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15 hours ago
Analysis kxhElizabeth Warren's Feud With Facebook Over 'False' Ads Just Highlights The Impossibility Of Content Moderation At Scale
Except... it turns out that the latter part of Warren's "fake news ad" -- the part which she presents as truthful -- is actually false as well.
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16 hours ago
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London police arrest man dressed as broccoli
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16 hours ago
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London police arrest man dressed as broccoli
Reuters reports, without offering any context, the fact that a man dressed as a giant broccoli was arrested yesterday in London. While being detained, he yells “give peas a chance.”
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2 days ago
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Kurds reach deal with Damascus in face of Turkish offensive
Agreement to hand over border towns comes after more than 700 Isis affiliates escape camp
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2 days ago
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The largest number with a name? I immediately think of Graham's number.
Posted in: Honeybees Are Accomplished Mathematicians
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3 days ago
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How Australia's smallest state wound up in the middle of America's biggest drug crisis
Australia's island state is known for its rich history and pristine environment — it also plays a huge part of supplying the raw materials that make the painkillers at the centre of the United States' opioid crisis.
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3 days ago
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Google continues to funnel vast sums to notorious climate deniers
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3 days ago
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Google continues to funnel vast sums to notorious climate deniers
Google funds these lobbyists and astroturf operations because they also lobby for lax tax enforcement, lax labor laws, lax privacy laws, and so on. Google doesn't fund these lobbyists because they're climate deniers, nor because they're indifferent to climate change and its human costs.
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4 days ago
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Dealing With China Isn’t Worth the Moral Cost
We thought economic growth and technology would liberate China. Instead, it corrupted us.
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5 days ago
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As Turkish troops move in to Syria, the risks are great – including for Turkey itself
In the aftermath of President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw US troops from Syria, Turkey may be sinking deeper in the Syrian conflict.
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5 days ago
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Banksy's Fake Store Is An Attempt To Abuse Trademark Law To Avoid Copyright Law
You may have seen the headlines lately, saying that famed pseudonymous street artist Banksy was being "forced" into opening up a pop up store in London in order to secure a trademark and prevent "a greetings card company" from...
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6 days ago
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First-of-Its-Kind Quantum Vibration Produced by Shooting a Laser at a Diamond
Scientists have observed a quantum vibration at normal room temperature for the first time, a phenomenon that usually requires ultra-cold, carefully calibrated conditions – bringing us another step closer to understanding the behaviour of quantum m
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7 days ago
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There are three types of climate change denier, and most of us are at least one
It's easy to spot outright rejection of the facts on climate change. But it's far harder to see our own biases and excuses that lead us to delay or deny the need for real action.
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7 days ago
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If you use any 32 bit apps, don't upgrade yet. 32 bit apps will not work in 10.15.
Posted in: macOS Catalina is available today
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7 days ago
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macOS Catalina is available today
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8 days ago
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Or they could just stop using non-biodegradable plastic made from fossil fuels.
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9 days ago
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Archaeologists discover ancient 'cosmopolitan' city in Israel
The remains of a 5,000-year-old city are discovered in Israel, with archaeologists saying the immense urban construction drastically changes their understanding of the period.
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9 days ago
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We Just Got New Information on The First-Ever Plant Sprouted by China on The Moon
When China's Chang'e-4 spacecraft landed on the lunar far side on 3 January 2019, it made history. It was the first spacecraft to visit that part of the Moon, and among its payload was a 2.6 kg (5.7 lb) mini-biosphere called the Lunar Micro Ecosystem
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9 days ago
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Stockton Residents Who Received $500 a Month in Basic Income Experiment Spent Money on Food, Clothing and Bills
The first data from an experiment in a California city where needy people get $500 a month from the government shows they spend most of it on things such as food, clothing and utility bills. The 18-month, privately funded program started in February and involves 125 people in Stockton. It is one of the few experiments testing the concept of “universal basic income,” an old idea getting new attention from Democrats seeking the 2020 presidential nomination.
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9 days ago
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Reddit, where chaos thrives, tries to clean up to attract ads from big brands
Reddit's CEO is trying to clean up the edgy website known for provocative discussions and fringe groups, while revamping its advertising in a bid to woo big brands.
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10 days ago
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Political Operatives Are Faking Voter Outrage With Millions Of Made-Up Comments To Benefit The Rich And Powerful
A fierce battle over the regulation of the internet was riddled with millions of fake comments in the most prolific known instance of political impersonation in US history.
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10 days ago
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Trump and the Giant ImPeach
Young Trump encounters his toughest challenge yet as the giant ImPeach rolls around to take him on an adventure.
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10 days ago
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Detectorists
Johnny Flynn - (Original Soundtrack from the TV Series)
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11 days ago
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A countess's 54-year love affair with psychedelics is changing what we know about the brain
Amanda Fielding's 54-year love affair with psychedelics is helping us better understand how the drugs can benefit our brains.
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12 days ago
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Why 'ugly' animals need time in the limelight
Finding beauty in 'ugly' animals could help conserve weirdest looking wildlife.
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