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• YouTube suspends Trump’s channel for at least a week

  13-01-2021 23:54
  
  YouTube suspended U.S. President Donald Trump’s channel for at least a week amid concerns around “ongoing potential for violence,” making it the latest platform to limit the president’s online activities
  
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• Apple, utility each give $25M to Black college learning hub

  13-01-2021 23:34
  Apple and a major utility are each giving $25 million to launch a learning center and business incubator for students of historically Black colleges and universities
  
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• How Medieval Europe Finally Ditched Roman Numerals

  13-01-2021 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Hindu-Arabic number system we use in everyday life was truly revolutionary. Why did it take so long for the West to embrace it?
  
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• Parler CEO says social media app, favored by Trump supporters, may not return

  13-01-2021 22:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  Social media platform Parler may never get back online, said its CEO John Matze.
  
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• 'Locked Down' turns quarantine into a romantic heist movie for the Covid time capsule - CNN

  13-01-2021 22:45
  'Locked Down' turns quarantine into a romantic heist movie for the Covid time capsule  CNNHBO Max’s COVID Heist Rom-Com Has Too Much Rom-Com, Not Enough Heist  SlateLocked Down review – Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor's pandemic stinker  The Guardian'Locked Down': Film Review  Hollywood ReporterLocked Down Review: HBO Max Offers a Bizarre Movie for Bizarre Times  ColliderView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Best CES 2021 laptops: Top notebooks, 2-in-1s, and ultraportables - ZDNet

  13-01-2021 22:41
  Best CES 2021 laptops: Top notebooks, 2-in-1s, and ultraportables  ZDNetAcer at CES 2021: Acer Aspires To Ryzen 5000  AnandTechAcer unveils new Predator Triton and Helios gaming notebooks alongside Nitro 5 refresh  XDA DevelopersCES 2021: Acer boosts Nitro and Aspire laptops with AMD processors  TechRadarAcer’s new Predator Triton 300 SE is an ultrapowerful, ultralight gaming laptop  The VergeView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Trump impeached a second time on charge of “incitement of insurrection” - The Denver Post

  13-01-2021 22:26
  Trump impeached a second time on charge of “incitement of insurrection”  The Denver PostTrump releases video calling for calm but doesn't mention impeachment  CNNImpeachment will only worsen the GOP's legitimacy crisis  The WeekNancy Pelosi offers Republicans an impeachment gift, again: Will they take it this time?  USA TODAYCan Republicans Bounce Back Post-Trump Like They Did After Nixon?  New York MagazineView Full Coverage on Googl
  
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• Intel replaces its chief executive after a rocky stretch

  13-01-2021 22:20
  
  Intel is replacing its CEO after only two years, but it has been a rough stretch for the chipmaker
  
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• NTSB says vehicle battery fires pose risks to 1st responders

  13-01-2021 22:07
  
  U.S. safety investigators say electric vehicle fires pose risks to first responders, and manufacturers have inadequate guidelines to keep them safe
  
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• What to expect at Samsung's Galaxy S21 smartphone launch

  13-01-2021 21:43 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Samsung is set to update its Galaxy smartphone line about a month ahead of its typical launch schedule.
  
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• TikTok launches program to support Black creatives

  13-01-2021 21:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  The program, which will take on 100 Black creators and music artists, includes town halls, forums and educational events.
  
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• Rudy Giuliani Loses Honorary Degree From Middlebury College in Capitol Riot's Aftermath - Newsweek

  13-01-2021 21:31
  Rudy Giuliani Loses Honorary Degree From Middlebury College in Capitol Riot's Aftermath  NewsweekLawyers face fallout from fueling Trump’s false claims of election fraud  The GuardianGiuliani says 'trial by combat' remark was 'Game of Thrones' reference - Business Insider  Business InsiderTrump has told staff not to pay Rudy Giuliani over irritation at being impeached again  KMOV.comVermont college revokes honorary degree for Giuliani | TheHill 
  
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• New 'Columbus strain' of coronavirus evolved in the US - Livescience.com

  13-01-2021 21:16
  
  New 'Columbus strain' of coronavirus evolved in the US  Livescience.comOhio researchers say they've identified two new Covid strains likely originating in the U.S.  CNBCOSU Wexner Medical Center finds new strain of COVID-19 in Ohio  NBC4 ColumbusWexner turning the Schott into a COVID-19 vaccination site  NBC4 WCMH-TV2 new coronavirus variants that likely originated in US identified in Ohio: researchers  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Kris Jenner Reacts To Jeffree Star Rumors Amid The Kim Kardashian Divorce Drama - HollywoodLife

