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@partizle.comhttps://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinese-county-offers-cash-reward-couples-if-bride-is-aged-25-or-younger-2023-08-29/
A county in eastern China is offering couples a "reward" of 1,000 yuan ($137) if the bride is aged 25 or younger, the latest measure to incentivise young people to get married amid rising concern over a declining birth rate.
https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/fitch-cuts-us-governments-aaa-credit-rating-by-one-notch-2023-08-01/
Ratings agency Fitch on Tuesday downgraded the U.S. government's top credit rating to AA+ from AAA, citing an expected fiscal deterioration over the next three years as well as a high and growing general government debt burden.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/dissolving-circuit-boards-in-water-sounds-better-than-shredding-and-burning/
They're easier to recycle, and chips come right off. Will they take off?
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/07/bungie-wins-489k-from-player-for-racist-harassment-of-employee/
Ruling sets legal precedent for companies to recover costs from harassment campaigns.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/amds-ai-chips-could-match-nvidias-offerings-software-firm-says-2023-06-30/
Artificial intelligence chips from Advanced Micro Devices are about 80% as fast as those from Nvidia Corp , with a future path to matching their performance, according a Friday report by an AI software firm.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/japan-open-up-apple-google-dominated-phone-apps-competition-2023-06-17/
Japan plans to stoke competition in smartphone app payments, dominated by Apple and Google, by banning major app store operators from forcing software developers to use the operators' own payment systems, a government panel said.