December 4, 2023
If I’m honest, what I’ve read most avidly this week were the search results for queries like “what to do with too many apples,” “apple harvester extra tall” and “oh god, so many apples, help.” My tiny backyard is almost entirely taken up by a giant apple tree, left unpruned and unsupervised for many years
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Federal Communications Commission chair Jessica Rosenworcel said on Thursday the agency’s proposal to reinstate net neutrality rules could give it new authority to force the removal of equipment from China-based Huawei and ZTE from US networks, including data centres. The 129-page proposal asks for public input if new rules designed to bar internet service providers
READ MOREEurope has a five-point lead and history on its side in the Ryder Cup. No team has ever come back from that large a deficit going into the singles session. The Americans have not won on the road before a flag-waving crowd in 30 years. The tension Saturday evening told a different story. Patrick Cantlay,
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While the cats lack the security skills of dogs, their cuteness and company have endeared them to bored guards working 12-hour shifts. A cat wearing a black-and-yellow security vest strolls nonchalantly past security guards lined up outside a Philippine office building waiting to receive instructions for their shift. Conan, a six-month-old stray, joined the security
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The curtain is finally coming down on Netflix‘s once-iconic DVD-by-mail service, a quarter century after two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs came up with a concept that obliterated Blockbuster video stores while providing a springboard into video streaming that has transformed entertainment. The DVD service that has been steadily shrinking in the shadow of Netflix’s video streaming
READ MORECanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday warned about the rise of “denialism” and said uncovering the truth was more important than ever as the nation gathered to honor the lost children and survivors of indigenous schools. Trudeau’s statement was made on National Truth and Reconciliation Day, which recognizes the legacy of the residential schools,
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Toulouse, France – One win, one loss. It’s not a ratio any team relishes with two Rugby World Cup pool games to play. But that’s where Japan and Samoa find themselves coming into their head-to-head clash in Toulouse, France, on Thursday. Neither side needs to stress over the calculus; the equation is pretty simple. Win
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TOPSHOT – US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, Republican of California, speaks to the press on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 30, 2023. Last-gasp moves to prevent a US government shutdown took a dramatic step forward Saturday, as Democrats overwhelmingly backed an eleventh-hour Republican measure to keep federal funding going for 45
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A young couple are in mourning after a deadly fire broke out at their Christian wedding in Iraq. More than 100 people were killed when fireworks set light to a hall in the country’s north on Tuesday. At least 150 people suffered burns, smoke inhalation, and crush wounds sustained in the fiery blaze. The wedding
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As diplomatic ties between India and Canada worsen after Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau accused New Delhi of being involved in the killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey in June, several government agencies in Canada have reported cyberattacks from India. According to the Canadian newspaper Globe and Mail, the Indian Cyber
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