Category: Politic
Politic

Être puriste ou ne pas être.

clapford
07/06/2020

Si vous avez déjà entamé lintégrale de la série Les Simpson sur Disney Plus, vous avez dû passer par le format 16:9, imposé par le tournant du show en 2009. Un ratio qui porte préjudice aux épisodes antérieurs, tous tournés en 4:3. Certains gags visuels disparaissant ainsi totalement de lécran, au grand désarroi des fans de la première heure. Heureusement, cette irrévérence à lune des meilleures sitcoms de tous les temps sachève. Quelques semaines après le lancement de Disney Plus en France, le format original 4:3 est désormais disponible pour les 19 premières saisons des Simpson (et la première moitié de la saison 20). Nous avons appris début avril que Disney avait l'intention de mettre en œuvre ce correctif avant la fin du mois de mai. Chose promise, chose due. Cependant, pour une rais...

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Food poisoning outbreaks could be traced by spraying crops with microbial spores that have DNA ‘barcodes’, which have been shown to persist for months

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07/06/2020

By Michael Le Page Adding barcoded spores to the sprays we already put on crops could help track down the source of food poisoning Peter Cade/Getty Images Spraying crops with bacterial or yeast spores that have unique DNA “barcodes” would make food safer by allowing the source of food poisoning to be rapidly identified, says a team at Harvard University. They have genetically engineered the bacteria, developed a rapid test for them and shown that the spores which are inert and harmless persist and remain detectable, even on cooked food. It’s estimated that almost 1 in 10 people worldwide get food poisoning and more than 400,000 die of it every year, according to the World Health Organization. Tracing the source of contamination is difficult and can take many weeks, says Jason Qian at H...

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The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic

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07/06/2020

By Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool Victoria Jones/PA Wire/PA Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 5 June Estimated covid-19 infections have fallen in England The estimated number of people who have had covid-19 in England has fallen in May, according to provisional results from a random swab testing survey by the Office for National Statistics. In the last two weeks of May, only 1 in 1000, or 0.1 per cent of people in England, were estimated to have had covid-19 between 26 April and 8 May that number was almost 2.5 times higher. The survey, which didnt include people in hospitals or care homes and was conducted before additional restrictions were eased in England on 1 June, also found that people who worked outside the home had 3.5 times higher estimated covid-19 rat...

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A damaged Target in Minneapolis has shined a light on the company’s cozy programs with cops.

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06/06/2020

Target will temporarily close or limit hours at about 200 stores as protests over the death of George Floyd continue to sweep the nation. Other major retailers like Apple, CVS, and Walmart are doing the same. But Target, which is headquartered in Minneapolis and has a history of working with police there, seems to be getting a lot of attention. At least a few people have started spreading a refrain on social media: Loot every Target. Looting Target specifically dates back to the first days of the protests in Minneapolis. The companys Lake Street store which is about 3 miles from where George Floyd, an unarmed black man, died after a police officer pressed a knee against Floyds neck for nearly nine minuteswas looted and partially burned last week. Its not clear if the Lake Street store wa...

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Everyone’s mad at Zoom again.

clapford
06/06/2020

Zoom cant win. The videoconferencing service that catapulted to both fame and infamy during the pandemic was subjected to a fresh round of criticism on Wednesday. In a tweet, Bloomberg reporter Nico Grant quoted Zoom CEO Eric Yuan, who appeared to express his companys enthusiasm for working with law enforcement to investigate its users. But after the tweet went viral, Zoom said the feature Yuan discussed is actually part of a safety initiative to protect users from images of child abuse, which the platform has been criticized for helping to spread. As is so often the case with tweets, no one looks great here. Zooms CEO says he wont encrypt free calls so Zoom can work more with law enforcement: Free users for sure we dont want to give that because we also want to work together with FBI, ...

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06/06/2020

elon musk SpaceX will try for its eighth launch of Starlink satellites today. Falcon 9 will lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. A backup opportunity is available on Thursday, June 4 at 9:03 p.m. … Let us assume that the SpaceX Starship is a complete fully reusable success that achieves mass production. Elon has talked about making 2 Starships each week in 2021 and reaching a cost of $5 million. The Steel will be a … Elon Musk is tweeting that Tesla is restarting vehicle production at the Fremont factory. This is against Alameda County rules but is permitted by the state of California. Elon Musk will be at the factory and hopes that if anyone … Elon Musk tweeted that Tesla is filing a lawsuit against Alameda County immediately. The unel...

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The NHL announced its Return to Play Plan on Tuesday with the Stanley Cup Playoffs that will include 24 teams.

clapford
05/06/2020

The NHL announced its Return to Play Plan on Tuesday with 24 teams in competition for the Stanley Cup.The tournament will begin with a 16-team, eight-series Qualifying Round and a Seeding Round Robin among the top four teams in each conference to determine seeds for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The NHL paused the regular season March 12 due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus and its remaining 189 games will not be completed. The 12 qualifying teams from the Eastern and Western conferences were determined by points percentage as of that date. Seven teams did not qualify. "I want to make clear that the health and safety of our players, coaches, essential support staff and our communities are paramount," Commissioner Gary Bettman said in announcing the Return to Play Plan. "While nothing ...

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Silver Lake is playing both sides of the deal.

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05/06/2020

If you can't beat them, join them. And then beat them. Driving the news: Silver Lake acquired a 12% stake in Far Point Acquisition (NYSE: FPAC), in order to help force the blank-check acquisition company to complete its $2.6 billion takeover of Swiss payments firm Global Blue. Backstory: Far Point was formed in 2018 by former New York Stock Exchange president Tom Farley and activist investor Dan Loeb (via his Third Point hedge fund), and raised $550 million in its IPO. Far Point's goal was to buy a fintech, and in January 2020 agreed to acquire Global Blue from Silver Lake (which would retain a minority stake). Global Blue focuses on tax refunds related to tourism shopping.Like with all blank-check acquisition companies, or SPACs, Far Point requires shareholder approval for its takeover

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