Innholdsfortegnelse for April 28 - May 05, 2023 i Newsweek International

THE U.S. NAVY PLANS TO EXPAND ITS submarine fleet at a cost of $200 billion, equivalent to the GDP of Ukraine. But as Republicans hotly debate ongoing military aid to Kiev, neither party has questioned the far more costly submarine program—allowing the Navy to conceal a startling fact about America’s submarine fleet. The Navy calls its submarines “the most lethal and capable force.” It is also the “silent service,” shrouded in secrecy, the nature of its operations closely guarded. The American attack submarine force—the “fighting” submarines—exist in order to pursue enemy submarines and ships, eavesdrop on adversaries and support operations by special forces. Hollywood productions like The Hunt for Red October have created the impression of submarines tracking the enemy while moving noiselessly under the sea, operating stealthily for months…

TWITTER’S “BLUE CHECK” USED TO SIGNAL author authenticity. Now, it’s a way for peddlers of misinformation to appear trustworthy. Dozens of well-known purveyors of misinformation—many of whom were only recently allowed back onto the platform—are paying $8 a month for a blue check through Twitter owner and CEO Elon Musk’s new verification system called Twitter Blue, lending them an air of legitimacy as the platform’s relaxed moderation standards allow them to spread false narratives at scale. NewsGuard analyzed the Twitter activity between March 1 and March 7, 2023, of 25 misinformation superspreader accounts that were “verified” by Twitter Blue. Each of the 25 accounts analyzed by NewsGuard had at least 50,000 followers and was either affiliated with a website that NewsGuard has assessed as having spread false information or found…

HERE IS SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT BUYING A NEW product and wondering how you lived all your life without it. Unfortunately, there is also the flip side of the coin. Sometimes a new purchase is not only disappointing, it’s also wasteful—especially when the product isn’t something that can be returned or exchanged. According to some experts, that risk is very real, with 95 percent of new products failing. To help consumers navigate that problem and shop smarter, Newsweek and market research firm BrandSpark® have teamed up to compile our fourth annual Best New Product Awards list. Newsweek and BrandSpark invited shoppers to vote on their favorite new products. Then BrandSpark surveyed over 10,750 American consumers and asked them which new products launched after July 1, 2022, they not only…

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