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1 year ago+18 18 0They thought loved ones were calling for help. It was an AI scam.
Scammers are using artificial intelligence to sound more like family members in distress. Loved ones are falling for it and losing thousands of dollars.
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1 year ago+18 18 0SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule docks at space station, delivering three-country, four-man crew for six-month stay
A day after launch from the Kennedy Space Center, a Crew Dragon spacecraft docked at the International Space Station early Friday, bringing two NASA astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and a United Arab Emirates astronaut to the outpost for a six-month s ...
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1 year ago+24 24 0Extreme and violent anti-LGBTQ+ hate approved for publication by leading social media platforms
23rd February 2023 – Ads submitted to Facebook, TikTok and YouTube containing extreme violent hate against the LGBTQ+ community in Ireland were almost all approved for publication by the platforms, according to a new test carried out by Global Witnes ...
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1 year ago+13 13 0In a 1st, scientists grow stem cells that could show how bats harbor lethal viruses without dying
For the first time, scientists generated stem cells from bats that can give rise to any type of cell found in the animals' fuzzy bodies. These cells, the researchers say, may help explain how bats can carry so many viruses that are lethal to hum ...
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1 year ago+16 16 0Is air pollution causing us to lose our sense of smell?
For many people, a bout of Covid-19 gave a first taste (or rather a lack of it) of what it is like to lose their sense of smell. Known as "anosmia", loss of smell can have a substantial effect on our overall wellbeing and quality of life. B ...
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1 year ago+4 4 0Working a four-day week boosts employee wellbeing while preserving productivity
Some 71% of employees self-reported lower levels of “burnout”, and 39% said they were less stressed, compared to the start of the trial. Researchers found a 65% reduction in sick days, and a 57% fall in the number of staff leaving participating compa ...
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1 year ago+14 14 0Alec Baldwin No Longer Facing 5 Years In Prison For Fatal ‘Rust’ Shooting; Big Win For Actor In Battle With Santa Fe D.A.
Though still facing involuntary manslaughter charges, Alec Baldwin will no longer have to fear a five-year prison sentence for the fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. “In order to avoid further litigious distractions by Mr. Baldwi ...
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1 year ago+26 26 0 x 1Physicists solve durability issue in next-generation solar cells
Physicists in the U.S. jumped a major hurdle standing in the way of the commercialization of solar cells created with halide perovskites as a lower-cost, higher-efficiency replacement for silicon when generating electricity from the sun.
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1 year ago+18 18 0Insulin is way too expensive. California has a solution: Make its own.
The drug’s cost crisis is spurring states to pursue a public version of an essential medication.
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1 year ago+21 21 0Bank of America: It only Takes $93 million to Move the Bitcoin Price 1%
A 2021 report from US banking giant Bank of America (BofA) claimed that at a price-tag of $60,000, it only took $93 million in capital to move the Bitcoin price by one percent. Since then, the BTC exchange supply ratio dropped precipitously, per the ...
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1 year ago+21 21 0Some Are Clearly Missing The Point Of The 40-Year-Old New Wave Hit '99 Luftballons'
The suspected Chinese spy balloon – which Beijing maintains is a rogue weather balloon – has led to a serious diplomatic crisis, and even resulted in U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken canceling a weekend trip to China. While the Pentagon has sai ...
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1 year ago+25 25 0Apple signs union agreement for Glasgow Apple Store staff
The Apple Glasgow store was the first in the UK to unionize, but it has now entered a formal agreement with Apple to have that status recognized. Following months of negotiations, Apple Glasgow became unionized in November, 2022. Initially workers ha ...
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1 year ago+17 17 0Unopened first-generation iPhone set to sell for $50,000 at US auction
A first generation, unopened 2007 iPhone is expected to sell for more than $50,000 when it goes to auction on Thursday. The phone, which has a 2 megapixel camera and 8GB of storage, was given to Karen Green as a gift when she got a new job, Business ...
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1 year ago+3 3 0Mercury Helps to Detail Earth’s Most Massive Extinction Event
The Latest Permian Mass Extinction (LPME) was the largest extinction in Earth’s history to date, killing between 80-90% of life on the planet, though finding definitive evidence for what caused the dramatic changes in climate has eluded experts.
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1 year ago+13 13 0As the Colorado River Shrinks, Washington Prepares to Spread the Pain
The seven states that rely on the river for water are not expected to reach a deal on cuts. It appears the Biden administration will have to impose reductions.
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1 year ago+17 17 0Lloyd Morrisett, 'Sesame Street' Co-Creator, Dead at 93
LLOYD MORRISETT, THE co-founder of Sesame Street, the beloved television show watched by millions of children around the world, has died at the age of 93. Morrisett’s death was announced by Sesame Workshop, a nonprofit he helped co-found, on Tuesday. ...
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1 year ago+20 20 0TikTok reportedly threatened to terminate remote employees who don't live near their assigned office location
TikTok is requiring employees to live near their assigned offices, The Information reported Monday, as part of a broader crackdown on remote work.
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1 year ago+19 19 0Chris Evans Jokes with Jeremy Renner After His Accident: 'Has Anyone Even Checked' on the Snowplow?
Jeremy Renner can always count on friend Chris Evans to be there for him. Shortly after Renner, 52, posted a message on social media about being on the mend and looking forward with a positive outlook after his snowplow accident, Evans, 41, reacted w ...
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1 year ago+29 29 0 x 1A New Wave of AI-Powered Tools Coming Soon
Do you know what's common for most of the best AI text-generating tools? They are all basically the same thing under the hood. Have you heard about tools like Jasper, CopyAI, or even Notion AI? While these might seem like different tools, they a ...
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1 year ago+20 20 0Brooke Shields reveals rape as young star in Sundance film: I just thought 'stay alive and get out' | Life
Brooke Shields revealed she was raped as a young Hollywood actor in new documentary Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, which premiered at the Sundance film festival on Friday. The former supermodel did not reveal the identity of her attacker, but said she ...