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2 years ago+19 19 0California's next attempt at universal basic income could be on college campuses
Some of California’s low-income college students could receive $500 a month in the Legislature’s latest approach to a guaranteed basic income plan.
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2 years ago+16 16 0China to subject firms to cybersecurity test before foreign IPOs
China’s cyberspace regulator said it will implement new rules from February 15 that require platform companies with data for more than one million users to undergo a security review before listing their shares overseas.
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2 years ago+23 23 0China Created an AI ‘Prosecutor’ That Can Charge People with Crimes
In a scenario that’s part “Robocop” and part “Minority Report,” researchers in China have created an AI that can reportedly identify crimes and file charges against criminals. The AI was developed and tested by the Shanghai Pudong People’s Procratora ...
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2 years ago+7 8 1Elon Musk Is TIME's 2021 Person of the Year
Visionary. Showman. Iconoclast. Troll. How Elon Musk is reshaping our world—and beyond
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2 years ago+27 27 0 x 1Pablo Escobar's 80 'cocaine hippos' are wreaking havoc on a fragile ecosystem
The animals were first brought illegally into Columbia decades ago and now their descendants have become an invasive species.
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2 years ago+20 20 0Dear CEO’s, you’re getting ripped off by legal AI scams
Common sense tells us that artificial intelligence can't predict the future. Yet thousands of CEOs are duped everyday. Ever wonder why?
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2 years ago+4 4 0Marcus Lamb, head of televangelist network that spreads COVID misinformation, dies of COVID-19
Lamb, the CEO and founder of Daystar Television Network, was hospitalized with COVID-19 in November.
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2 years ago+12 12 0Hundreds of Ancient Maya Sites Hidden Under Mexico Reveal a Mysterious Blueprint
You can't see them from the surface, but they're definitely there. Scientists have revealed the discovery of hundreds of ancient ceremonial sites, many of which belonged to the Maya civilization, hiding in plain sight just underneath the la ...
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2 years ago+13 13 0Vikings settled in North America in 1021AD, study says
Scientists say they have precisely dated a camp in Newfoundland, Canada, thanks to a new technique.
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2 years ago+11 11 0‘This is our last chance’: Biden urged to act as climate agenda hangs by a thread
With furious environmental activists at the gates of the White House, and congressional Democrats fretting that a priceless opportunity to tackle catastrophic global heating may be slipping away, Joe Biden is facing mounting pressure over a climate a ...
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2 years ago+14 14 0Pakistan: New religious body draws ire from rights activists
Pakistan is setting up a new religious body as part of efforts to push for an "Islamic welfare state." But activists warn that the new authority could jeopardize the lives of women and religious minorities.
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2 years ago+11 11 0The Influence of Buddhism and Taoism in Aleister Crowley’s Work
Writing about Aleister Crowley is a big responsibility. In a world that indoctrinates people into seeing the reality through a lens of duality (God or the Devil, Heaven or Hell, right or wrong), to understand Crowley and his importance to the mystici ...
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2 years ago+14 14 0Our climate projections for 2500 show an Earth that is alien to humans
Climate change predictions often use the year 2100 as an end-point. But it’s important to consider what will happen beyond that, at least up to the year 2500.
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2 years ago+13 13 0Facebook reads and shares WhatsApp private messages: report
Facebook’s encrypted messaging service WhatsApp isn’t as private as it claims, according to a new report. The popular chat app, which touts its privacy features, says parent Facebook can’t read messages sent between users. But an extensive report by ...
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2 years ago+21 21 0New vaccine data prove 'right wing media are killing off their own audiences': Former GOP consultant
Former Republican consultant Matthew Sheffield on Monday pointed to new polling data on the COVID-19 vaccine from Pew Research showing that Republican voters are almost singlehandedly keeping America from ending the COVID-19 pandemic.Overall, the pol ...
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2 years ago+14 14 0Pastafarians Can Now Get a Religious Exemption Form to Avoid Unvaxxed Co-Workers
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2 years ago+15 15 0Apple Unveils Apple Watch Series 7 Featuring Larger Screen Sizes From $399
Apple today announced the Apple Watch Series 7 at its "California Streaming" event, featuring a new larger design, a new Retina display,...
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2 years ago+18 18 0Tesla footage reveals man lied about getting hit by car, police say
A man in Slidell, Louisiana, was arrested after he allegedly lied to police about getting hit by a car in a gas station parking lot on Sept. 3, according to the Slidell Police Department. At about 4 p.m., officers were dispatched to a gas station aft ...
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2 years ago+14 14 0Baby boomers are more sensitive than millennials, according to the largest-ever study on narcissism
A new study, the largest-ever conducted narcissism, looked specifically at hypersensitivity, a trait that helps determine how narcissistic people are. Its findings suggests that, contrary to popular belief, millennials aren’t more sensitive than ...
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2 years ago+4 4 0Toyota Lets Farmers Pay for New Trucks With Corn or Soybeans in Brazil
It's no secret that cars are expensive, especially now. If you're a farmer in a poorer country, it may be tough to come up with the cash you need for a new vehicle. Toyota, as it turns out, has an answer to that. No cash? No problem. Just b ...