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• This $25,000 meditation pod that looks like an egg is designed be installed in offices and airports — here's how it works

  13-09-2020 12:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  OpenSeed sells meditation pods designed to help people relax.
  The 50-square-foot pods start at $25,000.
  They use lighting, aromatherapy, and sound for guided meditation experiences. 
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  Offices, hotels, and other features of daily life (back when they were open) can be stressful.OpenSeed says it has a solution, in the form of 1,000-lb meditation pods that look like something that fell off a UFO. According to the company, t
  
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• A seaweed-based rum is giving this company a new lease on life after COVID-19 decimated its bartending business

  13-09-2020 12:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  The Yorkshire Explorer Distillery makes rum using local seaweed. Its first batch sold out in less than two weeks.
  Though the company launched two years ago as side business to an events company, the sales of its gin and rum have allowed both businesses to stay afloat during the pandemic.
  The company credits the rum's success to its emphasis on local produce and natural ingredients.
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  Alcohol sales have boomed during the pandemi
  
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• Roger Stone calls for Trump to declare 'martial law' if he loses the election, and order the arrest of Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, and the Clintons

  13-09-2020 11:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Roger Stone, a former Trump adviser, urged President Trump to declare "martial law" is he loses the election in November. 
  In an interview with the far-right Infowars site, Stone called for Trump to form a special task force of federal agents to "physically stand in the way of criminal activity" in the election.
  He repeated Trump's baseless accusations that the election result would be fraudulent, as polls show Democratic candidate Joe Biden maintaining a
  
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• Elon Musk blasted fellow billionaire Bill Gates, saying he's clueless about electric trucks

  13-09-2020 11:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Tesla CEO Elon Musk blasted Bill Gates, saying "he has no clue" about the viability of electric trucks.
  Musk was responding to a Twitter user who asked how he felt about Gates' declaration that electric vehicles weren't practical for long-haul journeys.
  Gates wrote in the August post: "Electricity works when you need to cover short distances, but we need a different solution for heavy, long-haul vehicles."
  Tesla unveiled its Semi truck
  
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• Even if Elon Musk's Neuralink brain chip never gives us telepathy, it could do wonders for animal testing

  13-09-2020 11:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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  Elon Musk hosted a live demo from his company Neuralink on August 28 that showed a pig named Gertrude with a computer chip relaying live signals from her brain.
  The chip is proof-of-concept for Neuralink's stated aim of getting its technology into humans, to treat neurological conditions and, according to Musk, one day merge human consciousness with computers.
  Neuroscientist Prof. Andrew Jackson told Business Insider even if the technology fa
  
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• Facebook says it's removing false claims that antifa arsonists started the Oregon wildfires

  13-09-2020 04:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Fire damage is seen in Mill City, Ore., Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020.
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  A Facebook spokesman said Saturday evening the company will remove false claims circulating on its platform about extremists setting fires in Oregon.
  The false rumors have alleged that members of the far-left antifa movement, or the far-right Proud Boys group, have been starting the deadly wildfires that have forced tens of thousands to evacuate.
  Multiple local and federal law enforcement agencies
  
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• Delta pitches itself as the safe choice for pandemic travel by tackling coronavirus risks in the plane, at the security line, and on the jet bridge

  13-09-2020 04:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Delta's moving beyond cleaning planes, with new programs to tackle COVID-19 in the airport.
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  Delta Air Lines has introduced two new anti-coronavirus programs at some airports.
  The airline has rolled out new anti-microbial bins at security checkpoints, and new air filters on jet bridges.
  The moves come as hobbled airlines try to convince passengers that travel is safe during the pandemic.
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• Oregon officials said they are preparing for a 'mass fatality incident' as 500,000 people stand in evacuation zones from the wildfires ravaging the West Coast

  13-09-2020 02:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sandra and Daniela Reyes comfort Isaias Reyes while visiting their damaged trailer home after the wildfires destroyed a neighborhood in Bear Creek, Phoenix, Oregon, U.S., September 10, 2020.
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  Oregon officials say they're preparing for a "mass fatality incident" as wildfires continue to spread throughout the state.
  There are currently six reported deaths in Oregon due to the fires that have devastated millions of acres, and 40,000 residents have been evacuated, with 500,000
  
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• Pence will no longer appear at a fundraiser hosted by a couple that publicly supported QAnon

  13-09-2020 00:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  US Vice President Mike Pence attends the 19th September 11 commemoration ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York, September 11, 2020.
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  Vice President Mike Pence will no longer attend a fundraiser hosted by a couple who has publicly supported the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory, The Associated Press reported.
  The president's campaign for re-election confirmed Saturday to the Associated Press that Pence's schedule had been changed,
  
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