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• Android 12 may revamp split screen multitasking with “App Pairs” - XDA Developers

  20-01-2021 23:51 via news.google.com
  
  Android 12 may revamp split screen multitasking with “App Pairs”  XDA DevelopersGoogle Lens passes 500 million installs on the Play Store  9to5GoogleWhat's an 'Uncertified' Android Device?  LifehackerGoogle might introduce a Restricted Networking mode with Android 12  Pocket-lintAndroid 12 set to revamp split screen with ‘App Pairs’  9to5GoogleView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• United Airlines Offers Grim Outlook but Seeks to Rebuild - The Wall Street Journal

  20-01-2021 23:47 via news.google.com
  
  United Airlines Offers Grim Outlook but Seeks to Rebuild  The Wall Street JournalUnited's losses mount but airline expects to surpass 2019 margins in 2023  CNBCUnited Airlines pledges more cost cuts after pandemic-driven quarterly loss  Yahoo FinanceUnited Airlines posts $1.9 billion loss in pandemic-laden 4Q  Associated PressUnited Airlines Loses $1.9 Billion in Latest Quarter  TheStreetView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• “Spectacular” New Species of Bat Discovered in African “Sky Island”

  20-01-2021 23:38 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A group of scientists led by the American Museum of Natural History and Bat Conservation International have discovered a new species of a striking orange...
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• The New Radicals Reunite, Rock 'You Get What You Give' at Inauguration Parade - Billboard

  20-01-2021 23:11 via news.google.com
  The New Radicals Reunite, Rock 'You Get What You Give' at Inauguration Parade  BillboardHear Lady Gaga sing the National Anthem at inauguration  CNNLady Gaga's inauguration dress compared to 'Hunger Games' outfit  Fox NewsGarth Brooks shares hugs, sing-along with past presidents at Biden inauguration: 'It's about reaching across and loving one another'  Yahoo EntertainmentGarth Brooks Performs at Joe Biden's Inauguration, But Where's Chris Gaines? &nb
  
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• Allegheny Co. health director says 'long way to go' to meet covid vaccine demands - TribLIVE

  20-01-2021 23:06 via news.google.com
  
  Allegheny Co. health director says 'long way to go' to meet covid vaccine demands  TribLIVEHow to schedule your COVID-19 vaccine appointment  WGAL Susquehanna Valley Pa.Baltimore City Community College To Open COVID Vaccination Clinic  WJZKansas seniors, the COVID-19 vaccine is here — but you’re on your own to find a dose  Kansas City StarNew York: Let's revamp the vaccine's distribution using data | Opinion  The Journal NewsView Full
  
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• Tom Holland thought Marvel was going to fire him after 'Civil War' - Insider - INSIDER

  20-01-2021 23:05 via news.google.com
  Tom Holland thought Marvel was going to fire him after 'Civil War' - Insider  INSIDERTom Holland Ignored His Agent’s Advice Not to Improvise During ‘Spider-Man’ Audition  Yahoo EntertainmentTom Holland previews Disney's 'Spider-Man' ride at Avengers Campus: 'Most I've ever felt like Spider-Man'  Fox NewsSpider-Man: Spider's Shadow Reveals What Happens When Peter Parker Becomes Venom - IGN  IGN10 Marvel Storylines That Wouldn't Fly Today |
  
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• New MIT Social Intelligence Algorithm Helps Build Machines That Better Understand Human Goals

  20-01-2021 22:28 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A new algorithm capable of inferring goals and plans could help machines better adapt to the imperfect nature of human planning. In a classic experiment...
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• Dow Jones Rallies As President Biden Sworn In; S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit New Highs; Netflix Breaks Out - Investor's Business Daily

  20-01-2021 22:28 via news.google.com
  Dow Jones Rallies As President Biden Sworn In; S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit New Highs; Netflix Breaks Out  Investor's Business DailyWall Street hits record after President Joe Biden takes office | NASDAQ | Sensex above 50000 | WION  WIONDow, S&P, Nasdaq close at records as Biden sworn in as 46th U.S. President  Fox BusinessWall Street hits records as hopes build for more stimulus  Bellefontaine ExaminerWall Street record high: Wall Street closes at record h
  
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• The Biden administration has an Easter egg for IT pros on the White House website

  20-01-2021 22:26 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The White House website has a special message for IT folks who know where to look -- and it could lead to a job with the government.
  
