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Editor’s Note: This story is part of ‘Systems Error’, a series by CNN As Equals, investigating how your gender shapes your life online. For information about how CNN As Equals is funded and more, check out our FAQs. CNN — Catfishing is when a person uses false information and images to create a fake identity online with the intention to trick, harass, or scam another person. It is often on social media or dating apps and websites as a common tactic used to form online relationships under false pretenses, sometimes to lure people into financial scams. The person doing the pretending,…
MaryLou CostaTechnology ReporterReporting fromVilnius, LithuaniaEnergesmanFly larvae are excellent at converting food waste into proteinMost people are inclined to shoo flies away from food, and the thought of maggots in your bins is enough to make anyone’s stomach turn.But a handful of city councils have embraced maggots – more formally known as fly larvae – and their taste for rotting food.In Vilnius, capital of the Baltic state of Lithuania, fly larvae have officially been given the job of processing the 2,700 tonnes of food waste the city’s 607,000 residents put out for collection each year, alongside that of the six neighbouring…
The Senate Judiciary Committee’s grilling of four social media executives produced some notable moments. Here are a few:Zuckerberg, Spiegel personally apologize to families: Meta CEO Zuckerberg stood to apologize to the families in the hearing room. “I’m sorry for everything you have all been through,” he said. “No one should go through the things that your families have suffered and this is why we invest so much and we are going to continue doing industry-wide efforts to make sure no one has to go through the things your families have had to suffer.”Mark Zuckerberg spoke to victims and their family…
Mexico is ready to hit the U.S. where it hurts: Corn. Mexico is one of the top buyers of American corn in the world today. And Mexican senator Armando Rios Piter, who leads a congressional committee on foreign relations, says he will introduce a bill this week where Mexico will buy corn from Brazil and Argentina instead of the United States. It’s one of the first signs of potential concrete action from Mexico in response to President Trump’s threats against the country. “I’m going to send a bill for the corn that we are buying in the Midwest and…change to…
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America is great because of its willingness to accept talented immigrants. That’s what Nandan Nilekani, the billionaire co-founder of Infosys Technologies, would tell President Trump if he had the opportunity. “If you really want to keep the U.S. … globally competitive, you should be open to overseas talent,” Nilekani said on the sidelines of CNN’s Asia Business Forum in Bangalore. Infosys (INFY) is India’s second-largest outsourcing firm, and a major recipient of U.S. H-1B visas. The documents allow the tech firm to employ a huge number of Indians in U.S. jobs. The Trump administration is now considering significant changes to…
When you’re truly stumped on what to give your boss, says Williams, go with a surefire crowd-pleaser: something that can be consumed. “Even if it’s not perfect, it’s going to be eaten or drunk, and then it will be a nice memory as opposed to something that sits on a shelf,” she reasons. Fisher suggests a small-batch item in pretty packaging, like Brightland’s cold-pressed olive oil Duo: the more bold Awake, ideal for roasting, and the smooth, perfect-for-salads Alive. Made with preservative-free ingredients sourced from family-owned Californian farms, “the quality is top-notch,” she says. “I use Awake whenever I host…
You may never have to plug in your iPhone again. Apple has joined an industry group devoted to wireless charging, strengthening existing rumors that the next iPhone will charge without a cord. The Wireless Power Consortium, which is made up of some 200 organizations that promote a single wireless charging standard, confirmed to CNNTech that Apple joined the group last week. IPhone rumors swirl months before each new version is announced, and hype around the so-called ‘iPhone 8″ is particularly high: Apple (AAPL) is expected to unveil a major redesign of the this fall to mark the 10-year anniversary of…
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A version of this story first ran in July. It also appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — Let’s start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. The Respect for Marriage Act codifies marriages and came about amid worries among Democrats that the same conservative majority on the Supreme Court that took away the right to abortion will target same-sex marriage in the future. The version that overcame a filibuster in the Senate passed the Senate Tuesday. A…