Outubro 2024

The New Jersey Star-Ledger will end its print edition in 2025

The New Jersey Star-Ledger will end its print edition in 2025

New Jersey’s largest newspaper, the Star-Ledger, said Wednesday it will stop publishing its print edition in February amid rising costs and declining print demand. The owner of the 85-year-old Advance Local publication said it is also closing its Montville, N.J., production facility and ending print editions of The Times of Trenton and South Jersey Times […]

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$3 'coffee filter' device can detect colorectal cancer in less than an hour

$3 ‘coffee filter’ device can detect colorectal cancer in less than an hour

A remarkable new device promises to make cancer detection cheaper, faster and more accessible than ever before. As described in an upcoming issue of Lab on a Chip, researchers at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) say they have developed a system that can detect cancer markers in the blood with greater responsiveness

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The former CEO of Google says the US military should ditch tanks in favor of these weapons

The former CEO of Google says the US military should ditch tanks in favor of these weapons

Eric Schmidt, the billionaire investor and former CEO of Google, said it’s time for the US military to ditch tanks, artillery and mortars in favor of aerial drones similar to the ones he’s building to help Ukraine. “I read somewhere that the US had thousands and thousands of tanks stored somewhere,” he told the Future

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Google accused of imposing 'illegal order' blocking workers from discussing antitrust cases

Google accused of imposing ‘illegal order’ blocking workers from discussing antitrust cases

A union representing Google employees is demanding that the tech giant lift what it called an “illegal gag order” barring them from discussing landmark antitrust cases that could upend the company’s business. On August 5, US District Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google is a “monopolist” with an illegal stranglehold on the Internet search market.

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CNN panel explodes after panelist says Biden's stutter caused Trump supporters to 'rubbish' mistake

CNN panel explodes after panelist says Biden’s stutter caused Trump supporters to ‘rubbish’ mistake

A CNN contributor credited President Joe Biden with calling Trump supporters “scum” because he stutters during a roundtable discussion about the election. “As someone who had a stutter growing up, it’s pretty obvious to me that there was an apostrophe after ‘supporter,’” said film executive Franklin Leonard. “He was referring to the rubbish thrown by

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David Ellison will fully control the combined Paramount-Skydance after the deal closes: submission

David Ellison will fully control the combined Paramount-Skydance after the deal closes: submission

David Ellison will take full control of Paramount Global when it merges with his company, Skydance Media, according to a new regulatory filing. According to a Federal Communications Commission filing on Tuesday, Ellison’s role will be chairman and CEO of the new Paramount, combining the assets of Hollywood production company Skydance and Paramount, home of

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Washington Post loses 250,000 - or 10% - subscribers over decision not to endorse Kamala Harris: report

Washington Post loses 250,000 – or 10% – subscribers over decision not to endorse Kamala Harris: report

More than 250,000 Washington Post readers — or 10% of the paper’s customer base — have canceled their subscriptions after owner Jeff Bezos blocked its editorial board from publishing an endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a report. Over the weekend, the iconic broadsheet had lost 200,000 subscribers after it was first learned

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11-year-old Elon Musk's father reportedly wants to build a secret luxury compound for his children

11-year-old Elon Musk’s father reportedly wants to build a secret luxury compound for his children

Elon Musk reportedly wants to build a secret family compound for two of the three mothers of his 11 children – although only one has so far agreed to move. The Tesla CEO has reportedly bought two large homes in a leafy section of Austin, Texas, within walking distance of each other — paying $35

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MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell is leaving the eponymous show and moving to a correspondent role at NBC

MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell is leaving the eponymous show and moving to a correspondent role at NBC

Veteran political reporter Andrea Mitchell announced that she will leave her namesake MSNBC show after the inauguration, but will remain as a correspondent at NBC News. Mitchell, who held the anchor chair at the left-leaning network for nearly two decades, will continue in her role as NBC News’ chief foreign affairs correspondent and chief Washington

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CNN suspends pro-Trump commentator for 'beep' comment directed at Muslim journalist Mehdi Hasan

CNN suspends pro-Trump commentator for ‘beep’ comment directed at Muslim journalist Mehdi Hasan

CNN has banned a conservative pundit from appearing on the network again after he made an unsavory comment to a progressive Muslim reporter during a brief exchange on “CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip.” It started when guest panelist Ryan Girdusky said fellow guest Mehdi Hasan had often been called an anti-Semite, which Hasan acknowledged, saying

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