California’s last operating nuclear plant just got a $1.1 billion lifeline
The Department of Energy extended a $1.1 billion lifeline to California’s embattled Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. Diablo Canyon has become a major…
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Current 2022: Confluent creates data pipeline lifeline
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Data flows. Even when data comes to rest, gets sent to backup and possibly finds itself in difficult-to-retrieve long-term…
The Apple Watch Series 8 Wants to Be Your Lifeline
I intended to write this review earlier, but after almost three years of avoiding it, I finally contracted Covid-19. I was the only person in my house who…
What to Know About 988, the New Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
988. That’s the new number anyone in America can call or text for help if they feel suicidal or experience mental distress. You’re not alone. Millions of…
For Refugees in Detention Camps, Smartphones Are a Lifeline
In Dhar-el-Jebel, a migrant detention center deep in Libya’s Nafusa Mountains, detainees sang and recorded a song on a smartphone. The year was 2019, and…
Too Much Screen Time? Landline Phones Offer a Lifeline.
First came the rhinestone-encrusted rotary. Then the cherry-red lips. After that, the cheeseburger.By last summer, Chanell Karr had amassed a collection of…
When I Left My Home in Kyiv, ‘Stardew Valley’ Was a Lifeline
It is now the middle of March. I am sitting in the basement of a country house near Kyiv. Not my house. I haven't been home for three weeks now, maybe more.…
UKCloud acquired: Troubled government cloud provider receives funding lifeline
UKCloud claims its acquisition by an investment company, headed up by a member of its own senior leadership team, should allay the concerns of its…
Can the best gaming TVs throw a lifeline to Stadia?
LG's gaming TVs are some of the best on the market, with brilliant contrast, premium OLED panels, low input lag, exceptional response time, and a host of…