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• TikTok to warn users about sharing misleading content

  03-02-2021 23:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  Under the new guidelines, if TikTok is unable to verify whether certain content is accurate, the content will include a label saying it includes unverified information.
  
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• America's Stonehenge: Inside the Rocky History of New Hampshire's Mystery Hill

  03-02-2021 23:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  Roadside attraction or archaeological proof of ancient civilizations on U.S. soil?
  
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• Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos may step down without stepping away

  03-02-2021 22:36
  
  Even after stepping aside as CEO, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will likely keep identifying new frontiers for the world’s dominant e-commerce company
  
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• GameStop's stupefying stock rise doesn't hide its reality

  03-02-2021 21:49
  Behind GameStop’s stock surge is the grim reality that the video game retailer is floundering even as the industry around it is booming
  
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• Could the Immune System Be Key to Alzheimer’s Disease?

  03-02-2021 20:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  Increasing evidence suggests that chronic inflammation takes a toll on the brain over the course of a lifetime.
  
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• Technology Breakthrough Paves Way for Fast and Cheap Fabrication of Rapid Medical Diagnostic Tools

  03-02-2021 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Breakthrough Pioneering technique promises to democratize microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip technology, benefiting resource-poor countries and settings. New technology developed by the University of Bristol has the...
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• Eavesdropping Marmosets Understand Other Monkeys’ Conversations – And They Judge

  03-02-2021 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Humans continuously observe and evaluate interactions between third parties to decide with whom to interact in the future. But it is difficult to measure what...
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• A Neil Armstrong for Mars: Landing the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover

  03-02-2021 18:51 via scitechdaily.com
  
  NASA’s newest rover has an autopilot called Terrain-Relative Navigation. The view of the Sea of Tranquility rising up to meet Neil Armstrong during the first...
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• A-68A: Is This the End of One of the Largest Icebergs of All Time?

  03-02-2021 18:32 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Satellite images have revealed that the once colossal A-68A iceberg has had yet another shattering experience. Several large cracks were spotted in the berg last...
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• Court rules France failed to respect its climate change goal

  03-02-2021 18:26
  
  A Paris court has ruled that the French state failed to take sufficient action to fight climate change in a case brought by four nongovernmental organizations
  
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• Ice Ages: What Causes the Earth to Freeze Over Every Few Million Years?

  03-02-2021 18:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  At least five major ice ages have been documented in Earth's history. And guess what? You're living in an ice age right now. But don’t expect the planet to chill over from pole to pole.
  
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• Germany says it beat 2020 goal to cut greenhouse emissions

  03-02-2021 17:48
  
  Germany’s economy minister says the country beat its target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 40% last year compared to 1990 levels
  
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• IARPA Developing AI To Help Predict The Future

  03-02-2021 17:38 via technocracy.news
  
  IARPA, funded by taxpayer money like its cousin DARPA, intends to continuously collect all data about everyone in real time in order to let AI predict future incidents and events. Welcome to “anticipatory intelligence”. IARPA is facilitating the rapid rise of Technocracy, aka Scientific Dictatorship. ⁃ TN EditorAs far as secretive government projects go, the objectives of IARPA may be the riskiest and most far-reaching. With its mission to foster “high-risk, hig
  
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• Soil Bacteria Hormone Discovery Provides Fertile Ground for New, Improved Antibiotics

  03-02-2021 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Mechanism for control of antibiotic production in soil bacteria is visualized for the first time by scientists at University of Warwick and Monash University Research...
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• Discoveries at the Edge of the Periodic Table: First Ever Measurements of Einsteinium Reveals Unexpected Properties

  03-02-2021 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Experiments by Berkeley Lab scientists on this highly radioactive element reveal some unexpected properties. Since element 99 — einsteinium — was discovered in 1952 at...
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• Amazon's new CEO has his head in the cloud. So do Google and Microsoft.

  03-02-2021 16:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  The elevation of Andy Jassy as Amazon's future CEO was the latest evidence that the forecast for Big Tech is increasingly cloudy.
  
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• Amazon's new CEO has his head in the cloud. And so do Google and Microsoft.

