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SCIENTISTS LAUNCH EFFORT TO COLLECT WATER DATA IN US WEST

The U.S. Department of Energy announced a new kind of climate observatory near the headwaters of the Colorado River that will help scientists better predict rain and snowfall in the U.S. West and determine how much of it will flow through the region.

TIKTOK TO LET USERS SHOP THROUGH APP WITH SHOPIFY DEAL

TikTok users will soon be able to buy stuff directly through the short videos on the app — something they had only been able to do through ads until now.

WHITMER PROPOSES SPENDING $1.5B TO BOOST BUSINESS CLIMATE

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposed spending more than $1.5 billion in federal pandemic rescue funding to help boost the business climate, redevelop polluted sites and take steps such as accelerating the development of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

REBECCA HALL SHINES IN EERIE ‘THE NIGHT HOUSE'

Rebecca Hall occupies nearly every fame of the elegant psychological thriller “ The Night House ” and you still leave wanting more of her and her character, Beth.

VEGAS-AREA COUNTY JOINS ROOM TAX FIGHT AGAINST ONLINE FIRMS

The county with jurisdiction over the Las Vegas Strip has joined a legal fight to try to collect what attorneys maintain could be hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid hotel room taxes owed by more than 20 online travel companies.

TESLA ROBOT

THE NEXT BREAKTHROUGH FOR AI HAS BECOME REAL

CHINA'S MARS ROVER SOLDIERS ON AFTER COMPLETING PROGRAM

China’s Zhurong Mars rover is soldiering on after completing its initial program to explore the red planet and search for frozen water that could provide clues as to whether it once supported life.

Data Breach Exposes Student Requests For Vaccine Exemptions

Personal information from students at a California college who requested a religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine has been posted online after an apparent data breach.

GADGET SHOW JOINS RAIDERS IN VEGAS VACCINE VERIFICATION PLAN

Vaccine verification at major venues emerged Tuesday as a coronavirus fighting front in Nevada, with Las Vegas’ biggest trade conference following the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders in announcing they’ll require attendees to prove they’re inoculated.

E-MONEY: 3 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU BUY CRYPTO

Investing in cryptocurrency can be as easy as a few taps on your phone, and with crypto all over the news and coming up in conversations with friends, it’s tempting to dive right in. However, depending on your financial situation and appetite for investment risk, crypto might not be an appropriate investment for you right now — or ever.

ARMY: FULL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF $9.4B PLASTICS COMPLEX

A civilian Pentagon official ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a full environmental assessment of a $9.4 billion Formosa Plastics complex planned in Louisiana, drawing praise from environmentalists.

CLIMATE IMPACT OF COAL SALES FROM US LANDS SCRUTINIZED

U.S. officials launched a review Thursday of climate damage caused by coal mining on public lands as the Biden administration expands its scrutiny of government fossil fuel sales that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions.

ROBINHOOD'S CRYPTO TRADING SURGES, AS OVERALL GROWTH SLOWS

After helping a new generation of investors get into stocks, Robinhood is increasingly doing the same for cryptocurrencies.

UNDER DELTA, SUPPLY CHAIN STRAINS, TOYOTA SLASHES PRODUCTION

Toyota is scaling back production in North America and Japan as the surging coronavirus pandemic in Southeast Asia and elsewhere crimps supplies.

JAPAN AIMS TO BRING BACK SOIL SAMPLES FROM MARS MOON BY 2029

Japanese space agency scientists said they plan to bring soil samples back from the Mars region ahead of the United States and China, which started Mars missions last year, in hopes of finding clues to the planet’s origin and traces of possible life.

INDIANA NOTIFYING 750K AFTER COVID-19 TRACING DATA ACCESSED

Indiana health officials said they are notifying nearly 750,000 state residents that a cybersecurity company “improperly accessed” their personal data from the state’s online COVID-19 contact tracing survey — a description the company disputed as a “falsehood.”

TEENAGER SEEKS TO BREAK WOMEN'S SOLO FLIGHT RECORD

A Belgian-British teenager took to the skies Wednesday in her quest to become the youngest woman to fly around the world solo.

HOW TO CALCULATE AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE'S CHARGE COSTS

One of the challenges people have with electric vehicles is figuring out how much they cost to operate. The price of fully charging an electric vehicle’s battery can vary wildly depending on when and where you charge it.

HYDROGEN-POWERED VEHICLES: A REALISTIC PATH TO CLEAN ENERGY?

Each morning at a transit facility in Canton, Ohio, more than a dozen buses pull up to a fueling station before fanning out to their routes in this city south of Cleveland.

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GAIN EARLY ACCESS TO CUTTING-EDGE NEW FEATURES

DATA OF 40 MILLION PLUS EXPOSED IN LATEST T-MOBILE BREACH

The names, Social Security numbers and information from driver’s licenses or other identification of just over 40 million people who applied for T-Mobile credit were exposed in a recent data breach, the company said.

US PROBING AUTOPILOT PROBLEMS ON 765,000 TESLA VEHICLES

The U.S. government has opened a formal investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot partially automated driving system after a series of collisions with parked emergency vehicles.

FOLLOWING PROTESTS, CUBA LAYS OUT LAWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA USE

Cuba’s government spelled out its laws against using social media or the internet to stir up protests or insult the state — and offered people a form to report offenders.

FED'S POWELL: THERE'S NO RETURNING TO PRE-PANDEMIC ECONOMY

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that the U.S. economy has been permanently changed by the COVID pandemic and it is important that the central bank adapt to those changes.

CENSUS HIT BY CYBERATTACK, US COUNT UNAFFECTED

U.S. Census Bureau computer servers were exploited last year during a cybersecurity attack, but it didn’t involve the 2020 census, and hackers’ attempts to keep access to the system were unsuccessful, according to a watchdog report released this week.

Boeing Astronaut Capsule Grounded For Months By Valve Issue

Boeing’s astronaut capsule is grounded for months and possibly even until next year because of a vexing valve problem.

Synchrony Redux

PSB SPEAKERS was founded by Paul Barton in 1972. While the brand has long been part of the Canada-based Lenbrook Group, which also includes NAD and Bluesound, Barton began as and remains PSB’s chief designer, cook, bottle washer, and one of the most respected speaker authorities in the industry. His work, including the new Synchrony T600 under review here, has long made use of the Canadian National Research Council’s (NRC) audio testing facilities, including its anechoic chamber.

Over the Moon

SIMAUDIO, an audio manufacturer located in Boucherville, Quebec, is well-known for both the build quality of its products and the whopping ten-year warranty it offers. Many of the company’s wares are decidedly high-end—the 230-pound Moon 888 monoblock amplifier ($118,888 per pair), which is rated to output a massive 888 watts at 8 ohms and double that down to 1,776 watts at 4 ohms, for example.

I Got the Power(Book)

Charlotte Henry looks back at the PowerBook, the groundbreaking product that launched Apple into the laptop market

iPad VS Mac

Do you need a laptop or a tablet? We help you discover which Apple device is best suited for your needs