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• MacKenzie Scott, formerly Bezos, says she has given away $1.7 billion of her wealth so far

  28-07-2020 23:50 via rss.cnn.com
  
  MacKenzie Scott, formerly MacKenzie Bezos, has already donated nearly $1.7 billion of her fortune to a variety of organizations and causes after pledging last year to give most of it away during her lifetime.
  
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• The 6 Most Iconic Ancient Artifacts That Continue to Captivate

  28-07-2020 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Get the stories behind some of archaeology's most famous finds — from the Dead Sea Scrolls, to the Rosetta Stone, to King Tut's mask and more.
  
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• Dark money and PAC's coordinated 'reopen' push are behind doctors' viral hydroxychloroquine video

  28-07-2020 21:06 via nbcnews.com
  
  The virality of the video underscores the difficulty in moderating coronavirus misinformation as treatments and public health responses have become more political.
  
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• Virgin Galactic's rocket plane will use 16 cameras to capture space tourists' every move

  28-07-2020 20:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
  When Virgin Galactic's tourism customers take their quarter-million dollar ride to the edge of space, they'll strap themselves into custom-made reclining seats and blast into the upper atmosphere before spending a few minutes floating in microgravity — all while an on-board camera system captures their next social media posts.
  
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• Yes, CBD Creams Relieve Pain. But Science is Still Learning About the Benefits and Risks

  28-07-2020 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Topical CBD creams can treat pain, discomfort and inflammation. Here’s what science knows about how they work.
  
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• Revel suspends NYC scooter service after 2nd fatal crash

  28-07-2020 18:59
  
  A ride-sharing scooter startup said Tuesday it is suspending operations in New York City after a second fatal crash in less than two weeks
  
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• In reversal, CES gadget show won't be in-person after all

  28-07-2020 18:51
  
  CES, one of the world’s biggest technology conferences, won’t be held in person next year, a reversal from May when organizers said it still planned to go ahead with a smaller show in Las Vegas
  
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• Twitter temporarily restricts Donald Trump Jr.'s account after he posts video claiming masks are unnecessary

  28-07-2020 17:29 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Twitter restricted Donald Trump Jr.'s ability to tweet after he posted a video featuring a doctor making false claims about coronavirus cures and stating that people "don't need masks" to prevent the virus from spreading, a Twitter spokesperson said Tuesday.
  
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• Social media giants remove viral video with false coronavirus claims that Trump retweeted

  28-07-2020 17:29 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A video featuring a group of doctors making false and dubious claims related to the coronavirus was removed by Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube after going viral online Monday.
  
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• 'Ellen DeGeneres Show' workplace under investigation by WarnerMedia

  28-07-2020 17:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  WarnerMedia’s employee relations group and a third-party firm are interviewing current and former employees about their experiences working for the show.
  
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• Bill Gates: From Bioethics To Eugenics

  28-07-2020 17:18 via technocracy.news
  
  Bill Gates is not the only Technocrat who believes in eugenics, but he is certainly the figurehead. Social engineering, death panels, population reduction, vaccinations, etc., all play into a world of other people deciding your fate on planet earth. Gates has the entire medical industry panting after his loopy ideology. ⁃ TN EditorOne of the iconic moments from my Who Is Bill Gates? documentary is the clip of Gates at the 2010 Aspen Ideas Festival discussing a
  
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• Online Science Talks For All Ages, Brought to You by Your Local Library

  28-07-2020 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A new summer series called Summer Reading Meets Citizen Science is designed to keep students and adults engaged with reading and research to prevent “summer slide” learning loss.
  
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• Revel suspends service in New York after second death in less than two weeks

  28-07-2020 16:59 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Revel suspended its electric moped service in New York City on Tuesday following a second death on its electric vehicles in 11 days.
  
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• Trilateral Susan Rice Still Being Considered As Biden’s VP Pick

  28-07-2020 16:46 via technocracy.news
  
  Susan Rice is a consummate “deep state” operator who is connected to the elitist Trilateral Commission. She is wicked-smart, short on ethics and well-accepted in elite circles. If such a pair could win in November, she almost certainly would inherit the Presidency before Biden’s term is up. ⁃ TN EditorIn the Oval Office many mornings, as Joe Biden sat in a chair next to President Barack Obama, Susan Rice would take her usual spot on a nearby couch and brief them on sensit
  
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• Google Eyes Smart Tattoos That Turn Skin Into Touchpad

  28-07-2020 16:31 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocrats invent because they can, not because there is a real need to do so. In this case, that age-old dream of merging technology with the human condition is clearly seen. Doesn’t everyone need a touchpad on their arm? ⁃ TN EditorGoogle is working on smart tattoos that, when applied to skin, will transform the human body into a living touchpad via embedded sensors
  Google is working on smart tattoos that, when applied to skin, will transform the human body into a living touc
  
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• Twitter temporarily limits Donald Trump Jr.'s account

  28-07-2020 16:30 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Twitter has limited some functionality on Donald Trump Jr.'s account after he tweeted a video that ran afoul of the company's policies on Covid-19 misinformation, a Twitter spokesperson confirmed to CNN Business on Tuesday.
  
