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  • In letter to Congress, Apple sends strongest denial over ‘spy chip’ story

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    Apple has doubled down on its repudiation of Bloomberg’s report last week that claimed its systems had been compromised by Chinese spies. The blockbuster story cited more than a dozen sources claiming that China installed tiny chips on motherboards built by Supermicro, which companies across the U.S. tech industry — including Amazon and Apple — have […]

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  • State Funding and No Competition: Why Kazakhstan Could Be an Interesting Market for Your Startup

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      Startup founders often say, when planning their international expansion, that they are aiming at already established markets, such as the USA, Great Britain, China or Southeast Asia. It makes sense. Such countries have a favorable investment climate, well-developed technological infrastructure, growing distribution markets, production capacities and convenient tax systems. At the same time, there […]

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  • DIY Compost Box for Your Apartment!

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    Not all of us live in fabulous solar-powered eco-dwellings. Many of us live in cruddy, old apartments and have mean landlords who look like they tie women to railroad tracks in silent movies. It can be hard to be a green renter. One of the common misconceptions about renting is that an apartment dweller is […]

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  • Alternative Packing Materials to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle!

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    Packing peanuts are the oil sludge of packing materials. If you have some lying around, reusing packing peanuts is always preferable to throwing them out, but if you’ve banished eco-unfriendly packing materials, there are plenty of alternatives that either make use of waste or provide a usable material for the recipient. 1. Newspaper: Balled up, […]

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  • Blockchain explained in 1000 words

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    By Laura Desmond Has trying to understand blockchain ever left you dazed and confused? Sick of hearing nonsense like SHA256 algorithms and byzantine fault tolerance? Just want to know what the hell blockchain is and why people keep talking about it? Well you’re in luck. In this article, I’ll explain in plain English what blockchain […]

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  • Go Green on a Budget!

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    There are plenty of major environmental changes you can make when you have an unlimited budget – like installing solar panels, buying a hybrid car, or putting all new windows in your home. But not all the big impacts come from big spending. Make a few small, inexpensive changes – some of which are even […]

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  • Save Energy and the Environment at the Same Time!

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    If you’ve been dragging your feet about making better environmental choices because it seems like too much effort, then maybe you just need a little more motivation – like factoring in all the money you can save when you cut your energy use. Here are three ways to use less energy and free up funds […]

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  • Conor McGregor is a ‘horrible human being,’ Khabib Nurmagomedov’s manager says

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    The manager for UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov blasted Conor McGregor on Sunday hours after his fighter won his UFC 229 match and subsequently attacked McGregor’s entourage in the crowd. Ali Abdelaziz blamed McGregor for sparking the chaos and called him a “horrible human being,” USA Today reported. “You can’t bite a dog and not expect to be […]

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  • Tesla’s secret success story: Model 3 is best selling luxury car in America

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    New York (CNN Business)The Tesla Model 3 is now the bestselling luxury car in America. By a lot. Surprised? That’s probably because Tesla positioned the Model 3 as a mass-market car, not a luxury car. The Model 3 is supposed to have a $35,000 starting price, not the six-figure price tag of the Model S or […]

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  • ‘Unprecedented changes’ needed to protect Earth from global warming

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    A landmark report released Sunday from the world’s top climate change group said “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society” are required to ward off the worst impacts of global warming. The report, released in South Korea by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), said that the world’s economies must quickly reduce […]

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