Microsoft employees criticize ICE contract amid recent reports

Add Microsoft to the list of companies whose government deals are provoking outrage both inside and outside their offices. The Redmond firm sparked a wave of criticism on social networks after users discovered a January blog post noting that the company’s Azure cloud service team was “proud to support” US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which […]

Could dark matter atoms explain a recent observation?

Early this year, a project called EDGES managed to take the Universe’s temperature at a time when the very first stars were forming. The results were somewhat confusing in that the Universe’s regular matter seemed to be much cooler than we’d expect, based on the energy it had shortly after the Big Bang. If the […]

5 Starter Cards for College Students and Recent Graduates

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Cancun holidays: Is it safe to travel to Mexico after recent shootings?

Cancun has long been a popular package holiday destination with Britons, who are excited for the sea, sun and excellent beaches the area has to offer. However, shocking violence has erupted in the area over the past 36 hours, with 14 murders and five injuries due to gun shot wounds, in six separate instances across […]

Juan Martin del Potro: HUGE challenge laid down to Argentine after stunning recent form

That’s the opinion of Sky Sports tennis pundit and former British female No 1 Annabel Croft. Del Potro’s 15-match winning streak saw him claim titles in Acapulco and Indian Wells – his first Masters 1000 success. But the world No 6 fell short of claiming the ‘Sunshine Double’ by triumphing in the Miami Open as […]

Sinclair Group Defends Recent TV Promos: There's 'No Political Agenda'

The telecommunications company Sinclair Broadcast Group is standing by its decision to run controversial promos across dozens of the local TV stations it owns. Sinclair — the largest owner of television stations in the United States — has recently come under fire for the promos, in which local news anchors read a scripted message touting […]

Republican denial of the climate crisis appears to be spreading — despite the recent onslaught of natural disasters

Getty Images 69% of Republicans said the threat of climate change is “exaggerated” compared to 4% of Democrats, according to a new Gallup poll. Opinions around climate change have suffered from widening partisanship as President Donald Trump’s administration has scrubbed mentions from federal websites and pulled out of the Paris Agreement. The problem isn’t going […]

Pound to euro exchange rate: GBP loses recent momentum

The pound is trading at 1.1421 against the euro this morning, according to the latest Bloomberg figures. The sterling started to look up this week after it was announced that the UK and EU leaders are “closer than ever” to agreeing on a Brexit deal.  Following the Brexit news, the GBP exchange rates rallied “across […]

Uber Self-Driving Vehicle Possibly Not at Fault in Recent Fatality

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