A barroom lecture series in Los Angeles turns academic, geeky talks on horror films, science, and pop culture into one of the city’s most sought-after nightlife tickets

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A growing Los Angeles event series called Lectures on Tap is transforming traditional academic talks into sold‑out nightlife attractions, drawing self‑described nerds, film buffs, science fans, and curiosity seekers to barroom lectures on topics ranging from horror cinema and alien megastructures to medical AI and the psychology of deception.

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Amnesty International lays blame for 2024 UK riots on Elon Musk and X.

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Amnesty International has issued a strong condemnation of X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter and owned by Elon Musk, for what it describes as a “central role” in fueling the 2024 UK riots. The unrest was ignited by the tragic murders of three young girls at a dance class in Southport in…

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Cloudflare flexes its monopolistic muscle – delists Perplexity as a verified bot, accusing them of not playing nice in the sandbox.

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Cloudflare has publicly accused Perplexity of using deceptive and aggressive tactics to bypass restrictions intended to block its AI bots from crawling and scraping websites. According to Cloudflare, after multiple customer complaints and internal investigations, they found Perplexity circumvented standard anti-bot protections, including ignoring robots.txt directives and rotating IP addresses to avoid being blocked.

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Intel is finally feeling the pain of nVidia and Apple silicon’s impact on the market. Announce the layoff of more than 24,000 people.

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Intel is undergoing sweeping structural changes as the technology giant faces mounting pressure in the competitive semiconductor market. Under new leadership, the company plans to lay off a substantial portion of its workforce and scale back major capital expenditures, signaling a profound shift in strategy as it seeks to regain relevance in the AI-driven chip…

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