Former antitrust officials said on Monday that regulators could review Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase, but are unlikely to file a lawsuit to block it. Bill Baer, who headed the Justice Department’s antitrust division during the Obama administration, said that enforcement would “seem hard to see if there’s a risk to competition and consumers.” The massive …
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For two decades, researchers have used neuroimaging technology to try to determine how a person’s brain structure and function are linked to a variety of mental health conditions, from anxiety and depression to suicidal tendencies. However new paper, The research, published Wednesday in Nature, questions whether much of this research actually provides valid findings. The …
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“I plan to work in Russia for the time being,” he said. “How this might change in the future, especially if YouTube is blocked, I don’t know.” Unlike China, where domestic internet companies have thrived for over a decade, Russia similarly lacks a vibrant local internet or tech industry. Russia-Ukraine War: Basic Things to Know …
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With the pressure to demand safe rooms across a wide range of buildings failing, engineers were working on an even more ambitious goal: to change the way buildings are designed and constructed in hurricane zones to survive all but the most severe storms. Designing a structure to withstand hurricane winds involves two key steps, according …
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The most powerful piece of President Biden’s climate agenda – his program to rapidly replace the nation’s coal and gas-fired power plants with wind, solar and nuclear power – Removed from pending budget bill in CongressAfter Democratic Senator Joe Manchin III from coal-rich West Virginia told the White House that he was strongly opposed to …
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on August 20, Joel SimonDe Dora, Chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists, met with Uzra Zeya, Undersecretary of State for Civil Security, Democracy and Human Rights, via Zoom. They said they were convinced from the meeting that the United States would do nothing to help. They went to seek help elsewhere and met with …
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