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Spain and Portugal are in the middle of recovering from a massive power failure
Power supply in Spain, Portugal and France was affected on Monday due to “a problem with the European electricity system”, Portuguese energy supplier ERedes said. As of Monday evening, power has been partially restored across the countries but large swaths of the region remain without electricity. Spanish PM Pedro Snchez said a nationwide blackout of…
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Power is out in Spain, France, and Portugal
Traffic lights and road signs are down across Portugal due to a power outage, according to Portugal’s electricity company E-Redes. The outage was caused by a problem in the electrical grid in Europe and also due to faults in high voltage in Spain and France. The Basque Coast and the Burgundy region were also affected…
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Yahoo wants to buy a browser
Perplexity CEO Nick Turley has said that the company is making a browser to help it “build better agents and better understand its users, and possibly show them personalised ads”. This comes as the US Department of Justice prepares for Google’s proposed remedies trial where it’s challenging Google’s monopoly in search. Chrome is one of…
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Nintendo Switch 2 preorders are going to open at 11AM
US retailer Best Buy has launched a preorder bundle for the Nintendo Switch 2 for $39.99. The bundle includes a console-only carrying case and screen protector, and a cleaning cloth. It’s available for preorder at Best Buy, Target, Walmart and Best Buy. The standalone Switch 2 comes with a pair of Joy-Con 2 controllers, which…
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The Switch 2 pre-orders started poorly
American gaming retailer GameStop has started online preorders for the Nintendo Switch 2, which will be available from April 24. The standalone Switch 2 comes with a pair of Joy-Con 2 controllers, which magnetically attach to the console. It features a new “C-button”, which is a shortcut to Nintendo’s new in-game chat feature, GameChat.
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Where to buy the Pro 2 controller and other accessories
Preorders for the two-wheel set of Joy-Con 2 controllers for Nintendo’s upcoming Switch 2 began at $24.88 from Walmart, Best Buy, and Target. The two-wheel set also includes separate compartments for holding the console and other items. Meanwhile, the console-only carrying case, screen protector and cleaning cloth bundle is available for preorder for $39.99 from…
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You can try to pre-order the Switch 2 at this location
GameStop has started taking pre-orders for the Nintendo Switch 2 at 11 am (US time) on April 24. GameStop is offering $175 off the new Switch OLED, $125 off the Switch Regular and My Best Buy Plus/Total members can score $20 in credit for every $150 they spend (up to $100) on Nintendo games and…
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Pope Francis had an opinion
Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, has apologised for the Roman Catholic Church’s mistreatment of the LGBT community. In January, Cardinal Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, issued an apology for the church’s mistreatment of L.G.B.T.Q. people for the first time. He added that he was “profoundly sorry” for the “hurt and disappointment” it had…
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The high stakes of the monopoly trial are money, browser, and chat
US’ Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked a US court to end Google’s “vicious cycle” of paying phone makers to establish its search engine as the default browser on their phones. The DOJ asked the court if the US could allow Google to control the search market or allow competition to prevail. Google CEO Sundar…
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The Supreme Court decision on the Alien Enemies Act led the American Civil Liberties Union to warn of Venezuela’s immediate deportation
US President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to deport a Venezuelan man who was detained at an immigration facility in Texas, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has said. The deportations were diverted to the Bluebonnet facility after a judge banned them in that area, ACLU added. The government reserves the right to remove people…
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New deportations under 18th century wartime law are blocked by the Supreme Court
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has warned that immigration authorities are moving to quickly restart the deportations under the Alien Enemies Act despite the US Supreme Court’s restrictions. This came despite a recent Supreme Court ruling that found the Trump administration could continue deporting under the act, only if detainees are given due process…
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The mass firing of consumer protection workers was stopped by a judge
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is sending out mass layoffs notices, defying a court order blocking further layoffs. The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) alleged that this violated a March court order preventing the Trump administration from carrying out a previous, Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)-spurred attempt to dismantle the agency. The NTEU said…
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Big Tech is back in court
A US judge has ruled against Google’s motion to dismiss the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust lawsuit against Google. The court ordered Google to preserve its internal communications in case of a merger with another firm. Earlier, it had ruled against Google’s motion to dismiss the case. The DOJ had argued that Google should be…
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The ad tech monopoly case was lost by the company
Google has won half of the ad tech case that was filed by the US Justice Department (DOJ). The court found that Google’s advertiser tools and its acquisitions, such asDoubleClick, don’t harm competition. “Publishers choose to use…tool of Microsoft and Apple, due to their affordability and effectiveness,” Google’s VP of regulatory affairs Lee-Anne Mulholland said.
