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Scientists Find ‘Mirror Life’ Building Blocks on Asteroid Bennu

Singularity Hub

Upon landing in Utah, NASA immediately placed the capsule in a clean room and blasted it with nitrogena gas that doesnt react with most other chemicalsto push out invading air. Some scientists have even proposed building fully mirrored lifeforms, a controversial and potentially risky endeavor scientists spoke out against last year.

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Extra Crunch roundup: How Duolingo became an edtech leader

TechCrunch

Will fintech unicorn Flywire’s proposed IPO reach escape velocity? Will fintech unicorn Flywire’s proposed IPO reach escape velocity? Divvy, a Utah-based corporate spend unicorn, is considering selling itself to Bill.com for a price that could top $2 billion. Image Credits: Nigel Sussman (opens in a new window).

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Reflections on MuseumNext and Facilitating Brainstorming

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While Jim and I explained clearly to Wild Idea proposers what they needed to do to submit their project for consideration before MuseumNext, we didn't give them enough support in actually facilitating their group brainstorming at the event. That said, the phrase "structured opportunity" is where MuseumNext suffered most.

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Pornhub protests Utah age verification law by blocking the state's access

TechSpot

Utah has been fighting against online pornography for years. It called porn a public health crisis in 2016 and previously proposed that all smartphones and tablets in the state automatically block pornography. An age verification law was eventually passed in March, requiring users visiting adult platforms deemed "harmful to minors".

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Affirm, Airbnb, C3.ai, Roblox, Wish file for tech IPO finale of 2020

TechCrunch

More states have been minting their own unicorns, with Ohio-based Root Insurance recently going public and Utah-based Qualtrics heading (back) that way. Any policies that a Biden administration enacts would have to focus on economic opportunity broadly, and much of the proposed plan from the campaign fulfills that need.

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Utah is about to pass a law making iPhones filter porn — but only if other states pass one, too

The Verge

In theory, Utah’s H.B. 72 mandates active adult content filters on all smartphones and tablets sold in Utah. The ACLU of Utah, which opposed the rule, tweeted that it “infringes upon the general public’s First Amendment rights to freely access the internet.” And so far, Utah is the only place that’s even got one on the table. “We

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Utah just passed the country’s first age-verification bill for app stores. But the fight isn’t over

Fast Company Tech

On Wednesday, Utah became the first state in the country to pass legislation mandating that app stores verify users ages and get parental consent for certain activity on minors accounts. In a statement provided on behalf of Meta, Snap, and X, a Meta spokesperson applauded Utah for putting parents in charge with the passage of the law.

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