  13-01-2021 20:37
  
  Kris Jenner Reacts To Jeffree Star Rumors Amid The Kim Kardashian Divorce Drama  HollywoodLifeKim Kardashian Proves the Puffer Jacket Is Here to Stay in This Trendy Leather Pants Ensemble  Yahoo LifestyleJeffree Star Claims A ‘Wild’ Amount Of Rappers Slide Into His DMs After Denying Kanye West Affair  HollywoodLifeKim Kardashian Concerned About 'Permanent Split' from Kanye West Affecting Their Kids: Source  PEOPLEKim Kardashian is ‘over&r
  
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• Earth to reach temperature tipping point in next 20 to 30 years, new study finds - Phys.org

  13-01-2021 20:00
  Earth to reach temperature tipping point in next 20 to 30 years, new study finds  Phys.orgTropical rainforests may begin pumping out carbon dioxide by 2050  New Scientist NewsEarth set to reach deadly 'tipping point' with carbon sinks turning into carbon sources  Daily MailClimate change: Kiwi-led study finds terrifying tipping point possibly only 20 years away  NewshubEarth may reach temperature 'tipping point' in two decades, NZ professors find in startl
  
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• This Keurig-like machine for soft serve ice cream is what the world really needs

  13-01-2021 19:52 via rss.cnn.com
  
  It's a rocky road to disrupt the ice cream industry, but sundae you may get your soft serve from a pod.
  
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• Welcome to 'Hail Alley,' a U.S. Region Prone to Pelting Ice

  13-01-2021 19:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  A few unfortunate factors make some western states more susceptible to strong, damaging storms. Researchers are collecting data to better predict when hail will fall.
  
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• Brazil downgrades efficacy of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine | TheHill - The Hill

  13-01-2021 19:41
  Brazil downgrades efficacy of Chinese COVID-19 vaccine | TheHill  The HillChinese Covid-19 vaccine far less effective than initially claimed in Brazil, sparking concerns  CNNDisappointing Chinese Vaccine Results Pose Setback for Developing World  The New York TimesSinovac: Brazil results show Chinese vaccine 50.4% effective  BBC NewsBrazil researchers now say China's Sinovac vaccine is 50% effective — lower than announced earlier  CNBCView
  
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• TikTok tightens privacy features for younger users

  13-01-2021 19:30
  
  A month after federal regulators ordered it to disclose how its practices affect children and teenagers, TikTok is tightening its privacy practices for the under-18 crowd
  
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• Trump pushed for a moon landing in 2024. It’s not going to happen. - Washington Post

  13-01-2021 18:57
  Trump pushed for a moon landing in 2024. It’s not going to happen.  Washington PostNASA TV to Air Hot Fire Test of Rocket Core Stage for Artemis Missions  NASANASA helps cement plan to return to the moon  Fox NewsNASA is finally ready to test-fire the engines of its SLS megarocket  Space.comArea residents advised to expect elevated propulsion test acoustics - Picayune Item  Picayune ItemView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury - Official Gameplay Overview Trailer - IGN

  13-01-2021 18:50
  
  Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury - Official Gameplay Overview Trailer  IGNNintendo Aula, Switch Pro, Switch 4K, Switch 2 - rumors fly as Nintendo launches the Switch Mario Red & Blue Edition console for US$299.99  Notebookcheck.netSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury - Overview Trailer - Nintendo Switch  NintendoDaisy Is Trending Following Super Mario 3D World Rumor  ComicBook.comUniversal Studios Japan delays Super Nintendo World's opening once ag
  
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• EU court opinion leaves Facebook more exposed over privacy

  13-01-2021 17:56
  
  An adviser to the European Union’s top court says any EU country’s privacy watchdog can take legal action against companies like Facebook over cross-border violations of the bloc’s strict privacy rules, not just the company’s lead regulator
  
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• Apple announces latest efforts for $100 million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative

  13-01-2021 17:07 via nbcnews.com
  
  Apple on Wednesday announced its latest set of major donations as part of its $100 million initiative to help dismantle systemic barriers.
  
