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Tech war: tweak to US export control rules forces Chinese entities to cooperate, seek contact with American officials, sources say
An adjustment to Washington’s latest export control regime in October has prompted affected Chinese entities to reach out to US officials for end-user checks, sources say. See source
Pixel 7 referral program launches with $100 Google Store credit for both parties
Besides boosted trade-ins, Google is launching a Pixel 7 and 7 Pro, as well as 6a, referral program where “you and a friend will both get a $100 Google Store credit.” more… The post See source
What are Apple’s audiobook rules, anyway?
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge This is the free weekly edition of Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. You can sign up here. Hello, hello, hello. I hope you’re all ready for a busy, Amazon-packed issue. Because there’s a lot of Amazon news to go around today. First:…
Disenchanted’s first trailer looks like all of Disney’s evil witch stories rolled into one
Amy Adams as Giselle in Disenchanted. | Disney While Enchanted was a surprisingly inspired riff on the studio’s archetypical princess fairytales, Disenchanted, director Adam Shankman’s upcoming sequel to the movie, looks like a straightforward redux of Disney’s recent stories about witches fiddling with reality in its first trailer. Disenchanted continues the tale of Giselle Philip…
King Ranch will be the site of the largest carbon capture project yet
Signage is displayed outside of Occidental Petroleum Corp. offices in Carlsbad, New Mexico, US, on Friday, September 11th, 2020. Oil giant Occidental announced an enormous escalation of its plans to take planet-heating carbon dioxide out of the air. It signed a lease agreement on 106,000 acres in Kleberg County, Texas, where it would build up…
9 of 10 security leaders believe companies should face consequences for releasing insecure software
Organisations plan to invest in DevSecOps in 2023, and the level of urgency for them to do so has grown. In a recent survey conducted by the Neustar International Security Council (NISC), 93 percent of participating information technology and security professionals reported that DevSecOps would be a significant budgeting priority in the coming year, with…
Mercedes-Benz EQE electric sedan will start at $76,050
Image: Daimler AG Mercedes-Benz just announced the pricing of its all-electric luxury sedan the EQE, and unsurprisingly, it starts north of $76,000. But unlike its electrified sibling the EQS, it’s not being listed at a price lower than its gas-powered equivalent. The EQE sedan is a slightly smaller sedan built on the same technical platform…
Anti-Inflammatory Molecules Discovered That Decline in the Aging Brain
The molecules, called SGDGs, may lead to new ways to treat age-related neurological diseases. Aging involves complicated plot twists and a large cast of characters,… See source
27 years ago, Hubble took one of the most iconic space images ever
Our night sky is a canvas awash with spectacular viewing opportunities. If somehow humanity curated its celestial artwork into a museum exhibit, you’d probably find the Pillars of Creation on the brochure cover. What is so extraordinary about this scene, located 6,500 light-years away in a pocket of the Milky Way, a galaxy that’s also…
BrokerTech Ventures Accelerator Opens for 2023 Cohort Applications
BrokerTech Ventures (BTV), the industry’s first broker-led convening platform and accelerator program, has opened the application window for its 2023 BrokerTech Ventures Accelerator program. Since its founding, BTV has grown to include 15 of the most notable super-regional brokerage firms in the nation, 14 of the world’s most highly respected insurance carriers and wholesalers, and…