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The best deals on Celestron telescopes and binoculars

Inspire others to look up by giving the gift of a telescope or astronomy binoculars. We've rounded up some of the best deals from Space.com https://bit.ly/340HfVG via IFTTT

EFF: Victory! Biden Administration Rescinds Dangerous DHS Proposed Rule to Expand Biometrics Collection

Victory! Biden Administration Rescinds Dangerous DHS Proposed Rule to Expand Biometrics Collection Marking a big win for the privacy and civil liberties of immigrant communities, the Biden Administration recently rescinded a Trump-era proposed rule that would have massively expanded the collection of biometrics from people applying for an immigration benefit. Introduced in September 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposal would have mandated biometrics collection far beyond the status quo—including facial images, voice prints, iris scans, DNA, and even behavioral biometrics—from anyone applying for an immigration benefit, including immigrants and often their U.S. citizen and permanent resident family members. The DHS proposed rule garnered more than 5,000 comments in response , the overwhelming majority of which opposed this unprecedented expansion of biometrics. Five U.S. Senators also demanded that DHS abandon the proposal. EFF, joined by several leadin...

How AI is Helping Mastercard, Siemens, John Deere 

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By AI Trends Staff   AI is having an impact in business, government and healthcare. But nowhere is it having more impact than for the biggest companies with the most resources.   Advantages big companies have include access to lots of data and funds to buy smaller companies with the expertise to do something innovative and profitable with the data. Each company has had to decide on the best way to leverage AI for their business.      Ed McLaughlin, Chief Emerging Payments Officer, Mastercard “The question is how do you use AI right or use it wisely,” stated Ed McLaughlin, Chief Emerging Payments Officer for Mastercard , at the recent EmTech Digital event on AI and big data, as reported in MIT Sloan Review . “The biggest lesson learned is how to take these powerful tools and start backwards from the problem,” McLaughlin stated. “What are the things you’re trying to solve for, and how can you apply these new tools and techniques to solve it better?” ...

Russia says SpaceX Starlink satellite and space junk may narrowly miss Progress cargo ship in orbit

The Russian Progress MS-17 cargo ship, which launched toward the International Space Station on Tuesday (June 29), will come dangerously close to a Starlink satellite and a Falcon 9 rocket fragment. from Space.com https://bit.ly/3AdKsz4 via IFTTT

Entre volatilité et indécision : les particuliers possèdent un nouvel outil pour s’exposer aux 10 cryptos majeures

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Le marché va-t-il reprendre des couleurs ? Entre analyse on-chain prouvant une accumulation importante des “strong hands”, le remake d'un scénario similaire au cycle de 2013, la nouvelle dimension étatique de Bitcoin, mais aussi une “death-cross” tout fraîchement constatée, les éléments pouvant amener à des conclusions diverses sont légions. Cette configuration de marché pousse les investisseurs à opter pour des outils de protection de capitaux, permettant d'amoindrir les effets d'une baisse drastique des cours, mais aussi de profiter de rebonds durables. C'est aujourd'hui l'un de ces outils que nous allons décortiquer. Cet article promotionnel vous est proposé en collaboration avec Invictus Capital. Un outil anti volatilité La volatilité du marché crypto n'est plus à prouver. Elle fait le bonheur des traders les plus expérimentés, et des fonds d'investissements aux structures éprouvées. En effet, grâce à l'appui d'une variété d'outils a...

Test du Gigabyte AERO 17 HDR : Tiger Lake-H et RTX 3080 se rencontrent enfin !

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Introduction Les laptops équipés des processeurs Intel Core H de 11e génération arrivent, doucement mais sûrement, sur le marché. Le Gigabyte AERO 17 HDR embarque justement le plus puissant de ces nouveaux processeurs, le i9-11980HK, le tout couplé à une dalle 4K compatible HDR et une RTX 3080. Source : Matthieu Legouge Mis à part sa généreuse dalle de 17,3 pouces, le Gigabyte AERO 17 HDR partage, logiquement, pas mal de points communs avec l’ AERO 15 OLED que nous avons testé il y a peu. La grande nouveauté ici est l’intégration d’un processeur Tiger Lake-H, une 11e génération qui arrive enfin sur les ordinateurs portables dédiés aux joueurs et aux créateurs, pas moins de 6 mois après l’offensive d’AMD. Fiche technique du Gigabyte AERO 17 HDR Modèle Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR (Intel 11e gen) Taille de l'écran 17.3 pouces Définition 3840 x 2160 pixels Technologie d'affichage LCD Écran tactile Non Processeur (CPU) Core i9-11980HK Puce Graphique (...

NASA Administrator Names Johnson and Kennedy Center Directors

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has named Vanessa Wyche director of the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and Janet Petro director of Kennedy Space Center in Florida. June 30, 2021 from NASA https://go.nasa.gov/3hoyhGP via IFTTT