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• Uber's delivery service is now bigger than its rides business

  06-08-2020 23:59 via rss.cnn.com
  
  As the pandemic ground its ride-hail business to a halt, Uber's delivery service took on new importance. Now, it's Uber's biggest source of revenue.
  
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• How Strong Were Ancient Humans? Modern-Day Athletes Are a Window to the Past

  06-08-2020 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  To uncover the habits of ancient humans, scientists are studying modern sports stars.
  
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• Hot 'Blob' Points to a Neutron Star Lurking in Supernova 1987A

  06-08-2020 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Astronomers have long suspected a city-sized neutron star hides within the dusty shroud of SN 1987A. And now, they’re closer than ever to proving their case.
  
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• Facebook bans ads from pro-Trump PAC

  06-08-2020 21:49 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Facebook announced Thursday it was banning ads from the The Committee to Defend the President, a pro-Trump super PAC. Facebook did not say how long the ban would last.
  
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• Life After Death: What Human Burial Options Will Look Like in a Sustainable Future

  06-08-2020 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embalming, cremation and casket-making are far from eco-friendly. Some researchers want to return human bodies to the earth naturally.
  
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• Human Composting: How Our Bodies Can Nourish New Life After Death

  06-08-2020 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Embalming, cremation and casket-making are far from eco-friendly. Some researchers want to return human bodies to the earth naturally.
  
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• US special envoy for Iran stepping down - CNN

  06-08-2020 20:54 via news.google.com
  
  US special envoy for Iran stepping down  CNNOld, new U.S. envoys the same - 'they bite off more than they can chew', Iran says  ReutersIran indifferent to Trump envoy’s quitting amid embargo push  Washington PostWith Trump's Iran Envoy Out, Change Is Needed | Opinion  NewsweekWhat the new Iran-China partnership means for the region  Al Jazeera EnglishView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Facebook removes troll farm posing as African-American support for Donald Trump

  06-08-2020 19:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  Facebook also removed thousands of fake accounts linked to conservative media outlet The Epoch Times.
  
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• Apple shines in pandemic with $2 trillion value on horizon

  06-08-2020 19:58
  
  Early in 2020, Apple appeared to be caught in a horrible bind
  
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• FCC Unanimously Approves Amazon’s Plan For 3,236 5G Satellites

  06-08-2020 19:12 via technocracy.news
  
  First Elon Musk, now Jeff Bezos. Both ultra-rich Technocrats are competing to see who can be first to fill space with 5G satellites. For the “good of humanity”, of course. Once their networks are completed, 100 percent of earth will have broadband access while being continuously bathed in 5G radiation. ⁃ TN EditorAmazon is getting serious about space business. Coming shortly after Amazon Web Service’s announcement last month to set up a new business unit dedicat
  
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• 40 Years Ago: Voyager 1 Approaches Saturn

  06-08-2020 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The world was waiting for Voyager's encounter with Saturn's when Discover's debut issue hit newsstands in 1980. Since then, the Voyager spacecraft have boldly gone where no probes have gone before.
  
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• NBCUniversal executive under misconduct investigation leaves amid restructuring

  06-08-2020 18:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  Telegdy faced an internal investigation into allegations of professional misconduct.
  
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• Twitter to label government and state media officials

  06-08-2020 18:27 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Twitter is introducing new labels to better identify accounts belonging to government officials and senior staff of state-backed media, the social media platform announced on Thursday.
  
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• A propaganda battle is playing out in the replies to Trump's tweets

  06-08-2020 18:27 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Researchers at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), a London-based think tank, say they have found pro-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) accounts spamming the replies of President Trump and other US officials about Covid-19 on Twitter.
  
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• Hurricane Alpha? Amped up season forecast, names may run out

  06-08-2020 18:19
  
  Hurricane season has already been busy this year, but forecasters say it should get even nastier soon
  
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• House Democrats to Facebook: 'Do more' about harassment and hate targeting women

  06-08-2020 18:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  The letter was co-signed by more than 60 international lawmakers.
  
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• DNA Bonanza: Blackstone Is Buying Ancestry.com For $4.7 Billion

  06-08-2020 17:06 via technocracy.news
  
  Blackstone Group represents the pinnacle of globalization and the super-rich elite that control it. With Ancestry.com, a host of Technocrats will gain access to the largest pool of information on DNA and family relationships in the world. This is a marketing and social engineering bonanza for Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorBlackstone Group, Inc. said on Wednesday it agreed to acquire genealogy provider Ancestry.com Inc from private equity rivals for $4.7 billion, including debt, placing a big bet
  
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• Latinos rely more on social media as a coronavirus lifeline, Nielsen report finds

  06-08-2020 16:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  Latinos are 57 percent more likely to use social media platforms as a primary source of information about the coronavirus compared with non-Hispanics.
  
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• Government Propaganda Machine Tests “Persuasive Messages For COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake”

  06-08-2020 16:18 via technocracy.news
  
  The global elite is using every trick in the propaganda book to take control over all biological units on earth, that is, your bodies. Make no mistake that our own government isn’t in on this plan, as they are driving the public “messaging” to get people to comply. ⁃ TN EditorThe US Federal government in collaboration with Yale University held clinical trials to determine what the best messaging would be to persuade Americans to take the COVID-19 vaccine when it is ready.
  
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• Nintendo reports 428 percent surge in profits, thanks to lockdown gaming boom

  06-08-2020 15:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  Nintendo's “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” quickly became a hit as players looked for a form of escapism while stuck indoors.
  
