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Current Event takai'I've been struggling with it': George RR Martin on The Winds of Winter
George RR Martin has revealed that he has found it hard to finish the long-awaited sixth book in his A Song of Ice and Fire series, as the rise in fame and popularity that came with the television adaptation Game of Thrones has become a “considerable weight to bear”. In an exclusive interview with the Guardian ahead of the publication of his next book, Fire and Blood, a history of the fantasy universe of his hugely popular series, Martin said he’d been wrestling with The Winds of Winter, w...
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6 days ago
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In Russia's Space Graveyard, Locals Scavenge Fallen Spacecraft for Profit
The Altai mountain region of Central Asia is a rugged and remote place. Right in the center of the continental landmass, it forms a crossroads between the Kazakh steppes, the snow forests of Siberia and the arid plains of Mongolia. It’s a landscape of granite, forced up by the inch-a-year collision of the Indian tectonic plate with Asia, then carved out over millions of years by streams of snowmelt. Siberian Ibex wander here, along with musk deer feeding on the lichenous rocks and brown bears ...
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2 weeks ago
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Diablo Immortal Is A Simplified Diablo—Maybe Too Simplified
At first glance, the upcoming mobile game Diablo Immortal looks a lot like Diablo III. Similar classes, similar environments, similar art, similar abilities. In the demo I played at BlizzCon, however, much of the resemblance was only skin deep.
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3 weeks ago
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We're scientists. We know the climate's changing. And we know why.
At this point, just about everyone recognizes that the climate is changing. Even Donald Trump says, "I think something's happening." Now, the question being debated is why the climate is changing. Though there may be a public debate, there's no debate among scientists like us — decades of research have demonstrated that human activities, primarily the emission of carbon dioxide from the combustion of fossil fuels, are driving the climate change we are experiencing.
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1 month ago
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M.I.T. Plans College for Artificial Intelligence, Backed by $1 Billion
Every major university is wrestling with how to adapt to the technology wave of artificial intelligence — how to prepare students not only to harness the powerful tools of A.I., but also to thoughtfully weigh its ethical and social implications. A.I. courses, conferences and joint majors have proliferated in the last few years. But the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is taking a particularly ambitious step, creating a new college backed by a planned investment of $1 billion.
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1 month ago
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'Ozark' Renewed for Season 3 at Netflix
The Jason Bateman-Laura Linney drama will return in 2019 for another round of 10 episodes. Netflix is going back to the Ozarks. The streaming giant has handed out a third-season renewal for Jason Bateman and Laura Linney starrer Ozark. The family drama will be back for another cycle of 10 episodes, likely in 2019. Showrunner Chris Mundy will return in the same capacity.
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1 month ago
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Saudi head of “World Muslim League” calls for cooperation with Israel
Abdul Karim Issa, head of the Saudi-controlled “World Muslim League”, has officially called for cooperation with the Zionist entity of Israel, after meeting with high-ranking Zionist representatives in New York. In a shocking statement, Saudi cleric and head of the “World Muslim Leage” (WML), Abdul Karim Issa has openly called for cooperation between Saudi Arabia and the Zionist entity of Israel. This highly controversial statement, which goed directly against the policies and beliefs th...
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1 month ago
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Scott Wilson, who played Hershel Greene in 'The Walking Dead,' dies at 76
Scott Wilson, a veteran actor who played Hershel Greene on the AMC television show "The Walking Dead," has died, according to a statement from the network.
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1 month ago
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1 month ago
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Wikipedia Editors: Breitbart 'Should Not Be Used, Ever' as a Reference for Facts
Wikipedia editors voted to ban Breitbart as a source of fact in it articles. The consensus, reached late last month, agreed that the outlet “should not be used, ever, as a reference for facts, due to its unreliability.” Wikipedia editors also decided that InfoWars is a “conspiracy theorist and fake news website,” and that the “use of InfoWars as a reference should be generally prohibited. Breitbart, a far-right conservative media website, has come under scrutiny—such as when it vehem...
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2 months ago
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Bitcoin is Like Gold, Says Crypto Investor David Gokhshtein
The debate about the value of bitcoin has been going on since the inception of cryptocurrencies. Some think that bitcoin is the future of currency and will replace fiat currencies as a whole because of the convenience that it provides. On the other end, there are people who believe that bitcoin will never be able to reach the status of an official currency in any way and will die out soon as we proceed with time. In the middle lie the expert who believe bitcoin is definitely valuable and will pe...
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2 months ago
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Linus Torvalds talks frankly about Intel security bugs
At The Linux Foundation's Open Source Summit North America in Vancouver, Linus Torvalds, Linux's creator, and Dirk Hohndel, VMware VP and chief open source officer, had a wide-ranging conversation about Linux security, open-source developer, and quantum computing.
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2 months ago
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Germany: Refugee sentenced to 8 years and 6 months for teen murder
A court in the southwestern German city of Landau on Monday sentenced asylum-seeker Abdul D. to eight years and six months in prison for the murder of a teenage girl in the town of Kandel in December last year. The murder had been seized upon by many opponents of Chancellor Angela Merkel's refugee policy to support their anti-immigration stance. The case has received great media attention in Germany, and many reporters were present outside the court as the verdict was announced.
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2 months ago
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Celebgate hacker jailed over 2014 attack
A man who hacked into the Apple iCloud accounts of Hollywood stars, including Jennifer Lawrence, has been sentenced to eight months in prison in the US. The notorious Celebgate hack resulted in nude photos and videos of Lawrence and other celebrities stolen and posted online. George Garofano was one of four people charged in the 2014 hacking scandal.
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3 months ago
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French bridges 'at risk of collapse'
More than 800 road bridges in France are at risk of collapsing within a few years, according to a survey carried out for the Transport Ministry that has raised alarm following the Genoa tragedy.