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Five sci-fi classics, one summer: How 1982 shaped our present
Whether the summer of '82 represented the gentrification of cinematic sci-fi or its artistic apex, the genre's synthesis of spectacle and sociology had been underway for some time
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A large object landed on his sheep farm. It came from space
The US space agency, NASA, said in a statement that SpaceX confirmed that the object was likely the remaining part of the jettisoned trunk segment from a Dragon spacecraft used during the Crew-1 mission's return from the International Space Station in May last year
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Warner Bros. Discovery aims for 130 million subscribers by 2025
Warner Bros. Discovery, a media colossus formed this year by the fusion of the parent companies of HBO and Animal Planet, revealed the scope and strategy of its streaming ambitions for the first time: that it would offer free and paid services with an ambitious goal
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India withdraws a proposed law on data protection
The Indian government on Wednesday unexpectedly withdrew a proposed bill on data protection—the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, that a panel of lawmakers had been laboring over for more than two years, saying it was working on a new law
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Alibaba quarterly revenue flat for first time ever in June
Alibaba's performance is widely seen as a gauge of Chinese consumer sentiment, given its market dominance, and is reflective of the country's economic slowdown and Covid-19 resurgences that have kept consumers jittery
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Twitter says Elon Musk making up excuses to breach deal
In a filing, Twitter rejected counter claims made by Musk as he fights to walk away from the deal he inked in April to buy the San Francisco-based company
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How streaming stars pay the price of online fame
Twitch, more than Instagram, Twitter or TikTok, is an intimate platform, designed to make its stars seem like actual friends of their fans, hanging out virtually with them. Those cozy relationships are a core part of the site's business model. But they sometimes turn unhealthy
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Mines, fires, rockets: The ravages of war bedevil Ukraine's farmers
Ukraine's farmers will face many of the grave dangers as soldiers as they reap this year's harvest amid Russia's war on its neighbour
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Climate, poverty collude to torment Central America
Corruption, crumbling infrastructure, uncontrolled urbanization and poverty — which afflicts 60 percent of Central America's 50 million inhabitants — all combine to leave more and more people exposed to natural disasters
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China's Taiwan war games threaten more global supply chain disruption
The drills — China's largest-ever around Taiwan — are a major show of strength after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi infuriated Beijing by visiting the island, and are likely to disrupt one of the world's busiest shipping zones
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Robinhood lays off 23% staff, blaming crypto meltdown, inflation
The announcement followed closely on the heels of cuts in April, when Robinhood laid off 340 workers, or about 9% of its employees at the time. CEO Vlad Tenev cited further worsening of the economy, including inflation and the crash of the crypto market, which has "reduced customer trading activity and assets under custody"