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1801.
Twitter censored tweets critical of India’s handling of the pandemic at its government’s request
Twitter has removed more than 50 tweets critical of the Indian government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, and did so at the request of the Indian government. First reported by Indian news site MediaNama, the Indian government sent Twitter an emergency order on Friday to censor 52 tweets, according to a disclosure notice on the Lumen database. The censored accounts include a sitting member of India’s Parliament, two filmmakers, an actor, and a West Bengal state minister.
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1802.
It's Time for Microsoft to Make an Xbox Laptop
The Xbox name isn't just for consoles anymore, and hasn't been for a long time. Microsoft needs to make an Xbox laptop.
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1803.
Facial recognition should be banned, EU privacy watchdog says
Facial recognition should be banned in Europe because of its "deep and non-democratic intrusion" into people's private lives, EU privacy watchdog the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) said on Friday.
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1804.
Spain to give pets same rights as humans, a breakthrough in the home of bullfighting
Spain has given pets the same legal status as humans in a sign of growing support for animal rights in the home of bullfighting. Domestic animals will be considered “living beings” under Spanish law instead of mere objects as has been the case until now.
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1805.
Amazon to let Whole Foods shoppers pay with a swipe of their palm
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) said it is rolling out biometric technology at its Whole Foods stores around Seattle starting on Wednesday, letting shoppers pay for items with a scan of their palm.
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1806.
How product placements may soon be added to classic films
Getting consumer goods in shot is big business for movies and TV series, and items can now be added digitally.
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1807.
Discord reportedly dismisses Microsoft deal
Discord is going its own way, without Microsoft.
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1808.
Toyota has unveiled the first of 15 new electric vehicles it plans to sell by 2025
The bZ4X is a compact SUV that looks similar to Toyota's RAV4, but has several distinctive features, including a yoke steering wheel.
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1809.
Derek Chauvin found guilty of George Floyd’s murder
Jury finds ex-Minneapolis police officer guilty on all counts
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1810.
Renting Is Terrible. Owning Is Worse.
A third option is necessary: a way to rent without making someone else rich.
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1811.
Nasa successfully flies small helicopter on Mars
The Ingenuity drone completes the first powered, controlled flight by an aircraft on another world.
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1812.
How Fit Can You Get From Just Walking?
Walking is good for you, obviously. But can it whip you into shape?
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1813.
WordPress to automatically disable Google FLoC on websites
WordPress announced today that they plan on treating Google's new FLoC tracking technology as a security concern and plans to block it by default on WordPress sites.
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1814.
Novel hydrogels can safely remove graffiti from vandalized street art
Mention the word "graffiti," and many people's thoughts immediately turn to vandalism in the form of defacement of property. But there is also graffiti that rises above such negative connotations and qualifies as bona fide street art. Think of the commemorative murals created after the death of NBA All-Star Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna; the Black Lives Matter logos painted on the streets in New York City and along 16th Street in Washington...
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Psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms 'promising' for treating depression
The active ingredient in magic mushrooms that gives them their psychedelic effect might be as good as, if not better than a leading drug used to treat depression, a new study suggests. Researchers from Imperial College, London compared the therapeutic potential of psilocybin - found in the mushrooms - with a six-week course of the antidepressant escitalopram in 59 people with moderate to severe depression.
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1816.
SolarWinds hacking campaign puts Microsoft in the hot seat
BOSTON (AP) — The sprawling hacking campaign deemed a grave threat to U.S. national security came to be known as SolarWinds, for the company whose software update was seeded by Russian...
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Officials, Voters, Show More Concern About Plastic Waste in Ocean After Kids’ Presentations
A new study from North Carolina State University found that, on average, voters and local leaders showed greater concern about plastic and other garbage in the ocean after watching kids’ presentations.
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1818.
If Internet Ads Were Salesmen
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1819.
The new lawsuit that shows facial recognition is officially a civil rights issue
On January 9, 2020, Detroit police drove to the suburb of Farmington Hill and arrested Robert Williams in his driveway while his wife and young daughters looked on. Williams, a Black man, was accused of stealing watches from Shinola, a luxury store. He was held overnight in jail. During questioning, an officer showed Williams a…
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1820.
Google backs effort to bring Rust to the Linux kernel
After bringing support for the systems programming language Rust to Android, Google is now looking to bring it to the Linux kernel to reduce security flaws.
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1821.
Neanderthal DNA extracted from cave dirt shows population movements 100,000 years ago
Where ancient humans lived — and when — can be unveiled using DNA extracted from sediment layers dug from cave floors.
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1822.
Hard Drive and SSD Shortages Are Imminent If New Cryptocurrency Blooms
With the emergence of the Chia cryptocurrency, miners in China are reportedly frantically snatching up every hard drive and SSD they can find. Unlike other cryptocurrencies, you don't mine Chia with a processor, graphics card or ASIC miner. Instead, you farm Chia with storage space, which is where hard drives or SSDs come in. Chia isn't officially available for trading yet, therefore, it's too early to start hoarding hard drives or SSDs.
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1823.
Why Police Can Stop Motorists With Air Fresheners Hanging in Their Cars
A majority of states have laws making it illegal to hang anything from a rearview mirror that obscures a driver’s view. But critics say the laws are often used as pretexts.
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1824.
What the Museum of 2020 May Look Like
Curators and archivists on the items they’ve acquired from our pandemic year.
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1825.
Apple’s App Store hosted kiddie games with secret gambling dens inside
A totally different app when you open it from Turkey
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1826.
This is the best Windows File Explorer design concept I’ve ever seen
Microsoft is in the middle of redesigning Windows 10
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1827.
New warp drive research dashes faster than light travel dreams – but reveals stranger possibilities
Bending space into warp bubbles to travel faster than light may never be a reality, but distorting the flow of time just might be possible.
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1828.
Elon Musk's controversial brain chips could be implanted in humans THIS year
ELON Musk's brain chip start-up could begin inserting technology into people's minds later this year. The implants built by California-based Neuralink will one day allow those with physical disabilities to control a computer with their thoughts.
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1829.
iPhone 13 features: What to expect from Apple's next-gen phone family
It feels as though the iPhone 12 has just dropped, but already the rumor mill is in full swing over the iPhone 13 as Apple's marquee event in the fall inches closer. As usual, a wide range of topics are under debate: Will we see a foldable iPhone? What about a smaller notch? And will Apple finally killing the Lightning port? Plenty of rumors are swirling around about the iPhone 13, so here we're focusing on some of the most credible ones to help get a sense of what to expect from the next-gen iPhone.
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1830.
Phone wet and won't turn on? Here's how to deal with water damage (hint: soaking it in...
Avoid using a hot blow dryer too, as these can wreck the rubber seals and damage the screen.
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