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8 hours agoCurrent Event rawlings
Pokémon at 25 is stronger than ever
Before I came to work at Engadget, I worked as an Associate Editor for The Pokémon Company for five years. It was always a bit weird trying to explain what I did back then, because I’d always get “oh, is that still around, I thought that was just a fad” comments, and I’d have to explain that no, it was still very much a thing.
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8 hours agoCurrent Event rawlings
'Better Call Saul' Season 6 Premiere Will 'Likely' Move to Early 2022
“Better Call Saul” fans will “likely” have to wait another year to see how the “Breaking Bad” prequel series ends, as AMC Networks chief Josh Sapan says the Bob Odenkirk-led series will probably not premiere until early 2022.
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1 day agoCurrent Event rawlings
Hundreds of workers at cybersecurity agency vote to strike
Hundreds of cybersecurity workers at Canada's foreign signals intelligence agency have voted to strike, a move that comes amid growing conerns about cyber attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2 days agoCurrent Event rawlings
Boys Who Play Video Games Have Lower Depression Risk
Gaming has soared thanks to people being forced to spend more time indoors. But, this overall increase in screen time has left some parents feeling anxious about their children’s well-being. While in the past, engaging in video games has often been portrayed as promoting violent behaviour or a “waste of time,” it could offer some unique benefits for young people as well.
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6 days agoCurrent Event rawlings
Florida women wear 'granny' disguise to try to get Covid vaccine
Two women aged 34 and 44 rumbled while wearing bonnets and gloves to vaccination centre
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10 days agoCurrent Event rawlings
WSJ: Zuckerberg tells staff to ‘inflict pain’ on Apple as privacy battle intensifies - 9to5Mac
As the battle between Facebook and Apple intensifies, The Wall Street Journal is out with a new report this morning detailing Facebook’s anger at Apple. The report explains that one of the turning points in the battle was an interview Tim Cook did in 2018 amid Facebook’s Cambridge Analytics scandal.
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11 days agoExpression rawlings
Single-Player Is Not Dead, Despite Rise In Multiplayer And Live Services
Take-Two, the parent company of Rockstar Games and 2K Games, fundamentally believes in the single-player experience, despite a rise in live services both at Take-Two and across the industry. During an earnings call this week, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said its Rockstar Games label has always been known for its excellence in storytelling and single-player, and you should expect the company to continue to invest in this with its projects going forward, despite the rise of GTA Online.
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13 days agoCurrent Event rawlings
Biden Team Unveils New Asylum System To Replace Trump's 'Remain In Mexico'
The Biden administration will begin phasing in a new asylum process on Feb. 19 for the backlog of people seeking asylum on the southern U.S. border, but Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told NPR that migrants must avoid traveling to the U.S. border while the new system gets up and running.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event rawlings
Tesla Recalls Cars With EMMC Failures, Calls Part A ‘Wear Item’
It’s a problem familiar to anyone who’s spent a decent amount of time playing with a Raspberry Pi
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event rawlings
‘Mandalorian’ Star Gina Carano Under Fire for Controversial Social Media Posts
Gina Carano, who plays Cara Dune on both seasons of Disney Plus’ “The Mandalorian,” garnered backlash on social media Wednesday after sharing several controversial posts
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event rawlings
"Framing Britney Spears" makes viewers reflect on how everyone accepted the abusive sexism she faced
The new documentary, "Framing Britney Spears," which premiered on FX and is now streaming on Hulu, begins and ends with coverage of a #FreeBritney protest outside of the courthouse in downtown Los Angeles. Held by members of the Britney Army, the pop star's devoted fans, the protesters waited to hear the results of a 2020 hearing regarding Spears' conservatorship case.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event rawlings
YouTube prankster planted Super Bowl streaker to advertise his porn website
The Super Bowl streaker's prank lost some of its sheen when it was revealed to be a publicity stunt for adult site Vitaly Uncensored.
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2 weeks agoAnalysis rawlings
Australian government may use herpes virus to control invasive carp
New figures show just how abundant ecologically destructive carp are in Australia's waterways - now the government is considering using a herpes virus to reduce the population
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event rawlings
McKinsey Settles for $573 Million Over Role in Opioid Crisis
The consulting firm has reached the agreement with 47 states because of its advice to drugmakers, including Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin.
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3 weeks agoExpression rawlings
She Said She’d Fled the Nazis and Was Raised By Wolves. It Was All a Lie.
The new doc “Misha and the Wolves,” premiering at Sundance, examines the case of Misha Defonseca, a woman whose bestselling Holocaust memoir turned out to be bogus.
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3 weeks agoAnalysis rawlings
Obesity may exacerbate the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, new study shows
New research from the University of Sheffield has found being overweight is an additional burden on brain health and it may exacerbate Alzheimer’s disease.
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1 month agoExpression rawlings
A viral video forced a wealthy Texas suburb to confront racism. A 'silent majority' fought back.
Southlake is known for its top-ranked public schools. But a heated fight over a diversity plan has some parents questioning their future in the city.
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1 month agoCurrent Event rawlings
Spotify Tests Audiobooks With Classics Collection (Exclusive)
Nine classic audiobooks — including Cynthia Erivo's narration of 'Persuasion' and Hilary Swank's narration of 'The Awakening' — are now available on Spotify.
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1 month agoAnalysis rawlings
Earth Has Lost 28 Trillion Tons of Ice since the Mid-1990s
Melt has accelerated over recent decades, contributing to sea level rise
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1 month agoExpression rawlings
Warning Signal: the messaging app’s new features are causing internal turmoil
Signal promised to be different from other messaging apps — but will the company’s focus on growth compromise its mission?