  03-02-2021 16:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  The elevation Tuesday of Andy Jassy to Amazon’s future CEO was the latest evidence that the forecast for Big Tech is increasingly cloudy.
  
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• IMF Calls For Internet Search History To Be Linked To Your Credit Score

  03-02-2021 16:30 via technocracy.news
  
  Is the International Monetary Fund (IMF) trying to force China’s draconian Social Credit Scoring system on the entire planet? Who will decide what Internet “histories” are bad and which are acceptable? Google, which controls 95% of search engine traffic, is undoubtedly at the center of this. ⁃ TN EditorIn a blog post courtesy of the International Monetary Fund, IMF researchers Arnoud Boot, Peter Hoffmann, Luc Laeven, and Lev Ratnovski ca
  
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• Boom: Florida Governor Nukes Big Tech Over Censorship

  03-02-2021 16:16 via technocracy.news
  
  Florida becomes the first state to assert state’s rights by tackling Big Tech head-on over censorship with potentially massive fines and strict regulations. With this encouragement,  other states are sure to follow. This is a must-read story. ⁃ TN EditorFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced a major push to curb Big Tech’s political bias and censorship today, with measures including a ban on the censorship of political candidates and mandatory opt-outs of conten
  
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• New Fastener With Microscopic Mushroom Shapes Could Be an Improved Version of Velcro

  03-02-2021 16:11 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The design could be a quieter version of velcro with uses ranging from diapers to robotics. A Velcro-like fastener with a microscopic design that looks...
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• Counting Elephants From Space: Using Computer Algorithms in Conservation of Endangered Wildlife

  03-02-2021 15:39 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Satellite images processed with the help of computer algorithms are a promising new tool for surveying endangered wildlife. For the first time, scientists have successfully...
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• COVID-19 Lockdowns Caused Cleaner Air – And Warmed the Planet

  03-02-2021 14:49 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Research shows reductions in aerosol emissions had slight, temporary warming impact. The lockdowns and reduced societal activity related to the COVID-19 pandemic affected emissions of...
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• Standard Water Treatment Technique Removes and Inactivates Enveloped Viruses

  03-02-2021 14:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Enveloped viruses have been detected in raw sewage and sludge, but scientists still don’t fully understand the fate and infectivity of these viruses during water...
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• First-Ever Shot With Explosives Conducted at the National Ignition Facility

  03-02-2021 13:46 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The first-ever shot to study a high explosive sample was recently conducted at the National Ignition Facility (NIF), the world’s most energetic laser. The results...
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• Ending the Rat Race: How Evolution Can Change Science for the Better

  03-02-2021 13:20 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Current reforms to end the ‘rat race’ between scientists can help; but are they enough? Science is society’s best method for understanding the world. Yet...
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• She was stunned by Biden's inauguration. How this South Carolina mom escaped QAnon

  03-02-2021 13:15 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Ashley Vanderbilt says her four-year-old daughter Emmerson knew "something was wrong with her mom."
  
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• NASA’s Psyche Mission to Explore a Metal-Rich Asteroid Passes Key Milestone

  03-02-2021 12:42 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Now just a year and a half from launch, the mission to explore a metal-rich asteroid will soon begin assembling and testing the spacecraft. NASA’s...
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• WHO team visits Wuhan virus lab at center of speculation

  03-02-2021 12:22
  
  World Health Organization investigators have visited a research center in the central Chinese city of Wuhan that has been the subject of speculation about the origins of the coronavirus
  
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• MIT Mirai: Robust Artificial Intelligence Tools To Predict Future Cancer

  03-02-2021 12:11 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers created a risk-assessment algorithm that shows consistent performance across datasets from US, Europe, and Asia. To catch cancer earlier, we need to predict who...
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• More exploitable flaws found in SolarWinds software, says cybersecurity firm

  03-02-2021 12:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  Security firm Trustwave said it told SolarWinds of the vulnerabilities. There is no sign they were exploited, and SolarWinds released a patch to fix them.
  
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• Kia stock soars on talk of Apple car deal

  03-02-2021 12:01 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Kia Motors' stock just had its best day in more than two decades after news media in South Korea reported that it was closing in on a major deal with Apple.
  
