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Kuo: Apple to Increase Prices of iPhone 14 Pro Models
Apple plans to increase the prices of iPhone 14 Pro models compared to iPhone 13 Pro models, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
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Rivers across Europe are too dry, too low and too warm
Extended heat and low rainfall across Europe are causing major rivers to dry up. This is having serious consequences for wildlife, the economy and the people living near the Rhine, Po, Thames and other affected rivers.
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Dozens of Whole Foods stores will soon let you pay with just a scan of your palm
Amazon’s palm-scanning technology is expanding to 65 Whole Foods locations across California. The checkout devices were introduced in 2020 as part of the Amazon One payment service, allowing customers to pay with a scan of their palm. This is the biggest rollout by the company yet, with the first new Whole Foods locations adding support today in Malibu, Montana Avenue, and Santa Monica.
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Ralph Nader urges regulators to recall Tesla’s "manslaughtering" Full Self-Driving vehicles
Nader is the latest prominent voice to come after Tesla.
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Amazon's Creepy Palm Reading Payment System Is Taking Over Whole Foods
The company will expand the biometric payment system to 65 Whole Foods in California, marking the single largest expansion of the technology.
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Appeals court says House can obtain Trump's taxes from the IRS | CNN Politics
"(E)very President takes office knowing that he will be subject to the same laws as all other citizens upon leaving office. This is a feature of our democratic republic, not a bug," the opinion said.
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Max Vermeulen & Robin Woods - Better Than Me (feat. Okafuwa) (EDM)
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'Predator' Prequel 'Prey' Bypasses Theatrical Hunt, Bags Hulu's Biggest Opening Ever
In what has turned out to be a tour de force week for subscription streaming video premieres, Hulu's Prey stood out as refreshingly strong prequel take on the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi classic, Predator. Disney put out a news release Tuesday touting the direct-to-streaming release of Prey on Friday as the Hulu joint venture's most successful premiere ever, on a time viewed basis, for an original movie or TV show.
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Silicon Valley's Push Into Transportation Has Been a Miserable Failure
When I first started driving, I had to print out directions from MapQuest before embarking on a trip to unfamiliar destination. If I didn’t plan correctly, I’d just have to stop and ask someone for directions. The smartphone and GPS changed everything. Suddenly, everyone had a little navigator in their pocket and getting lost became a thing of the past. Then, well, the tech sector kind of stopped improving transportation.
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'We're back, baby': New bill boosts US climate credibility
After a moment when hopes dimmed that the United States could become an international leader on climate change, legislation that Congress is poised to approve could rejuvenate the country’s reputation and bolster its efforts to push other nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions more quickly.
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Toys R Us reopens in 9 states, more locations 'coming soon'
Toys R Us, the beloved children's toy store, is officially back inside Macy's locations in 9 states, with more "coming soon." The retailer did a Christmas in July-type announcement, saying all locations will be complete by October 15, just in time for the holiday shopping season.
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This Is the Data Facebook Gave Police to Prosecute a Teenager for Abortion
Motherboard has obtained court documents that show Facebook gave police a teenager’s private chats about her abortion. Cops then used those chats to seize her phone and computer.
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OnlyFans bribed Meta to put thousands of porn stars on terror watchlist, suits claim
OnlyFans squashed online porn competitors with a bizarre scheme that bribed Meta employees to throw thousands of porn stars onto a terrorist watchlist, according to a group of explosive lawsuits.
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US Space Force tests robot dogs to patrol Cape Canaveral
The quadrupedal robots are well suited for repetitive tasks.
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Netflix’s ‘1899’, ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season Five & Lars Von Trier’s ‘The Kingdom Exodus’ Lead TIFF Primetime Programme Competition
Dark creators Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese’s 1899, the highly-anticipated fifth season of The Handmaid’s Tale and Lars Von Trier’s The Kingdom Exodus have made the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2022 Primetime program. Seven series have made the list, also including Dear Mama Allen Hughes, High School and Lido TV from the U.S. and Canada and Australia’s Mystery Road.
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Right-Wing Sources are Spreading Misinformation About a Court Battle Over Canada’s Vaccine Mandates
Original court documents tell a different story than the one contained in a viral blog post from a convoy-friendly National Post columnist.
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Mark Cuban says buying virtual real estate is 'the dumbest s--- ever' as metaverse hype appears to be fading
"The worst part is that people are buying real estate in these places," billionaire investor Mark Cuban told the YouTube channel Altcoin Daily.
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Super Punch-Out!!'s Secret Two-Player Mode Has Been Found After 28 Years
Super Punch-Out!!, the 1994 SNES game released as a sequel to the 1987 NES original, is a single-player game. You play as Little Mac, and fight your way through a succession of cartoonish boxing opponents, and every single battle is just you against the computer. Or it was, until now!
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Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast $50K expands to hundreds of homes
Jared Mauch, the Michigan man who built a fiber-to-the-home Internet provider because he couldn't get good broadband service from AT&T or Comcast, is expanding with the help of $2.6 million in government money. When we wrote about Mauch in January 2021, he was providing service to about 30 rural homes including his own with his ISP, Washtenaw Fiber Properties LLC. Mauch now has about 70 customers and will extend his network...
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Marvel slammed as ‘worst’ in the industry by VFX artists
Working with Marvel may not be so super. A visual effects artist who worked on the final two “Avengers” films slammed Marvel on Tuesday, claiming that the franchise overworked the team, while another artist alleged that the production company is the “worst” in the industry.