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• Google TV needs a ‘flagship’ Chromecast to set an example, even if a cheaper one will sell well - 9to5Google

  24-01-2022 23:30 via news.google.com
  
  Google TV needs a ‘flagship’ Chromecast to set an example, even if a cheaper one will sell well  9to5GoogleGoogle is reportedly planning a next-gen Chromecast with Google TV  Ars TechnicaGoogle could bring the fight to Roku and Amazon with an even cheaper Chromecast  The VergeGoogle's upcoming 'Boreal' Chromecast will run Android 12, top out at 1080p, and cost $40 or less  Android PoliceGoogle's next Chromecast with Google TV may be a 1080p bud
  
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• Twitter’s ‘close friends’ feature could share tweets with up to 150 select users - The Verge

  24-01-2022 23:00 via news.google.com
  
  Twitter’s ‘close friends’ feature could share tweets with up to 150 select users  The VergeTwitter's new Flock feature takes aim at Instagram Close Friends  InputTwitter Flock timeline uncertain — designate up to 150 close friends  9to5MacView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Associated With Increased Risk of Carditis (Heart Inflammation)

  24-01-2022 23:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Despite low absolute risk, Pfizer/BioNTech BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine associated with increased risk of carditis. Markedly increased risk in adolescents after 2nd dose may warrant refined vaccination...
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• New space telescope reaches final stop million miles out

  24-01-2022 23:00
  
  The world's biggest and most powerful space telescope has reached its final destination 1 million miles away
  
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• SpaceX Dragon splashes down off Florida coast with nearly 5000 pounds of science on board - Space.com

  24-01-2022 22:49 via news.google.com
  
  SpaceX Dragon splashes down off Florida coast with nearly 5000 pounds of science on board  Space.comCargo Dragon Splashes Down Ending SpaceX CRS-24 Mission  NASADragon Returns to Earth for CRS-24 Mission  SpaceXSpaceX Dragon Returned to Earth Today – Space Station Crew Studies Agriculture, Physics  SciTechDailyDragon Returning to Earth Today; Crew Studies Agriculture, Physics  NASAView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Facebook parent Meta creates powerful AI supercomputer

  24-01-2022 22:33
  
  Facebook's parent company Meta says it has created what it believes is among the fastest artificial intelligence supercomputers running today
  
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• NEW: COVID-19 test positivity rates, hospitalizations on decline in Clark County - KLAS - 8 News Now

  24-01-2022 22:28 via news.google.com
  NEW: COVID-19 test positivity rates, hospitalizations on decline in Clark County  KLAS - 8 News NowCounty reports 5,482 new COVID cases, 20 deaths  FOX 5 San DiegoClark County reports 14,559 COVID-19 cases over weekend, 39 deaths  Las Vegas Review-JournalL.A. County is seeing more fatalities from omicron variant as COVID death toll rises  KTLA Los AngelesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Antonio Brown's Latest Meme Takes Shots at Bruce Arians, Raiders and Former Teammate - Sports Illustrated

  24-01-2022 22:22 via news.google.com
  Antonio Brown's Latest Meme Takes Shots at Bruce Arians, Raiders and Former Teammate  Sports IllustratedLamar Jackson seems into playing with Antonio Brown  Yahoo SportsStephen A. reacts to Antonio Brown trolling the Buccaneers after losing to the Rams | First Take  ESPNAntonio Brown says he would like to play with this quarterback next  Fox News"He acts like a child" - Shannon Sharpe believes Antonio Brown's mental health is not a reason for his behavior&
  
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• Do I really need to get a COVID-19 booster? CDC real-world study confirms effectiveness - Austin American-Statesman

  24-01-2022 22:13 via news.google.com
  Do I really need to get a COVID-19 booster? CDC real-world study confirms effectiveness  Austin American-StatesmanOpinion | New studies show a booster dose is essential. Our policies should change accordingly.  The Washington PostLower risk of vaccine-breakthrough infections for mRNA-1273 recipients  News-Medical.NetCDC study: booster shot needed to protect against omicron  The Indianapolis StarFirst US booster data shows 3rd dose crucial against Omicron&n
  
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• Google has a Wordle Easter egg and it’s cute, okay - TechCrunch

