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• A New Era of Spaceflight? Exciting Advances in Rocket Propulsion

  11-06-2021 23:21 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) has recently commissioned three private companies, Blue Origin, Lockheed Martin and General Atomics, to develop nuclear fission thermal rockets...
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• VW says data breach at vendor impacted 3.3 million people in North America

  11-06-2021 23:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  Volkswagen's U.S. unit said a data breach at a vendor impacted more than 3.3 million customers and prospective buyers in North America.
  
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• A New Bridge Between the Geometry of Fractals and the Dynamics of Partial Synchronization

  11-06-2021 22:32 via scitechdaily.com
  
  In mathematics, simple equations can generate a complex evolution in time and intriguing patterns in space. One famous example of this is the Mandelbrot set,...
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• House lawmakers introduce Big Tech bills that could break up Amazon, Google and others

  11-06-2021 22:29 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Tech giants including Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google could be forced to make sweeping changes to their businesses under a series of new bills introduced Friday by House lawmakers targeting the companies' economic dominance.
  
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• Lawmakers unveil bipartisan antitrust reforms that could reshape Big Tech

  11-06-2021 22:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google could be forced to overhaul their business practices under a new expansive set of antitrust reforms.
  
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• McDonald's latest company to be hit by a data breach

  11-06-2021 21:30 via abcnews.go.com
  
  McDonald’s is the latest company to be hit by a data breach after unauthorized activity on its network exposed the personal data of some customers in South Korea and Taiwan
  
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• Teamsters refused to pay ransomware in 2019

  11-06-2021 21:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  The FBI advised the union to "just pay" the ransom, according to sources. Union officials chose to rebuild their computer network instead.
  
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• Breakthrough Understanding of Limb and Organ Regeneration – Closer to the Development of Regenerative Medicine Therapies

  11-06-2021 20:54 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Discovery in Salamanders by James W. Godwin, Ph.D., brings science closer to the development of regenerative medicine therapies. Many salamanders can readily regenerate a lost...
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• Iconic 'Doge' meme NFT sells for record $4M

  11-06-2021 20:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  The meme of an excited Shiba Inu named Kabosu is officially the most expensive meme NFT ever sold.
  
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• For love of birds: Backyard sleuths boost scientists' work

  11-06-2021 20:30 via abcnews.go.com
  The pandemic that put much of normal life on pause — stopping travel and shutting people in their homes — also afforded more time for many families to study the wildlife in their own backyards
  
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• Google offers UK watchdog role in browser cookie phase-out

  11-06-2021 20:25 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Google has promised to give U.K. regulators a role overseeing its plan to phase out existing ad-tracking technology from its Chrome browser
  
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• Vitamin D Deficiency Strongly Exaggerates the Craving for and Effects of Opioids – Supplements May Help Combat Addiction

  11-06-2021 20:03 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Vitamin D deficiency strongly exaggerates the craving for and effects of opioids, potentially increasing the risk for dependence and addiction, according to a new study...
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• Oxygen Control Hypothesis – Did Earth’s Early Rise in Oxygen Help Multicellular Life Evolve?

  11-06-2021 19:37 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A new study is taking the air out of a hypothesis linking early Earth’s oxygenation to larger, more complex organisms. Georgia Tech researchers report a...
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• 2-year sentence for man convicted of insider Amazon trading

  11-06-2021 19:05 via abcnews.go.com
  A Washington state man who admitted using inside information from his wife about Amazon to trade the company's stock has been sentenced to 26 months in prison
  
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• CDC to discuss rare potential heart inflammation linked to mRNA vaccines - The Guardian

  11-06-2021 18:51 via news.google.com
  CDC to discuss rare potential heart inflammation linked to mRNA vaccines  The GuardianUS not ready for next pandemic, top CDC official warns  Fox NewsCDC: Vaccinated travelers don't need masks outdoors at airports, train stations | TheHill  The HillCDC says masks not required outdoors at airports, train stations for fully vaccinated people  Washington PostCDC issues transit mask advice, but agencies say keep them on  NJ.comView Full Coverage on G
  
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• Monitoring Species Condemned to Extinction May Help Conservationists Save Others As Global Temperatures Rise

