Post Overview
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Current Event
4 years ago
+18 18 0Revealed: Facebook’s Secret Blacklist of “Dangerous Individuals and Organizations”
Experts say the public deserves to see the list, a clear embodiment of U.S. foreign policy priorities that could disproportionately censor marginalized groups.
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4 years ago
+4 4 0We’re More Likely To Steal From Large Groups Than From Individuals
We’re all aware of the financial disparity that plagues our economic systems. Many of those at the top of large corporations seem content to exploit large groups of people for their own significant financial gain.
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4 years ago
+11 11 0Astronauts Use Augmented Reality to Repair Space Station Equipment
As humanity ventures farther and farther away from Earth, space agencies will need to ensure that astronauts can operate autonomously, because any transmissions to and from mission control will face longer and longer delays.
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4 years ago
+21 21 0DoD looking for commercially available nuclear propulsion for small spacecraft
The Defense Innovation Unit last week issued a call for bids for small nuclear-powered engines for space missions beyond Earth orbit. DoD wants “lightweight, portable and long-duration power sources that can support propulsion and on-station power fo ...
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Current Event
4 years ago
+12 12 0How a simple email address makes things complicated
A long time ago, I got some prime email real estate: saramorrison@gmail.com. No middle initial, no extra numbers at the end. Clean, simple, easy to remember. I was truly blessed.
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Current Event
4 years ago
+19 19 0Apple's major supplier has reportedly increased the cost of its chips
Apple is going to release the iPhone 13 series at a price that was comparable to, if not lower than, the price of the iPhone 12. Recent events, on the other hand, suggest that the business may be rethinking its position in light of the additional exp ...
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4 years ago
+10 10 0TikTok issues statement in response to dangerous milk crate challenge
‘We encourage everyone to exercise caution in their behaviour whether online or off,’ TikTok says
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4 years ago
+16 16 0Anxiety-Related Adverse Event Clusters ID'd After Janssen Vaccine
Syncope and other anxiety-related events occur more often after receipt of Janssen COVID-19 vaccines than influenza vaccination, according to research published in the April 30 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventio ...
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4 years ago
+22 22 0Google’s ‘Project Hug’ paid out huge sums to keep game devs in the Play Store, Epic filing claims
Google made sure popular games stayed on the Play Store.
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4 years ago
+12 12 0Ivermectin doesn't speed recovery from mild COVID-19, study shows
Early administration of the antiparasitic drug ivermectin didn't significantly shorten time to clinical improvement in 400 adults mildly ill with COVID-19, a clinical trial today in JAMA finds.
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4 years ago
+15 15 0Review: Anker PowerWave brings MagSafe compatible charging to the car with a secured vent mount
I’ve made it clear in previous posts that I love MagSafe. After not initially thinking I would care much for it, I now use it exclusively to charge my iPhone 12 Mini. Since discovering that Apple’s MagSafe charger can also charge my AirPods Pro (than ...
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Analysis
4 years ago
+4 4 0Vegan Food Market To Surpass $162 Billion
Agroundbreaking new report has predicted that the plant-based food market will exceed $162 billion within the next decade. A growing preference for sustainable, healthier foods is pushing the movement.
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4 years ago
+19 19 0Kathy Griffin Reveals She Has Lung Cancer: 'I've Never Smoked'
Sharing her story. Comedian Kathy Griffin has lung cancer, she revealed via social media on Monday, August 2. “I’ve got to tell you guys something. I have cancer. I’m about to go into surgery to have half of my left lung removed,” Griffin, 60, wrote ...
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4 years ago
+13 13 0Earth's 'vital signs' worsening as humanity's impact deepens
The global economy's business-as-usual approach to climate change has seen Earth's "vital signs" deteriorate to record levels, an influential group of scientists said Wednesday, warning that several climate tipping points were now ...
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Current Event
4 years ago
+4 4 0Leonardo DiCaprio Has Raised More Than $80m To Save The World's Wildlands
The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation states its goal as 'protecting the world's last wild places', and has 6 key areas of activity: Wildlands Conservation, Oceans Conservation, Climate Change, Indigenous Rights, Transforming California, an ...
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4 years ago
+13 13 0Teacher builds mobile graduation stage so students can receive their diplomas
Ray Growlett, 48, built a mobile graduation stage that he drove to each graduating senior's home so that they could walk across it and receive their diplomas.
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Analysis
4 years ago
+18 18 0The U.S. says humans will always be in control of AI weapons. But the age of autonomous war is already here.
The Pentagon says a ban on autonomous weapons isn't necessary. But experts say that weapons that can make decisions for themselves are already here, and making a difference in conflicts from Libya to Armenia.
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4 years ago
+18 18 0Canada to ban sale of new fuel-powered cars and light trucks from 2035
Canada will ban the sale of fuel-burning new cars and light-duty trucks from 2035 in an effort to reach net-zero emissions across the country by 2050, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government said on Tuesday.
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Analysis
4 years ago
+18 18 0Thousands of physicists are working together to redefine the cosmos
What happened at the beginning of the universe, in the very first moments? The truth is, we don’t really know because it takes huge amounts of energy and precision to recreate and understand the cosmos on such short timescales in the lab.
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Analysis
4 years ago
+15 15 0People's odds of loneliness could fall by up to half if cities hit 30% green space targets
For the areas of cities with less than 10% green space, increasing that to 30% could cut the overall odds of residents becoming lonely by a quarter.




















