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2 years ago+10 10 0Spotify starts selling live music tickets to fans directly
Spotify's website lists upcoming concerts and lets users purchase tickets to these shows through debit or credit card; users must have a Spotify account.
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2 years ago+4 4 0Domino's tried to sell pizza to Italians. It failed
Domino's' Italian job was harder than it looked.
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2 years ago+12 12 0Less than 1% of Netflix subscribers are playing its games
Netflix is trying to diversify its income as the company launched last year a video game catalog for iOS and Android users. While the streaming service already offers 24 games and plans to add 26 more by the end of the year, a study showed less than ...
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2 years ago+15 15 0Kevin Spacey ordered to pay $31m over House Of Cards axing
Spacey was cut from the Netflix show following sexual harassment allegations - something the production company said led to it losing millions in revenue.
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2 years ago+15 15 0How I Became the Fake Tom Cruise
Miles Fisher had it all: talent, charm and the face of a movie star. Problem was, it was a very specific movie star. After years of resenting the resemblance, Fisher embraced it through viral TikTok deepfakes that demonstrate AI’s astonishing power t ...
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2 years ago+2 2 0Teens are rewriting what is possible in the world of competitive Tetris
One tetromino at a time
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2 years ago+10 10 0Cheetahs to prowl India for first time in 70 years
The mammals are coming from Namibia in a deal that has been in negotiations since 2020.
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2 years ago+3 3 0Alcohol is never good for people under 40, global study finds
Largest project of its kind concludes young people should not drink at all but small amount may benefit older adults
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2 years ago+1 1 0Writing: The Most Misunderstood Activity
Writing looks easy because it uses the same symbols of speech. And everyone who was taught the alphabet and basic sentence structures can produce something similar to writing when it’s not. #writingcommunity
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2 years ago+3 3 0Dems want to tax high earners to protect Medicare solvency
Senate Democrats want to boost taxes on some high earners and use the money to extend the solvency of Medicare, the latest step in the party’s election-year attempt to craft a scaled-back version of the economic package that collapsed last year, Demo ...
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2 years ago+17 17 0US senators call for close look at TikTok
Leaders of the US Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday called for an investigation into whether Chinese officials are getting access to data about US users of video-snippet sharing sensation TikTok.
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2 years ago+12 12 0Extreme heat is a reality now. Most homes in Canada aren't able to deal with that
As part of its report into last summer's heat dome, the B.C. coroner called for updates to the building code to require cooling systems in homes. But with most buildings having a lifespan of anywhere from 50 to 100 years, experts say it would ta ...
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2 years ago+15 15 0Inside the U.S. government project to create tiny nuclear reactors like batteries
Scientists are building a micro nuclear reactor, which aims to be able to be significantly cheaper and faster to build than conventional light water reactors.
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2 years ago+2 2 0Harvey Weinstein’s L.A. Trial Set for Oct. 10
Harvey Weinstein’s second trial on rape and sexual assault charges will begin in Los Angeles on Oct. 10, attorneys agreed on Friday. Weinstein, 70, is facing 11 charges involving five alleged…
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2 years ago+2 2 0The Mandalorian Season 4 Is Already In The Works
"The Mandalorian" creator Jon Favreau has confirmed that season 4 of the Disney+ series is already in the works, a process that has commenced way ahead of its upcoming season 3 premiere (via CinemaBlend). This is not surprising news at all, ...
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2 years ago+3 3 0Elon Musk reportedly declares remote work ‘no longer acceptable’ at Tesla
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken a hardline stance against his employees working from home, Electrek and Bloomberg report. In an email apparently sent to the company’s executive staff with the subject line “Remote work is no longer acceptable,” the CEO ...
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2 years ago+15 15 0Twitter will pay $150 million for using people’s security phone numbers to target ads
It will also carry out regular data security audits.
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2 years ago+10 10 0Man Paralyzed From Waist Down Uses Microchip Implanted In Brain To Drive Race Car
A significant breakthrough in neurotechnology allows a man paralyzed from the waist down to drive a race car.
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2 years ago+3 3 0New research shows no evidence of structural brain change with short-term mindfulness training
“We are still in the early stages of research on the effects of meditation training on the brain and there is much to be discovered,” says Center for Healthy Minds founder and director Richard Davidson.
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2 years ago+16 16 0Meta sued in Kenya over claims of exploitation and poor working conditions
A former moderator working for Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O) on Tuesday filed a lawsuit alleging that poor working conditions for contracted content moderators violate the Kenyan constitution.