  11-06-2021 18:19 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The White-tailed Swallow, Hirundo megaensis, and Ethiopian Bush-crow, Zavattariornis stresemanni, are living in ‘climatic lifeboats’ with their tiny ranges restricted on all sides by temperature...
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• G7: Climate protesters target Cornish summit - BBC News

  11-06-2021 17:17 via news.google.com
  
  G7: Climate protesters target Cornish summit  BBC NewsPresident Biden meets with world leaders at G7 summit  CBS Evening NewsSecond G7 summit police officer tests positive for Covid-19  The GuardianWorld leaders are in England, but beautiful British beaches have stolen the show  The Washington PostG7 summit: 'It's stolen a week of holiday season'  BBC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• G7 summit: Officer staying on ferry tests positive for Covid - BBC News

  11-06-2021 17:05 via news.google.com
  
  G7 summit: Officer staying on ferry tests positive for Covid  BBC NewsSecond G7 summit police officer tests positive for Covid-19  The GuardianG-7 leaders to pledge 1 billion doses of Covid vaccines to low-income nations  CNBCG7 summit: 'It's stolen a week of holiday season'  BBC News‘Quite a show’: G7 razzmatazz in the air as Carbis Bay hosts world leaders  The GuardianView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• An Omega-3 That’s Poison for Cancer Tumors

  11-06-2021 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  So-called “good fatty acids” are essential for human health and much sought after by those who try to eat healthily. Among the Omega-3 fatty acids,...
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• Giant blinking star spotted near center of Milky Way galaxy - CNN

  11-06-2021 16:56 via news.google.com
  
  Giant blinking star spotted near center of Milky Way galaxy  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Reaping the Benefits of Noise: Scientists Show 10x Efficiency Increase in Harvesting Energy From Noise

  11-06-2021 16:45 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists Unravel Noise-Assisted Signal Amplification in Systems With Memory Signals can be amplified by an optimum amount of noise, but this so-called stochastic resonance is...
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• 'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse Blazes Over Russia – In Photos - The Moscow Times

  11-06-2021 16:01 via news.google.com
  
  'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse Blazes Over Russia – In Photos  The Moscow TimesWatch the solar eclipse's shadow on Earth as seen from space  DIYphotographyFeast Your Eyes on Glorious Photos of Yesterday's 'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse  ScienceAlertSolar eclipse 2021 sweeps across northern skies  Arirang NewsHow to see the partial 'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse in New Mexico  KOAT New MexicoView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• AI Trained With Genetic Data Predicts How Patients With Viral Infections – Including COVID-19 – Will Fare

  11-06-2021 16:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Gene expression patterns associated with pandemic viral infections provide a map to help define patients’ immune responses, measure disease severity, predict outcomes and test therapies...
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• Lyft has yet to disclose sexual assault incidents as cases grow

  11-06-2021 15:52 via rss.cnn.com
  
  More than three years after ridehail companies Uber and Lyft first pledged to release safety reports disclosing incidents of sexual assault and abuse on their platforms, Lyft has yet to do so. Meanwhile, hundreds of passengers are now lining up for potential lawsuits over alleged incidents of this nature, plaintiff lawyers tell CNN Business.
  
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• McDonald's operations in South Korea and Taiwan hit by data breach

  11-06-2021 15:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  McDonald's, the world's largest burger chain, said on Friday that a data breach in South Korea and Taiwan has exposed some customer and employee information.
  
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• Relive the iOS 4 experience with this iPhone app - XDA Developers

  11-06-2021 15:05 via news.google.com
  
  Relive the iOS 4 experience with this iPhone app  XDA DevelopersView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• 'Put a stutter in their step': Why FBI's surprise move against ransomware hackers matters

  11-06-2021 14:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  The FBI's surprise announcement Mond
  
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• MA Fusion Center Assists Setup For Live Monitoring Of Springfield Students

  11-06-2021 14:45 via technocracy.news
  
  As students get back to class, their every movement will be monitored in real-time by cameras with facial recognition, license plate readers, weapon detectors, vape detectors in bathrooms, emotion analyzers, etc. This essentially turns the school into a panopticon prison. ⁃ TN EditorHow does a school committee respond to a year of remote student learning? How will the Springfield, MA School Committee respond to post-COVID schooling?
  Now that public schools are reopening (just in time for s
  
