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These Ontario kids had their computer code sent to space

A group of Ontario kids successfully calculated the speed of the International Space Station using computer coding skills.

FEMA’s flood maps often miss dangerous flash flood risks, leaving homeowners unprepared

On average, it takes five to seven years to develop and implement a new FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. As a result, many maps across the U.S. are significantly out of date, often failing to reflect ...
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AI-generated child pornography is surging − a legal scholar explains why the fight against it is complicated and how the law could catch up

California, for example, enacted Assembly Bill 1831 on Sept. 29, 2024, which amended its penal code to prohibit the creation, sale, possession and distribution of any “digitally altered or ...

Trump’s ‘big’ bill gives millions of taxpayers a new charitable tax break, but whether it will help nonprofits is unclear

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) ...