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2311.
Google to block U.S. election ads after polls close
Alphabet Inc's Google will block election-related ads on its platforms after polls close in the U.S. election on Nov. 3, the company told advertisers in an email on Friday.
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2312.
Thailand takes first legal action against Facebook, Twitter over content
Thailand launched legal action on Thursday against tech giants Facebook and Twitter for ignoring requests to take down content, in its first such move against major internet firms.
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2313.
Climate change may prompt a new mass American migration, a move that could leave behind...
August besieged California with a heat unseen in generations. A surge in air conditioning broke the state's electrical grid, leaving a population already ravaged by the coronavirus to work remotely by the dim light of their cellphones. By mid-month, the state had recorded possibly the hottest temperature ever measured on earth — 130 degrees in Death Valley — and an otherworldly storm of lightning had cracked open the sky. From Santa Cruz to Lake Tahoe, thousands of bolts of electricity exploded down onto withered grasslands and forests...
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2314.
This $1 hearing aid could treat millions with hearing loss
LoCHAid can be assembled in 30 minutes with cheap parts
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2315.
Former YouTube content moderator describes horrors of the job in new lawsuit
Moderators working for YouTube had to view mass murders, abortions and suicide, according to the lawsuit.
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Tesla built a network of connected cars. What happens when it goes down?
Owners reported their cars weren't connecting to the Internet Wednesday, though the issue appeared to have been resolved a short time later.
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2317.
If Apple follows its own rules, you’ll soon be able to stream your Xbox to your iPhone
A portable wireless mini-TV for your Xbox
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2318.
California moves to end sales of new gas-powered cars
California will halt sales of new gasoline-powered passenger cars and trucks by 2035, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday, a move he says will cut greenhouse gas
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2319.
Facebook denies it will pull service in Europe over data transfer ban
Facebook’s head of global policy has denied the tech giant could close its service to Europeans if local regulators order it to suspend data transfers to the US following a landmark Court of Justice ruling in July that has cemented the schism between US surveillance laws and EU privacy rights.
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2320.
World's richest 1% cause double CO2 emissions of poorest 50%, says Oxfam
The wealthiest 1% of the world’s population were responsible for the emission of more than twice as much carbon dioxide as the poorer half of the world from 1990 to 2015, according to new research. Carbon dioxide emissions rose by 60% over the 25-year period, but the increase in emissions from the richest 1% was three times greater than the increase in emissions from the poorest half.
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2321.
A million students and counting have learned Linux
The Linux Foundation's Free Introduction to Linux class has just passed the million enrollment mark.
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2322.
Taiwan: The threat that the world ignores
China openly threatens Taiwan with invasion. The world assumes it will never follow through. Yet as Beijing flexes its muscles at home and abroad, is that being dangerously complacent?
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2323.
Egypt tomb: Sarcophagi buried for 2,500 years unearthed in Saqqara
The 27 wooden coffins are said to have lain undisturbed inside a well at an ancient necropolis.
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2324.
Airbus reveals zero-emission plane plan
Aerospace giant Airbus has announced plans to build zero-emission aircraft using hydrogen power technology. On Monday (21 September), the firm revealed three concept designs that are on the table and is targeting a 2035 entry-into-service.
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2325.
Why Apple's dongle problem isn't getting any better
Apple removed the headphone jack from the iPhone and its laptops are USB-C only. You need adapters or dongles to connect to HDMI or wired headphones.
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2326.
After Trump’s TikTok Ban, China Readies Blacklist of Foreign Companies
Beijing issued rules that could allow it to halt exports, imports and investments by businesses accused of endangering national security.
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2327.
How marketers convinced America to eat fish sticks
There was never demand for fish sticks. But through a lot of savvy marketing and government assistance, they became an American staple anyway.
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2328.
How Algorithms Are Changing What We Read Online
The AI of the internet determines what's relevant. One day, it decided my work wasn't
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2329.
Elon Musk’s Tunnel Under Las Vegas for Self-Driving Cars Is Almost Complete
“Tunnels under cities with self-driving electric cars will feel like warp drive,” Musk tweeted on Tuesday.
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2330.
The big winner of Apple’s new One subscription bundle is Apple TV Plus
Apple TV Plus is almost one year old, and it’s getting a big push in the form of Apple One.
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2331.
Boston Dynamics delivers plan for logistics robots as early as next year
Boston Dynamics is just months away from announcing their approach to logistics, the first real vertical it aims to enter, after proving their ability to build robots at scale with the quadrupedal Spot. The company’s new CEO, Robert Playter, sees the company coming into its own after decades of experimentation.
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2332.
Post-Pandemic, Here’s Why Efficiency Matters Now More Than Ever for the Energy Industry
The Coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated already-shrinking margins for energy producers. Especially for oil and gas companies, reduced demand and increased costs related to pandemic response initiatives require companies to identify new efficiencies to keep their business sustainable.
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2333.
Revolutionary Quantum Cryptography Breakthrough Paves Way for Safer Online Communication
The world is one step closer to having a totally secure internet and an answer to the growing threat of cyber-attacks, thanks to a team of international scientists who have created a unique prototype that could transform how we communicate online.
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2334.
Adelaide flying car firm's Jetsons dream taking off
A South Australian company that is building a manned multicopter to compete in a flying electric car racing series has secured seed funding from leading technology venture capital firms. Based in Adelaide, Alauda will use the investment to ramp up design and manufacture of its vehicle, which it aims to test with a pilot aboard before the end of the year. Alauda also owns Airspeeder, the racing league that plans to host a flying car series at various global locations from as early as next year.
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2335.
US Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies
The justice, an iconic champion of women's rights, dies at 87 after suffering from pancreatic cancer.
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2336.
Patient dies after ransomware attack reroutes her to remote hospital
Outage caused an hour delay in treatment for woman with life-threatening condition.
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2337.
Spotify finally testing Apple Watch streaming support with some users
After almost two years since the debut of the Spotify Apple Watch app, the service is finally testing streaming support with what looks like a random selection of users. Spotify launched it’s Apple Watch app back in November of 2018. Since then we’ve seen some updates like Siri support but the app has lagged behind […]
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2338.
Scientists use big data to sway elections and predict riots — welcome to the 1960s
A cold-war-era corporation targeted voters and presaged many of today’s big-data controversies.
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2339.
A New System for Cooling Down Computers Could Revolutionize the Pace of Innovation
In 1965, Gordon Moore, a co-founder of Intel, forecast that computing would increase in power and decrease in price exponentially. For decades what later became known as Moore’s Law proved true, as microchip processing power roughly doubled and costs dropped every couple of years. But as power increased exponentially, so did the heat produced by packing billions of transistors atop a chip the size of a fingernail.
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2340.
Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth makes peace with Ubuntu Linux community
After users' complaints, Shuttleworth has agreed to restore the Ubuntu Community Council.
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