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It seems the kids in America are not all right.The annual World Happiness Report found that the US is now in 23rd place on its list of the world's happiest countries.The US plummeted eight positions compared with last year, falling out of the top 20 for the first time since the report was first compiled in 2012. It's published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford. Finland held on to its top spot, while Canada is in 15th place and the UK is 20th. The discontent among America's youth is largely…

What better way is there to extend the screen real estate of your MacBook, Mac Studio, or Mac mini than with a Studio Display? Well, there are a couple of ways, but if you want the best 5K experience possible with an Apple-made and designed monitor, then we’ve got just the saving for you.The Apple Studio Display is currently a whopping $300 off at Amazon, for an all-time low price of $1,299. That’s a full $50 lower than the last lowest price of the monitor, and perfect if you’re looking for the Apple-suggested way to get…

“Unlike many start-up ecosystems worldwide, Australia continues to go from strength to strength. We have more young people entering the tech sector, more talented executives leaving their day jobs to start companies, and more investors competing to invest in the next great Australian businesses,” Gillings said.No new “unicorns” joined the club: Canva co-founders (from left) Cliff Obrecht, Cameron Adams and Melanie Perkins.Cut Through Venture produced the report with Folklore Ventures. Folklore founder and managing partner…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Chinese citizens who rarely voice open criticism of their government reveal stronger negative views when they can answer questions anonymously, according to a new study published in The China Quarterly. The study by researchers at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences shows an enormous drop in citizen support…

As recent history proves, airborne respiratory infections are not to be trifled with. Now, a new sprayable coating applied to standard air filters might give us a leg up in the war against the pathogens that cause these diseases.Measles. Influenza. SARS. MERS. Pneumonia. Think of a major infectious disease, and the chances are that it is spread by airborne pathogens. Currently, COVID-19 and TB are the world's deadliest infectious diseases, and both are transmitted through the air. So when it comes to tamping down the risk…

Business-to-business (B2B) ecommerce platform Udaan has taken a major hit with its valuation being chopped by nearly half to $1.8 billion in a down round. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.Also in this letter:■ AI retooling weighs on SaaS firms■ Rs 10,000 crore likely for quantum computing hubs■ Aakash Institute’s FY22 numbersUdaan valuation dives to $1.8 billion in down round Vaibhav Gupta, CEO, UdaanB2B ecommerce platform Udaan has seen a significant fall in valuation during its recently-concluded…

SEC Chairman Gary GenslerPhoto: Nathan Howard/Bloomberg (Getty Images)The Security and Exchange Commission’s X account was hacked on Tuesday afternoon, sending an untrue tweet that the Bitcoin ETF was approved. Chairman Gary Gensler quickly tweeted from his personal account that the tweet was false and the result of a hack. In the following 15 minutes, the price of Bitcoin shot up to almost $48,000 and then quickly fell to below $46,000.He Tossed His Bitcoin, Now He Wants It BackThe price of Bitcoin spiked and then…

In the ever-evolving world of cryptocurrencies, the past month has seen some significant movements. Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Cardano (ADA), two popular tokens, have experienced contrasting fortunes, while the upcoming Collateral Network is generating buzz with its imminent COLT presale.  >>BUY COLT TOKENS NOW<< Shiba Inu: A Dogged Pursuit of Value Despite multiple promising developments, memecoin Shiba Inu is experiencing a downtrend lately. Not even Shiba can withstand the crypto market’s downturn.  Shiba Inu, a…

WASHINGTON —  Ahoy! It’s Ben Oreskes filling in while Laurel Rosenhall is on special assignment. I’m here with a quick swing through the world of California Politics, which is always exciting but has truly been a barnburner of late. I’m normally based in Los Angeles covering state and national politics, but these last few weeks I’ve been in Washington, which is where I’m writing to you from now. A crowded top two Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s health has been a subject of ample intrigue in recent weeks, and our latest UC…

Image via Disney Slither in for another fear-tastic Friday, ladies and germs! In the land of all things spook, an endless array of goodies is cooking up as the summer months rapidly approach — with a large variety of fun-filled genre treasures set to release. But before the heat wave overtakes us, we’re set to explore all the latest news in today’s daily horror roundup right here at We Got This Covered. From Jared Leto knocking Haunted Mansion’s hype down a peg to an impressive Pixar animation for Scream,…