DeepMind workers urge Google to drop military contracts

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Google DeepMind workers have signed a letter calling on the company to drop contracts with military organizations, according to a report by Time. The document was drafted on May 16 of this year. Around 200 people signed the document, which amounts to five percent of the total headcount of DeepMind. 

For the uninitiated, DeepMind is one of Google’s AI divisions and the letter states that adopting

A startup wants travelers to live on a cruise ship for 3 years. See what the $181,790 global voyage promises.

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GlobeCruises says it will use investor money — not guest deposits — to purchase a ship, shown in a rendering.

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  • GlobeCruises says its three-year world cruise will sail in April 2025, starting at $181,790 per person.
  • The voyage would visit 413 ports in 171 countries, although the startup has yet to acquire a ship.
  • Its CEO and COO worked for Life at Sea, a three-year cruise project that
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Trump is launching a cryptocurrency platform, and we have no idea what it does

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Former President Donald Trump is launching a cryptocurrency platform, he announced on Thursday in a post on Truth Social. Trump’s post included few other details, but he and his sons have suggested it will target unbanked and underserved communities.

“For too long, the average American has been squeezed by the big banks and

I ran over 100 miles through Death Valley in record heat after recovering from chemo — here's what it was like

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Ray Zahab (right) achieves what many would consider unthinkable. Here he is standing in Death Valley when it's 123 degrees Fahrenheit.

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  • Ray Zahab ran over 105 miles through California's Death Valley during its hottest month on record.
  • Zahab has traversed over 10,000 miles across Earth's deserts but said this trip was personal.
  • He used the Milky Way to help navigate.

This as-told-to essay is

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How Brazil dominates sugar production without burning fields

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Most of the world's sugar comes from sugarcane. But the plant is so difficult to harvest that farmers often set their fields on fire first to get rid of leaves and unwanted pests. That's how most sugarcane is harvested in Florida, the largest producer of sugar in the US. Residents who live near the fields say the giant smoke clouds are is making them sick. The largest producer of sugar in the

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How tech execs like Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Bill Gates approached parenting, from screen-time limits to chores

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Tech execs like Mark Zuckerberg, left, and Sundar Pichai, right, have spoken about their approach to parenting.

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  • It's not surprising many tech CEOs would have screen time limits for their kids.
  • But many tech execs have also shared other tidbits over the years about their approach to parenting.
  • Here's a look at some parenting philosophies of the biggest names in

Don't freak out, but Nintendo is killing off Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp

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Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp will cease to exist on November 28, but players' saves should be getting a new home. Since its global launch in 2017, Pocket Camp has offered the core Animal Crossing experience on smartphones, including limited time special events.

Sales of Leaf Tickets, the in-game currency for speeding up access to camp accessories, will stop on November 27. The company is also