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6 hours agoExpression distant
We must not sleepwalk into mass surveillance
There are many legitimate uses of facial recognition, however left unregulated, the technology also poses a real threat.
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7 days agoAnalysis distant
In a Mind-Bending First, Scientists Paired Two Time Crystals Together
Hard to understand and even harder to study, time crystals offer a tantalizing view of quantum computing in the future.
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13 days agoCurrent Event distant
Mystery bidder pays record $19 million in charity auction for lunch with Warren Buffett
The 91-year-old investing legend is bowing out of the annual fundraising event with a final lunch alongside the anonymous bidder and guests.
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3 weeks agoAnalysis distant
Study finds Denver's STAR program is reducing crime
Professor Thomas Dee estimates there were 1,400 fewer criminal offenses in Denver because of this pilot program.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event distant
Tesla cars involved in 16 crashes with emergency vehicles, regulators say
Federal safety watchdog is investigating the electric car maker's self-driving system after a string of accidents.
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3 weeks agoExpression distant
It’s Been 50 Years. I Am Not ‘Napalm Girl’ Anymore.
The surviving people in war photographs, especially the children, must somehow go on. We are not symbols. We are human.
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1 month agoCurrent Event distant
NASA outsources development of Moon spacesuit to two private companies
Today, NASA announced that two private companies — Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace — will develop the next-generation spacesuits that future astronauts will wear to conduct spacewalks and eventually traverse the surface of the Moon. It’s a bold new direction for spacesuit development at NASA, with the agency handing the job over to the private sector after years of struggling to develop a new suit of its own.
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1 month agoAnalysis distant
Some top 100,000 websites collect everything you type—before you hit submit
A number of websites include keyloggers that covertly snag your keyboard inputs.
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1 month agoCurrent Event distant
Mike Tyson Won't Face Criminal Charges Over Airplane Attack
Mike Tyson can breathe a sigh of relief -- the boxing legend will NOT face criminal charges stemming from his airplane beatdown, TMZ Sports has learned.
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1 month agoCurrent Event distant
Big meat is gobbling up fake meat companies
Conglomerates have bought out several smaller companies as the meat substitute market is predicted to grow rapidly
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1 month agoExpression distant
Marvel’s new Spider-Verse series will expand its web of heroes and then end it in a ‘blaze of glory’
Dan Slott returns to helm End of the Spider-Verse
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1 month agoCurrent Event distant
UN says 'imminent' Yemen oil spill would cost $20 bn to clean up
The United Nations warned Monday that it would cost $20 billion to clean up an oil spill in the event of the "imminent" break-up of an oil tanker abandoned off Yemen.
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1 month agoAnalysis distant
Psychologists found a "striking" difference in intelligence after examining twins raised apart in South Korea and the United States
A new study of monozygotic twins raised apart in South Korea and the United States provides unique insight into how genetic, cultural, and environmental factors influence human development. The new research has been published in the scientific journal Personality and Individual Differences. ...
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1 month agoExpression distant
Aging and fake news: It's not the story you think it is
A new study has found that older adults are no more likely to fall for fake news than younger adults, with age-related susceptibility to deceptive news evident only among those categorized as the “oldest old.”
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2 months agoCurrent Event distant
Alabama prison official disappears while escorting inmate
The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post Saturday that Assistant Director of Corrections Vicky White disappeared while escorting an inmate being held on capital murder charges. The inmate is also missing.
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2 months agoLevel Up distant
Level 36
distant is now level 36 with 4,535,140 XP.
View Unlocks- Tribe Membership The maximum amount of tribes you can join has been raised by 10 to a total of 175.
- List Submission The maximum amount of items you can submit to a unique social list has been raised by 1 to a total of 10.
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2 months agoCurrent Event distant
Twitch Reportedly Considering Cutting Streamer Pay to Boost Its Own Profits
A new report suggests the site’s top streamers would see their share of subscriptions dip down from 70% to 50%.
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2 months agoCurrent Event distant
Dress worn by Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ lost for decades, to be auctioned
The classic blue and white gingham dress had been missing for decades before it was found last year. It could be sold for anywhere between $800,000 to $1.2 million, Bonhams said.