Mariners could be gearing up for historic 10-game stretch of baseball
What makes this next 10-game stretch particularly intriguing is that the Mariners’ next (and final) 10 games come against their AL West foils, the Rangers and Astros.
Day: September 21, 2023
Neuralink Is Recruiting Subjects For the First Human Trial of Its Brain-Computer Interface
A few months after getting FDA approval for human trials, Neuralink is looking for its first test subjects. The Verge reports: The six-year initial trial, which the Elon Musk-owned company is calling “the PRIME Study,” is intended to test Neuralink tec…
Rishi Sunak’s net zero U-turn – podcast
The PM has torn up his ambitious plans for Britain to achieve its commitments on net zero emissions, saying they were ‘unrealistic and punitive’. Kiran Stacey reportsRishi Sunak has announced a major policy shift, rowing back on some of the government’…
Civil Society Groups to Hold Climate Rally in Singapore
Several of the city-state’s NGOs are joining forces to highlight the overlap between climate and social justice, and the urgent need to address both.
MGM Resorts Computers Back Up After 10 Days as Analysts Eye Effects of Casino Cyberattacks
MGM Resorts brought its computer systems back online on September 20th after ransomware disrupted operations for 10 days.
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World War I remembrance sites in Belgium and France have been added to UNESCO’s heritage registry
UNESCO has added World War I funerary and memorial locations across the Western Front to its prestigious World Heritage registry, expanding its list of landmarks of monumental importance.
Twitter ranks worst in climate change misinformation report
Climate coalition cites Twitter’s lack of clear policies to stop incorrect information and confusion from Musk takeoverA report ranking climate change misinformation gave Twitter (recently rebranded as X) only a single point out of a 21-point scorecard…
US Senate manoeuvres around Tommy Tuberville’s abortion objections
The senator, who began holding up military appointments in February, argues that Democrats have caved.
Nagorno-Karabakh: thousands protest in Armenia in wake of ceasefire deal
Protesters clash with police in capital Yerevan after Azerbaijan’s offensive ends with ceasefire and agreement to disband local Armenian militaryProtesters have clashed with riot police in Armenia’s capital after Azerbaijan claimed victory in a 24-hour…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 575
As the war enters its 575th day, these are the main developments.