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'2024 Was the Year the Bottom Fell Out of the Games Industry'(2024-12-24 15:00:04)

The video game industry faced unprecedented turmoil in 2024, with layoffs reaching record levels and exceeding 2023's total of 10,000 jobs lost by 40%. Major studios including Microsoft's Arkane Austin and Sony's Firewalk were shuttered, while indie developers struggled to secure funding amid the do...
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Arizona Races To Power Data Center Boom as Maricopa County Set For Number 2 Spot(2024-12-24 12:00:07)

Arizona's Maricopa County is set to become the nation's second-largest data center hub by 2028, as the state grapples with surging electricity demands and infrastructure challenges. The county has approved at least 20 new data center projects, trailing only Virginia's Loudoun County in scale. Ariz...
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Walmart Sued Over Illegally Opening Bank Accounts For Delivery Drivers(2024-12-24 09:00:04)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is suing Walmart and payroll service provider Branch Messenger for alleged illegal payment practices for gig workers. The bureau says Walmart was opening direct deposit accounts using Spark delivery d...
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Commercial Tea Bags Release Millions of Microplastics, Entering Human Intestinal Cells(2024-12-24 06:00:06)

A new study finds that polymer-based commercial tea bags release billions of nanoplastics and microplastics when infused. It also shows for the first time that these particles are capable of being absorbed by human intestinal cells, entering the bloodstream, and potentially affecting human health. T...
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Space Station Keeps Dodging Debris From China's 2007 Satellite Weapon Test(2024-12-24 03:00:03)

fjo3 shares a report from the Washington Post: The International Space Station had to fire thrusters from a docked spacecraft last month to avoid a piece of debris that has been circling the globe for the nearly 18 years since the Chinese government blasted apart one of its own satellites in a weapo...
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