Dear Sophie: How can I get an H-1B without the lottery?
For the past few years, our company has put very promising candidates into the annual H-1B lottery. None of them have been selected. Are there any other ways we can obtain H-1Bs for our team members? Sophie Alcorn Contri.....»»
Your Phone Could be Used to Prosecute For Getting an Abortion. Here"s how.
Technology editor Sophie Bushwick breaks down precedent for using your phone to monitor personal health data. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Napster Gets Bought Again, This Time With a Web3 Pivot in the Works
Napster has been acquired again, this time by two companies from the web3 sector: Hivemind and Algorand. "Dear friends, we are excited to share that we've taken Napster Group private, and to bring the iconic music brand to web3," wrote Hivemind found.....»»
Jerry and Marge Go Large trailer games the lottery system
Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening star in Jerry and Marge Go Large, the story of a retired couple that figures out how to win the lottery on a regular basis......»»
In space, Russians and Americans remain "dear friends": astronaut
After nearly a week back on Earth, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei said Tuesday the relationship between US astronauts and Russian cosmonauts remained positive while on board the International Space Station, despite their countries' animosity over Mosc.....»»
What is ‘Dirty Screen Effect?’ Welcome to the curse of the panel lottery
If you think you might be the victim of Dirty Screen Effect, you probably are. And you're not alone. Here's what it is and what to do about it......»»
Cole Sprouse and Lana Condor head to Mars in "Moonshot" trailer
Teen movie and TV royalty join forces in HBO Max's Moonshot. Lana Condor (To All the Boys I've Loved Before) and Cole Sprouse (Riverdale) play two lovelorn twentysomethings on an interplanetary trip.Sophie (Condor) is headed to Mars to see her long-d.....»»
Season two of Apple TV+ docuseries "Dear..." coming on March 4
Apple TV+ on Friday debuted the official trailer for the second season of its unscripted series "Dear...," which is arriving on the streaming on March 4.DearThe series, which is from Emmy and Peabody Award winner R.J. Cutler, spotlights "internationa.....»»
Apple TV+ orders ‘Dear Edward’ as new series from Jason Katims
The bestselling novel Dear Edward is set to become a TV show on Apple TV+, the company has announced. Connie Britton, Taylor Schilling, Colin O’Brien, and more will star in the show. more… The post Apple TV+ orders ‘Dear Edward’.....»»
It"s not the end of the world... yet
NOTE FOR 2022 READERS: This is the 19th in a series of award-winning open letters to the next century, now just one generation away. Babies born this year in the U.S., and more than 60 other countries, are expected to live to 2100 and beyond. Dear 22.....»»
Stephen King’s The Boogeyman will scare audiences at Hulu
Yellowjackets breakout star Sophie Thatcher is set to headline a Hulu original film based upon Stephen King's short story, The Boogeyman......»»
Nvidia"s RTX 3050 desktop GPU launches and promptly sells out
Over on Newegg, we’re seeing no less than 17 cards and bundles on offer from companies like Asus, Gigabyte, Zotac and MSI. Pricing ranges from $249.99 to $594.98, and 13 of the 17 offerings were restricted to Newegg’s Shuffle lottery program. All.....»»
Uncharted’s latest poster echoes its video game roots
Tom Holland's Nathan Drake holds on for dear life in the new Uncharted poster, but fans of the video game series have probably seen the image that inspired it......»»
AUSTRIA ADDS A LOTTERY TO COVID VACCINE MANDATE
A doctor vaccinates a person with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Vienna, Austria April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi NiesnerAustria's conservative government said Thursday it was launching a national lottery to encourage holdouts to.....»»
Is cloud the solution to optimized data privacy?
In this interview with Help Net Security, Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon, Senior Privacy Counsel and Legal Engineer at Immuta, talks about data privacy, what organizations can a must do to keep data secure, and explains the technologies that can help optim.....»»
$315M Powerball winning ticket sold at a Sacramento 7-Eleven
Image Credit: (Renee Schiavone/Patch)The winning ticket for the last Powerball was sold at a convenience store in Sacramento. According to the lottery site, the ticket was sold at 7 Eleven on Wyndham Drive. The ticket price is $315 mi.....»»
Why it"s time to make ecocide a crime, for the sake of its victims
In November, the world's first global citizens' assembly—made up of 100 people chosen by lottery from around the world—declared its recommended responses to the climate crisis at the UN climate conference COP26. Among these recommendations was th.....»»
The 2nd Annual Maker Invent Calendar is Back
Does the supply chain have your holiday shipping in a bind? No need to fret; get making instead! Every day, the Invent Calendar provides clever and creative gift ideas that will bring holiday cheer to all those you hold dear. This year’s Inv.....»»
France Moves To Shield Its Book Industry From Amazon
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Sophie Fornairon's independent bookshop has survived the rise of Amazon thanks to a French law that prohibits price discounting on new books, but she says the e-commerce giant's ability to undercut on.....»»
Systemd-Free Devuan 4.0 "Chimaera" Officially Released
Luna (Slashdot reader #20,969) quotes the Devuan web site. "Dear Friends and Software Freedom Lovers," its announcement begins: "Devuan Developers are delighted to announce the release of Devuan Chimaera 4.0 as the project's new stable release. Th.....»»
Another Facebook whistleblower says she is willing to testify before Congress
Sophie Zhang, who said she felt like she had "blood on her hands" after working at Facebook, is willing to testify before Congress about her former employer, she told CNN Sunday. She said she had also passed on documentation about the company to a US.....»»