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• India is blocking more apps in the wake of the TikTok ban

  28-07-2020 16:30 via rss.cnn.com
  
  India is banning dozens more apps and reportedly reviewing hundreds of others from well-known Chinese companies, as tensions between the world's most populous countries continue to rise.
  
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• Is tech too powerful? Congress plans to grill the CEOs of the biggest companies

  28-07-2020 16:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  The executives of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are set to face hours of questions from members of the House’s antitrust subcommittee.
  
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• Going back to work or school? An algorithm may warn you to keep your distance from others

  28-07-2020 15:40 via rss.cnn.com
  
  At an acrylic fiber factory in Callao, Peru, surveillance cameras and artificial intelligence are tackling a pandemic-era challenge: making sure workers are wearing face masks and staying at least six feet apart.
  
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• Return of the Zombie Cicadas: Manipulative Qualities of Fungal-Infected Flyers Unearthed

  28-07-2020 13:36 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Mind games aren’t exclusive to humans.  Cicadas infected with the parasitic fungus Massospora unknowingly engage in trickery with their fellow insects, resulting in effective disease...
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• This buzzy new AI can make human-sounding recipes, but they still taste gross

  28-07-2020 13:35 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Last week I whipped up a batch of watermelon cookies. The recipe called for watermelon, of course, along with sugar, flour, an egg white, and a few other ingredients. The directions were pretty simple: stir the watermelon gently in a saucepan filled with sugar water over medium-high heat, add in the egg white, and mix in flour, baking powder and salt.
  
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• Amazon takes on the UK's biggest supermarkets with free food delivery

  28-07-2020 13:35 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Amazon has started offering free grocery deliveries to Prime members in London and the surrounding area as it seeks to cash in on Britain's coronavirus-induced online shopping boom and take on stores such as Tesco, Sainsbury's and Ocado.
  
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• Incredible Science of NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Captured in New Video

  28-07-2020 12:58 via scitechdaily.com
  
  With a targeted launch date of July 30, 2020, the next robotic scientist NASA is sending to the Red Planet has big ambitions. Scheduled to...
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• “Bad Exosomes” – Cell Communication Mechanism That Drives Cancer Adaptation Discovered

  28-07-2020 12:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Collaborative Cancer Research UK-funded studies from University of Oxford researchers have uncovered a new mechanism by which cancer cells adapt to the stresses they encounter...
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• The Groundbreaking Scientist Who Risked All in Pursuit of His Beliefs

  28-07-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  “A Dominant Character,” by Samanth Subramanian, recounts the turbulent life of J.B.S. Haldane, the great British biologist and political activist.
  
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• Astrophysicist Investigates: Possibility of Life Below the Surface of Mars

  28-07-2020 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A rover expected to explore below the surface of Mars in 2022 has the potential to provide more insights The findings published in Scientific Reports,...
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• Fusion Energy Era: ITER Assembly Begins – World’s Largest Science Project to Replicate the Fusion Power of the Sun

  28-07-2020 10:04 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Fusion: Future source of carbon-free, abundant, safe and economic energy; Leaders of EU, France, China, India, Japan, Korea, Russia & US make announcement together. French...
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• Too Much Mars? Let’s Discuss Other Worlds

  28-07-2020 08:59 via nytimes.com
  
  Two veteran space journalists discuss why so much attention and budget seems to be directed to the red planet.
  
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• How NASA Found the Ideal Hole on Mars to Land In

  28-07-2020 08:59 via nytimes.com
  
  Jezero crater, the destination of the Perseverance rover, is a promising place to look for evidence of extinct Martian life.
  
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• Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube scrub platforms of viral video making false coronavirus claims

  28-07-2020 07:05 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A video featuring a group of doctors making false and dubious claims related to the coronavirus was removed by Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube after going viral online Monday.
  
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• New Calculation of Hubble’s Constant and Age of Universe Using 50 Galaxies

  28-07-2020 07:05 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Study led by a University of Oregon physicist reconfigures a distance-calculation technique built around empirical observations. Using known distances of 50 galaxies from Earth to...
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• Seaweed Extract Outperforms Remdesivir in Blocking COVID-19 Virus in Cell Studies

  28-07-2020 05:49 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Heparin, a common anitcoagulent, could also form basis of a viral trap for SARS-CoV-2. In a test of antiviral effectiveness against the virus that causes...
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• Orca who carried her dead calf for 1,000 miles is pregnant

  28-07-2020 02:00
  
  Pregnancy carries special meaning for region that grieved the death of her calf.
  
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• Trump is moving forward with his plan to regulate social media

  28-07-2020 01:37 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The Trump administration took a key step on Monday toward fulfilling the president's executive order on social media, formally asking the FCC to develop regulations that could apply to Facebook, Twitter and other tech platforms.
  
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• Artificial Intelligence Identifies Prostate Cancer With Near-Perfect Accuracy

  28-07-2020 00:30 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A study published today (July 27, 2020) in The Lancet Digital Health by UPMC and University of Pittsburgh researchers demonstrates the highest accuracy to date in...
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• Cyberstalker gets 4 years in prison for 'war' on woman

  28-07-2020 00:03
  
  A 27-year-old Maryland man has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for his year-long cyberstalking campaign against an ex-girlfriend
  
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