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• A Quintillion Calculations a Second: DOE Calculating the Benefits of Exascale and Quantum Computers

  06-08-2020 15:02 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A quintillion calculations a second. That’s one with 18 zeros after it. It’s the speed at which an exascale supercomputer will process information. The Department...
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• New COVID-19 Study Shows Disposed PPE Can Be Turned Into Biofuel

  06-08-2020 14:32 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Plastic from used personal protective equipment (PPE) can, and should, be transformed into renewable liquid fuels — according to a new study, published in the...
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• Nintendo profit jumps more than 400% thanks to the Switch and 'Animal Crossing'

  06-08-2020 14:17 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Nintendo sales are still soaring.
  
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• Discovered in Deep Ocean: New Current That Transports Water to One of World’s Largest “Waterfalls”

  06-08-2020 14:13 via scitechdaily.com
  
  An international team discovered a previously unrecognized ocean current that transports water to one of the world’s largest “waterfalls” in the North Atlantic Ocean: the...
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• Facebook and Twitter remove Trump posts over coronavirus misinformation

  06-08-2020 13:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  "This video includes false claims that a group of people is immune from COVID-19 which is a violation of our policies around harmful COVID misinformation," a Facebook spokesperson said.
  
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• Lithium in Public Drinking Water May Have an Anti-suicidal Effect – “Magic Ion” Has Potential to Improve Community Mental Health

  06-08-2020 13:43 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Naturally occurring lithium in public drinking water may have an anti-suicidal effect – according to a new study from Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS)...
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• Loop Quantum Cosmology Theory: Cosmic Tango Between the Very Small and the Very Large

  06-08-2020 13:03 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Theory of loop quantum cosmology describes how tiny primordial features account for anomalies at the largest scales of the universe. While Einstein’s theory of general...
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• “It Came Alive!” – NASA SpaceX Dragon Astronauts Recount Thrilling Return to Earth & Surprising “Below Zero” Altitude Splashdown

  06-08-2020 12:33 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The #LaunchAmerica mission aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon “Endeavour” spacecraft that brought NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley back to Earth marked the first splashdown...
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• How entrepreneurs are working to weather the economic storm of coronavirus

  06-08-2020 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The coronavirus pandemic has meant entrepreneurship now involves trying to figure out how to operate in a business environment that can shift on a weekly basis.
  
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• Microsoft has a long history in China. That could cut both ways for TikTok

  06-08-2020 11:20 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Microsoft has spent decades building goodwill with Beijing, and that could help its bid to buy TikTok's operations in the United States and a few other countries. That is, unless deteriorating US-China relations get in the way.
  
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• Learning of Foreign Language Sounds Boosted by Non-invasive Nerve Stimulation

  06-08-2020 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research by neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh and University of California San Francisco (UCSF) revealed that a simple, earbud-like device developed at UCSF...
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• Pompeo: 'Untrusted' Chinese apps should be removed from US app stores

  06-08-2020 09:37 via rss.cnn.com
  
  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is urging American companies to remove "untrusted" Chinese-owned technology from their digital networks, as the Trump administration steps up efforts to restrict the reach of Chinese tech in the United States.
  
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• 8 Thrilling Martian Postcards to Celebrate NASA Curiosity Mars Rover’s Anniversary

  06-08-2020 07:32 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The NASA rover touched down eight years ago, on August 5, 2012, and will soon be joined by a second rover, Perseverance. NASA’s Curiosity Mars...
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• Best Moringa Powders, Capsules and Tea Leaf Products in 2020

  06-08-2020 07:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Complete user review guide on the best moringa health supplements of 2020 featuring the top moringa powders, capsules and tea leaf blends to buy with FAQ benefits and side effects research.
  
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• Saturn-Sized Exoplanet Discovered by the Gravitational “Wobble” in the Small, Cool Star It Orbits

  06-08-2020 06:07 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Using the supersharp radio “vision” of the National Science Foundation’s continent-wide Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), astronomers have discovered a Saturn-sized planet closely orbiting a...
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• Twitter temporarily restricted Trump campaign's ability to tweet over false Covid-19 claims

  06-08-2020 03:12 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Twitter said on Wednesday it had restricted President Donald Trump's campaign from tweeting after its account shared a video containing false claims about the coronavirus.
  
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• Understanding Human Evolution: Neanderthal DNA Contributes to Genetic Diversity

  06-08-2020 01:35 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The advent of DNA sequencing has given scientists a clearer insight into the interconnectedness of evolution and the web-like path that different organisms take, splitting...
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• California Labor Commissioner sues Uber and Lyft for alleged wage theft

  06-08-2020 01:15 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Uber and Lyft are facing a new round of legal pressure in their home state of California over how they classify their workers.
  
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• Robots now on the front lines in battle against COVID-19

  06-08-2020 00:54 via nbcnews.com
  
  Robots are taking on tasks in hospitals to reduce exposure risk for frontline health care workers, including operating ventilators, taking inventory and delivering PPE.
  
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• Facebook removes Trump post falsely claiming children are 'almost immune' to Covid-19

  06-08-2020 00:38 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Facebook on Wednesday said it had removed a post from President Donald Trump's page for containing false claims about Covid-19.
  
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• California Labor Commission sues Uber and Lyft for alleged wage theft

  06-08-2020 00:38 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Uber and Lyft are facing a new round of legal pressure in their home state of California over how they classify their workers.
  
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• Astronomical First: Differences Detected Between Discs of Active and Non-Active Galaxies

  06-08-2020 00:24 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A study led by researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), making comparison between the discs of several pairs of spiral galaxies, active...
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• California Labor Commission plans to sue Uber and Lyft for alleged wage theft

  06-08-2020 00:03 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Uber and Lyft are facing a new round of legal pressure in their home state of California over how they classify their workers.
  
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