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• US blacklists Xiaomi, CNOOC, Skyrizon, raising heat on China

  15-01-2021 23:30 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The U.S. government has blacklisted Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp. and China’s third-largest national oil company for alleged military links, heaping pressure on Beijing in President Donald Trump's last week in office
  
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• Can Animals Be Right- or Left-Pawed?

  15-01-2021 23:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  Many creatures favor one side of the body over another, just as humans do. Scientists are interested in learning what makes animals right or left-pawed, so to speak, because it offer fascinating insights into evolution and brain development.
  
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• WhatsApp delays new privacy policy as users flee to rival apps

  15-01-2021 23:13 via rss.cnn.com
  
  WhatsApp is delaying the release of a new update following mass confusion over what data it shares with its parent company, Facebook.
  
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• Ancient DNA Reveals Secrets of the “Terrifying” Dire Wolf – Famous From Game of Thrones

  15-01-2021 23:04 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The iconic, prehistoric dire wolf, which prowled through Los Angeles and elsewhere in the Americas over 11 millennia ago, was a distinct species from the...
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• Online far-right movements fracture in wake of Capitol riot over 'gullible' QAnon believers

  15-01-2021 22:50 via nbcnews.com
  
  According to researchers who study the real-life effects of the QAnon movement, the false belief in a secret plan for Jan. 20 is irking militant pro-Trump and anti-government groups.
  
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• Thousands of Amazon warehouse workers to vote on whether to form company's first US union

  15-01-2021 22:36 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Thousands of Amazon warehouse workers at an Alabama facility will begin voting next month on whether to unionize their workplace, potentially paving the way for the first US-based union at the e-commerce giant.
  
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• Studying Chaos Phenomena With One of the World’s Fastest Cameras

  15-01-2021 21:31 via scitechdaily.com
  
  There are things in life that can be predicted reasonably well. The tides rise and fall. The moon waxes and wanes. A billiard ball bounces...
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• Businessinsider.co.za | Signal appears to be down for some users after a record spike in downloads

  15-01-2021 21:18
  
  The apparent issues come after Signal saw a 4,200% spike in downloads after WhatsApp users flocked to the encrypted messaging app.
  
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• Groups call out Spanish-language radio shows for spreading lies, misinformation

  15-01-2021 20:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  "When you see those talking points reiterated on such a steady stream in Spanish-language media, it's really a cause for concern," said an activist.
  
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• Nanodiamond Sensors Created That Can Act As Both Heat Sources and Thermometers

  15-01-2021 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  An international team of researchers created nanodiamond sensors that can act as both heat sources and thermometers, and is using them to measure the thermal...
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• Bumble files for IPO

  15-01-2021 19:13 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Bumble, the company best known for its female-centered dating app, is getting ready for its big date with Wall Street.
  
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• Orion Spacecraft Ready to Fuel Up for NASA’s Artemis I Mission Beyond the Moon

  15-01-2021 19:12 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The Orion spacecraft for NASA’s Artemis I mission is taking one more step closer to its flight to the Moon. On January 14, the spacecraft...
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• Vaccination Credential Initiative: Big Tech Tackles Vaxx Passports

  15-01-2021 18:42 via technocracy.news
  
  In a frenzied stampede, Big Tech intends to create a foolproof and dystopian vaccine passport that can and will be required worldwide for “travel, work, school and life”. VCI is a massive public-private partnership that will cover the entire planet. ⁃ TN EditorA broad coalition of health and technology leaders today announced the creation of the Vaccination Credential Initiative (VCI), committed to empowering individuals with digital access to their vaccination records based on
  
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• New Theory Proposed to Explain One Dimensional Quantum Liquids Formation

  15-01-2021 17:48 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Liquids are ubiquitous in nature — from the water that we consume daily to superfluid helium which is a quantum liquid appearing at temperatures as...
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• Blue Origin launches capsule to space with astronaut perks

  15-01-2021 17:46 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin company has launched a new capsule into space to test all the astronaut perks before people strap in
  
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• At least 42 dead as Indonesia quake topples homes, buildings

  15-01-2021 17:37 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A strong, shallow earthquake has shaken Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, toppling homes and buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least 42 people
  
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• First-Ever Data-Driven Videos Illuminate RNA’s Mysterious Folding Process

  15-01-2021 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A new Northwestern University-led study is unfolding the mystery of how RNA molecules fold themselves to fit inside cells and perform specific functions. The findings...
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• Physicists May Have Found Dark Matter: X-rays Surrounding “Magnificent 7” May Be Traces of Theorized Particle

  15-01-2021 16:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers say they may have found proof of theorized axions, and possibly dark matter, around a group of neutron stars. A new study, led by...
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• ‘New Normal’ Tourism: ‘They’re Watching You, Wherever You Walk’

  15-01-2021 15:41 via technocracy.news
  
  Smart City surveillance takes on a special role in cities dependent on tourism. Venice is perfecting Brave New World concept: “We know in real time how many people are in each part [of the city], and which countries they’re from.” ⁃ TN EditorThey’re watching you, wherever you walk. They know exactly where you pause, when you slow down and speed up, and they count you in and out of the city.
  What’s more, they’re tracking your phone, so they can tell exact
  
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• 'Stop the steal' groups hide in plain sight on Facebook

  15-01-2021 15:30 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Groups and individuals spreading lies about the 2020 election and calling to protest the outcome have continued to hide in plain sight on Facebook, even as COO Sheryl Sandberg this week tried to downplay the platform's role in the Capitol riots.
  
