Post Overview
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1 year ago+25 25 0Elon Musk’s Twitter Is Becoming a Sewer of Disinformation
Changes to the platform have systematically amplified authoritarian state propaganda.
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Analysis
1 year ago+21 21 0Increasing speed limits can lead to more crashes and deaths, AAA finds
Speed kills.
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1 year ago+22 22 0This CEO replaced 90% of support staff with an AI chatbot
The chief executive of an Indian startup laid off 90% of his support staff after the firm built a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence that he says can handle customer queries much faster than his employees.
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1 year ago+21 21 0Reddit risks losing its identity in pursuit of profits
Reddit isn't profitable, despite having more than 50 million daily active users. In preparation for an IPO, CEO Steve Huffman put the platform's API
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1 year ago+21 21 0Recyclers reject most plastic. This company turns it into furniture.
Packaging for lotion, toothpaste, and makeup is a recycling disaster. But ReFactory, a UK-based family business, has a complex process to give it a new life. It makes plywood-like plastic boards and turns them into furniture, planters, and more.
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1 year ago+20 20 0Astronomers observe time dilation in early universe
Astronomers have watched the distant universe running in slow motion, marking the first time that the weird effect predicted by Einstein more than a century ago has been observed in the early cosmos.
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Expression
1 year ago+23 23 0How Reddit crushed the biggest protest in its history
Users were outraged, but Reddit mostly won.
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Analysis
1 year ago+15 15 0Flowers pollinated by honeybees make lower-quality seeds
Honeybees are one of the most common pollinators. But their flower-visiting habits make it harder for some plants to produce good seeds.
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1 year ago+4 4 0Intellectual Property Killed the Movie Star
At this point it’s hard to imagine Die Hard starring anyone but Bruce Willis. But when film producer Joel Silver was searching for the lead role of his 1988 summer blockbuster, the list included just about every leading man in Hollywood at the time. ...
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1 year ago+21 21 0Supermarket trolleys reveal heart problems in shoppers
Special sensors in the handle can detect an irregular heartbeat that raises the risk of stroke.
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1 year ago+13 13 0In a first, JWST detected starlight from distant galaxies with quasars
Until JWST’s sharp infrared eyes came along, it wasn’t possible to see the galaxies hosting extremely bright supermassive black holes called quasars.
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1 year ago+3 3 0Humans have pumped so much groundwater, we’ve shifted Earth’s axis
Changes in the distribution of groundwater around the planet between 1993 and 2010 were enough to make Earth's poles drift by 80 centimetres
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1 year ago+22 22 0Reddit starts removing moderators behind the latest protests
r/MildlyInteresting lost its mods.
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1 year ago+15 15 0NFL to reinforce its gambling policy to players
The NFL said Tuesday it plans to redouble its efforts to reinforce its gambling policy to players in the wake of a rash of recent violations.
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1 year ago+4 4 0Self Regulation Strategies for Anxious Attachment Triggers
Understanding how to self regulate our emotions and actions is an essential skill to develop. If you are working towards “earned secure attachment”, think of this as a milestone on that path. Individuals with an anxious attachment style may find self ...
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1 year ago+20 20 0The Ghost of Tsushima Movie Will Be the 'Most Anti-Samurai Samurai' Film
The Ghost of Tsushima movie is going to be the "most anti-samurai samurai movie" according to director Chad Stahelski.
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1 year ago+4 4 0Businessman handed whopping $212,000 speeding fine
It's not the first time businessman hit with hefty fine.
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Analysis
1 year ago+3 3 0New study identifies sexual frustration as a significant factor in mass shootings
Mass shooters who show signs of sexual frustration have more victims, on average, compared to other mass shooters, according to new research published in Homicide Studies.
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Expression
1 year ago+14 14 0Could other European countries ban short-haul flights?
The introduction of France’s short-haul flight ban has renewed calls for Europe to cut down on journeys that could be made by train.
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1 year ago+14 14 05 things you need to know about the rise and fall of Digg.com (#5 will shock you!) - Technology and Operations Management
Digg.com, a very successful social platform that disrupted the news industry, completely redesigned its website in August 2010. You won't believe what happened next! (hint: it went wrong!)