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2 days ago
Analysis distantA Common Infection Could Be a Trigger For Multiple Sclerosis, Large Study Finds
For most of the time since the first description of multiple sclerosis (MS) in 1868, the causes of this disabling disease have remained uncertain. Genes have been identified as important, which is why having other family members with MS is associated
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7 days ago
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How Facebook Hides How Terrible It Is With Hate Speech
The company publicly claims its AI is amazing at removing harmful content, but internal documents suggest they know the algorithm is ineffective.
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7 days ago
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NASA is sending a spacecraft on a 12-year journey to explore swarms of asteroids around Jupiter
Lucy is on a mission to see seven Trojan asteroids up close.
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9 days ago
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Billionaire Alibaba founder Jack Ma reappears in Hong Kong - sources
Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma, largely out of public view since a regulatory clampdown started on his business empire late last year, is currently in Hong Kong and has met business associates in recent days, two sources told Reuters.
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9 days ago
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Chip shortage may force Apple to make 10 million fewer iPhones this year
An ongoing shortage of microchips that has eaten into the supply of everything from cars to toys is finally starting to hit the supply of iPhones.
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13 days ago
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B.C. woman awakes to a hole in her roof and a space rock on her pillow - Castlegar News
Golden resident concludes that a meteor spotted in the area that night just missed her head
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2 weeks ago
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Google Attempts to Resurrect RSS on Android With Chrome's Follow Feature Rolling Out Now
It makes it so much easier to follow what your favorite sites are posting.
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2 weeks ago
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Bannon Isn't Complying With His Jan. 6th Subpoena. Will Democrats Actually Do Something About It?
The Select Committee said it will “swiftly consider advancing a criminal contempt of Congress referral” for any witness who defies a lawful subpoena
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2 weeks ago
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If You’re Under 40 You’re Gonna See Some Horrible Stuff, Scientists Say
It'll be even worse for kids born this year.
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3 weeks ago
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The world's biggest carbon-removal plant just opened. In a year, it'll negate just 3 seconds' worth of global emissions.
Companies are developing technology that sucks carbon dioxide out of the air. But scientists say it can't be scaled up fast enough.
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1 month ago
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‘Harry Potter’ Director Chris Columbus Developing ‘House of Secrets’ Disney+ Series
Columbus and his producing team are developing a live-action 'House of Secrets' series for Disney+ based on his books.
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1 month ago
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Croatia police try to identify mystery woman with memory loss
Woman with no recollection of who she is was found on northern Adriatic Sea island of Krk on September 12.
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1 month ago
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Facebook forced troll farm content on over 40% of all Americans each month
Report blames Facebook’s prioritization of engagement over all else.
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1 month ago
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Why I'm skipping the iPhone 13 and keeping my iPhone 12 Pro
Apple just took the wraps off of the new iPhone 13 series, which promise the fastest iPhone performance yet, up to two and a half hours more battery life, new cinematic video options and a twice-as-smooth display on the Pro models. But as someone who just plunked down a bunch of cash on last year’s iPhone 12 Pro, those upgrades aren’t enough for me to make the switch just yet. And, even for those coming from an especially old phone, last year’s model just became an even better value.
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1 month ago
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Almost no one encrypts their emails because it is too much of a hassle
A study looking at the use of encryption to keep the contents of an email private has found that the technology is rarely used, despite being available for decades
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1 month ago
Analysis distant
Transport noise linked to increased risk of dementia, study finds
Large survey involving two million adults found links between road and rail traffic and Alzheimer’s in particular
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1 month ago
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1 month ago
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Only 'natural persons' can be recognized as patent inventors, not AI systems, US judge rules
This isn't over says man pushing for neural networks' rights