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• 5 CES Trends to Watch

  12-01-2021 23:49
  
  CES, the annual gadget show that showcases the buzziest and brightest tech, looks different this year — less Vegas glitz, more internet efficiency
  
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• Forget foldable TVs. Transparent screens are the cool new tech trend

  12-01-2021 23:41 via rss.cnn.com
  
  TVs seem to get bigger, slimmer and more connected each year. But now, in 2021, you can also see right through them.
  
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• Even If You Don’t Drink Daily, Alcohol Can Mess With Your Brain

  12-01-2021 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  You don't have to drink every day to have an Alcohol Use Disorder. Even moderate amounts of alcohol consumption impact brain wiring, dopamine and other neurotransmitters.
  
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• CDC expands COVID-19 testing to all air passengers before entering the US

  12-01-2021 23:15
  CDC expands COVID-19 testing to all air passengers before entering the US
  
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• Drivers and labor union seek to overturn new California Prop 22 law

  12-01-2021 23:14 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The fight over the future of gig economy work in California isn't over.
  
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• Surprising Discovery of Unexpected Quantum Behavior in Insulators Suggests Existence of Entirely New Type of Particle

  12-01-2021 22:38 via scitechdaily.com
  
  In a surprising discovery, Princeton physicists have observed an unexpected quantum behavior in an insulator made from a material called tungsten ditelluride. This phenomenon, known...
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• Businessinsider.co.za | South Africans are downloading Telegram like crazy – and Signal isn’t far behind

  12-01-2021 22:17
  
  WhatsApp – which is stressing that message contents will remain secure – is way down on download charts.
  
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• After social media ban, QAnon warnings of insurrection move to viral text messages

  12-01-2021 21:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  Text messages are being used after Twitter permanently banned President Donald Trump and took particular aim at users who promote QAnon.
  
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• Peeking Inside Human “Mini-Brains” to Understand the Brain, Study Disease and Test New Medicines

  12-01-2021 21:18 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Revealing details of the internal structure of ‘mini-brains’ could help accelerate drug studies and may offer alternatives to some animal testing. ‘Mini-brains’ are pin-head sized...
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• You can now take a 5G-powered virtual tour of The Met

  12-01-2021 20:15 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Pandemic travel restrictions and shelter-in-place orders have made it difficult to access cultural experiences. But a virtual tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City could help ease some of those stuck-at-home blues.
  
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• Analysis: Will deplatforming make Trump and the far-right vanish, move -- or radicalize further?

  12-01-2021 20:15 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Just now, silence may not be that comforting.
  
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• Can You Exercise Too Much? Researchers Look for the Limit of Cardiovascular Benefits From Exercise

  12-01-2021 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Study Finds No Limit to Cardiovascular Benefits of Exercise Physical activity is not only associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, but there is...
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• GM charges up new unit to sell electric delivery vans, gear

  12-01-2021 18:16
  
  General Motors is forming a new business unit to tap the market for delivery vehicles and equipment powered by electricity
  
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• Most Distant Quasar Discovered Sheds Light on How Supermassive Black Holes Grow

  12-01-2021 18:15 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Fully formed just 670 million years after the Big Bang and powered by the earliest known supermassive black hole, the quasar provides insight into the...
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• Silk-Making Is an Ancient Practice That Presents an Ethical Dilemma

  12-01-2021 17:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  Silk production today is based on a process that goes back thousands of years — one that involves killing silkworms. But producers are coming up with cruelty-free alternatives.
  
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• Deutsche Bank: Green New Deal Requires ‘Certain Degree Of Eco-Dictatorship’

  12-01-2021 17:28 via technocracy.news
  
  The Great Reset, aka Green New Deal and Technocracy, requires the complete transformation of all elements of society, from legal frameworks to trade to population control. The global Deutsche Bank has revealed that it will take a “certain degree of eco-dictatorship” to get there. Scientific dictatorship is the key outcome of Technocracy is a civilizational trap of no return. ⁃ TN EditorAn analysis published by Deutsche Bank sharply criticises the “dishonest
  
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• Twitter Purges 70,000 Accounts Since Friday

  12-01-2021 17:08 via technocracy.news
  
  Twitter, like Facebook, Apple, Google and Amazon, thinks it can hide behind its own terms of service while destroying the basic human right to free speech of millions of Americans. Meanwhile, congress and states do nothing to correct them. This is the end result of Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorIn a Monday night blog post, Twitter lays out all the latest details of a historic purge that started with the suspension of president Trump and has escalated into the ban of tens of thousands of conserva
  
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• Parler may be gone for now. That won't stop the calls to violence online

  12-01-2021 17:05 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Parler all but vanished from the internet this week. Major tech platforms, including Apple and Amazon, booted the social network popular with the far-right for what the companies said was a failure to moderate incitement and violent rhetoric on its service that contributed to last week's deadly Capitol riots.
  
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• Disposable Helmet Designed to Retain Cough Droplets, Minimize COVID-19 Transmission

  12-01-2021 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  An open-faced helmet connected to an air filtration pump decreases risk of disease transmission from patients to dentists or otolaryngologists. The risk of infection of...
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• A Late Burst of Climate Denial Extends the Era of Trump Disinformation

  12-01-2021 16:58 via nytimes.com
  
  A Trump administration official, claiming the imprimatur of the White House, has posted a series of papers questioning the established science of climate change.
  
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• Cheers! French wine, vines headed home after year in space

  12-01-2021 16:55
  
  French wine and grapevines are headed back to Earth after a year aboard the International Space Station
  
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• Trump's absence will be felt on social media — but not by his most extreme supporters

  12-01-2021 16:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  Without a megaphone to distribute his views on social media, Trump would have a difficult time influencing other media or finding new people to build his audience.
  