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NPR CEO wants to know what the future is of federal funding for public media
The White House has said US President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to end all federal funding for public media, which includes NPR and PBS. It added that it is developing a memo to Congress to strip away such funding. NPR said the move would bedevastating for small stations in rural and other areas that…
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NPR and PBS will be affected by Trump’s order to cut funding
US President Donald Trump has said his administration will cut funding for public media outlets including NPR and PBS. Trump said it would be a “disaster” for the country, adding that NPR’s coverage was biased against him. However, NPR said that the move would have “devastating impact” on American communities that rely on public radio…
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During FTC antitrust trial, he defends his empire
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that if Instagram “kicks ass” on mobile or if Google buys them, they could easily add pieces of their service that copy what we are doing now. Zuckerberg’s comment came in an exchange with an engineering executive working on Facebook Camera. He was testifying in FTC’s antitrust case against…
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El Salvador’s Bukele says that it’s not true to suggest he bring Abrego back to the US
US’ Attorney General Pam Bondi said during an Oval Office meeting with US President Donald Trump that the government was attempting to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Gonzalez’s return. Garcia was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement after a judge granted him a withholding of removal in 2019. The US government had accused Garcia of being…
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5 things that were learned from the NPR report on the DOGE at the NLRB
The US National Labor Relations Board (NLrb) has been spying on its employees and exfiltrating sensitive government data, NPR reported. In a whistleblower report, former employee Robert Berulis claimed he was informed that the agency would give him access to his account in order to “protect his integrity”. Berulis said he was told that the…
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Doge may have taken labor data, according to a whistle blower’s disclosure
The US National Labor Relation Board (NLRB) has said DOGE’s IT team told Congress that they were sharing confidential data after whistleblowers’ visits to NLRB. “It’s not…chance of imagination to see some DOGE staffers release some of their data to Musk,” said Shaiken. Earlier, a whistleblower had raised concerns about Musk accessing sensitive labour investigation…
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New insights into their evolution are given by the long-awaited ape genomes
Researchers have developed a new technique that can help them create 3D maps of the genome of several animal species like humans. The method uses electron-powered plasma accelerators to create virtual copies of the genome. It also helps researchers gain a better idea of the genetic factors behind different diseases including Alzheimer’s and cancer, among…
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Predicted Sst transcriptomic types are visualized in the visual cortex
Cells were predicted in Patch-seq or as excitatory (64,195) or conjugate (7,962) with separate classification for each class type. Cell identities were assigned to all meshes with single somas (individual cells) in the EM dataset using a support vector machine classifier trained on somatic and nuclear features. This classifier was then applied across EM dataset…
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There is a research round-up about sleep
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University have found a way to artificially increase sleep by delivering acoustic stimulation in the form of soft pulses of ‘Pink Noise’ to a sleeping person through a headset. In a study published in Science, researchers used a fluorescent tracer to show that brain clearance is actually reduced during sleep.
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Senate Intelligence Democrat says the TikTok delay is against the law
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced he is delaying the start of TikTok’s ban on US by 75 days. Trump said the administration hopes to continue working in “good faith” with China, which he said is not very happy about the US’ Reciprocal Tariffs. The ban has been put in place over national security…