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19 Nov

You Can Now Buy Lab-Grown Foie Gras

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At an upscale sushi bar in New York last week, a smattering of media and policy types chowed down on a menu of sushi rolls, peking duck tapas, and mushroom salad. But what made this menu unusual was the one ingredient that ran through the dishes—foie gras made from quail cells brewed in a bioreactor. The event, catered by the sushi chef Masa Takayama, was a launch party for Australian cultivated meat firm Vow, which will sell its foie gras at a handful of restaurants in Singapore and Hong Kong.The meal was decadent—one course featured a mountain of black truffle—but…

10 Sep

Australia’s Prime Minister wants to ban social media for children

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised to introduce legislation that would prevent children under a certain age from using social media. reported that Albanese issued his statement in a TV interview on the Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC).Albanese says the Australian government would start its social media initiative by testing age verification technology sometime this year. He also didn’t state a specific age limit but estimated he’d like the ban to be for children younger than 14-16 because “we know that social media is causing social harm.”Meta issued a statement in response to the PM’s proposal noting that and already…

14 Aug

Apple to Open Payment Chip to Third Parties and Charge Fees

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Apple Inc. will begin letting third parties use the iPhone’s payment chip to handle transactions, a move that allows banks and other services to compete with the Apple Pay platform.The move, announced Wednesday, follows years of pressure from regulators, including those in the European Union. Apple said it will allow developers to use the component starting in iOS 18.1, an upcoming software update for the iPhone. The payment chip relies on a technology called NFC, or near-field communication, to share information when the phone is near another device. Source link lol

14 Aug

Stonehenge Altar Stone Was From Scotland Not Wales, Say Scientists

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The largest Altar Stone at the heart of Stonehenge is actually Scottish not Welsh, research suggests.The "remarkable" discovery has left experts "stunned" and busts a century-long held belief about the origins of the bluestone at the centre of the prehistoric monument. Source link lol

06 Jun

Australia ends legal fight for X to remove violent stabbing video

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Australia's independent regulator for online safety has ended its bid to remove a violent video from X (formerly Twitter).On April 15, a clergyman was stabbed in Sydney, Australia, and, like some other horrific incidents these days, it was broadcast online. Australia's national regulator, eSafety, requested that all social media platforms take down the video. While eSafety claims Meta, Google, TikTok and more removed it, X only stopped Australian viewers from accessing the video — something a VPN can easily circumvent. When eSafety pushed for it to be fully taken down, X's CEO Elon Musk called the request an assault on free…