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Elon Musk’s Layoffs Cut Deep Into Twitter’s Engineering Department, Document Shows
Headlines about the massive job losses at Twitter have focused on the big numbers — half of the 7,500-strong team left without a position, trying to find employment when their contracts run out on January 3, and in the meantime feeling unwanted at headquarters in San Francisco. (Unless, of course, you’re one of the folks…
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Happy 22/2/22 Twosday! Why Numbers Like This Have Fascinated Us for Over 2,000 Years
This Feb. 22, the world hits an unprecedented milestone. It’s the date itself: 22/2/22. And this so-called “Twosday” falls on a Tuesday, no less. It’s true the number pattern stands out, impossible to miss. But does it mean anything? Judging by the thousands of commemorative products available for purchase online, it may appear to. “Twosday”…
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FBI Used Fake Statistics To Sell Its Need For Encryption Backdoors
For years, the FBI has claimed it needs a backdoor for encrypted devices because too much evidence is being lost in our brave new world. At the end of 2017, US law enforcement began a new push, claiming there were 7,800 devices waiting to be cracked. Now it says there was a programming error and…
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Mathematician Boldly Claims That Redshirts Don’t Actually Die The Most On Star Trek
We all know in our souls that being a redshirt on Star Trek is basically like having a death wish. But our old enemy, maths, has stepped in