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Weibo launched a one-time data writing solid-state drive in Japan

Every once in a while, a very strange product will appear. At first glance, verbatim's new one-time write solid state drive is such a product. The product is called swova128g, and its model name indicates that it is a 128GB external drive through usb-c3 2gen1 connection, technically an ordinary old usb3 0 port. Considering that the reading speed of SSD is only 540mb / s, this will not hinder the performance when in use.

The CDC in the United States tracks the location data of tens of millions of phones to count whether Americans will comply with the epidemic prevention ban

According to the CDC documents obtained by motherboard, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) purchased location data obtained from tens of millions of mobile phones in the United States to analyze the compliance with the curfew, track the patterns of people visiting K-12 schools, and especially monitor the effectiveness of the policy. These documents also show that although CDC purchases data faster on the grounds of covid-19, it intends to use it for CDC's more general purposes.

The staff leaving the International Space Station handed over the command to the Russian astronauts

The four astronauts who have been on board the international space station (ISS) since November continue to prepare for their return to earth. At the same time, four new astronauts are starting their missions and getting used to living and working in the orbital laboratory. Expedition 67 commander Tom Mashburn is preparing to hand over control of the space station to Russian space agency flight engineer Oleg altemiev.

Britain's newly established big technology regulator will remain toothless for a long time

The UK digital market group was launched in 2020 and is expected to be given legal enforcement power over big technology in 2022. However, the British government now expects that it will not authorize the group at all, so the newly established organization has become a "toothless tiger". The UK said in its 2020 announcement that its new digital market group would prevent large technology companies from abusing their dominant market position, which was described as a & amp; quot; Tough new regulators & amp; quot;。 The Department was officially launched in 2021 and belongs to the competition and market authority, but more legislation is needed to fulfil its declared responsibilities.

Research has found that large bodies help ancient marine reptiles with extremely long necks swim easily

A new study has found that huge bodies can help extinct marine reptiles with super long necks swim. Body size is more important than body shape in determining the energy economy of aquatic animals swimming, according to new research by scientists at the University of Bristol. This study, published in the journal communication biology on April 28, 2022, shows that a large body can help overcome the additional resistance caused by extreme forms, refuting the long-standing view that there is the best body shape with low resistance.

Foxconn began to carry out seasonal recruitment activities for Zhengzhou factory in advance, with the highest salary increased by 30%

Foxconn has begun recruiting workers for a manufacturing plant in Zhengzhou, China, which is usually famous for producing iPhones, several weeks ahead of its usual seasonal plans. As the main production base of iPhone assembly, Foxconn's Zhengzhou factory began a large-scale recruitment campaign in May to strengthen its labor reserve. As part of the package, the company offered more bonuses to workers joining the manufacturer, reportedly up to 30%.

Seoul, South Korea promotes the replacement of takeout boxes with stainless steel containers, and consumers need to apply for recycling by themselves

In order to reduce the use of disposable plastic products, the Seoul municipal government of South Korea has joined hands with the four largest takeout platforms since January 1 to try to promote "recyclable takeout containers" in many urban areas. These take away containers are made of stainless steel to achieve more environmental protection. Although the original intention is good, it has also triggered controversy over whether it is really worth trying.