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8 months agoCurrent Event robmonk
Russia arrests US-Russian citizen for treason after she gave $51 to Ukraine, employer says | CNN
A US-Russian dual citizen was arrested in Russia on charges of treason for allegedly donating just $51 to a Ukrainian charity, her Californian employer said.
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9 months agoCurrent Event robmonk
Someone sent $1.2 million of bitcoin to the Genesis wallet mined by Satoshi Nakamoto
It’s unclear why the person sent 26.9 BTC to the Genesis wallet but what’s clear is they won’t be getting it back.
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10 months agoCurrent Event robmonk
Columbus McDonald's reopens after customer reportedly found 'crack pipe' in food bag
The restaurant was given an emergency notice of violation and an order to close.
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10 months agoCurrent Event robmonk
Conservationists take UK to court for ‘illegally squandering’ fish stocks
Blue Marine Foundation is challenging government for ignoring scientific advice on limits and giving a green light to overfishing
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10 months agoCurrent Event robmonk
iMessage will reportedly dodge EU regulations, won’t have to open up
iMessage isn't popular enough with businesses to force interoperability.
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12 months agoCurrent Event robmonk
Flying autonomous taxis a step closer to reality in China
Chinese startup EHang has received the world’s first airworthiness certificate for an autonomous flying taxi.
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1 year agoCurrent Event robmonk
ChatGPT can now 'speak,' listen and process images, OpenAI says
OpenAI's ChatGPT can now "see, hear and speak," or, at least, understand spoken words, respond with a synthetic voice and process images, the company said.
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1 year agoCurrent Event robmonk
What Amazon’s Pivot to Prime Video Ads Will Look Like
Starting early next year, the ad-option will be the default for those that subscribe to the e-commerce giant's membership option.
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1 year agoCurrent Event robmonk
Entertainment Workers Pull $44 Million From Retirement Plans Amid Strikes
Entertainment workers have moved to take more than $44 million out of their individual retirement accounts as they endure months without work due to the strikes
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1 year agoCurrent Event robmonk
BMW tests next-gen LiDAR to beat Tesla to Level 3 self-driving cars
Tesla's autonomous vehicle tech has been perennially stuck at Level 2 self-driving, as BMW and other rivals try to leapfrog to Level 3.
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1 year agoCurrent Event robmonk
'Grateful' Kevin Spacey cleared of sex assault charges
The Oscar-winning actor cried in court as he was cleared of all nine charges by a jury in London.
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1 year agoCurrent Event robmonk
A skyscraper-size asteroid flew closer to Earth than the moon — and scientists didn't notice until 2 days later
A stealthy asteroid the size of a 20-story building hid in the sun's glare before zooming uncomfortably close to Earth on July 13. Scientists didn't notice until July 15.
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1 year agoCurrent Event robmonk
Nike ends its partnership with Hockey Canada
Nike has permanently ended its sponsor partnership with Hockey Canada after pausing its deal last year.
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1 year agoCurrent Event robmonk
Robot Tow Rigs Are Coming To Take Your Illegally Parked Car
Every day, the reality of a dystopian future becomes more real. Recently, it was Ford applying to patent a method for autonomous cars to repossess themselves if owners miss enough payments. Or it’s the fact that I can’t really modify my car in California. But in the United Kingdom, they’ve gone a step further by using robot towing dollies to pluck cars out of tight spaces.
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1 year agoCurrent Event robmonk
Reddit beats lawsuit by WallStreetBets founder
A U.S. judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit in which the founder of WallStreetBets, which helped ignite investors' fascination with "meme" stocks, accused Reddit of wrongly banning him from moderating the community and usurping his trademark rights.
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1 year agoCurrent Event robmonk
Canadian judge rules the thumbs up emoji counts as a contract agreement
A Canadian judge has ruled that the popular “thumbs-up” emoji not only can be used as a contract agreement, but is just as valid as an actual signature.
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1 year agoCurrent Event robmonk
ChatGPT loses users for first time, shaking faith in AI revolution
OpenAI's chatbot has been heralded as spurring a revolution in the tech world. But its spectacular growth has suddenly slowed down.