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1 year ago+17 17 0Six lions killed by herders in blow to Kenya’s conservation push
Six lions have been killed by herders in a national park in southern Kenya, in a blow to conservation efforts and the tourism industry which is a key pillar of the nation’s economy. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said the lions were killed by herde ...
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1 year ago+16 16 0Jacklyn Zeman Dies; ‘General Hospital’ Actress Was 70
Jacklyn Zeman, the actress best known for playing nurse Bobbie Spencer on General Hospital, has died. Her passing was announced on Twitter by Frank Valentini, the daytime drama’s executive pr…
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1 year ago+24 24 0The Nexus 7 was Google’s only great tablet, and it has never tried to replace it
Opinion: 2013 Nexus 7 was the right tablet at the right price at the right time.
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1 year ago+33 33 0 x 1AI could replace 80% of jobs 'in next few years': expert
Artificial intelligence could replace 80 percent of human jobs in the coming years -- but that's a good thing, says US-Brazilian researcher Ben Goertzel, a leading AI guru."You could probably obsolete maybe 80 percent of jobs that people do ...
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1 year ago+20 20 0Cory Doctorow Explains Why Big Tech Is Making the Internet Terrible
The internet is increasingly a miserable place to be. As Cory Doctorow explains, Silicon Valley CEOs and grifters are working hard to keep it that way.
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1 year ago+4 4 0Texas Republican questions those who say prayers not enough after shootings
"Those are people that don't believe in an almighty God... who is absolutely in control of our lives," Rep. Keith Self said.
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1 year ago+16 16 0In Hollywood Strike, AI Is Nemesis
In nine scenarios out of 10, it will likely suit the parties to the Hollywood writers’ walkout to kludge together a deal so they can get back to work churning out the shows demanded by streaming outlets.
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1 year ago+22 22 0Quantum computing could break the internet.
We don’t know when. We don’t know who will get there first. But Q-day will happen — and it will change the world as we know it.
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1 year ago+23 23 0Reddit is testing Discord-like channels for community chat
Reddit is not the only company launching ways for communities to host conversations.
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1 year ago+14 14 0The Pentagon Is Increasingly Relying on Billionaires’ Rockets. And It’s OK with That.
The U.S. Space Force is not concerned about relying on mercurial billionaires to provide space capabilities, according to top service leaders. The service’s ability to put large satellites in space rests primarily on the shoulders of Elon Musk, whose ...
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1 year ago+15 15 0Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Trophies Revealed, Including a Platinum Trophy for Each
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1 year ago+25 25 0The Tampa Bay Rays Can’t Lose
The Rays improved to 13-0 on Thursday, matching the modern era record to start a season. But can they also catch the 1884 St. Louis Maroons?
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1 year ago+22 22 0Al Jaffee, famed Mad magazine cartoonist, dies at age 102
For decades, virtually every issue of Mad featured new material by Jaffee. His collected "Fold-Ins" filled a four-volume box set published in 2011.
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1 year ago+18 18 0Texas Man Used AirTag to Track and Kill Suspected Truck Thief
A San Antonio man allegedly used an Apple Airtag tracking device to locate his stolen truck and kill the suspected thief. According to police reports, he used the Airtag to find the truck in a shopping center parking lot, and shot the man he suspecte ...
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1 year ago+19 19 0Unemployment in Mexico reaches historic low
Mexico’s unemployment rate hit a historic low of 2.7% in February, according to figures published today by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI). The INEGI’s National Employment and Occupation Survey (ENOE) shows that unemploymen ...
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1 year ago+21 21 0AV1 Live Streaming Is Finally Coming To YouTube
In a recent video, YouTuber EposVox reports that YouTube is finally rolling out AV1 live-streaming support to the platform, with the tech currently in a beta. AV1 will provide YouTube live streams with a substantial increase in video quality, and all ...
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1 year ago+23 23 0How and When the Chip Shortage Will End, in 4 Charts
ONE LOOMING ARTIFACT of the pandemic that remains in 2023—the global chip shortage—has gratefully begun to recede. Unlike the state of things in mid-2021—when crimps in the semiconductor supply chain cropped up in big ways—supply and demand have beco ...
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1 year ago+14 14 0Take a Break from Netflix in April But Keep These Streaming Services
Heading into April, watching sports is probably a priority with NCAA tournaments and the upcoming NBA playoff season. Some of you may be paying for a live TV streaming service in addition to mainstays like Netflix or Disney Plus to catch all of it. I ...
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1 year ago+15 15 0Kentucky Legalizes Medical Marijuana in Bipartisan Vote After Decade of Failed Attempts
The state of Kentucky has legalized the use of medical marijuana. The bill received final passage on Thursday, according to The Courier Journal. Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear signed it into law Friday morning after a decade of failed attempts in the s ...
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1 year ago+9 9 0Ryan Reynolds' soccer team Wrexham to face Manchester United in San Diego
"We hope to become America's team — sorry," actor and Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney.