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2 years ago+28 28 0 x 1The Internet Archive has lost its first fight to scan and lend e-books like a library
A federal judge has ruled against the Internet Archive in Hachette v. Internet Archive, a lawsuit brought against it by four book publishers, deciding that the website does not have the right to scan books and lend them out like a library. Judge John ...
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2 years ago+14 14 0The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank foreshadows a bigger reckoning for the tech industry
"They will learn nothing from this": Tech-industry leaders remain staggeringly oblivious to the true lessons of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse.
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2 years ago+11 11 0Students, parents shocked to learn 12 Catholic schools to shut down by end of year
A dozen Catholic schools citywide are still feeling the consequences from the COVID pandemic. The issues have gotten so severe it's causing them to shut down by the end of the school year. Some other schools are only staying open because they� ...
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2 years ago+4 4 017 Most Incredible Sustainable Houses that Sync with Nature
Good architecture celebrates design with nature. While homes are your go-to places to feel secure, sustainable homes make a promise of safety to the natural environment. These are innovations in designs offering spectacular results ensuring energy ef ...
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2 years ago+17 17 0Tom Sizemore's family deciding end of life matters, rep says
The family of actor Tom Sizemore is currently “deciding end of life matters” following an update from doctors, according to a statement CNN received Monday evening from Sizemore’s manager Charles Lago. “Today, doctors informed his family that there i ...
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2 years ago+24 24 0Apple's 5G modem is going to debut sooner than expected, says Qualcomm CEO
The 2023 iPhone 15 will be the last model with a Qualcomm 5G chip, if the modem supplier's CEO is right. Apple has long been working on making its own 5G modem chipset to replace the ones it buys from Qualcomm. While there have been many rumors ...
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2 years ago+19 19 011 Brilliant Hacks to Clean Glass Shower Doors
Do you wish your shower doors could sparkle like they were brand new and belonged in a magazine? Don’t we all! Unfortunately, shower doors get dirty and scummy SO FAST! Plus there are so many cleaning products out there that don’t seem to cut it. So ...
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2 years ago+16 16 0Driver uses ChatGPT to get airport drop-off fine reduced
A motorist who received a fine after driving through Gatwick Airport’s drop-off area challenged it using ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) and won a much-reduced penalty. Shaun Bosley, from Brighton, was dropping a work colleague at the airport la ...
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2 years ago+12 12 0Scientists Actually Did It: They Built a Real Working Tractor Beam
One that manipulates objects and everything.
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2 years ago+26 26 0Netflix claims it only released draconian new password-sharing restrictions by accident
Aw, jeez, folks: Netflix done “Whoopsie!”’d again, with the streamer attempting to claim today that its recent reveal of highly restrictive password-sharing policies on its web site was not, in fact, a trial balloon to see just how angry its users wo ...
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2 years ago+12 12 0Trump makes shocking comments about trusting Putin over US ‘intelligence lowlifes’
Trump famously took Putin’s word on 2016 election interference during joint presser with Russian leader
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2 years ago+23 23 0How Putin’s war and small islands are accelerating the global shift to clean energy, and what to watch for in 2023
The year 2022 was a tough one for the growing number of people living in food insecurity and energy poverty around the world, and the beginning of 2023 is looking bleak. Russia’s war on Ukraine, one of the world’s largest grain and fertilizer feedsto ...
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2 years ago+20 20 0Netflix to Begin Cracking Down on Password Sharing in Early 2023
Popular streaming service Netflix is planning to put an end to password sharing starting in early 2023, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. There have been persistent rumors about the end of password sharing, and Netflix has been ...
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2 years ago+21 21 0Face Recognition Tech Gets Girl Scout Mom Booted From Rockettes Show — Due to Where She Works
A recent incident at Radio City Music Hall involving the mother of a Girl Scout is shedding light on the growing controversy of facial recognition, as critics claim it is being used to target perceived enemies — in this case, by one of the most famou ...
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2 years ago+15 15 0The Theory of Everything: Searching for the universal rules of physics
The Theory of Everything is an overarching hypothetical framework that would explain the physics of the entire universe in a single equation. But unifying theories that define the large-scale cosmological structure of the universe with those that des ...
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2 years ago+20 20 0Cancer mRNA vaccine completes pivotal trial
Researchers say they have successfully completed a trial of a personalised cancer vaccine that uses the same messenger-RNA technology as Covid jabs. The experimental vaccine, made by Moderna and MSD, is designed to prime the immune system to seek and ...
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2 years ago+4 4 0Farts say more about your health than you think — now, scientists are listening
AS DAVID ANCALLE opened video after video of diarrhea this year, it struck him: This is not what he expected to be doing for his Ph.D. Ancalle, a mechanical engineering student at Georgia Tech who researches fluid dynamics, is currently working to de ...
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2 years ago+17 17 0N Korea aims to have ‘world’s strongest’ nuclear force, Kim says
Kim Jong Un promotes scientists and soldiers involved in the test launch of N Korea’s largest missile, the Hwasong-17.
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2 years ago+14 14 0The coming Moon economy
NASA's successful Moon rocket launch last week will be a boon for private companies, experts tell Axios. Why it matters: As global economic growth slows, space and Moon exploration could become a source of ignition for new ventures and jobs.
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2 years ago+4 4 0Casey Anthony Trial Judge Calls BS on Latest Explanation for Daughter's Death
The judge who presided over Casey Anthony’s criminal trial isn't buying her latest explanation for the death of her daughter. Judge Belvin Perry Jr. tells TMZ … he doesn't think Casey's version of the events — namely, that her father G ...