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• CBS interview: Tim Cook talks REJI projects, Parler possibly returning to the App Store, goals for 2021 - 9to5Mac

  13-01-2021 16:29
  CBS interview: Tim Cook talks REJI projects, Parler possibly returning to the App Store, goals for 2021  9to5MacApple commits $100 million to minority education, business development  CBS This MorningApple just made a huge announcement that no one saw coming  BGRImpeachment: Tim Cook Says Trump Should Be Held Accountable for Capitol Riot  Bloomberg Quicktake: NowParler must up moderation for return to iPhone app store: Apple CEO - Business Insider &nb
  
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• Just Whose Coup Is It, Anyway?

  13-01-2021 16:15 via technocracy.news
  
  by Patrick M. Wood
  From the day that I started to write about globalization 45 years ago, my co-author, the late Professor Antony C. Sutton, drilled into my brain “Follow the money, follow the power.” This has served me well throughout the years.
  Today, we must also add, “Follow the DATA, follow the power.” Of course, data is money and it is the addiction of Technocrats everywhere.
  Big Tech, which is chock full of hard-core Technocrats, just killed up-and-coming social me
  
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• Prince Charles Jawbones Corporations To Sign ‘Earth Charter’

  13-01-2021 16:06 via technocracy.news
  
  British Royalty has announced a megalomaniac program called “Terra Carta” and is urging all businesses to sign the Earth Charter, which “seeks to inspire in all peoples a sense of global interdependence and shared responsibility for the well-being of the human family, the greater community of life, and future generations.” ⁃ TN Editor
  Read The Earth Charter Here…
  The Prince of Wales has launched a new charter in order to promote sustainable practices within t
  
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• Pinduoduo under fire as China turns on its tech titans

  13-01-2021 15:32 via rss.cnn.com
  
  One of China's most prominent e-commerce companies is facing intense public backlash over allegations that it overworks its employees. It's a sign that scrutiny of the country's tech champions is broadening, and could become even more intense.
  
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• UK Gov’t Hires Men To Stand In Public With TV On Head For Pandemic Propaganda

  13-01-2021 14:56 via technocracy.news
  
  If 1984 hasn’t arrived in America just yet, it certainly has taken over in the UK. The picture says it all: roaming teletubbies with TV’s on their shoulders proclaiming the latest COVID propaganda from the Ministry of Truth. Bizarre. ⁃ TN EditorIn one of the most desperate and bizarre moves yet, a local government in the UK has begun recruiting men to walking the streets with TVs strapped over their heads, supposedly to help police during a highly unpopular lockdown.
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• The tech industry used 'the nuclear option' to crack down on violent groups organizing online

  13-01-2021 14:43 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Twitter's decision to ban President Donald Trump from its platform on Friday sent shock waves through the political and tech worlds. But a different tech crackdown that began later that night and continued through the weekend arguably has the potential to shift how people think about the internet and the companies that power it.
  
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• Mount Fuji’s Missing Snow – Japan’s Iconic Mountain Looks Different

  13-01-2021 14:07 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The lack of snow cover in December left Japan’s iconic mountain looking a little different than usual. Even as record snowfall has clobbered Japan’s western...
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• Businessinsider.co.za | TikTok will make under-16s' accounts private by default to protect them from potential groomers

  13-01-2021 13:25
  
  Tiktok, the short video app beloved by teens, changed its rules so any under-16 will have to actively approve friend requests.
  
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• Fatal Attraction: Bats With White-Nose Syndrome Prefer Deadly Habitats Despite the Consequences

  13-01-2021 13:07 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Since 2006, a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome has caused sharp declines in bat populations across the eastern United States. The fungus that causes the...
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• Businessinsider.co.za | What to know about Signal, the secure messaging app that keeps all of your conversations private

  13-01-2021 12:07
  
  Signal is a free messaging app that uses end-to-end encryption to keep your messages and files private.
  
