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Solana Policy Institute Launched in Washington DC; Kristin Smith Named President
Founded by Miller Whitehouse-Levine, the Solana Policy Institute is a non-partisan, non-profit Web3 advocacy group based in Washington, DC. In the coming months, it will host educational sessions for US policymakers, featuring key leaders from the Solana ecosystem to provide in-depth insights into blockchain and crypto use cases.
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"Black History Is US History": Trump's Cultural Power Grab Draws Criticism
Washington's Smithsonian is a sprawling chain of museums dedicated to both celebrating and scrutinizing the American story -- and the latest cultural institution targeted by President Donald Trump's bid to quash diversity efforts.
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Explained: What Will Happen If US Withdraws From World Bank, IMF
An alarm is rising over Washington's potential withdrawal from global institutions, including the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, with the no-show of US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at G20 meetings adding to the anxiety.
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Sylvester Stallone Calls Donald Trump "Second George Washington" At Mar-a-Lago Gala
Sylvester Stallone praised President-elect Donald Trump as the "second George Washington" during a speech at the America First Policy Institute Gala at Mar-a-Lago.
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Viral: "Thought You Might Clap" - Jill Biden's Awkward Moment At Event
US First Lady Jill Biden was speaking at an education event where the embarrassing moment took place. She holds a faculty position at Northern Virginia Community College, where she teaches English.
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Electric Car Startup Canoo Names Former Diplomat As President
Sheeran, who joined the Canoo board last December, is the executive chairman of the McCain Institute, a Washington think tank.
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US To "Divert" Vaccine Raw Material To India, Send "Strike Team": Report
President Joe Biden spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, pledging US assistance after growing pressure on Washington to help.
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Google Play Store the Main Distributor for Malware on Android Phones: Report
Google Play store is responsible for distributing the most malware on Android phones, a research conducted by NortonLifeLock and the IMDEA Software Institute in Madrid shows.
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Google Partners With CBSE to Train 1 Million Teachers to Deliver 'Blended Learning'
Google has announced a partnership with Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Skill Education and Training, to push education in India by helping teachers and institutions in digitising the education experience.
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China Says US Sanctions "Seriously Damage" Relations, Promises Measures
China said Friday it will impose tit-for-tat measures on US institutions and individuals who "behave badly" on Xinjiang-related issues after Washington slapped sanctions on Chinese officials over a crackdown on Uighurs and other Turkic Muslims in the region.
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Hackers Can Eavesdrop on Your Conversations Using Light Bulbs
A study has revealed that hackers could use an ordinary or “dumb” light bulb to listen in on your conversations from afar. The study conducted by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel shows that a conversation can be eavesdropped from 25 metres away if there is a hanging light bulb in ...
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New Scientific Breakthrough Aims to Turn Wi-Fi Signals Into Usable Power
A new scientific breakthrough achieved by physicists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) could allow household appliances to be powered by the direct current produced using terahertz waves on day.
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He Survived One Of The Deadliest Diseases Known To Medicine. His Story
When they wheeled Preston Gorman into a light spring breeze outside the National Institutes of Health nearly five years ago, he was, medically speaking, among the most fortunate people on the planet.
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TikTok Owner, Huawei Are Helping China's Campaign to Repress Uighur Muslims, Report Finds
Australian Strategic Policy Institute's International Cyber Policy Centre concluded that many Chinese tech companies "are engaged in deeply unethical behaviour in Xinjiang”.
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Google Nearly Made 1 Lakh X-Rays Public, Then Realised Privacy Concerns
Two days before Google was set to publicly post more than 100,000 images of human chest X-rays, the tech giant got a call from the National Institutes of Health, which had provided the images: Some of them still contained details that could be used to identify the patients, a potential privacy and legal violation.
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Solana Policy Institute Launched in Washington DC; Kristin Smith Named President
Founded by Miller Whitehouse-Levine, the Solana Policy Institute is a non-partisan, non-profit Web3 advocacy group based in Washington, DC. In the coming months, it will host educational sessions for US policymakers, featuring key leaders from the Solana ecosystem to provide in-depth insights into blockchain and crypto use cases.
-
"Black History Is US History": Trump's Cultural Power Grab Draws Criticism
Washington's Smithsonian is a sprawling chain of museums dedicated to both celebrating and scrutinizing the American story -- and the latest cultural institution targeted by President Donald Trump's bid to quash diversity efforts.
-
Explained: What Will Happen If US Withdraws From World Bank, IMF
An alarm is rising over Washington's potential withdrawal from global institutions, including the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, with the no-show of US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at G20 meetings adding to the anxiety.
-
Sylvester Stallone Calls Donald Trump "Second George Washington" At Mar-a-Lago Gala
Sylvester Stallone praised President-elect Donald Trump as the "second George Washington" during a speech at the America First Policy Institute Gala at Mar-a-Lago.
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Viral: "Thought You Might Clap" - Jill Biden's Awkward Moment At Event
US First Lady Jill Biden was speaking at an education event where the embarrassing moment took place. She holds a faculty position at Northern Virginia Community College, where she teaches English.
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Electric Car Startup Canoo Names Former Diplomat As President
Sheeran, who joined the Canoo board last December, is the executive chairman of the McCain Institute, a Washington think tank.
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US To "Divert" Vaccine Raw Material To India, Send "Strike Team": Report
President Joe Biden spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, pledging US assistance after growing pressure on Washington to help.
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Google Play Store the Main Distributor for Malware on Android Phones: Report
Google Play store is responsible for distributing the most malware on Android phones, a research conducted by NortonLifeLock and the IMDEA Software Institute in Madrid shows.
-
Google Partners With CBSE to Train 1 Million Teachers to Deliver 'Blended Learning'
Google has announced a partnership with Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Skill Education and Training, to push education in India by helping teachers and institutions in digitising the education experience.
-
China Says US Sanctions "Seriously Damage" Relations, Promises Measures
China said Friday it will impose tit-for-tat measures on US institutions and individuals who "behave badly" on Xinjiang-related issues after Washington slapped sanctions on Chinese officials over a crackdown on Uighurs and other Turkic Muslims in the region.
-
Hackers Can Eavesdrop on Your Conversations Using Light Bulbs
A study has revealed that hackers could use an ordinary or “dumb” light bulb to listen in on your conversations from afar. The study conducted by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel shows that a conversation can be eavesdropped from 25 metres away if there is a hanging light bulb in ...
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New Scientific Breakthrough Aims to Turn Wi-Fi Signals Into Usable Power
A new scientific breakthrough achieved by physicists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) could allow household appliances to be powered by the direct current produced using terahertz waves on day.
-
He Survived One Of The Deadliest Diseases Known To Medicine. His Story
When they wheeled Preston Gorman into a light spring breeze outside the National Institutes of Health nearly five years ago, he was, medically speaking, among the most fortunate people on the planet.
-
TikTok Owner, Huawei Are Helping China's Campaign to Repress Uighur Muslims, Report Finds
Australian Strategic Policy Institute's International Cyber Policy Centre concluded that many Chinese tech companies "are engaged in deeply unethical behaviour in Xinjiang”.
-
Google Nearly Made 1 Lakh X-Rays Public, Then Realised Privacy Concerns
Two days before Google was set to publicly post more than 100,000 images of human chest X-rays, the tech giant got a call from the National Institutes of Health, which had provided the images: Some of them still contained details that could be used to identify the patients, a potential privacy and legal violation.
