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The Verge Explains Why, After 13 Years, It's Offering a 'Subscription' Option for Its Supporters
"Okay, we're doing this," begins a new announcement at The Verge:
Today we're launching a Verge subscription that lets you get rid of a bunch of ads, gets you unlimited access to our top-notch reporting and analysis across the site and our killer premium newsletters, and generally lets you support ...
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Earth Began Absorbing More Sunlight in 2023, Climate Researchers Find
Today a group of German scientists presented data suggesting Earth is absorbing more sunlight than in the past, reports Ars Technica, "largely due to reduced cloud cover."
We can measure both the amount of energy the Earth receives from the Sun and how much energy it radiates back into space.... T...
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The Rust Foundation's Plan to Grow the Pool of Well-Trained Rust Developers
"The Rust Foundation is dedicated to ensuring a healthy Rust ecosystem," according to a new announcement today, " which depends on a growing pool of well-trained developers to thrive."
The latest SlashData Developer Nation survey found Rust to be the fastest-growing programming language, doubling i...
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Is Europe Better Prepared to Protect Undersea Internet Cables?
The Carnegie Endowment for Peace, a nonpartisan international affairs think tank, points out that when subsea internet cables were cut in November, Europe was more prepared:
Where in the past there were no contingency plans for sabotage, there are now more maritime patrols, an attempt to forge dee...
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Hard Drive Tossed in Landfill With Bitcoin Now Worth $8 Billion. Lawsuits Continue
11 years ago his hard drive ended up in a U.K. landfill — with 8,000 bitcoin. It's now worth $8 billion... and James Howell wants it back.
The Guardian reports that his "bid to become extremely rich reached a judge on Tuesday with a team of lawyers arguing that it was still possible to launc...
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