The US Buried Nuclear Waste Abroad. Climate Change Could Unearth It

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Ariana Tibon was in college at the University of Hawaii in 2017 when she saw the photo online: a black-and-white picture of a man holding a baby. The caption said: “Nelson Anjain getting his baby monitored on March 2, 1954, by […]

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The Weird Way That Human Waste Is Killing Corals

“Even with a severe heat wave in 2015, 20 percent of those reefs that were in cleaner water with the herbivore fish not only went got through the heat, but some improved,” says Arizona State University ecologist Greg Asner, coauthor of the study, who leads the Allen Coral Atlas reef mapping project. “There are vast […]

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Only ChatGPT can stop Bixby from being such a waste of space

By the time Samsung jumped on the voice assistant train with Bixby, it was already too late. Apple’s Siri and the Google Assistant had already been out for some time. Not only did it arrive late but Bixby was also evidently less capable of the lot. It was clear that Samsung’s voice assistant tech had […]

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Samsung’s dominance makes Pixel Fold a waste of Google’s time

Much has been written about Google’s foldable ambitions. The company has become a bit serious about its hardware in recent years. It’s trying to punch above its weight with the new Pixel smartphone in addition to the new wireless earbuds and smartwatch. We might ostensibly see a Pixel Fold from Google down the road. Plenty […]

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The latest Microsoft Teams update will help you waste less time at work

What you need to know Microsoft has steadily improved the speed of Teams in several key areas over the last couple of years. A recent framework upgrade improved things further, allowing people to navigate between chats, channels, and threads more quickly. Switching between channels, chats, and threads is one of the most frequent actions performed […]

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Samsung’s Eco Box for mobile waste collection is now available in 34 countries

Samsung has been taking progressive efforts toward adopting business models for better climate sustainability. It was even ranked at the 6th position (out of 50) in BCG’s 2022 list of “Most Innovative Companies.” The company is also committed to the collection of mobile waste and now has installed its mobile waste collection box called “Eco Box” in […]

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Smaller Reactors May Still Have a Big Nuclear Waste Problem

Lindsay Krall decided to study nuclear waste out of a love for the arcane. Figuring how to bury radioactive atoms isn’t exactly simple—it takes a blend of particle physics, careful geology and engineering, and a high tolerance for reams of regulations. But the trickiest ingredient of all is time. Nuclear waste from today’s reactors will […]

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Microsoft HoloLens contract with Army could lead to $22 billion of ‘waste’

Microsoft announced a deal worth potentially $22 billion with the U.S. Army to produce HoloLens-like headsets for the military. Since that announcement, the deal has ran into several issues, including delays and reported disarray in Microsoft’s augmented reality team. Now, it turns out that soldiers may not even want to use the Integrated Audio Visual […]

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Except Galaxy A53, all mid-range phones in the US are a waste of money

You tend to find price-conscious consumers everywhere, even in developed markets like the United States. The economic fallout from the pandemic has also forced people to re-evaluate their spending habits. They’ve cut back spending on luxuries and items that may not be that important. This economic impact has been felt in the smartphone market. Demand […]

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