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• NASA Considers Second ‘Hotfire’ Test of Megarocket After Unexpected Shutdown - Gizmodo

  20-01-2021 22:15 via news.google.com
  NASA Considers Second ‘Hotfire’ Test of Megarocket After Unexpected Shutdown  GizmodoLatest Edition: January 20, 2020  NASASLS: Nasa finds cause of 'megarocket' test shutdown  Yahoo NewsSLS: NASA'S POWERFUL NEW MOON ROCKET | AFP Animé  AFP News AgencyNASA is sorry for getting your hopes up  BGRView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Some Galaxy S21 units only support NFC terminals for Samsung Pay, MST is getting phased out - GSMArena.com news - GSMArena.com

  20-01-2021 21:41 via news.google.com
  Some Galaxy S21 units only support NFC terminals for Samsung Pay, MST is getting phased out - GSMArena.com news  GSMArena.comMy early impressions of the Galaxy S21 Ultra after 24 hours of use  SamMobileGalaxy S21 Plus specs vs. S21 Ultra vs. S20 Plus vs. S20 Ultra: Samsung S phones compared  CNETSamsung Galaxy S21 vs iPhone 12: Which should you spend your $800 on?  PCWorldTop reasons not to buy the Galaxy S21 or Galaxy S21+  SamMobileView Full Co
  
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• Ultimate Precision: Scientists Reach Limit of Multi-Parameter Quantum Measurement With Zero Trade-Off

  20-01-2021 21:18 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Real-life applications like magnetometry or quantum gyroscope typically involve precise measurement on multiple parameters. How to achieve the ultimate precision limits simultaneously is a long...
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• Amazon Offers to Help Biden Administration With Vaccinations - Bloomberg

  20-01-2021 20:49 via news.google.com
  Amazon Offers to Help Biden Administration With Vaccinations  BloombergU.S. surpasses 400000 COVID-19 deaths with vaccine rollout underway  CBS NewsWhy did Amazon wait until Biden’s inauguration to offer help with vaccine distribution?  Fox NewsJoe Biden’s Super State  The Wall Street JournalWondering when you can get the Covid vaccine? Here's why it's so hard to get an appointment  NBC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• 'We all just got played': Some QAnon followers lose hope

  20-01-2021 20:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  "I don't think this is supposed to happen," one QAnon follower posted as Joe Biden was sworn in.
  
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• Intoxicating Chemicals in Catnip Don’t Just Give Cats Joy – They Help Repel Mosquitoes

  20-01-2021 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Catnip and silver vine have been known as cat attractant plants. Cat lovers use dry leaves of these plants and toys stuffed with the leaves...
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• Trump's lonely exit - CNN

  20-01-2021 19:37 via news.google.com
  
  Trump's lonely exit  CNNKamala Harris Makes History as First Female Vice President  U.S. News & World ReportMarking inauguration: Sheriff 'confident America will rise above all the difficulties'  Lincoln Journal StarInauguration Day 2021: Live updates  CNNKey moments from the inauguration of Joe Biden as 46th US president  ABC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Hold Up – New COVID-19 Model Shows Little Benefit in Vaccinating High-Risk Individuals First

  20-01-2021 19:17 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The World Health Organization reports that as of January 19, 2021, there are approximately 94 million cases of COVID-19 globally, with over 2 million deaths....
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• This 'snake robot' can fix pipelines on the ocean floor

  20-01-2021 19:05 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Eelume is a six-meter-long, snake-like robot that will maintain oil and gas pipelines deep beneath the sea.
  
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• Biden becomes @POTUS: How the social media transition of power unfolded

  20-01-2021 18:38 via rss.cnn.com
  
  As Joe Biden was sworn in as the president of the United States, another transition of power took place on social media.
  
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• A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Dreaming Animals

  20-01-2021 18:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  It seems that animals dream, based on similar sleep patterns in humans. But, this dreaming may be different than ours.
  
