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☆ Here's the science refresher you need before diving into Netflix's '3 Body Problem'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementThe three-body problem is unsolvable and chaoticSome of the show's action takes place in a virtual world that's orbited by three suns. "This is a centuries-old problem," Shane Ross, an aerospace and ocean engineering professor at Virginia Tech, told Business Insider. Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to EarthThe three-body system in the story is based on a real neighboring star system called Alpha Centauri. At about 4 light-years from Earth, it's the closest star system to our own and contains three stars: Alpha Centauri A, Alpha Centauri B, and Proxima Centauri, which has two planets orbiting around it. A view of the bright triple-star system Alpha Centauri.

Persons: —, Liu Cixin, Shane Ross, Isaac Newton, Ross, Georgios Kollidas, Alpha Centauri, Franck Marchis, Davide De Martin, they're, Marchis, Ye Wenjie, Enrico Fermi, Benedict Wong, Jerry Ehman, Sir William Hamilton, William of Ockham, Aristotle, Ptolemy, Maximilien Brice, John Finney, It's Organizations: Service, Netflix, Oxford University, Business, Virginia Tech, Alpha, Alpha Centauri, Proxima, SETI Institute, ESO, Columbia University, USA, Keystone, Getty, Ohio State University, Extraterrestrial Intelligence, SETI, American AstroPhysical, CERN Locations: Ohio, China, North America

☆ How antimatter engines could fly humans to other stars in just a few years
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Adam Barnes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementInterstellar travel is only something humanity has achieved in science fiction — like Star Trek's USS Enterprise, which used antimatter engines to travel across star systems. "Annihilation of antimatter and matter converts mass directly into energy," Weed, cofounder and CEO of Positron Dynamics, a company working to develop an antimatter propulsion system, told Business Insider. Space travel at record speedProxima's star system, shown here, could be reached in just five years with antimatter-powered technology. For example, let's take a trip to our nearest star system, Proxima, about 4.2 light years away. And since the '80s, there's been talk of thermal antimatter engines, which would use antimatter to heat liquid, gas, or plasma to provide thrust.

Persons: Elon Musk, Ryan Weed, Weed, Brice, Maximilien, Gerald Jackson, Forbes, It's, Jackson, he's, Eugen Sänger, there's, Paul M, Sutter, Steve Howe, Howe Organizations: Enterprise, Dynamics, Southern, NASA, CERN, Fermilab, Hbar Technologies, Space, Alpha Locations: Switzerland, Austrian

☆ Triller is finally heading to the public markets after trimming losses and tweaking its investor pitch. Here are 3 main takeaways from the hundreds of pages it filed.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Triller's preliminary S-1 filing to go public on the New York Stock Exchange has been released. The company reported a smaller net loss in 2022 than in 2021 and around $48 million in 2022 revenue. In its S-1, the company featured images of celebrities like Jennifer Lopez and DJ Khaled inside Triller products. One metric notably absent from Triller's S-1 is active user counts across its platforms. In its S-1, the company wrote it had "established more than 550 million user accounts" across its offerings, which it defined as anyone who created an account.

Persons: Triller, It's, it's, Snoop Dogg, Josh Richards, Richards, Jennifer Lopez, DJ Khaled, Charli D'Amelio, D'Amelio, TikTok, Julius, Triller's, Mike Lu, Ryan Kavanaugh's, Bobby Sarnevesht Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Sony Music, Seachange, SEC, Triller, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Meta, Inc, TechCrunch, Billboard, Media Locations: NFTs, TikTok, Triller

☆ Meta just suffered a major Facebook ad glitch that has advertisers asking about refunds
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesOver the weekend, Alex Gorlick experienced what he called the worst Facebook glitch he's seen in the decade he's worked in digital advertising. A spokesperson for Facebook parent Meta acknowledged there was an ad glitch but declined to provide details or an explanation as to why it happened. Additionally, the Facebook ad bug impacted companies running ads tied to Earth Day. Hott noted that Facebook experienced a major ad glitch a day before Black Friday in 2020 as well as another similar bug earlier that summer. The main issue for advertisers will be whether they get refunds from Meta because of the glitch, industry experts said.

☆ A new wave of UK port labor strikes begins, with 'massive impact' for Christmas supply chain
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

A striking dockworker on a picket line outside the Port of Liverpool during a strike in Liverpool, UK, on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. The shop stewards who represent union workers accepted Peel Ports request for a meeting at the union office on Tuesday. Supply chain impact from second round of U.K. strikesThe latest development comes amid mounting labor issues linked to inflation at U.K. ports, with workers at the nation's largest port, Felixstowe, beginning another strike this week after one in August. "Unite made it clear that until they have reached their goals these waves of strikes will continue which will have a massive impact on the Christmas business and supply." The CNBC Supply Chain Heat Map shows the present situation at the ports.

