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Monday, 3 August 2020

U.S. Department of Energy Unveils Blueprint for Quantum Internet

In a press conference at the University of Chicago, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled a report that lays out a blueprint strategy for the development of a national quantum internet, bringing the United States to the forefront of the global quantum race and ushering in a new era of communi
Read more: https://scitechdaily.com/u-s-department-of-energy-unveils-blueprint-for-quantum-internet/?source=Snapzu

Sunday, 2 August 2020

About banning TikTok

The Coronavirus Infected Hundreds at a Georgia Summer Camp

The camp took precautions but did not require campers to wear masks, the C.D.C. reported. Singing and cheering may have helped spread the virus.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/31/health/coronavirus-children-camp.html?source=Snapzu

Trump’s Pick to Manage Public Lands Has Four-Decade History of “Overt Racism” Toward Native People

William Perry Pendley pushed rhetoric, legal arguments, and policies that sought to deprive Indigenous people of their rights.
Read more: https://theintercept.com/2020/08/01/william-perry-pendley-blm-native-americans/?source=Snapzu

August 1, 1981: The Launch of MTV Kills The Radio Star

On August 1, 1981, MTV launched to the world with colorful and lively television music videos. Its original purpose was to be "music television," playing music videos all week, at all hours. The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star” was the first music video to air on the new cable television channel.
Read more: https://www.thestreet.com/video/august-1-1981-the-launch-of-mtv-kills-the-radio-star?source=Snapzu

How would the US go about banning TikTok?

"We may be banning TikTok," President Trump told reporters, saying an announcement could come as soon as this weekend. He added there were other options - but how might a ban work? One obvious starting place would be to order Apple and Google to remove the app from their online stores.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53621492#?source=Snapzu

How Jared Kushner’s Secret Testing Plan “Went Poof Into Thin Air”

This spring, a team working under the president's son-in-law produced a plan for an aggressive, coordinated national COVID-19 response that could have brought the pandemic under control. So why did the White House spike it in favor of a shambolic 50-state response?
Read more: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/07/how-jared-kushners-secret-testing-plan-went-poof-into-thin-air?source=Snapzu