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8 hours agoCurrent Event TNY
Fabric from the original Wright Flyer takes flight on Mars
Pieces of humanity’s first powered aircraft have orbited Earth, ventured to the Moon, and now, they’ve hovered above Mars’ surface.
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9 hours agoCurrent Event TNY
Facebook’s Clubhouse competitor is coming this summer
Plus, support for in-app podcast listening.
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2 days agoCurrent Event TNY
The new lawsuit that shows facial recognition is officially a civil rights issue
On January 9, 2020, Detroit police drove to the suburb of Farmington Hill and arrested Robert Williams in his driveway while his wife and young daughters looked on. Williams, a Black man, was accused of stealing watches from Shinola, a luxury store. He was held overnight in jail. During questioning, an officer showed Williams a…
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3 days agoCurrent Event TNY
Simon & Schuster refuses to distribute book by officer who shot Breonna Taylor
US publishing giant was due to distribute Jonathan Mattingly’s The Fight for Truth for rightwing outlet Post Hill Press
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4 days agoCurrent Event TNY
MyPillow CEO’s free speech social network will ban posts that take the Lord’s name in vain
It’s named Frank. (Seriously.)
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4 days agoExpression TNY
This is the best Windows File Explorer design concept I’ve ever seen
Microsoft is in the middle of redesigning Windows 10
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5 days agoCurrent Event TNY
Biden and Obama to appear in TV special to promote Covid-19 vaccinations
President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama will appear in an hour-long NBC special on Sunday aimed at promoting Covid-19 vaccinations as they hope to convince hesitant Americans to get shots.
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6 days agoCurrent Event TNY
18-Year-Old Makes Bowling History by Converting 7–10 Split
Anthony Neuer (aka “The Ginger Assassin”) is the first person to convert the 7–10 split in a televised match in 30 years.
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6 days agoAnalysis TNY
Ancient "Monkeydactyl" dinosaur bears the oldest known opposed thumbs
It's a common view that opposable thumbs are a key feature that distinguishes us from most other species, but a flying reptile that clambered through the trees 160 million years ago isn't one of them, according to analysis of a newly discovered species from the Jurassic era.
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6 days agoCurrent Event TNY
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin lands a Pentagon contract to design nuclear-powered spacecraft
Blue Origin, founded by Jeff Bezos, was one of three companies to land the Pentagon contract for a rocket powered by a nuclear reactor.
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6 days agoCurrent Event TNY
Yamaha unveils a wild new 469 hp prototype electric motor
The unit integrates both the mechanical and electrical components needed to work into one unit.
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6 days agoCurrent Event TNY
New York woman raises $125,000 for safer ride sharing as anti-Asian attacks spike
A New York woman has raised more than $125,000 in two days to pay for safe and verified ride shares following a spike in anti-Asian attacks. News NOW speaks to Maddy Park, founder of Cafe Maddy Cab, about her experiences of fearing for her safety and what she hopes to achieve through fundraising.
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7 days agoExpression TNY
Sony PlayStation has big plans for mobile gaming
Some of the best PS5 games could be winging their way to your smartphone
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7 days agoCurrent Event TNY
France bans air travel that could be done by train in under 2.5 hours
France has a well-developed train network, and the ban only affects five routes.
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8 days agoAnalysis TNY
Are You Confused by Scientific Jargon? So Are Scientists
Scientific papers containing lots of specialized terminology are less likely to be cited by other researchers.
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9 days agoCurrent Event TNY
Why Amazon and Jeff Bezos are backing a corporate tax rate hike
Jeff Bezos surprised some Amazon critics and followers this week by throwing his weight behind a federal corporate tax hike to help pay for President Biden's infrastructure plan.
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9 days agoExpression TNY
My Dream of the Great Unbundling
We don’t need the next big thing. We need countless next little things.
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9 days agoCurrent Event TNY
NASA delays Mars helicopter flight to at least April 14th
NASA has delayed the first flight of its Mars helicopter to at least April 14 after an issue during a test.
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10 days agoCurrent Event TNY
The future of AI is being shaped right now. How should policymakers respond?
For a long time, artificial intelligence seemed like one of those inventions that would always be 50 years away. The scientists who developed the first computers in the 1950s speculated about the possibility of machines with greater-than-human capacities. But enthusiasm didn’t necessarily translate into a commercially viable product, let alone a superintelligent one.
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11 days agoCurrent Event TNY
One in 4 U.S. adults is now fully vaccinated
New Mexico and South Dakota lead the country in full vaccinations.
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12 days agoCurrent Event TNY
Restaurants across the country are experiencing a ketchup shortage
Not the ketchup!
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13 days agoCurrent Event TNY
Netflix lost 9% of the market share as competition increases
According to a study by the consultancy company Ampere Analysis published today by The Wrap, Netflix's market share went from 29% at the beginning of last year to 20% now.
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13 days agoExpression TNY
How Lil Nas X's "Satan Shoes" brilliantly baited conservative Christians
Designed to entice fans of Lil Nas X’s new music video, “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” the footwear also brilliantly baited conservative Christians.
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13 days agoCurrent Event TNY
Kanye West Documentary 21 Years in the Making Sells to Neflix for $30M
A multi-part Kanye West docu-series that has been more than 20 years in the making is coming to Netflix later this year featuring never-before-seen footage.
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13 days agoCurrent Event TNY
Russia’s Twitter throttling may give censors never-before-seen capabilities
Censorship based on deep packet inspection may work against Tor and VPNs.
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