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23 hours agoCurrent Event rawlings
Internet history, texts, and location data could all be used as criminal evidence in states where abortion becomes illegal post-Roe, digital rights ad...
The Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that safeguarded access to abortion across the US. The decision Friday promoted renewed fears from digital privacy advocates who fear that online activity will be used against people who seek abortion care or advocate for abortion access in states where it becomes illegal.
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5 days agoCurrent Event rawlings
Mark Zuckerberg envisions a billion people in the metaverse spending hundreds of dollars each
Zuckerberg is happy with the progress of Meta Platforms' Quest 2 headset. Now he has a big goal for 2030 that involves a user base spending meaningfully.
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5 days agoAnalysis rawlings
Cement carbon dioxide emissions quietly double in 20 years
Heat trapping carbon dioxide emissions from making cement, a less talked about but major source of carbon pollution , have doubled in the last 20 years, new global data shows.
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8 days agoCurrent Event rawlings
Scientists Have Invented Living Skin for Robots
Scientists have invented a "living" human-like skin for robots that is water-repellent, self-healing, and has a realistic fleshy appearance.
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9 days agoCurrent Event rawlings
FBI says fraud on LinkedIn a 'significant threat' to platform and consumers
Fraudsters who target LinkedIn users in sophisticated investment schemes pose a "significant threat" to the platform, the FBI tells CNBC.
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10 days agoAnalysis rawlings
Alcohol, Marijuana Use Declined Among Youth During Pandemic
During the coronavirus pandemic, several substance use behaviors decreased among youths, namely drinking, smoking, vaping, and cannabis use, according to a recent study published in the journal Current Psychiatry Reports.
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13 days agoCurrent Event rawlings
Court hears B.C. actor killed mother to spare her from seeing the violence he intended to commit
The B.C. actor who appeared in TV shows Riverdale and Supernatural is being sentenced for the second-degree murder of his mother Barbara Waite.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event rawlings
LG Already Preparing for Apple's Second-Generation Mixed-Reality Headset
LG Display is preparing to supply micro-OLED display panels for Apple's second-generation mixed-reality headset, The Elec reports.
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2 weeks agoAnalysis rawlings
Mars Base 101: How astronauts could make the most of a 30-day Red Planet stay
Mars explorers could get a lot done in a month, experts say.
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2 weeks agoExpression rawlings
Your kids’ apps are spying on them
Apps are spying on our kids at a scale that should shock you.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event rawlings
HomePod mini was the single best-selling smart speaker in Q1 2022
Combined sales of different Amazon and Google devices exceeded HomePod mini figures in Q1 2022, yet Apple's device grew 29% year-over-year to become the top-selling smart speaker. Apple share doubled in the smart speaker market during 2021 thanks to the HomePod mini, and now new figures show Apple's sole smart speaker is continuing to sell well in 2022.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event rawlings
World’s first ammonia-powered zero-emissions tractor starts testing
The world's first ammonia-powered zero-emissions tractor successfully completed its first demonstration run at the Advanced Energy Center at Stony Brook University in New York last week. The midsized John Deere tractor had its diesel engine replaced with an "ammonia to power" system developed by a startup called Amogy. The system converts the energy-dense chemical into hydrogen, which then powers a 100 kW hydrogen fuel cell.
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1 month agoExpression rawlings
Experts: AI should be recognized as inventors in patent law
Plus: Police release deepfake of murdered teen in cold case, and more
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1 month agoCurrent Event rawlings
Researcher describes how extraterrestrial civilizations could colonize the galaxy even if they don't have starships
Astronomers have searched for extraterrestrial civilizations in planetary systems for sixty years, to no avail. In the paper published by International Journal of Astrobiology, Cambridge University Press, and titled "Migrating extraterrestrial civilizations and interstellar colonization: Implications for SETI and SETA...
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1 month agoCurrent Event rawlings
California is about to begin the nation’s largest dam removal project. Here’s what it means for wildlife
Scientists in the Klamath Basin have begun prepping for the return of an untamed river...
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1 month agoUnspecified rawlings
Even Amazon can’t quite figure out what Astro is for
Amazon's cute little Astro robot has been scurrying its way around my apartment for the past few weeks. It has no arms to scratch its own head in confusion.