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• Scientists Identify Contents of Ancient Maya Drug Containers

  15-01-2021 15:27 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists have identified the presence of a non-tobacco plant in ancient Maya drug containers for the first time. The Washington State University researchers detected Mexican...
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• Feds Seek To Change Cryptocurrency Reporting Into Mass Surveillance

  15-01-2021 15:27 via technocracy.news
  
  As described in Technocracy: The Hard Road to World Order, FinTech is the chosen replacement for national currencies, and was always intended to be a system of mass surveillance of all financial transactions. Now the plan is clarified. ⁃ TN EditorIn the late afternoon on the Friday before Christmas, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) proposed a regulation introducing data collection and reporting requirements for cryptocurrency. FinCEN gave
  
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• Instagram influencers are a vaccine priority in wary Indonesia

  15-01-2021 15:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  Instagram influencers are a vaccine priority in wary Indonesia
  
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• Earth’s Global Warming Trend Continues: 2020 Tied for Warmest Year on Record

  15-01-2021 14:37 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Earth’s average temperature has risen more than 1.2°C (2°F) since the late 19th century. Earth’s global average surface temperature in 2020 tied with 2016 for...
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• Facebook is playing whack-a-mole against 'stop the steal' groups after Capitol riots

  15-01-2021 14:04 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Groups and individuals spreading lies about the 2020 election and calling to protest the outcome have continued to hide in plain sight on Facebook, even as COO Sheryl Sandberg this week tried to downplay the platform's role in the Capitol riots.
  
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• A Tale of Planetary Resurrection in a Triple-Star System With a Skewed Configuration

  15-01-2021 14:03 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Years after its detection, astronomers have learned that a planet called KOI-5Ab orbits in a triple-star system with a skewed configuration. Shortly after NASA’s Kepler...
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• Holographic X-ray Nano-Tomography Reveals How Mother-of-Pearl Self-Assembles Into a Perfect Structure

  15-01-2021 13:10 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Mollusks build shells to protect their soft tissues from predators. Nacre, also known as the mother of pearl, has an intricate, highly regular structure that...
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• “Lasso Climbing” – Scientists Discover Bizarre New Fifth Mode of Snake Locomotion

  15-01-2021 12:36 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers reporting in Current Biology on January 11, 2021, have discovered that invasive brown tree snakes living on Guam can get around in a way that...
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• Alibaba is facing an 'existential crisis'

  15-01-2021 11:57 via rss.cnn.com
  
  This year could be the most consequential for Alibaba since it was founded two decades ago.
  
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• Towards Exawatt-Class Lasers: New Concept for Next-Generation Ultra-Intense Lasers

  15-01-2021 11:56 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers from Osaka University propose a concept for next-generation ultra-intense lasers, possibly increasing the current record from 10 Petawatts to 500 Petawatts. Ultra-intense lasers with...
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• Ancient Oceans Were Surprisingly Resilient to Climate Change – But Things Are Different Today

  15-01-2021 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Oxygen levels in the ancient oceans were surprisingly resilient to climate change, new research suggests. Scientists used geological samples to estimate ocean oxygen during a...
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• Final Word: Different Analyses Show 2020 Either in a Tie for Warmest Year or in 2nd Place

  15-01-2021 08:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  The world’s seven-warmest years have all occurred since 2014.
  
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• Meet NASA Astronaut & Artemis Team Member Victor Glover [Video]

  15-01-2021 07:40 via scitechdaily.com
  
  NASA astronaut Victor Glover is a member of the Artemis Team, a select group of astronauts charged with focusing on the development and training efforts...
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• NASA InSight’s “Mole” Ends Its Journey on Mars – But the Mission Is Far From Over

  15-01-2021 06:55 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The heat probe hasn’t been able to gain the friction it needs to dig, but the mission has been granted an extension to carry on...
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• EXPLAINER: What WHO researchers in Wuhan are trying to learn

  15-01-2021 03:42 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The international researchers went to the central Chinese city of Wuhan to find clues to the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic
  
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• How Zombie Movies Prepared You for the COVID-19 Pandemic

  15-01-2021 02:27 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Tales of post-apocalyptic landscapes in which few survivors emerge into a new and much different world have long been popular tales woven by screenwriters and...
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• New COVID-19 Vaccine: Nanoparticle Immunization Technology Could Protect Against Many Strains of Coronaviruses

  15-01-2021 01:07 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Method presents the immune system with several different coronaviruses at once. The SARS-CoV-2 virus that is causing the COVID-19 pandemic is just one of many...
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