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This smart knitted fabric can flip switches, count your steps, and even change shape
For most of us, knitting brings to mind sweaters, scarves, and perhaps an ambitious grandmother determined to make winter more fashionable. Researchers at Harvard University, however, have a far more futuristic vision. They’ve transformed ordinary knitted fabric into a programmable material capable of changing shape, acting as an electrical switch, sensing movement, and potentially forming
Palantir: Can anyone else do what it does?
Founded in 2003 with seed funding from the CIA’s venture arm, In-Q-Tel – a body whose explicit purpose is to bridge the gap between Silicon Valley and the US intelligence community – Palantir Technologies now holds contracts with the Metropolitan Police and runs the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP), a system that touches the health
21 State Attorneys General Demand More Information on Live Nation’s Sweetheart DOJ Deal
Photo Credit: Live Nation The state attorneys general who won in court against Live Nation are now pushing for more information about the ticketing giant’s deal with the DOJ. The states that sued Live Nation for monopolizing the live entertainment industry are asking a federal judge to allow them to seek further information about the
Coalition asks Nigerians to support fight against corruption, says call for Bawa resignation a diversion
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Coalition has asked Nigerians to expose corrupt practices in the country for prosperity, peace and development. [...] The post Coalition asks Nigerians to support fight against corruption, says call for Bawa resignation a diversion appeared first on National Accord Newspaper...
Coalition speaks out against luke warm plan for proposed FDA reorganization
— OPINION — Editor’s note: A coalition of organizations sent this letter to Xavier Becerra, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Dear Secretary Becerra, We write to express our concern about the problems in the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Foods Program and the need for an organizational, structural, and cultural
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This smart knitted fabric can flip switches, count your steps, and even change shape
For most of us, knitting brings to mind sweaters, scarves, and perhaps an ambitious grandmother determined to make winter more fashionable. Researchers at Harvard University, however, have a far more futuristic vision. They’ve transformed ordinary knitted fabric into a programmable material capable of changing shape, acting as an electrical switch, sensing movement, and potentially forming
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Palantir: Can anyone else do what it does?
Founded in 2003 with seed funding from the CIA’s venture arm, In-Q-Tel – a body whose explicit purpose is to bridge the gap between Silicon Valley and the US intelligence community – Palantir Technologies now holds contracts with the Metropolitan Police and runs the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP), a system that touches the health
Attorneys
21 State Attorneys General Demand More Information on Live Nation’s Sweetheart DOJ Deal
Photo Credit: Live Nation The state attorneys general who won in court against Live Nation are now pushing for more information about the ticketing giant’s deal with the DOJ. The states that sued Live Nation for monopolizing the live entertainment industry are asking a federal judge to allow them to seek further information about the
Entertainment
Flavor and Fragrance Giant Takasago Joins Handcraft to Build the ‘Smell, Taste, and Feel’ of J-Pop
Photo Credit: Handcraft Entertainment x Takasago International Handcraft Entertainment and Takasago International announce a strategic partnership to build the “small, taste, and feel” of global J-pop. Handcraft Entertainment and Takasago International Corporation USA, one of Japan’s largest and one of Asia’s leading fragrance and flavor companies, have announced a strategic partnership to pioneer the global
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Stanford Study Flags Bitcoin Market Manipulation on Polymarket
A new study by Stanford University and Singapore Management University says Polymarket’s five-minute Bitcoin prediction markets may have given sophisticated traders an unfair advantage. After analyzing nearly 16,000 Bitcoin contracts over two months, researchers found trading patterns that suggest some participants were able to briefly move Bitcoin’s price just before settlement. As a result, some
