To the world’s timekeepers, the leap second is a kludge, a bane, a pain in the little hand. Now they’re proposing to ditch it. Will our days ever be the same? » mehr...
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With the collapse of the giant cryptocurrency exchange, investors are asking whether regulators or the venture capitalists who funded FTX, are at fault. » mehr lesen
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Two box cutters that were brought on a plane by a passenger who later threatened to stab people were not identified during a scan, a Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman said. » mehr lesen
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