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• How Quantum Computers Could Usher In a Golden Age of Computing Power

  20-01-2021 18:06 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Explained: Quantum engineering Quantum computers could usher in a golden age of computing power, solving problems intractable on today’s machines. Since the 1940s, classical computers...
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• EU fines video game firms for blocking cross-border sales

  20-01-2021 17:59 via abcnews.go.com
  The European Union has issued fines to a U.S. video game platform and five game makers after they blocked players from buying cheaper copies of the games in other countries
  
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• New Metamaterial Features Mechanical Properties That Can Be Reprogrammed

  20-01-2021 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Over the past 20 years, scientists have been developing metamaterials, or materials that don’t occur naturally and whose mechanical properties result from their designed structure...
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• Twitter Exposes Global Censorship Policies As Applied To Americans

  20-01-2021 16:58
  
  This blockbuster expose by Project Veritas demonstrates that Twitter is a global company with global censorship policies that are being applied to Americans. Thus, Twitter sets itself up as a friend of globalization and an enemy of populism. ⁃ TN EditorThe investigative journalism group Project Veritas recently published insider footage of Twitter’s Legal, Policy, and Trust Lead discussing plans for Twitter’s expansion of moderation enforcement on a global scale. Progressive Tw
  
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• These Six Republicans Will Not Attend Biden's Inauguration - Newsweek

  20-01-2021 16:36 via news.google.com
  These Six Republicans Will Not Attend Biden's Inauguration  NewsweekTrump leaves parting Oval Office letter for Biden  POLITICOJoe Biden sworn in as 46th president, says 'democracy has prevailed' in inaugural address  Fox NewsBiden Is About to Fulfill His Life’s Dream. What He Inherits Looks More Like a Nightmare  TIMEBiden Inaugurated as 46th President  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Germany Sets Up “Refugee Camps” To Hold COVID Rule Breakers

  20-01-2021 16:24
  
  When power turns to madness, governments have no restraint in creating isolation camps for detractors, as in Germany. The Technocrat destruction of liberty, freedom and the world’s economic system is tumbling to conclusion, but will the citizens of the world mount an effective resistance? ⁃ TN EditorGermany’s worst Covid rule breakers will be held in detention centres under new proposals being drawn up by a number of state governments.
  The move forms part of the country’s
  
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• Trump has left, but some of his supporters still think he's about to declare martial law -- and they're excited

  20-01-2021 16:19 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Sometime Monday, some of the remaining dead-enders convinced that President Trump will remain in office for at least the next four years got a sign. A Telegram account falsely purporting to be run by Gen. John Hyten, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was telling them that the moment they'd been waiting for, the moment Trump would finally act and use the military to crush his enemies, was coming.
  
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• The Empirical Case for a Mask Mandate Lacks Scientific Grounding

  20-01-2021 16:10
  
  President Biden’s “100 Day Mask Challenge” Executive Order was signed on January 20, but it is not backed by any credible science. Rather, it is about continuing the phycological intimidation and control of  American citizens. ⁃ TN EditorLast fall, the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics Evaluation (IHME) published a headline-grabbing study with a politically appealing claim: if Americans would simply mask up when they ventured out
  
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• Genetic Mutation Discovery Offers Hope for Effective Autism Drugs

  20-01-2021 16:06 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Hebrew University identifies genetic mutation associated with autism, offering hope for effective therapeutics. Recent years have provided substantial research displaying the effect of genetic mutations...
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• @POTUS resets as Twitter juggles presidential accounts

  20-01-2021 15:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  @POTUS resets as Twitter juggles presidential accounts
  
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• Astronomers Have Created the Largest Ever Map of the Sky, Comprising Over a Billion Galaxies

  20-01-2021 14:50 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Giant Map of the Sky Sets Stage for Ambitious DESI Survey Astronomers using images from Kitt Peak National Observatory and Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory have...
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• Professional video-gamer, 25, bows out over thumb injury

  20-01-2021 14:31 via nbcnews.com
  
  "It breaks my heart to step away from a game I put my heart and soul into," said American player Thomas Paparatto in a statement on Twitter.
  
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• Understanding Fire: Saffire-V Ignites New Discoveries in Space

  20-01-2021 13:59 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A sample of polymethyl methacrylate, also known as Plexiglas, was burned in the Saffire-V experiment. Ribs were manufactured into the material to see how the...
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• Biden is about to become @POTUS: How the social media transition of power will unfold

  20-01-2021 13:54 via rss.cnn.com
  
  At the moment Joe Biden is sworn in as the next president of the United States, another transition of power will take place on social media.
  