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• Why Technocracy Cannot Exist Without ‘Location Intelligence

  11-06-2021 14:35 via technocracy.news
  
  To understand the global drive to track and collect massive amounts of data on everyone and everything (literally, the Internet of Everything), you must read every single word of this article on the role and nature of Location Intelligence. This is the heart and soul of Technocracy and Scientific Dictatorship. ⁃ TN EditorLet us start with a statement of fact; ‘Everything Happens Somewhere’! So therefore, it should follow that knowing ‘where’ matters? Nearly all data
  
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• Government Data Will Pour Into Private AI Research At Scale

  11-06-2021 14:00 via technocracy.news
  
  Massive storehouses of personal data on American citizens have been opened up like so many cans of sardines to be served up to the AI community for machine learning purposes. The $250 billion initiative is a windfall for Technocrats and a step closer to Scientific Dictatorship for Americans. ⁃ TN EditorThe Biden administration launched an initiative Thursday aiming to make more government data available to artificial intelligence researchers, part of a broader push to keep the U.S. on the
  
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• California COVID-19 plunges to new lows, fueling hope big reopening won't bring new surge - Los Angeles Times

  11-06-2021 14:00 via news.google.com
  
  California COVID-19 plunges to new lows, fueling hope big reopening won't bring new surge  Los Angeles TimesCOVID: More than half of all eligible Californians are fully vaccinated  The Mercury NewsCOVID-19 updates: Gov. Newsom expected to clarify reopening guidelines  KGO-TVAs US nears 600,000 deaths, 70% vaccination goal likely to fall short; California on track for Tuesday reopening: COVID-19 updates  Detroit Free PressSt. Louis County residents could re
  
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• Elden Ring Official Gameplay Reveal Trailer Breakdown and Analysis! Elden Ring Reaction - Eurogamer

  11-06-2021 12:27 via news.google.com
  
  Elden Ring Official Gameplay Reveal Trailer Breakdown and Analysis! Elden Ring Reaction  EurogamerElden Ring Aims to Fix Breath of the Wild's Main Problem  PCMagElden Ring Multiplayer Explained: Everything We Know  Screen RantElden Ring Should Take Cues from Breath of the Wild for Its Open World  The EscapistElden Ring Is Planned to Be More Than Just a Video Game  ComicBook.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Photos show Chinese rover on dusty, rocky Martian surface

  11-06-2021 07:02 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The dusty, rocky Martian surface and a Chinese rover and lander bearing small national flags were seen in photos the rover took on the red planet
  
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• China says US revoking of China apps ban a 'positive step'

  11-06-2021 06:41 via abcnews.go.com
  
  China’s Ministry of Commerce has said a U_S_ move to revoke Trump administration’s executive orders intended to ban apps like TikTok and WeChat was a “positive step.”
  
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• Someone rebuilt iOS 4 from the ground up as an iPhone app - Yahoo Entertainment

  11-06-2021 04:08 via news.google.com
  Someone rebuilt iOS 4 from the ground up as an iPhone app  Yahoo EntertainmentView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• The chipmaking factory of the world is battling Covid and the climate crisis

  11-06-2021 03:55 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Taiwanese officials are fretting about whether a severe outbreak of Covid-19 could jeopardize the island's critical role in the global semiconductor supply chain. But there's another threat to the industry that experts worry may have even more drastic consequences: the climate crisis.
  
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• Some Bitcoin conference attendees report testing positive for Covid after event

  11-06-2021 02:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  It is not clear how many of the 12,000 attendees at the first major conference since the pandemic were infected.
  
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• UN: Don't forget to save species while fixing global warming

  11-06-2021 01:30 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A new United Nations report says the world needs to tackle the climate change and extinction crises together, not separately
  
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• Judge blocks drilling plans in 2 states, citing bird habitat

  11-06-2021 00:15 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A judge has halted plans for oil and gas drilling in vast areas of Wyoming and Montana, citing concerns about a sagebrush-dwelling bird
  
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