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3 weeks agoCurrent Event roxxy
Apple Patent Suggests Future iPad Could Transform Into macOS-Like Experience When Attached to a Keyboard
A new Apple patent has suggested that a future iPad or version of iPadOS could include the ability to transform the tablet into a macOS-like user experience when it's attached to an external keyboard. The patent, first reported by Patently Apple, is wide-ranging in its potential implementation. Apple regularly patents dozens of ideas, and only very few ever see the light of day. Nonetheless, this patent describes a base device, such as a keyboard that includes keys and a trackpad, that coul...
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event roxxy
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell re-banned from Twitter 3 hours after return
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell was banned from Twitter on Sunday hours after making a return to the platform. Lindell, a supporter of former President Donald Trump, was banned from Twitter in January 2021 for spreading misinformation about the 2020 election. On Sunday afternoon, he posted to a new account announcing his return.
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1 month agoCurrent Event roxxy
5G is a joke and the iPhone is the well-timed punchline
Have you heard of these nothing burgers? Apparently, they make the entire burger from absolutely nothing. The Macalope doesn’t know how they do it and still make a profit. It’s crazy. Which brings us to 5G. You remember 5G, right? It’s the thing on your phone you hardly notice, except when it’s draining your battery for no good reason.
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1 month agoExpression roxxy
‘We’re not as cool as the French – it’s more bumbling’: Lydia Leonard on remaking Call My Agent!
Lydia Leonard may not be a household name, but she has played plenty of them. From her Tony-nominated turn as Anne Boleyn in the West End and Broadway productions of Wolf Hall to a stint as Jackie Onassis on stage and Virginia Woolf on TV – not to mention her forthcoming appearance as Cherie Blair in The Crown – the 40-year-old takes transforming into incredibly famous and impressive women entirely in her stride. But none of them have proved anywhere near as daunting as her latest role.
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1 month agoCurrent Event roxxy
Ukraine’s past and present intertwine as a war historian seeks refuge
In late February, on a cold night in Kharkiv, Viktoria Naumenko caught a bus to a bar where two of her closest friends were waiting to tell her about their engagement. Outside, she lit a cigarette to calm her nerves before stepping into the noisy cafe. She texted a friend in Canada: “I feel like this might be the last time I’ll see my friends alive.”
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1 month agoCurrent Event roxxy
TikTok under US government investigation over child sexual abuse material
TikTok is under investigation by US government agencies over its handling of child sexual abuse material, as the burgeoning short-form video app struggles to moderate a flood of new content. Dealing with sexual predators has been an enduring challenge for social media platforms, but TikTok’s young user base has made it vulnerable to being a target.
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1 month agoCurrent Event roxxy
Deforestation drives climate change that harms remaining forest
In a paper published today in Nature Communications, a team led by scientists from the University of California, Irvine, using climate models and satellite data, reveal for the first time how protecting tropical forests can yield climate benefits that enhance carbon storage in nearby areas.
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1 month agoCurrent Event roxxy
It’s only a matter of time before Bitcoin collapses
The collapse of Bitcoin is inevitable. Journalists and researchers have been raising the alarm for some time. However, very few people seem to be listening. The high price of Bitcoin is driven by the stablecoin Tether. Researchers have noted that whenever the price of Bitcoin falls, a large amount of Tether is printed and used to buy it back up, causing the price to rise.
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2 months agoCurrent Event roxxy
Mayhem in the Magic Kingdom: Disney ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Walkout Underlines Bob Chapek’s Leadership Crisis
Disney CEO Bob Chapek is facing a crisis of confidence in his leadership that is fueling an atypical level of turmoil at the top of the world’s largest entertainment company. Though Chapek’s current employment contract, expiring next February, is expected to be renewed soon, according to sources, his tenure as CEO has been marked by upheaval since he was named to the job in February 2020. Some of the disruption has been far out of his control, such as a global pandemic. But Chapek’s ...
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2 months agoCurrent Event roxxy
Marjorie Taylor Greene is now on Anonymous' hit list, and they "will not be kind"
The decentralized hacktivist group Anonymous does not take kindly to Marjorie Taylor Greene's stupidity. When they call her "one of the dumbest politicians ever," they are most likely referring to everything from her anti-vax/mask/science stance to her anti-Ukraine rhetoric to the Q-injected drivel that comes out of her mouth (or thumbs) every single day.
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2 months agoCurrent Event roxxy
Daniel Radcliffe Says He Landed “Weird Al” Role Due to Novelty Song He Performed for Rihanna
Daniel Radcliffe recently learned that “Weird Al” Yankovic was impressed by a novelty song that he performed over a decade ago, although it’s less clear how Rihanna felt about it.
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2 months agoCurrent Event roxxy
NASCAR confirms interest in electric race cars
NASCAR confirms interest in electric race cars. NASCAR is exploring many angles of electric cars and other technologies.
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2 months agoCurrent Event roxxy
New report grades laptop and smartphone makers on repairability
Laptops and smartphones made by Apple, Microsoft, and Google are considerably less repair-friendly than those made by competitors Asus, Dell, and Motorola, according to a new report. These findings may be unsurprising to people who like to fix gadgets, but the data to back them up comes from an unusual source: the companies themselves.
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2 months agoCurrent Event roxxy
Cybercriminals who breached Nvidia issue one of the most unusual demands ever
Data extortionists who stole up to 1 terabyte of data from Nvidia have delivered one of the most unusual ultimatums ever in the annals of cybercrime: allow Nvidia's graphics cards to mine cryptocurrencies faster or face the imminent release of the company's crown-jewel source code.