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2071.
Trump pardons Manafort, Stone, father of Jared Kushner
Trump issued full pardons to 26 individuals and commuted the sentences of three others.
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2072.
iPhones can now automatically recognize and label buttons and UI features for blind users
Apple has always gone out of its way to build features for users with disabilities, and VoiceOver on iOS is an invaluable tool for anyone with a vision impairment — assuming every element of the interface has been manually labeled. But the company just unveiled a brand new feature that uses machine…
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2073.
Verizon’s nationwide 5G can be slower than its LTE network, tests show
Turning 5G off could actually end up making your phone faster.
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2074.
New Apple TV still slated for 2021, report says
Reports of a new Apple TV have been circulating for a while now, and a new report says today that it is still on track for 2021.
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2075.
AR & VR Training: The Future of Corporate Learning
Remember the simple, ingenious app – Pokémon GO? If you wanted to train or catch Pokémon in the real world – and by that, we mean in the world of Augmented Reality – you’d have to use the Pokémon GO application. Fans, and sometimes even non-fans, went all out in their hunt to catch Pokémon.
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2076.
This 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 together, improving on all-silicon panels by adding “up and coming new challenger” perovskite.
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2077.
Introducing the Open Library Explorer
Try it here! If you like it, share it.
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2078.
A brief history of network connectivity: Connected mainframes
How the mainframe went from niche superpower to the backbone of a new concept: the data center.
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2079.
How to Understand the Russia Hack Fallout
Not all SolarWinds victims are created equal.
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2080.
Sweeping new copyright measures poised to pass in spending bill
The contentious measures could be approved Monday.
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2081.
Researchers achieve first "sustained" long distance quantum teleportation
A team of researchers claim to have achieved sustained, long-distance quantum teleportation for the first time. The research could lay the groundwork for “a viable quantum internet — a network in which information stored in qubits is shared over long distances through entanglement” that could “transform the fields of data storage, precision sensing and computing,” according to a Fermilab statement.
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2082.
Ryan Kaji, 9, earns $29.5m as this year's highest-paid YouTuber
Ryan’s World ‘child influencer’ also made estimated $200m from branded toys and clothing
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2083.
NASA Exploring Possibly 3D Printing a Lunar Base
A Texas-based company, ICON, wants to help NASA return to the Moon in 2024 by 3D printing a lunar base from moon dust.
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2084.
Firefox to ship 'network partitioning' as a new anti-tracking defense
Firefox 85, to be released next month, in January 2021, will ship with a feature named Network Partitioning as a new form of anti-tracking protection.
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2085.
Hackers last year conducted a 'dry run' of SolarWinds breach
Hackers who breached federal agency networks through software made by SolarWinds appear to have conducted a test run of their broad espionage campaign last year, sources with knowledge of the operation said.
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2086.
The batteries that could make fossil fuels obsolete
The twin smokestacks of the Moss Landing Power Plant tower over Monterey Bay. Visible for miles along this picturesque stretch of the north Californian coast, the 500-foot-tall (150m) pillars crown what was once California's largest electric power station – a behemoth natural gas-fired generator. Today, as California steadily moves to decarbonise its economy, those stacks are idle and the plant is largely mothballed.
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2087.
The Family Court Judge Who Threatened a Mother With Contempt of Court for Getting Her Child a...
Ohio juvenile court Judge Timothy Grendell thought coronavirus precautions were overblown, and made sure people knew it. In one case he forbade a mother from getting her children tested for COVID-19. Then, one of them had to go to the emergency room.
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2088.
Want to Buy Some Stolen Antiquities? Try Facebook.
Facebook is the wellspring of the modern illicit antiquities trade, where traffickers thrive because of the platform’s laissez-faire regulation.
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2089.
Visa and Mastercard are Trying to Dictate What You Can Watch on Pornhub
Pornhub is removing millions of user-uploaded videos. This action comes after a New York Times column accused the website of hosting sexual videos of underage and nonconsenting women. In response to the Times’ article, Visa and Mastercard cut ties with Pornhub, making it impossible for Pornhub to...
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2090.
The mouse took advantage of humans to spread around the world
The gray mouse took advantage of the sedentarization of the first human population, 15,000 years ago, to spread around the world., science,biology,AFP
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2091.
Charley Pride, Pioneering Black Country Singer, Dead at 86
Country Music Hall of Fame member died in Texas from complications related to Covid-19
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2092.
Samsung announces massive 110-inch 4K TV with next-gen MicroLED picture quality
The price is likely to be outrageous, but the image quality is stunning.
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2093.
Carbon dioxide feeds plants, but are earth’s plants getting full?
If a major new study is right, then even our most cautious climate projections have likely been optimistic.
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2094.
Trump Refuses To Come Out Of His Bedroom And Attend White House Christmas Party After SCOTUS Defeat
Guests at the White House Christmas party were informed that Trump would not be joining them or making remarks after losing in the Supreme Court.
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2095.
Nick Kristof and the Holy War on Pornhub
Having declared victory in its war on Backpage and sex work, the liberal-conservative coalition has pivoted to porn.
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2096.
Hello, World! It Is ‘I,’ the Internet
When did “the Internet” become “the internet”? Why did that happen, and how has it changed us?
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2097.
Google and Apple are banning technology for sharing users’ location data
You may have never heard of X-Mode, but it could know a lot about you.
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2098.
Apple is sued by rival over alleged App Store monopoly
Apple Inc was sued on Thursday by the creator of a once-popular app store that accused the iPhone maker of illegally monopolizing software distribution on its own operating system. Cydia, which was created in 2008, said Apple has "illegally squashed all competition" for its App Store, depriving consumers of the ability to choose where to obtain iOS apps and developers from choosing which distributors to use.
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2099.
Goodbye CentOS, hello Rocky Linux
Red Hat is transforming CentOS into a DevOps-friendly, leading-edge rolling release. Many people liked it just the way it was. Now, CentOS's founder is working on giving them what they want.
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2100.
20 Jobs that will be gone by 2030
Automation, robotics and advances in technologies have led to the extinction of several jobs. Jobs like that of Elevator operator have all but disappeared in recent times. Youngsters entering the job market this year may be discovering that a nexus of forces including lockdowns and pandemic have led corporate leaders to review their plans for future of workplace.
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