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8 months ago+42 42 0Amazon CEO Andy Jassy warns remote workers: ‘It’s probably not going to work out for you’
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told employees who defy his edict to return to the office three days a week that “it’s probably not going to work out for you.”
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8 months ago+39 39 0A Draft Of TikTok’s Plan To Avoid A Ban Gives The U.S. Government Unprecedented Oversight Power
For the past four years the Biden administration and TikTok have been negotiating a deal to resolve national security concerns posed by the Chinese-owned app. Here’s a look inside a draft of the deal.
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8 months ago+47 47 0AI improves breast cancer detection rate by 20 percent
Results from a study in Sweden show the potential of using artificial intelligence in mammography.
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8 months ago+24 24 0The wildfires scorching Maui have killed at least 53 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings, officials say | CNN
The death toll from the catastrophic wildfires in Maui has risen to 53, Maui County said Thursday.
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8 months ago+50 50 0Asian American workers could be the most heavily affected by AI
Asian Americans and women in the workforce are the most concentrated in fields where AI could assist or replace their job tasks, according to new research.
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8 months ago+41 41 0The Gamification of Reading Is Changing How We Approach Books
Since its inception in 2007, Goodreads has been a place where people can come together and rate their favorite books, find new authors, and more. This writer juggles the greater implications of the site with our current reading culture.
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8 months ago+34 34 0Uber CEO balks after a reporter tells him the cost of his 2.9-mile Uber ride: 'Oh my God. Wow.'
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi estimated a 2.95-mile ride would cost $20 but was surprised to learn it actually cost $51, Wired reported.
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9 months ago+25 25 0HISD to eliminate librarians, turn some libraries into discipline centers at 28 campuses
Houston Independent School District will be eliminating librarian positions at 28 schools this upcoming year and utilizing some of the libraries as ‘Team Centers” where kids with behavioral issues will be sent, the district announced.
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9 months ago+17 17 0Justice Department sues Texas after Gov. Abbott refuses to remove floating barrier
The U.S. Department of Justice had given Texas a deadline of Monday afternoon to agree on removing the stretch of buoys on the Rio Grande or face legal action.
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9 months ago+13 13 0World's biggest permafrost crater in Russia’s Far East thaws as planet warms
Stunning drone footage has revealed details of the world's biggest permafrost crater.
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9 months ago+25 25 0There is a ‘gravity hole’ in the Indian Ocean, and scientists now think they know why
An anomaly known as the geoid low has long puzzled geologists. One team has found what it believes is a credible explanation, and it’s coming from deep inside Earth.
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9 months ago+32 32 0Google’s latest price hike is for YouTube Premium, now $13.99 per month
Move follows price increases to Family Plans, YouTube TV, Workspace, and Cloud.
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9 months ago+43 43 0YouTube is testing a new 'Stable Volume' feature across its mobile apps
YouTube has confirmed its experimental Stable Volume feature will help keep the volume of their videos at a more consistent level.
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9 months ago+33 33 0Men to compete in artistic swimming at Olympics for first time
Men will compete in artistic swimming at next year's Paris Olympics. Men have competed at the lower levels in a sport formerly known as synchronized swimming.
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9 months ago+22 22 0A Meatless Diet Is Better for You—And the Planet
Vegetarian and especially vegan diets can promote better health, help mitigate climate change and reduce inhumane factory farming
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9 months ago+21 21 0Bad news for nervous flyers: Turbulence is getting worse as the planet warms
A recent study from researchers at the University of Reading in England provides some insight into how our skies have changed over the past few decades.
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9 months ago+16 16 0Astro-tourism – chasing eclipses, meteor showers and elusive dark skies from Earth
With two eclipses and several meteor showers coming up, an astronomy professor shares travel tips for viewing astronomical phenomena.
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9 months ago+18 18 0The Stream Deck is getting a paid app store later this year
Buy and sell plug-ins and profiles for your LCD keys.
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9 months ago+23 23 0New psychology paper suggests dysfunctional relationships are a precursor to mental illness
A brief article published in Current Directions in Psychological Science discusses how relationships that become conflicted, unsatisfying or distressing can trigger a biological or psychological predisposition for mental illness.
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9 months ago+20 20 0Ingenuity helicopter phones home from Mars after 63-day silence
After 63 days of silence, the Mars Ingenuity helicopter is talking again. The little chopper took to the Martian skies on April 26 for its 52nd flight but lost contact with mission controllers before landing — creating a monthslong communications bla ...