares their own experiences and observations about the importance of proper air purifier usage.
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2024-07-30 08:29:52 PM |
In 2022, Jake Brown, a telecommunications professional, bought a used 2017 Volkswagen Passat. The car had internet-enabled features, including remote start from his phone. However, Volkswagen worked with AT&T to provide connectivity, which sunsetted its 3G service that year, affecting some Volkswagen drivers.
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2024-07-30 04:29:43 AM |
In 1980, a 12-year-old was introduced to the Commodore PET computer and the BASIC programming language, which allowed him to type his name repeatedly on the screen. The program consisted of 10 PRINT "CLIVE" 20 GOTO 10. The event took place in a dimly lit second-floor room at a school.
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2024-07-30 04:29:42 AM |
Astrophysicist Susan Clark from Stanford University notes that magnetism plays a mysterious role in the formation of stars in the Milky Way. Measuring the galactic magnetic field is a significant challenge due to its elusiveness. Scientists have struggled to understand how this fundamental force helps shape the galaxy.
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2024-07-29 03:49:44 AM |
Steve Jobs, 28 years old, is speaking to designers in Aspen, Colorado in 1983. He is asking for their help in improving the look of the coming wave of personal computers, which he believes will shatter the lives of those who are 36 years old or older, as the computer is 36 years old. He also mentions that a new generation is emerging, who are pre-computer and part of the television generation.
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2024-07-28 03:19:33 AM |
The European Commission is investing €7.3 billion ($7.9 billion) in weapons and defense technologies from 2021 to 2027, with €1.1 billion allocated for 2021 alone. The European Defense Fund (EDF) has opened 34 calls for military-related research topics, including drone development, radar enhancements, and hypersonic missile countermeasures. The bidding process will close on November 5.
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2024-07-27 02:19:49 AM |
President Joe Biden announced he would not seek reelection and tapped Vice President Kamala Harris as his pick for the nomination. CNN anchor Jake Tapper discussed the assassination attempt against former US president Donald Trump and the meme-ification of the presidential election in the US.
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2024-07-27 02:19:49 AM |
For over 10 years, Andrew Sweetman and his colleagues have been studying the ocean floor, particularly in the Pacific's Clarion-Clipperton Zone, where they found polymetallic nodules containing valuable metals. These nodules, as big as potatoes, could be producing oxygen, unlike typical photosynthesis. The team has been researching this phenomenon for over a decade.
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The Irminger Sea, off the southwest tip of Iceland, is a stormy and unusual body of water where temperatures have hardly budged since the 20th century, with some years even showing cooling. This anomaly stands out in a global trend of warming, with the rest of the planet experiencing rising temperatures.
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2024-07-26 09:39:44 AM |