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• Daily Rhythms May Impact Our Ability to Fight Disease – Immune System Killer Cells Controlled by Circadian Rhythms

  20-01-2021 13:23 via scitechdaily.com
  
  An analysis of an exhaustive dataset on cells essential to the mammalian immune system shows that our ability to fight disease may rely more heavily...
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• Spreading Like a Virus: False Rumor That 5G Causes COVID-19

  20-01-2021 12:43 via scitechdaily.com
  
  People’s fear of 5G technology is rational. Such technology does emit radiation, even if it’s at low levels. But 5G isn’t all that different from...
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• China Escalates Efforts to Beat Back Its Worst Covid-19 Resurgence - The Wall Street Journal

  20-01-2021 12:36 via news.google.com
  
  China Escalates Efforts to Beat Back Its Worst Covid-19 Resurgence  The Wall Street JournalView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Ancient DNA Reveals Secrets of Legendary “Game of Thrones” Dire Wolves

  20-01-2021 12:16 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Extinct dire wolves split off from other wolves nearly six million years ago and were only a distant relative of today’s wolves, according to new...
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• Samsung heir's prison sentence casts a shadow on South Korea's tech titan

  20-01-2021 11:23 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The man who calls the shots at Samsung was just sent to prison for the second time in less than five years. Even if the South Korean tech giant can keep its day-to-day business humming in his absence, the verdict is still likely to cast a long shadow.
  
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• Scientists Map the Odd Structure of the Coronavirus Protein Linked to Immune Evasion and Disease Severity

  20-01-2021 10:41 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Biologists used crystallography performed at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source to reveal the new virus’s unusual protein structure. A team of HIV researchers, cellular biologists,...
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• Tencent is the latest tech giant to team up with carmaker Geely

  20-01-2021 10:15 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Chinese automaker Geely has just announced another big tie-up in its quest to build the cars of the future.
  
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• Jack Ma makes his first public appearance in months

  20-01-2021 10:15 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Jack Ma just made his first public appearance in months as his tech empire continues to face scrutiny from Chinese regulators.
  
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• Jack's back: Chinese e-tycoon ends silence with online video

  20-01-2021 08:27 via abcnews.go.com
  
  China’s highest-profile entrepreneur, e-commerce billionaire Jack Ma, has appeared in a video posted online, ending a 2 1/2-month disappearance from public view that prompted speculation about his status and his business empire’s future
  
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• Jack Ma makes first public appearance in months in new video

  20-01-2021 06:36 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Jack Ma just made his first public appearance in months as his tech empire continues tograpple with challenges from Chinese regulators.
  
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• Pediatricians’ Campaign To Make Microwaves Safer for Children

  20-01-2021 06:15 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New journal article recounts Rush pediatricians’ campaign to protect children from severe burns. A 15-year research and advocacy effort to make microwave ovens safer has...
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• How a Network of Marine Protected Areas Could Help Safeguard Antarctic Penguins

  20-01-2021 06:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research led by BirdLife International, the University of East Anglia (UEA) and British Antarctic Survey highlights how a proposed network of marine protected areas...
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• Controlling the Nanoscale Structure of Desalination Membranes Is Key for Clean Water

  20-01-2021 05:16 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A desalination membrane acts as a filter for salty water: push the water through the membrane, get clean water suitable for agriculture, energy production and...
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• Some Trump supporters think he's about to declare martial law -- and they're excited.

  20-01-2021 03:29 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Sometime Monday, some of the remaining dead-enders convinced that President Trump will remain in office for at least the next four years got a sign. A Telegram account falsely purporting to be run by Gen. John Hyten, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was telling them that the moment they'd been waiting for, the moment Trump would finally act and use the military to crush his enemies, was coming.
  
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• Alabama museum to restore full-sized mockup of space shuttle

  20-01-2021 03:23 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Alabama says it will restore the world's only full-sized mockup of the space shuttle along with its external fuel tank and twin rocket boosters
  
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• Chemists Invent Shape-Shifting Nanomaterial With Intriguing Biomedical Potential

  20-01-2021 02:34 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Chemists have developed a nanomaterial that they can trigger to shape shift – from flat sheets to tubes and back to sheets again – in...
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