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5 days ago+20 20 0Americans are becoming increasingly bullish on cryptocurrency as bitcoin soars to new records
Bitcoin's record-breaking rally to a $1 trillion market capitalization on Friday has increased the buzz around cryptocurrencies. Debates on whether these are worthy investments have flourished among investors, analysts, and the public.
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6 days ago+23 23 0Plastic Is Falling From the Sky. But Where’s It Coming From?
If you find yourself in some secluded spot in the American West—maybe Yellowstone, or the deserts of Utah, or the forests of Oregon—take a deep breath and get some fresh air along with some microplastic. According to new modeling, 1,100 tons of it is ...
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7 days ago+22 22 0Why teenage sleep is so important for mental health
Teenagers can sometimes struggle to get out of bed in the morning – but ensuring they get enough sleep could be vital for health in later life.
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7 days ago+16 16 0Ancient people may have created cave art while hallucinating
Some of these ancient drawings are found in the deep, dark areas of caves that would have been difficult to get to.
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8 days ago+16 16 0From pencil sharpeners to a $539m lawsuit: how big tech weaponised design patents
In 1842, the US patent office registered 14 designs, including a bathtub and a ‘corpse preserver’. It now handles 35,000 a year. Why did this once sedate world became a corporate arms race?
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10 days ago+19 19 0The 'Iron Man' body armour many of us may soon be wearing
Imagine wearing high-tech body armour that makes you super strong and tireless. Such technology, more specifically called an exoskeleton, sounds like the preserve of the Iron Man series of superhero movies. Yet the equipment is increasingly being wor ...
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13 days ago+20 20 0Prince Philip, husband of the U.K.'s Queen Elizabeth II, dies at 99
Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II's husband and the longest-serving consort of any British monarch, has died at age 99. A statement posted on the royal family's website Friday morning said: "It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The ...
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2 weeks ago+25 25 0YouTube Kids 'a vapid wasteland', say US lawmakers
The comments were made in a letter sent to YouTube chief executive Susan Wojcicki.
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2 weeks ago+14 14 0Commented in Yahoo Answers will be shut down forever on May 4th
End of a (really long) era.
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3 weeks ago+21 21 0Microsoft shuts down Cortana on iOS and Android
Microsoft has shut down its Cortana app for iOS and Android. It’s the latest in a series of moves to end support for Cortana across multiple devices, including Microsoft’s own Surface Headphones. The Cortana app for iOS and Android is no longer suppo ...
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3 weeks ago+33 33 0 x 1Big tech and independent shops clash over 'right to repair'
Trade groups representing big tech companies clashed with independent repair shop owners in Monday committee hearing in the Nevada Legislature over a proposal to require hardware manufacturers give repair shops the means to fix devices like computers ...
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3 weeks ago+15 15 0Dear White Vegans, Stop Appropriating Food
Veganism is going through its own racial reckoning that's a long time coming, considering white vegan influencers have appropriated traditional foods forever.
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3 weeks ago+24 24 0 x 1Elon Musk: Tesla Could Be Bigger Than Apple - Here Is How
Tesla CEO Elon Musk today said there is a chance Tesla will be bigger than Apple. Here is why Musk's statement is not just probably true but is the most likely outcome.
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3 weeks ago+22 22 0 x 1Exclusive: Robinhood aims to allow users to buy into IPOs - sources
Robinhood Markets Inc is building a platform to "democratize" initial public offerings (IPOs), including its own, that would allow users of its trading app to snap up shares alongside Wall Street funds, according to people familiar with the ...
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1 month ago+18 18 0Commented in Major subreddits are going dark to protest Reddit allegedly hiring a controversial UK politician
Always some reddit drama going on.
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1 month ago+14 14 0Commented in Microsoft starts testing free multiplayer for free-to-play games
Yep I think this is the next significant shift coming over the next several years. The gaming business model is always changing and evolving.
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1 month ago+16 16 0Elon Musk says people can now buy a Tesla with bitcoin
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced late Tuesday that it is now possible to buy Tesla vehicles in the U.S. with bitcoin. The automaker last month revealed that it had bought $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin and that it would soon start accepting the world’s m ...
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1 month ago+26 26 0The Morning After: Brazil wants in-box chargers with new iPhones
Apple is fined in Brazil for selling iPhones without a charger, while Coinbase is fined $6.5 million over cryptocurrency trading claims. Also: Donald Trump is planning his very own social network.
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1 month ago+20 20 0Teen responsible for major Twitter hack to serve three years in prison
A teenager responsible for masterminding a massive bitcoin scam last year that involved hacking Twitter accounts for various politicians and other high-profile figures has been sentenced to three years in prison.
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1 month ago+28 28 0 x 1Clearview AI uses your online photos to instantly ID you. That's a problem, lawsuit says
By scraping the web for photos and extracting unique biometric information, Clearview AI violates privacy and chills protected political speech, a lawsuit says.