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1 year ago+15 15 0Google Sues Sonos Over Voice Control Technology
The lawsuits are the latest jab in a long-running legal battle between the two companies. Google is suing speaker-maker Sonos over alleged patent infringement. In two lawsuits filed Monday in US District Court in California, Google alleges that Sonos ...
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1 year ago+4 4 0Artworks collected over 65 years to go on display in Coventry
Artworks collected on behalf of Coventry over a 65-year period will soon go on display at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum. Brought to Light will see highlights from the Herbert’s collectiongo on display to the public from August 12 until January ...
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1 year ago+15 15 0How I Used DALL·E 2 to Generate The Logo for OctoSQL
Everybody has heard about the latest cool thing™, which is DALL·E 2 (henceforth called Dall-e). A few months ago, when the first previews started, it was basically everywhere.
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1 year ago+19 19 0Apple CEO Tim Cook slammed for gushing interview with Chinese ‘propaganda rag’
A Republican congressman lashed out at Tim Cook for giving an interview earlier this month to a Chinese state-owned media entity in which the Apple chief executive praised China’s software and app developers as “inspiring” and “innovative.” “With mor ...
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1 year ago+9 9 0Cars Now Release More Pollution From Their Tires Than Their Tailpipes, Analysis Shows - EcoWatch
The particulate pollution from car tires is nearly 2,000 times worse than that from vehicle exhaust pipes.
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1 year ago+19 19 0Wearable muscles
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a wearable textile exomuscle that serves as an extra layer of muscles. They aim to use it to increase the upper body strength and endurance of people with restricted mobility.
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1 year ago+17 17 0New Version of Original HomePod to Return Next Year
Apple is likely to release a successor to the original HomePod next year that will feature a new display on top supporting new touch interactions, according to Mark Gurman.
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1 year ago+2 2 0Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul might have bigger Better Call Saul roles
The Breaking Bad stars will be reprising their roles as Walter White and Jesse Pinkman in the new season of Better Call Saul.
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1 year ago+4 4 0Interest-free loan scheme expanded to reach up to 20,000 Britons
A government-supported scheme that provides interest-free loans to the financially vulnerable will be expanded to reach up to 20,000 people. The no-interest loan scheme (Nils), which is backed by the Treasury but is run by credit unions and other len ...
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1 year ago+2 2 0Heatwave cooks western Europe, with temperatures hitting 43°C
An intense and unprecedented early heatwave is baking western Europe, with temperatures in many places topping 40°C on Saturday. Temperatures were high across most of Western Europe on the first day of the weekend. France and the Iberian Peninsula ha ...
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1 year ago+2 2 0Russia-West tensions inflame UN debate on Mali peacekeepers
Tensions between Russia and the West are aggravating talks about the future of one of the United Nations’ biggest and most perilous peacekeeping operations, the force sent to help Mali resist a decade-long Islamic extremist insurgency. The U.N.’s mis ...
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1 year ago+4 4 0 x 1Animal magic: why intelligence isn’t just for humans
Meet the footballing bees, optimistic pigs and alien-like octopuses that are shaking up how we think about minds
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1 year ago+3 3 0James Patterson apologizes for saying white male writers are victims of racism
Best-selling novelist James Patterson has apologized for saying older white male writers face racism, adding that he supports 'a diversity of voices being heard.'
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1 year ago+3 3 0Scientists Discover 'Superworms' Eat Plastic, Can Help Tackle Pollution Crisis
Beetle larvae survived on a polystyrene-only diet due to the enzymes in their guts, which may eventually be harnessed in plastic-upcycling bioreactors.
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1 year ago+3 3 0Weight Loss Tied to a Dramatic Drop in Cancer Risk, New Study Shows
Researchers found that subjects who underwent weight loss surgery also showed a sharp decrease in their likelihood of dying from cancer.
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1 year ago+4 4 0‘Operation Lost Souls’ saves 70 missing children, many of them victims of sex trafficking, abuse
Many of the children were runaways and were victims of sex trafficking, physical abuse and sexual abuse. A majority of them were found in West Texas during the three-week sweep that started at the end of April. Others were found in the Dallas/Ft. Wor ...
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1 year ago+15 15 0Surveillance Tech Didn't Stop the Uvalde Massacre
Robb Elementary's school district implemented state-of-the-art surveillance that was in line with the governor's recommendations to little avail.
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1 year ago+4 4 0Beyond the official clichés: The Texas school shooting reveals the advanced sickness of American society
The mass shooting of 19 children and two teachers, and the wounding of 17 more people, at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday was a genuinely horrific event. The students killed were 9, 10 and 11 years old, in the second, third and ...
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1 year ago+4 4 0Men who pose shirtless on Tinder are perceived as less competent and more prone to risky sexual behavior
Men who maintain a sexualized presence on dating apps are less appealing to women, according to findings published in Sex Roles: A Journal of Research. The study found that women rated a man lower in competence and more prone to risky sexual behavior ...
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1 year ago+2 2 0World’s largest vats for growing ‘no-kill’ meat to be built in US
The building of the world’s largest bioreactors to produce cultivated meat has been announced, with the potential to supply tens of thousands of shops and restaurants. Experts said the move could be a “gamechanger” for the nascent industry. The US co ...