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• China's big tech companies are now fighting with each other

  03-02-2021 12:01 via rss.cnn.com
  
  As China sharpens its antitrust crackdown on the country's massive tech companies, two of the industry's biggest players are taking the fight to each other.
  
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• Kia stock soars after talk of a production deal with Apple

  03-02-2021 11:29 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Kia Motors' stock just had its best day in more than two decades after news media in South Korea reported that it was closing in on a major deal with Apple.
  
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• Sony booming on hit 'Demon Slayer,' headed to record profit

  03-02-2021 09:36
  
  Sony Corp_ reports its fiscal third quarter profit jumped 62%, positioning the Japanese entertainment and electronics giant for a record annual profit as its bottom line got a healthy boost from its mega-hit animation film “Demon Slayer.”
  
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• Microsoft backs Australian plan to make Google pay for news

  03-02-2021 06:42
  
  Microsoft says it supports Australia’s plans to make the biggest digital platforms pay for news
  
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• Bidens pay their respects to Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick as officer lies in honor at Capitol - CNN

  03-02-2021 04:52 via news.google.com
  Bidens pay their respects to Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick as officer lies in honor at Capitol  CNNNo charges recommended for Capitol officer who killed pro-Trump rioter - Business Insider  Business InsiderPresident Biden, first lady pay respects to Officer Brian Sicknick  Washington PostBrian Sicknick, Capitol Police Officer Slain By Mob, Lies In Honor In Rotunda  NPRInvestigators struggle to build murder case in death of US Capitol Police officer
  
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• N.J. weather: 35-inch snowfall report might beat longtime state record - NJ.com

  03-02-2021 04:33 via news.google.com
  N.J. weather: 35-inch snowfall report might beat longtime state record  NJ.comNew York City Hiring Snow Laborers In Aftermath Of Winter Storm  CBS New YorkLive Updates: Winter storm continues to slam Northeast, bringing snow, strong winds  Fox NewsNew York City digging out of storm, prepping for next weather event, expected Friday  CNYcentral.comMap: Here’s how much snow has been reported across Massachusetts  Boston.comView Full Coverage o
  
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• House GOP delays taking action on Marjorie Taylor Greene - POLITICO

  03-02-2021 03:58 via news.google.com
  House GOP delays taking action on Marjorie Taylor Greene  POLITICOHouse Republicans weigh stripping Greene from committee assignments as GOP senators repudiate her views  CNNRob Portman has done more damage to America than Marjorie Taylor Greene  The Washington PostOpinion | It’s Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Party Now  The New York TimesWingnut turned loose in GOP caucus. What’s next? | Editorial  NJ.comView Full Coverage on Google
  
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• Amazon gets court to block $3.3 billion retail deal involving India's richest man

  03-02-2021 03:55 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Amazon has been handed a major legal victory in its fight to block a multibillion-dollar deal between two of India's biggest retailers.
  
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• Questlove’s Summer of Soul Documentary Wins Sundance 2021 Grand Jury Prize - Pitchfork

  03-02-2021 03:38 via news.google.com
  Questlove’s Summer of Soul Documentary Wins Sundance 2021 Grand Jury Prize  PitchforkSundance 2021 Winners: ‘CODA’ Sweeps with Four Prizes, Questlove’s Documentary ‘Summer Of Soul’ Earns Two  VarietySundance Diary, Part 5: A Final List of Movies to Revisit  The New York TimesSundance Breakouts: Actors Become Directors, Newcomers Become Stars, and More Discoveries from 2021  IndieWire'CODA' Stars On the Responsibility of
  
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• FAA to oversee investigation of SpaceX Mars rocket prototype's explosive landing

  03-02-2021 03:23 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The Federal Aviation Administration said it will oversee an investigation into a crash landing of a SpaceX prototype rocket on Tuesday. The announcement comes after the FAA forced SpaceX to delay the launch as it investigated a previous explosion of a similar rocket prototype.
  
