Much of the software that powers the world’s largest companies, protects our personal data, or encrypts national security information is open to the public. Anyone can download the source code behind Facebook’s user interface, Google’s Android operating system or even Goldman Sachs’ data modeling program, and use it as a building block for a totally…
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How Germany’s Universal Health-Care System Works
Seventy percent of Americans say the U.S. health-care system is in a state of crisis or that it has major problems. That’s why we’re hearing a lot about Medicare for all, including some plans going as far as banning private health insurance companies altogether. On page eight of the bill, it says that we will…
Can Big Tech Curb A Housing Crisis It Helped Cause?
In San Francisco, the number of people living in their cars or on the streets increased by 17 percent over the last two years. Officials say the lack of affordable housing is the main factor. People who are leaving California, it’s because they can’t afford it anymore. Affordable housing has become a crisis on the…
Why Spam Calls Are At An All-Time High
Attention, homeowner. We are calling you from investigation team of IRS. I’m calling in reference to your student loan. [robocall in Mandarin]. You will be taken under custody by the local police. We sincerely congratulate you on the grand prize winnings of 3.5 million U.S. dollars. We all get robocalls. They’re relentless, annoying. They’re often…
Why Google Struggles With Hardware
Our mission is to bring a more helpful Google for you. Google’s hardware business is really confusing. It means creating products like these. They’re like history, so confusing. You can almost like put funny music to it. It considers companies like Samsung, both a partner with services like Android and a competitor with hardware like…
How Amazon Delivers On One-Day Shipping
Before Prime launched in 2005 one-day shipping was an exorbitant luxury. Now it’s the standard shipping speed for Amazon’s 100 million Prime members. Earlier this year Amazon doubled the speed of Prime shipping from two days to one. And the faster speed is now available on more than 10 million products. Prime one-day is basically…
News usa – ‘Monster’ serial killer caught pushing victim’s remains in pram is jailed
A serial killer who was caught pushing a pram of human remains down the street has been jailed along with his girlfriend, for 15 years for the first of his crimes. Juan Carlos Hernandez, dubbed the ‘Monster of Ecatepec’, and his girlfriend Patricia Martinez Bernal were both jailed for hiding the remains of two women…
News USA – Queen Elizabeth ‘recognizes how happy’ makes Prince Harry, book claims
Certainly, from the sources that I spoke to, it’s on the agenda and they don’t want to waste any time about it.”
News usa – Mum shares genius tip for removing splinters from kids’ fingers painlessly
Splinters can be a real pain to get out, and sometimes we’ll spend hours with the tweezers if they’re really stuck in there. And it’s even harder when our kids get them, and trying to get them out while dealing with tears and lots of wriggling can be a real challenge. But one mum has…
Inside Corning’s Gorilla Glass Factory
In the middle of bluegrass and bourbon country in Harrodsburg, Kentucky is Corning’s oldest glass factory. This facility was built for ophthalmic glass pressing in the early 1950s. And then in the 1980s, we transitioned into the fusion forming process to make LCD glass. That grew into an enormous business for us within Corning. But…