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3 years ago+18 18 0New Self-Driving EV Sucks up Pollutants From Other Cars as It Drives
The future of travel: Heatherwick Studio designs the Airo electric vehicle that vacuums up pollutants from other cars as it drives along.
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3 years ago+21 21 0Huge web outage takes Reddit, Twitch, and other big sites offline for an hour
A huge global web outage swept across the internet this morning, taking out popular sites including Amazon, Twitch, and Reddit. The outages started at around 5:30AM ET, with a large number of sites affected. The Fastly content delivery network (CDN) ...
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3 years ago+9 9 0‘A huge surprise’ as giant river otter feared extinct in Argentina pops up
Conservationists thrilled at the sighting of the wild predator, last seen in the country in the 1980s
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3 years ago+9 9 0His book helped expose Tulsa's massacre of Black citizens. Now he's helping find their graves
Scott Ellsworth talks about 'The Ground Breaking,' a new follow-up to "Death in a Promised Land," his pioneering 1982 exposé of atrocities in Tulsa.
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3 years ago+4 4 0Robinson Hits First Homer Since Losing Eye in Suicide Attempt
Giants minor leaguer Drew Robinson lost his right eye after a self-inflicted gunshot wound in April 2020.
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3 years ago+14 14 0Online Cheating Charges Upend Dartmouth Medical School
The university accused 17 students of cheating on remote exams, raising questions about data mining and sowing mistrust on campus.
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3 years ago+10 10 0Two Assholes Lost in the Woods: An Oral History of ‘Pine Barrens’
Twenty years after it aired, David Chase and Co. look back on one of the wildest, boldest, funniest episodes of ‘The Sopranos’ ever made
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3 years ago+17 17 0The David After Dentist meme is now an NFT — and yes, this is real life
David is now 20 and in college (but not studying to be a dentist).
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3 years ago+12 12 0No one likes awards shows anymore, and the dismal Oscar ratings prove it
Self-satisfied hosts and a total lack of spontaneity have made everything from the Oscars to the Brits some of the dullest events in the cultural calendar, writes Fiona Sturges
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3 years ago+21 21 0World's First Wooden Satellite Will Launch By End Of 2021
When you think of creating an object that will travel 40,000 kilometers per hour (25,000 miles per hour) as it pushes up and out of the atmosphere...
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3 years ago+19 19 0The App Store isn't perfect, but it's no reason to switch to Android
Scamware apps are a problem. But before you think Android is safer—as anode report's numbers may lead you to believe—the Macalope says you need to put that report into perspective.
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3 years ago+16 16 0Mexico's drought reaches critical levels as lakes dry up
Drought conditions now cover 85% of Mexico
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3 years ago+20 20 0World entering ‘new epoch’ as solar set to become most economic generation source by 2030
By 2030, all of the world's solar resource will be economic in comparison to local fossil fuel generation, according to a new report from thinktank Carbon Tracker. Already around 60% of global solar generation is economic - with 15% of wind reso ...
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3 years ago+16 16 0Pandemic is pushing robots into retail at unprecedented pace
A new survey illustrates broad acceptance for robots in retail, including these crucial tasks.
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3 years ago+17 17 0Space Junk Removal Is Not Going Smoothly
Despite promising technology demonstrations, there is no one-size-fits-all solution for the growing problem of taking out the orbital trash
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3 years ago+19 19 0A Quite Possibly Wonderful Summer
Families will gather. Restaurants will reopen. People will travel. The pandemic may feel like it’s behind us—even if it’s not.
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3 years ago+25 25 0 x 1Ars Technica’s non-fungible guide to NFTs
Is blockchain item authentication a speculative fad or a technological sea change?
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3 years ago+19 19 0Is an $800 purifier best to clean your home's air? Marketplace tested 5 top brands and their claims
A CBC Marketplace investigation has found out just how effective air purifiers are at cleaning the air in your home at a time when the coronavirus pandemic is forcing us all to spend more time indoors.
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3 years ago+15 15 0Atheists go to court over right to die
An atheist advocate and doctor have added their voices to a crucial legal challenge to determine whether euthanasia should be legalised in South Africa.
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3 years ago+16 16 0Quad Gods: The world-class gamers who play with their mouths
How disabled gamers formed a winning esports team called the Quad Gods.