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• Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder, will step down as CEO

  03-02-2021 03:10
  
  Jeff Bezos is stepping down later this year as Amazon CEO, a role he’s had since founding the company nearly 30 years ago
  
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• A Cyberpunk 2077 security exploit makes installing mods risky business - The Verge

  03-02-2021 03:03 via news.google.com
  A Cyberpunk 2077 security exploit makes installing mods risky business  The VergeCyberpunk 2077 Console Performance Review - Patch 1.10 - 1.11  IGNReview / Cyberpunk 2077  Boing BoingCD Projekt warns against using Cyberpunk 2077 mods until a serious security flaw is fixed  PC GamerCyberpunk Modders Warned to Use Caution After Vulnerability Discovered - IGN  IGNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to call regulator meeting on GameStop volatility, seeks ethics waiver - CNBC

  03-02-2021 02:58 via news.google.com
  Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to call regulator meeting on GameStop volatility, seeks ethics waiver  CNBCExclusive: Treasury's Yellen calls top regulator meeting on GameStop volatility, consults ethics lawyer  Yahoo NewsYellen Summons Regulators to Discuss Financial Market Volatility  BloombergGameStop frenzy prompts Yellen to call meeting with SEC, Fed  POLITICOJanet Yellen to Meet With Regulators on GameStop, Market Volatility  The Wall Stree
  
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• Biden Started The Process Of Unwinding Trump's Assault On Immigration, But Activists Want Him To Move Faster - BuzzFeed News

  03-02-2021 02:54 via news.google.com
  Biden Started The Process Of Unwinding Trump's Assault On Immigration, But Activists Want Him To Move Faster  BuzzFeed News‘Let them take you to court’: Biden dares GOP to obstruct him  POLITICOHands on Wisconsin: Joe Biden expects Republicans to unify with him  Madison.comCovid stimulus checks and other aid talks show McConnell's era of just saying no has ended  NBC NewsIt’s up to Manchin to make Biden live up to his promise of unity&nbs
  
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• Russia approved its coronavirus vaccine first, tested it after - Business Insider - Business Insider

  03-02-2021 02:25 via news.google.com
  Russia approved its coronavirus vaccine first, tested it after - Business Insider  Business InsiderRussia's Sputnik V vaccine is 91.6% effective against symptomatic Covid-19, interim trial results suggest  CNNRussia's Sputnik V vaccine has 92% efficacy in trial  BBC NewsUS, UK approvals not a priority for Russia COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V - Business Insider  Business InsiderWhile You Were Sleeping: Coronavirus updates for February 2  Fox 59View F
  
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• Five children among six killed in Oklahoma shooting - CBS News

  03-02-2021 02:24 via news.google.com
  
  Five children among six killed in Oklahoma shooting  CBS NewsFive children, 1 adult killed in Oklahoma home  Associated PressOklahoma shooting leaves 6 dead, including 5 'small children': police  Fox NewsUPDATE: Suspect jailed on first-degree murder complaint  Muskogee Daily Phoenix6 people, including 5 children, shot and killed at Muskogee home overnight  KOCO 5 NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Knute Buehler on leaving GOP: 'I don't even know what the Republican Party stands for' - KGW.com

  03-02-2021 02:19 via news.google.com
  Knute Buehler on leaving GOP: 'I don't even know what the Republican Party stands for'  KGW.comCheney shoring up GOP support behind the scenes ahead of crucial conference meeting  CNNWhat's gotten into Mitch McConnell?  CNNThe GOP is having a reckoning, and McConnell seems to be on the right side  The Washington PostOpinion | The Republican Argument Against Trying Trump Is Dangerous  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Dick Monfort, Jeff Bridich face music after Rockies trade Nolan Arenado: “I would rather have Nolan” - The Denver Post

  03-02-2021 02:03 via news.google.com
  Dick Monfort, Jeff Bridich face music after Rockies trade Nolan Arenado: “I would rather have Nolan”  The Denver PostColorado Rockies owner frustrated by Nolan Arenado trade, but team 'built to compete'  ESPNThe Yankees have a golden opportunity to excavate talent from Colorado  Pinstripe AlleyBenFred: Best St. Louis sports trade ever? Arenado now is in the mix, but competition is stiff  St. Louis Post-DispatchSt. Louis Cardinals officially ann
  
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• Preschoolers decked out in Obama-inspired inauguration outfits catch former first lady's eye - NBC News

  03-02-2021 01:49 via news.google.com
  Preschoolers decked out in Obama-inspired inauguration outfits catch former first lady's eye  NBC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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