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• Social media crackdown continues after siege of US Capitol

  12-01-2021 16:18
  
  Social media platforms are continuing to crackdown on fringe groups and conspiracy theories following last week’s deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol
  
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• Recognizing the coordinated attacks on the First Amendment

  12-01-2021 16:07 via technocracy.news
  
  By Patrick M. Wood
  America’s foundational rights are set out in the First Amendment. Without the freedoms expressed in that amendment, there is nothing to protect us from totalitarianism, aka Technocracy. Yet we are currently in the midst of a very sustained attack on the right, and the attack is coming via methods too many fail to recognize.
  The First Amendment in the Bill of Rights contains five separate statements that when taken together underscore the necessity of communication requir
  
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• Massive Snowfall Blankets Spain – Heaviest Snowfall in the Region in 50 Years

  12-01-2021 15:49 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Meteorologists declared it the largest snowfall in the region since 1971. Between January 7–9, 2021, a moist, low-pressure weather system over the ocean collided with...
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• Did Dinosaurs Sleep at Night?

  12-01-2021 15:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  Even Tyrannosaurus rexes needed to nap sometimes. A still-growing fossil record is showing how dinosaurs used to doze.
  
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• Panasonic's augmented reality display aims to change the way drivers see roads

  12-01-2021 15:29 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The head-up display, which projects information onto the windshield for drivers, has been available in some cars since 1988. But while over the past decade they've gone from relatively simple information displays like speed and music selections, Panasonic wants to take things to another level by precisely linking up symbols and text with real-world objects and roadways in front of the car.
  
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• Gravitational Wave Search Finds Tantalizing New Clue: Unexplained Fluctuations in Space-Time

  12-01-2021 15:08 via scitechdaily.com
  
  An international team of scientists may be close to detecting faint ripples in space-time that fill the universe. Pairs of black holes billions of times...
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• Climate Change Reduces the Abundance and Diversity of Wild Bees

  12-01-2021 14:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Wild bees are more affected by climate change than by disturbances to their habitats, according to a team of researchers led by Penn State. The...
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• Scientists decry death by 1,000 cuts for world's insects

  12-01-2021 13:44
  
  Scientists worry that the world is losing about 1% or 2% of its insects each year
  
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• Large Clinical Trial Testing Combination Monoclonal Antibody Therapy for Mild/Moderate COVID-19

  12-01-2021 13:23 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A Phase 2/3 clinical trial has begun to evaluate a combination investigational monoclonal antibody therapy for its safety and efficacy in people who have mild...
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• Dishwashing robots and Bluetooth masks: Pandemic products hit tech's biggest show

  12-01-2021 13:18 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A nearly human-sized robot grabs a dish out of a crowded sink with its gripper arms and neatly adds it to the dishwasher. It then sets the table, placing a flower into a vase, and pours a glass of red wine.
  
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• The Universe Is Getting Hot, Hot, Hot – Temperature Has Increased 10-Fold Over the Last 10 Billion Years

  12-01-2021 12:25 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The universe is getting hotter, a new study has found. The study, published in the Astrophysical Journal, probed the thermal history of the universe over the...
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• New Research Shows Poor Gut Health Connected to Severe COVID-19 – Probiotics May Help Patients

  12-01-2021 12:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Severe cases of COVID-19 often include GI symptoms Chronic diseases associated with severe COVID-19 are also associated with altered gut microbiota A growing body of...
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• Boosting a Natural Cellular Process to Protect Lungs From Ventilator-Induced Injury

  12-01-2021 11:18 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Research Suggests Boosting a Natural Cellular Process Could Reduce Damage An unfortunate truth about the use of mechanical ventilation to save the lives of patients...
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• 'Smart' Office Cushions Track Workers by the Seat of Their Pants

  12-01-2021 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  A Chinese tech company wanted to track its employees’ health, but a human resources manager began inquiring about time away from their work stations, setting off a debate about workplace surveillance.
  
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• Ford shuts down a plant because it can't find enough computer chips

  12-01-2021 07:01 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A computer chip shortage has shut down the Louisville, Kentucky, Ford plant this week, the first shutdown because of an industry-wide problem that is expected to spread to many other auto plants in the coming months.
  
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• Study: Wildfires produced up to half of pollution in US West

  12-01-2021 07:01
  
  Researchers say in a new study that wildfire smoke accounted for up to half of all small particle air pollution in parts of the western U.S. in recent years
  
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• The Scary Power of the Companies That Finally Shut Trump Up

  12-01-2021 02:01 via nytimes.com
  
  Tech giants were right to ban the president. We still need to break them up.
  
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• AP PHOTOS: Only ash, shells of homes left on volcano island

  12-01-2021 01:25
  
  The island is a ghost town, its trees just dead sticks in a gray landscape, its homes and school ash-covered and damaged by continuing earthquakes and the explosive volcanic eruption that occurred one year ago.
  Fisherman Rogelito Cacao regularly visits his home on the volcanic island south of the Philippine capital. “I miss our belongings but it is now covered in ash, our livestock like our cow, our horse, our pig, our boat and engines are all covered by the volcano, these are what I miss.
  
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• Facebook bans 'stop the steal' content, 69 days after the election

  12-01-2021 00:27 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Facebook will begin removing all content that mentions the phrase "stop the steal," a full 69 days after Election Day.
  
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• What are your free speech rights on social media?

  12-01-2021 00:10 via nbcnews.com
  Free speech only prevents the government from intruding on speech. The First Amendment does not give a person the right to say whatever they want on a private company’s platform. NBC News’ Danny Cevallos explains big tech’s control over speech and allowing access to their communities.
  
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