The announcement comes after Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters on Monday about the US "frequently" sending its "aircraft and vessels into the South China Sea to flex its muscles". "This is not conducive to peace and stability in the region", the spokesman pointed out. … [Read more...] about Beijing Announces Military Drills in South China Sea After US Aircraft Carrier Enters Area
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NASA Astronauts Move to Repair, Upgrade Space Station Module
The second spacewalk, on February 1, will wrap up the battery replacement work, in addition to replacing older cameras with high-definition ones on the Destiny laboratory and upgrading cameras and lights on a robotic arm’s camera system outside the Kibo module. … [Read more...] about NASA Astronauts Move to Repair, Upgrade Space Station Module
The Rise of One of the First Video Game Workers Unions
This story is adapted from Work Won’t Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone, by Sarah Jaffe. The book traces the evolution of the “labor of love” myth—the idea that certain work should be done out of passion instead of pay. Whether it’s working for mere exposure and experience, or enduring poor treatment in the name of workplace “family,” more and more workers are being pushed to make sacrifices for the privilege of being able to do what they love. And across a variety of industries, including the one described below, those workers are organizing to change those conditions. … [Read more...] about The Rise of One of the First Video Game Workers Unions
Biden ‘will repeal 2017 ban on transgender people enlisting in the military as soon as Monday’ – the latest effort by his administration to roll back many of Trump’s policies
Annise Parker, former Houston mayor and president & CEO of LGBTQ Victory Institute, said in a statement: 'Her nomination is groundbreaking and shows the Biden administration will choose the most qualified individuals to lead our nation regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. … [Read more...] about Biden ‘will repeal 2017 ban on transgender people enlisting in the military as soon as Monday’ – the latest effort by his administration to roll back many of Trump’s policies
AMD Ryzen 5000 Mobile ‘Cezanne’ SoC Deep Dive: Zen 3 Powers Into Notebooks
During multi-threaded heterogeneous workloads, the chip can match frequency and voltage on all the cores running that specific workload, thus ensuring consistent operation. AMD’s on-chip power regulation also supports software quality of service (QoS) hooks that allow the operating system to more effectively identify higher- and lower-priority workloads, which then is used to dictate voltage and frequency of the affected cores to maximize power efficiency. … [Read more...] about AMD Ryzen 5000 Mobile ‘Cezanne’ SoC Deep Dive: Zen 3 Powers Into Notebooks