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1 day ago+4 4 0‘Too little, too late’: Extremism experts criticize payment companies
After violent Trump supporters stormed the Capitol last week, several mainstream payment companies pledged to sever ties with groups or individuals promoting hate and violence. Stripe, PayPal and Square said that they had stopped providing services t ...
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2 days ago+8 8 0A Nutrition Guide for Memory Loss Care and Prevention
When equipped with the right dietary guidelines, vitamins, and social support from close relatives, senior adults can help mitigate and prevent loss of memory. This comprehensive guide shares some of the most simple tactics when it comes to battling ...
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6 days ago+20 20 0Trump Reportedly Wailed at Pence: ‘I Don’t Want to Be Your Friend’ Anymore
Remember the part in Toy Story 2 when Woody has a nightmare about Andy telling him he doesn’t want to play with him anymore? Well, that exact fate has reportedly befallen Vice President Mike Pence. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, ...
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2 weeks ago+2 2 0North Koreans spell out ‘defend with your life’ in massive parade rehearsal before Biden’s inauguration, pics show
INCREDIBLE satellite images have emerged which appear to show thousands of people in North Korea who have been marshalled to spell out “defend with your life”. Brain-washed citizens of Kim Jong-un’s totalitarian regimes were rehearsing for a massive ...
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2 weeks ago+4 4 0The Dunning-Kruger Effect Is Probably Not Real
I want the Dunning-Kruger effect to be real. First described in a seminal 1999 paper by David Dunning and Justin Kruger, this effect has been the darling of journalists who want to explain why dumb people don’t know they’re dumb. There’s even video o ...
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3 weeks ago+31 31 0 x 1This Solar Cell Just Set an Astounding Efficiency Record
Researchers have reached a new efficiency record for a valuable type of solar panel, inching “tantalizingly” close to a coveted 30 percent milestone. The solar panels are made of a layered combination of two effective semiconductors that work togethe ...
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3 weeks ago+3 3 0How Russian hackers infiltrated the US government for months without being spotted
Thousands of companies and governments are racing to discover whether they have been hit by the Russian hackers who reportedly infiltrated several US government agencies. The initial breach, reported on December 13, included the Treasury as well as t ...
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3 weeks ago+16 16 0Uber to offer 10 million free or discounted rides to people seeking COVID-19 vaccination
Uber will offer 10 million free or discounted rides to people looking to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. The rides include transportation to and from their destination, as well as rides for their second and final dose. A date for when the offer wi ...
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3 weeks ago+20 20 0AirPods Max Smart Case makes little difference to battery life
The AirPods Max Smart Case has almost received more attention than the headphones themselves. While Apple says that the design is with good reason, reviewers have almost universally hated it – made worse by the fact that it appeared necessary to full ...
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3 weeks ago+26 26 0Researchers Have Achieved Sustained Long-Distance Quantum Teleportation
The breakthrough, made by researchers at Caltech, Fermilab and NASA, among others, is a step towards a practical quantum internet.
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3 weeks ago+23 23 0Apple Pay antitrust pressure grows as COVID boosts usage
Apple Pay antitrust pressure is growing as the coronavirus crisis has boosted the popularity of contactless payment in general, and Apple’s mobile wallet service in particular. Contactless cards have a relatively low limit, above which the card needs ...
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3 weeks ago+17 17 0Apple Clarifies Behavior of AirPods Max Low Power Mode When Not in Use
When Apple unveiled AirPods Max last week, it revealed that they don't come with an on/off power button, but instead enter an "ultralow" power mode when inserted into the included Smart Case. That left a lot of questions about what hap ...
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1 month ago+23 23 0The real cost of being the ultimate Apple fan: Nearly $80,000
Picture this: You are the ultimate Apple fan. You've got an unlimited budget. And you want all of the things: top-of-the-line devices, fancy accessories and services. You may not need that high-end graphics chip or added storage, but they'r ...
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1 month ago+4 4 0Beavers build first Exmoor dam in 400 years
The National Trust says the dam in Somerset "might look modest, but it is incredibly special".
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1 month ago+19 19 0Adobe Releases Lightroom for Apple M1 and Windows Arm, Adds Apple ProRAW Support
Adobe has announced that the latest version of Adobe Lightroom is now a native app for both Apple computers with the new M1 chip as well as Windows Arm platforms. The company says the app has been “rebuilt to take advantage of the newest performance ...
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1 month ago+25 25 0 x 1Amazon under pressure to lift ban on e-book library sales
Amazon’s refusal to sell e-books published in-house to libraries is sparking backlash as demand for digital content spikes during the coronavirus pandemic. Librarians and advocacy groups are pushing for the tech giant to license its published e-books ...
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1 month ago+4 4 0Nintendo hacker sentenced to 3 years in prison for hack, possession of child porn
Ryan Hernandez, the 21-year-old California man who hacked into Nintendo’s internal network and leaked information about the Nintendo Switch before its launch, has been sentenced to three years in prison. Hernandez pleaded guilty in January to federal ...
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1 month ago+13 13 0How America’s deadliest serial killer went undetected for more than 40 years
Samuel Little says he killed 93 people, preying on women from the margins of society. Again and again, police across the country failed to stop him.
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1 month ago+24 24 0Comparing iPhone OS 1.0 with iOS 14 using tree maps
If you followed the recent Apple events, you probably saw a picture of the A14 and M1 dies… that got me thinking about what you would see if you could pass iOS under X-Rays…
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1 month ago+14 14 01 in 4 Americans are jobless or earning poverty-level wages, new study finds
Official government figures show that unemployment around the U.S. has fallen sharply since peaking at nearly 15% in April as the coronavirus was shuttering businesses left and right. Yet the jobless rate as depicted in headlines offers a skewed pict ...