US Federal Reserve announces that its new system for instant payments, the FedNow Service, is now live ~finance Article 380 words 46 votes
Major shake-up in world’s passport power ranking: Japan has been knocked off the top spot on the Henley Passport Index, and Singapore is now officially the most powerful passport in the world ~travel Article 2252 words 18 votes
European Commission adopts new adequacy decision for safe and trusted EU-US data flows ~tech privacy Link 15 votes
SEPTA Board approves $1.69 billion FY24 operating and capital budget ahead of expected fiscal cliff ~transport Link 11 votes
Squarespace enters definitive agreement to acquire assets of Google Domains ~tech google.domains Article 427 words 14 votes
Soft ‘e-skin’ generates nerve-like impulses that talk to the brain ~health Article 1006 words 8 votes
CodeWeavers, maker of open source Wine software used in Linux gaming, transitions to employee ownership trust ~tech linux Article 678 words 14 votes
Waymo One doubles service area in Phoenix and continues growing in San Francisco ~transport Article 778 words 4 votes
Adobe announces Firefly, generative AI tooling inside of Adobe Creative Suite products ~tech Link 11 votes
Silicon Valley Bank has failed and been taken over by the FDIC ~finance banking Article 360 words 25 votes
Sabaton awarded Enlightener of the Year Award 2022 by The Swedish Skeptics Association – presented to those that go above and beyond in order to educate people ~music metal.power Link 10 votes
Ubisoft and Riot Games announce the “Zero Harm in Comms” research project to detect harmful content in game chats ~games Article 486 words 4 votes
HPV self-sampling in Sweden leading to faster elimination of cervical cancer ~health medicine healthcare Article 889 words 4 votes
Newcastle United are delighted to announce the signing of Alexander Isak for an undisclosed fee – striker arrives from Real Sociedad ~sports.football Article 384 words 5 votes
OSTP issues guidance to make Federally funded research freely available without delay ~science Article 682 words 12 votes
Manchester United is pleased to confirm that Christian Eriksen has joined the club, signing a contract until June 2025 ~sports.football Link 6 votes
Universal Music Group becomes the permanent home of Frank Zappa estate ~music Article 1771 words 3 votes
Continued drop in EU’s greenhouse gas emissions confirms achievement of 2020 target ~enviro climate change Article 400 words 4 votes
Rocket.Chat leverages the Matrix protocol for decentralized and interoperable communications ~tech Article 699 words 9 votes
Canada eliminates mandatory waiting period for gay men to donate blood ~lgbt Article 342 words 17 votes
High-speed laser writing method could pack 500 terabytes of data into CD-sized glass disc ~science Article 924 words 11 votes
Improving MIT’s written commitment to freedom of expression ~humanities education.higher Article 775 words 4 votes
Facebook changes name to Meta: Mark Zuckerberg announces company rebrand as it moves to the metaverse ~tech facebook social media Article 406 words 30 votes
GM announces Ultra Cruise, enabling true hands-free driving across 95% of driving scenarios ~transport Link 12 votes
Walmart to pay 100% of college tuition and books for associates ~finance business Article 791 words 11 votes
New York Attorney General issues report detailing millions of fake comments, revealing secret campaign to influence FCC’s 2017 repeal of net neutrality rules ~tech Article 1035 words 28 votes
First clinical trial confirms HIV vaccine using Moderna inoculation ~science medicine biology Article 1251 words 22 votes
Dota 2 introduces many new features and systems to help new players, and makes smurfing a bannable offense ~games Link 16 votes
Facebook will ban Australian users from sharing or viewing news ~tech facebook social media Article 855 words 18 votes