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8 months agoExpression grandtheftsoul
The dairy industry really, really doesn’t want you to say "bird flu in cows"
How industrial meat and dairy trap us in an infectious disease cycle.
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9 months agoExpression grandtheftsoul
Why can we not take Universal Basic Income seriously?
On work, AI and the most important social idea yet to get any real traction.
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10 months agoCurrent Event grandtheftsoul
Bad Bunny Sues Fan For Posting Concert Footage on YouTube
Bad Bunny is mad at a fan whom he claims posted unauthorized concert footage on a YouTube account ... and now he's suing the dude.
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11 months agoCurrent Event grandtheftsoul
USA Hockey will mandate neck laceration protection for players under 18 effective Aug. 1
USA Hockey is mandating neck laceration protection for all players under the age of 18. The new rule goes into effect Aug. 1.
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11 months agoExpression grandtheftsoul
The moon could be perfect for cutting-edge telescopes — but not if we don't protect it
"We are entering a new era of science investigations from our nearest neighbor in space."
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1 year agoCurrent Event grandtheftsoul
Biden presses Republicans after spending bill drops Ukraine aid
Biden chided Republicans for political brinkmanship after Congress passed a bill that extended government funding for more than a month and avoided a shutdown, but did not include aid for Kyiv.
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1 year agoExpression grandtheftsoul
Exclusive: Google Pixel Watch 2 to feature UWB, new chipset, and more
Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming Google Pixel Watch 2 specs, including ultra-wideband, a new chipset, and more.
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1 year agoExpression grandtheftsoul
We might be waiting awhile for the next version of AirTags
They apparently won’t enter mass production for a long time.
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1 year agoExpression grandtheftsoul
Why Meta’s move to make its new AI open source is more dangerous than you think
If AI really is risky, then opening it up could be a major mistake.
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1 year agoExpression grandtheftsoul
Instead of obtaining a warrant, the NSA would like to keep buying your data
The agency opposes an amendment that prevents it from using data brokers.
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1 year agoCurrent Event grandtheftsoul
Psychopathic women exhibit low cardiac defense responses, study finds
New research published in Biological Psychology explores the relationship between psychopathic fearlessness and low defensive cardiac reactivity. According to the new findings, women with high scores in the psychopathic trait of fearlessness tend to exhibit reduced heart rate changes when faced with an intense and unexpected stimulus. But this relationship was not found among men.
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1 year agoCurrent Event grandtheftsoul
Sony claims its new earbuds won’t suffer battery drain problems like the WF-1000XM4
The new WF-1000XM5 use “optimized” charging algorithms.
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1 year agoCurrent Event grandtheftsoul
Ryan Reynolds Revives ‘ALF’ for His Maximum Effort Channel
ALF is back. And he’s shilling for video doorbells. The alien puppet (ALF is an acronym for Alien Life Form) has been revived for a series of branded segments on Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort channel. The Maximum Effort Channel, which is available to stream on platforms like Fubo, Amazon Freevee and Tubi, has acquired the rights to the classic 1980s sitcom starring the puppet, and will weave in the new sponsored segments — which it is calling “Maximum Moments” — during the episodes. ...
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1 year agoCurrent Event grandtheftsoul
Long-forgotten frozen soil sample offers a warning for the future
Ancient soil was buried under a mile of ice until excavated during the Cold War.
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1 year agoCurrent Event grandtheftsoul
FTC investigating ChatGPT-maker OpenAI for possible consumer harm
The civil investigative demand asks OpenAI to explain how it obtains information to train its large language models.
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1 year agoCurrent Event grandtheftsoul
SAG-AFTRA Fails to Reach Deal, National Board to Vote Thursday on Strike
A two-week extension on talks didn’t help the two sides reach a deal on a new contract before the deadline expired, setting up what is potentially the first double union strike in 63 years.
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1 year agoCurrent Event grandtheftsoul
Twitter is “tanking” amid Threads’ surging popularity, analysts say
"There’s only ONE Twitter," Linda Yaccarino tweeted.
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1 year agoCurrent Event grandtheftsoul
Jury decides 2014 document found in Aretha Franklin's couch is a valid will
A jury in Michigan says a document handwritten by singer Aretha Franklin and found in her couch after her death is a valid will. It’s a critical turn in a dispute that has turned the music superstar’s sons against each other.
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1 year agoCurrent Event grandtheftsoul
More green spaces linked to slower biological aging
Northwestern scientists have conducted a new study to see if living near green spaces, like parks and areas with a lot of plants, can affect how our bodies age and contribute to overall healthy aging. More green spaces were associated with slower biological aging, according to a Northwestern Medicine report. People who lived near more green spaces were biologically 2.5 years younger, on average, than those who live near less greenness.
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1 year agoCurrent Event grandtheftsoul
‘Safe and effective’: first malaria vaccine to be rolled out in 12 African countries
A long-awaited vaccine for malaria has been announced for rollout across 12 African countries over the next two years, potentially saving tens of thousands of lives. An initial 18m doses of the world’s first malaria vaccine have been assigned to the countries where the risk of children falling ill and dying from malaria is highest, according to a statement from the global vaccine alliance Gavi, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Unicef.
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1 year agoCurrent Event grandtheftsoul
Threads profile can only be deleted by deleting Instagram account, Meta says
Threads, Meta’s Twitter rival, is drawing users at an astounding pace, amassing 10 million sign-ups in just seven hours, according to co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg. But the highly anticipated new service, which requires an Instagram account for onboarding, features an intriguing stipulation: Deleting a Threads account requires deleting the linked Instagram account.