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Sources: Samsung Foundry has frequently delayed the timeline for its plant in Taylor, Texas, with its mass production plans moving from early 2026 to early 2027 (Lee Jae-Lim/Korea Joongang Daily)
https://koreajoongan…

Exclusive: Mass production at Samsung’s Taylor plant pushed back to next year
Mass production at Samsung Electronics’ Taylor plant, once expected as early as this year, has been pushed back to early next year, with the company appearing to distinguish between the start of production and full-scale mass production.

"Older petrol and diesel vehicles produce 50% of harmful particle emissions in Finland, study shows"
#Finland #Cars #Vehicles

Older petrol and diesel vehicles produce 50% of harmful particle emissions in Finland, study shows
In Finland, the average age of passenger cars is among the highest in Europe, and the majority of traffic-related particle emissions are produced by ICE vehicles that are more than 15 years old. The worst polluters are old diesel cars without a diesel particulate filter.

How Effective Are Protests? Historians Say: Very. | Portside
https://portside.org/2025-12-26/how-effective-are-protests-historians-say-very

The kids are all right.
Students at Fort Collins middle school hold anti-ICE walkout, protest
https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/education/2026/02/02/students-at-fort-collins-middle-school-h…

Students at Fort Collins middle school hold anti-ICE walkout, protest
Nearly half of the students attending Lesher Middle School in Fort Collins participated in an anti-ICE walkout and protest Feb. 2.

Internet im Iran wegen landesweiter Proteste eingeschränkt
Die Unzufriedenheit vieler Iraner entlädt sich in einer neuen Welle regierungskritischer Demonstrationen. Und wieder schränkt Teheran das Internet ein.
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As an added bonus, Apple calls the two ports on the left “USB-C” (which is a type of connector) and the two other ports “Thunderbolt 5” (which is a type of interface).
It’s not specified what protocols the USB-C ports support (presumably USB up to USB4 and maybe some alternate modes).

SBS Portuguese – SBS em Português
Independent news and stories connecting you to life in Australia and Portuguese-speaking Australians...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/sbs-portuguese/

In 1991 the Fly’s Eye detector,
which monitored the sky for the glow caused by energetic particles slamming into our atmosphere,
detected a flash so huge it defied belief:
the cosmic ray that sparked it had an energy of 320 quintillion eV,
or 320 billion GeV.
That’s millions of times the kinetic energy of protons we can spin up in our most powerful particle accelerators.
It’s so energetic, in fact, that it actually has a decent macroscopic equivalent:

Where did the ‘Oh-My-God’ particle come from?
A single subatomic particle from deep space had the same energy as a baseball pitch, and scientists still don’t know how it got here

The CFTC sues Arizona, Connecticut, and Illinois over their actions against prediction markets, saying it has the "exclusive" authority to regulate such markets (Alex Harring/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/02/prediction-mar…

CFTC sues 3 states over prediction market regulation
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said it was suing Arizona, Connecticut and Illinois over its ability to exclusively regulate prediction markets.

Sources: Paradigm, a major investor in Kalshi, is building its own prediction markets trading terminal that will cater to professional traders and market makers (Ben Weiss/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/04/01/paradigm-prediction-…

Exclusive: Paradigm, a major investor in Kalshi, is building its own prediction markets trading terminal, say sources
The longtime crypto venture firm has invested three times over into Kalshi, and Paradigm’s managing partner Matt Huang is on the startup’s board.