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2 years ago
+17 17 0TikTok has a plan to avoid getting banned in the US
TikTok CEO Shou Chew has presented written testimony ahead of meeting the US House Energy and Commerce Committee to discuss accusations around the platform's ties to China. Chew is appearing in front of the committee on March 23, 2023, in order ...
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2 years ago
+19 19 0New research finds when small talk becomes awkward, we are more likely to blame ourselves
A recent study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology found that individuals are more likely to blame themselves when casual conversations become difficult. The findings reveal that the self-serving bias you find in many other human activitie ...
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2 years ago
+19 19 0iOS 16.4 Adds Voice Isolation for Cellular Phone Calls
The iOS 16.4 update that is set to be released to the public in the near future includes voice isolation for cellular calls, according to notes that Apple shared today. Apple says that Voice Isolation will prioritize your voice and block out the ambi ...
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2 years ago
+19 19 0Alex Jones reportedly concealing funds to avoid $1.5bn payout to Sandy Hook families
The conspiracy theorist was ordered to pay the families of the victims damages for claims that 2012 shooting was a hoax
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Analysis
2 years ago
+23 23 0Bird Flu Associated with Hundreds of Seal Deaths in New England in 2022, Tufts Researchers Find
A study from Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine is the first to connect highly pathogenic avian influenza to a large scale mortality event in wild mammals.
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Expression
2 years ago
+17 17 0How the Silicon Valley Bank’s Crash Will Impact the Future of Finance
While the government is reassuring depositors that their funds are safe, the collapse has highlighted some fundamental flaws in our banking…
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Current Event
2 years ago
+18 18 0Denzel Washington in Talks to Join Paul Mescal in ‘Gladiator’ Sequel
The Paramount project is set to be a follow-up to Scott’s best picture-winning 2000 feature, which followed Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe), a former general who is forced into being a common gladiator under the rule of Commodus (Joaquin Pho ...
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2 years ago
+15 15 0NASA selects Firefly Aerospace for mission to moon's far side in 2026
NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace to land payloads on the moon and send another into orbit to provide communications with the lunar far side. The mission will use Texas-based Firefly Aerospace's robotic Blue Ghost lander to safely deliver two ...
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2 years ago
+20 20 0Sam Neill: Jurassic Park actor reveals he is being treated for stage-three blood cancer
The actor Sam Neill has revealed that he is being treated for stage-three blood cancer in a candid memoir to be released on Tuesday. In an interview with the Guardian about his book, Did I Ever Tell You This?, the 75-year-old Jurassic Park star discu ...
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2 years ago
+15 15 0GPT-4 Faked Being Blind So a TaskRabbit Worker Would Solve a CAPTCHA
Fully intent on being the next Skynet, OpenAI has released GPT-4, its most robust AI to date that the company claims is even more accurate while generating language and even better at solving problems. GPT-4 is so good at its job, in fact, that it re ...
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2 years ago
+20 20 0'My watch warned me I had an undiagnosed heart condition'
A man has credited his digital watch for pointing medics towards an undiagnosed heart condition. Author Adam Croft, 36, from Flitwick in Bedfordshire, awoke to find his Apple device had been alerting him throughout the night that his heart was in atr ...
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2 years ago
+27 27 0 x 1Google To Make Changes To Android In India After Antitrust Setback
Google said on Wednesday it will allow device makers in India to license its individual apps for pre-installation and give an option to users to choose their default search engine, announcing sweeping changes to how its Android system operates.
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2 years ago
+12 12 0How a Lone Researcher Faced Down Millions of Army Ants on the March in Ecuador
Renowned entomologist Frank Nischk remembers when the determined insects tried to invade a field station. One afternoon, I was sitting on the veranda at the small research station in the reserve. I was alone, because my botanical colleagues were busy ...
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2 years ago
+19 19 0White House says intelligence shows Russia is stirring unrest in Moldova
The White House says that U.S. intelligence officials have determined that people with ties to the Russian intelligence community are planning to stage protests in Moldova in hopes of toppling the Moldovan government.
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2 years ago
+4 4 0WWE in talks with state gambling regulators to legalize betting on scripted match results
WWE is in talks with state gambling regulators in Michigan and Colorado to legalize betting on high-profile matches.
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2 years ago
+19 19 0Ford applies for patent that allows automaker to repossess cars remotely
Ford Motor Co. has applied for a patent on a system designed to try and get people to clear up late car payments that, when all else fails, could lead to cars driving themselves to repo lots. A patent application from Ford Global Technologies was fil ...
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2 years ago
+15 15 0Catholic church uses paedophile’s death to try to block NSW survivor’s lawsuit
Case is latest in series where church seeks to capitalise on landmark ruling that a priest’s death meant church could not receive a fair trial
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2 years ago
+12 12 0The Moon needs its own time zone, says ESA
For one thing, lunar satnav isn't gonna work with Earth's systems
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2 years ago
+27 27 0Apple suppliers are in a rush to leave China, says AirPods maker
GoerTek says that it is investing $280 million in a new plant in Vietnam, as US buyers are pressing it — and all suppliers — to leave China.
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2 years ago
+21 21 0Dystopian games: how contemporary stories critique capitalism through deadly competition
If our nightmares change, what does that tell us about our waking lives? Dystopian stories, from novels and films to games, have often been considered a pessimistic reflection on the direction society is going in.




