☆ Alexandru Slusari: „Compania Agrofloris Nord intenționează să exporte în perioada următoare 6000 de tone de grâu prin Portul Giurgiulești”
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-07 | by ( Milena Onisim | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +4 min

Vicepreședintele Parlamentului, deputatul Platformei Demnitate și Adevăr (DA) Alexandru Slusari susține că în perioada următoare compania „Agrofloris Nord” ar urma să exporte 6000 de tone de grâu prin Portul Giurgiulești. Majoritatea acestei cantități de grâu ar fi fost scoasă din rezerva de stat a R. Moldova. „SRL Agrofloris Nord (compania din grupul holdingului Trans-Oil) intenționează să exporte 6000 de tone de grâu prin Portul Giurgiulești în perioada 8 mai – 10 mai. Majoritatea acestei cantități de grâu a fost scoasă din rezerva de stat. Luni, 12 aprilie, a expirat interdicția exportului de grâu din rezerva de stat a R. Moldova.

Persons: Alexandru Slusari, ., Securitate, Maia Sandu, Ana Revenco, Aureliu Ciocoi Organizations: Agenția Națională, Oil, Trans, Facebook Locations: Giurgiulești, . Moldova, Nord, Moldova

☆ Sunt sau nu bani pentru alegeri parlamentare anticipate? Ciocoi: Suma de 125 de milioane de lei cerută de CEC trebuie revizuită
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-07 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Premierul interimar, Aureliu Ciocoi, susţine că suma de 125 de milioane de lei cerută de Comisia Electorală Centrală trebuie revizuită. El a declarat că devizul de cheltuieli a fost calculat de comun acord cu membrii CEC. Preşedintele interimar al PAS, Igor Grosu, susţine însă că sunt bani şi că guvernul refuză să îi aloce. "Curtea a spus că sunt condiţiile întrunite pentru dizolvarea Parlamentului, preşedintele a semnat decretul, resurse sunt, doar rea intenţie şi sabotare poate fi calificat un eventual refuz. La ultimele alegerile parlamentare din anul 2019, Guvernul a alocat pentru desfăşurarea scrutinului suma de 100 de milioane de lei.

Persons: Premierul, Aureliu Ciocoi, Ciocoi, Cimil, Chicu, El, Maia Sandu, Igor Dodon, Doamna preşedinte, Igor Grosu Organizations: Comisia Electorală, CEC, Dezvoltării Locations: tranşe, Moldovei

☆ 4 iulie, cea mai proximă dată pentru a fi organizate alegerile parlamentare anticipate
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-28 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

Vicepreședintele Parlamentului, Mihai Popșoi, spune că 4 iulie este data cea mai proximă de organizare a alegerilor parlamentare anticipate. 4 iulie este cea mai proximă dată când ar putea avea loc alegerile anticipate. Este cert: cu cât alegerile au loc mai repede, cu atât mai repede ajungem la normalitate și stabilitate ”, a spus Mihai Popșoi. Din această perspectivă avem nevoie cât mai repede de un guvern”, a spus vicepreședintele parlamentului, Alexandru Slusari. Potrivit Codului Electoral, alegerile parlamentare anticipate pot fi organizate după cel puțin 60 de zile de la data dizolvării Parlamentului, dar nu mai târziu de 3 luni de la data dizolvării.

Persons: Mihai, Alexandru, Maia Sandu, Mihai Popșoi, Slusari, Alexandru Slusari Organizations: FMI, Ministerul Finanțelor Locations: UE

☆ Vicepreședinți ai Parlamentului: Alegerile anticipate ar putea avea loc la data de 4 iulie
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-28 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +2 min

Vicepreședinți ai Parlamentului: Alegerile anticipate ar putea avea loc la data de 4 iulieVicepreședintele Parlamentului, Mihai Popșoi, spune că 4 iulie este data cea mai proximă de organizare a alegerilor parlamentare anticipate. Potrivit vicepreședintelui Parlamentului, Mihai Popșoi, dacă instituirea stării de urgență va fi declarată neconstituțională, președintele Maia Sandu va semna cât mai curând decretul de dizolvare a Parlamentului, astfel încât alegerile să fie organizate în una iulie. 4 iulie este cea mai proximă dată când ar putea avea loc alegerile anticipate. Din această perspectivă avem nevoie cât mai repede de un Guvern”, a spus vicepreședintele Parlamentului, Alexandru Slusari. Potrivit Codului Electoral, alegerile parlamentare anticipate pot fi organizate după cel puțin 60 de zile de la data dizolvării Parlamentului, dar nu mai târziu de 3 luni de la data dizolvării.

Persons: Mihai, Alexandru, Maia Sandu, Slusari, Alexandru Slusari Organizations: FMI, TVR Moldova, Ministerul Finanțelor Locations: UE

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