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US Fertility Rate Falls To All-Time Low

Today at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: Women in the U.S. gave birth to roughly 710,000 fewer children last year compared with the nation’s peak in 2007, according to preliminary data released (PDF) this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Lead researcher Brady Hamilton, a demographer with the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, said the latest one percent...

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Artemis II crew on inspiring the next generation and unifying humanity – video

Today at 04:14 AM, via The Guardian

As the Artemis II mission enters flight day nine, the crew spoke about inspiring the next generation and ‘working on something big for the good of everyone’ ahead of their return to earth. The crew, made up of three US astronauts and a Canadian, embarked on humanity’s first crewed lunar voyage in more than half a century. The 10-day flight around the moon and back will mark the second mission...

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‘Negative’ Views of Broadcom Driving Thousands of VMware Migrations, Rival Says

Today at 01:00 AM, via Slashdot

“One of VMware’s biggest competitors, Nutanix, claims to have swiped tens of thousands of VMware customers,” reports Ars Technica. They said higher prices, forced bundling, licensing changes, and more strained partner relationships have frustrated customers and driven them away from the leading virtualization firm. From the report: Speaking at a press briefing at Nutanix’s .NEXT conference in...