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With the use of a very visual commenting system akin to Figma’s, Vercel, a well-known front-end development platform, now lets you comment immediately on preview deployments. Since September, the business has been testing this feature, which is now generally accessible to all users. Guillermo Rauch, co-founder and CEO of Vercel, …

Elon Musk once referred to himself as a “free speech absolutist,” but ever since making that overstated claim, he has been reversing course and introducing more and more restrictions on what he considers to be free speech. From blocking jokesters who mock him on Twitter to blocking recently verified accounts …

According to a report from CNBC on Friday, Marc Benioff complained about the lack of productivity among newer employees on the company’s Slack channel. He questioned whether working from home since COVID, a lack of training, and a lack of the sharing of tribal knowledge that used to be a …

Even in the face of macroeconomic challenges that have almost completely shut off the spigot of venture financing and prompted greater consolidation, there are still a few bright spots in the autonomous car sector. One of them is Helm.ai, a startup that creates software for robots, autonomous driving, and enhanced …

The “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, are said to be broken down into smaller and less hazardous components in drinking water, according to researchers. As more study reveals potential health issues linked to PFAS use, the technology might be introduced to the water purification process to stop the alarming buildup of …

This month, the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory accomplished nuclear fusion ignition for the first time. This important milestone demonstrates that controlled fusion, which releases more energy than it absorbs, is possible in the laboratory. Although there is a long way to go before fusion …

By announcing a draft decision on U.S. sufficiency, the European Commission has opened the door for the adoption of a new EU-U.S. data transfer agreement the following year. You can obtain the draft adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) from this page. The EU executive body and …

The web3 startup Nillion, which aims to create a decentralized network that is not based on a blockchain, closed an oversubscribed round of more than $20 million, the firm exclusively revealed to TechCrunch. According to Andrew Yeoh, the company’s founding chief marketing officer, “Nillion is a deep technical infrastructure project.” …

One aerospace engineer and physics professor claims that space elevators—yes, actual elevators that will lift humans into orbit—might not be as far off from reality as we think. His theories suggest that such a far-fetched idea might become a reality soon; in his wise words: “We’ll know we’re near when …

The space tourism industry is expected to grow significantly over the next ten years, but corporations still need to do more to make the trip exciting. It’s true that you are traveling through space on a hydrogen-powered fireball at a speed of about 28,000 kilometers per hour (17,000 miles per …