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• SpaceX Demo 2 Mission Launches into History

  13-01-2021 12:05 via scitechdaily.com
  
  In this black and white infrared image, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission...
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• Pioneering Research Reveals How Teeth Functioned and Evolved in Giant Mega-Sharks

  13-01-2021 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A pioneering study by University of Bristol researchers finds that the evolution of teeth in the giant prehistoric shark Megalodon and its relatives was a...
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• How China battles a COVID-19 resurgence - Los Angeles Times

  13-01-2021 11:00
  
  How China battles a COVID-19 resurgence  Los Angeles TimesChina reports 153 new coronavirus cases, biggest daily Covid-19 jump in months  South China Morning PostChina Places Over 22 Million on Lockdown Amid New Covid Wave  The New York TimesCautious optimism as Beijing presses ahead with ‘two sessions’  South China Morning PostChinese province of 37m declares 'emergency' to control virus  Medical XpressView Full Coverage on Google Ne
  
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• Upper Ocean Temperatures Hit Record High in 2020 – Poses “A Severe Risk to Human and Natural Systems”

  13-01-2021 10:13 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Even with the COVID-19-related small dip in global carbon emissions due to limited travel and other activities, the ocean temperatures continued a trend of breaking...
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• Genetic Diversity Project Adds Missing Pieces to Human Diversity Puzzle

  13-01-2021 09:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  International Ukraine Genetic Diversity Project finds a quarter of the genetic variation in Europe, dramatically increasing information on population diversity and medical genetic variation. Today,...
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• CES 2021 highlights: see-through TVs, a rollable smartphone and ice cream pods

  13-01-2021 08:36 via rss.cnn.com
  
  We're two days into this year's virtual Consumer Electronics Show, and we've already seen big tech announcements from companies like LG, Razer, and even Yves Saint-Laurent and L'Oreal. From a "rollable" smartphone and transparent TVs to a $299 lipstick mixer, here are the highlights from the tech trade show so far.
  
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• College Campuses Are COVID-19 Superspreaders – Local Campus Outbreaks Rapidly Spread Across the Entire County

  13-01-2021 07:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  College campuses are at risk of becoming COVID-19 superspreaders for their entire county, according to a new vast study that shows the striking danger of...
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• YouTube takes action against Trump, bans uploads for at least 7 days

  13-01-2021 06:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  YouTube's issuance of "a strike" comes after social media platforms suspended the president over concerns about violence.
  
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• New Horizons Spacecraft Data Shows There Are Far Fewer Galaxies in the Universe Than Previously Thought

  13-01-2021 06:08 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New measurements of the sky’s blackness show galaxies only number in the hundreds of billions. How dark is the sky, and what does that tell...
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• YouTube is suspending President Donald Trump's channel

  13-01-2021 05:59 via rss.cnn.com
  
  YouTube is suspending President Donald Trump's channel for at least one week, and potentially longer, after his channel earned a strike under the platform's policies, the company said Tuesday evening.
  
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• Amazon slams Parler in court reply and invokes Big Tech's liability shield

  13-01-2021 04:39 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Amazon Web Services filed its response to Parler's lawsuit on Tuesday, blaming the social media platform favored by the far-right for filing a "meritless claim" against the cloud computing giant and citing a liability shield often maligned by President Donald Trump: Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934.
  
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• Righting a Wrong, Nuclear Physicists Improve Precision of Neutrino Research

  13-01-2021 03:29 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a new study clears up a discrepancy regarding the biggest contributor of unwanted background signals...
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• CES 2021 hightlights: see-through TVs, a rollable smartphone and ice cream pods

  13-01-2021 02:25 via rss.cnn.com
  
  We're two days into this year's virtual Consumer Electronics Show, and we've already seen big tech announcements from companies like LG, Razer, and even Yves Saint-Laurent and L'Oreal. From a "rollable" smartphone and transparent TVs to a $299 lipstick mixer, here are the highlights from the tech trade show so far.
  
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• Native Biodiversity Collapse in the Eastern Mediterranean – Most Native Species Are Going Locally Extinct

  13-01-2021 02:19 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Most native species are going locally extinct, while introduced tropical species thrive. The coastline of Israel is one of the warmest areas in the Mediterranean...
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• Why messaging app Signal is surging in popularity right now

  13-01-2021 01:47 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Users have flocked to encrypted messaging app Signal by the millions in recent days — bringing it to the No. 1 spot on both Google Play Store and Apple App Store's top free apps lists this week.
  
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• Some Uber, Lyft drivers sue over California ballot measure

  13-01-2021 01:40
  
  Drivers for app-based ride-hailing and delivery services are suing to overturn a California ballot initiative that makes them independent contractors instead of employees eligible for benefits and job protections
  
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• Newton’s Principia: A Story of Lost and Stolen Books and Scrupulous Detective Work Across Continents

  13-01-2021 01:09 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Hundreds of Copies of Newton’s Principia Found in New Census In a story of lost and stolen books and scrupulous detective work across continents, a...
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