  24-01-2022 21:45 via news.google.com
  
  Google has a Wordle Easter egg and it’s cute, okay  TechCrunchA Troll Bot Is Ruining Wordle By Forcing Innocent Players To See The Next Day's Answer  Kotaku"Wordle 219" Broke Me A Bit — Here's 19 Hilarious Tweets About The Game To Get You Through Today  BuzzFeedGoogle has a cute little Wordle Easter egg  PolygonView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Doubling Planets: TESS Science Office at MIT Hits Milestone of 5,000 Exoplanet Candidates

  24-01-2022 21:44 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Catalog of planet candidates nearly doubles in size during 2020-21. The catalog of planet candidates found with NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) recently passed...
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• NASA Pays Tribute to Fallen Heroes with Day of Remembrance - NASA

  24-01-2022 21:41 via news.google.com
  
  NASA Pays Tribute to Fallen Heroes with Day of Remembrance  NASA
  
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• Not seen in 5 years: USDA issues alert over bird flu concerns - WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland

  24-01-2022 21:20 via news.google.com
  Not seen in 5 years: USDA issues alert over bird flu concerns  WJW FOX 8 News ClevelandAvian Influenza  WLFITVWild duck in Hyde County tests positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza - The Coastland Times | The Coastland Times  The Coastland TimesPoultry producers encouraged to continue to keep a close eye on their flocks  wlfi.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• How the Chiefs and Bills Set a Record for Playoff Thrills - The New York Times

  24-01-2022 21:05 via news.google.com
  
  How the Chiefs and Bills Set a Record for Playoff Thrills  The New York TimesJosh Allen and Patrick Mahomes Have Forever Changed the QB Position  The RingerOpinion: Chiefs-Bills masterpiece decided on a coin flip shows NFL's overtime rule is awful and must be fixed  Yahoo SportsChiefs S Tyrann Mathieu remains in concussion protocol  KSHBWas that the best playoff game ever? Chiefs-Bills is in the conversation.  The Washington PostView Full Coverag
  
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• New study calls into question the importance of meat eating in shaping our evolution - Phys.org

  24-01-2022 21:00 via news.google.com
  New study calls into question the importance of meat eating in shaping our evolution  Phys.org“Meat Made Us Human” Evolutionary Narrative Starts To Unravel  SciTechDailyEating meat may not have been as crucial to human evolution as we thought  Popular ScienceDid Eating Meat Make Us Human? Don't Be So Sure, New Study Says  IFLScienceView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• “Meat Made Us Human” Evolutionary Narrative Starts To Unravel

  24-01-2022 21:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New study calls into question the importance of meat-eating in shaping our evolution. Quintessential human traits such as large brains first appear in Homo erectus...
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• Family Demands Answers in Death of 23-Year-Old Connecticut Woman Who Died After Bumble Date - PEOPLE

  24-01-2022 20:20 via news.google.com
  
  Family Demands Answers in Death of 23-Year-Old Connecticut Woman Who Died After Bumble Date  PEOPLEWhat happened to Lauren Smith-Fields? Cause of death revealed for 23-year-old woman found dead after date  WLS-TVCause of death released as Ganim promises ‘full and fair investigation’ in Lauren Smith-Fields case  CTPostFamily of woman found dead after date calls for justice, cause of death released  ABC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Four attorneys general sue Google for 'deceptive' location tracking

  24-01-2022 19:09 via cnn.com
  
  A bipartisan group of attorneys general sued Google on Monday, alleging that the technology giant has used "dark patterns" and deceptive practices to track users' physical location even when those users have made efforts to block Google from doing so.
  
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• Lee Enterprises asks investors to help fight off hedge fund

  24-01-2022 19:08
  
  Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises is asking its shareholders to help it fight off a hostile takeover offer from “vulture hedge fund” Alden Global Capital
  
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• Singing Ice Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

  24-01-2022 19:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Frozen lakes can sound like laser guns in the fall and spring, when cracks send sound waves bouncing through them. But they’re not the only singing landscapes you can find.
  
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• Disney heiress exposes company's pay practices in documentary - CNN

  24-01-2022 18:56 via news.google.com
  
  Disney heiress exposes company's pay practices in documentary  CNNSundance Review: Abigail E. Disney Co-Directed ‘The American Dream & Other Fairy Tales’  Deadline'The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales' Film Review: Disney's Magic Kingdom Takes a Hit in Sobering Documentary  TheWrapAbigail Disney takes her fight to her family's turf  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Google faces lawsuits over location-tracking practices from U.S. states

  24-01-2022 18:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  Texas, Indiana and the District of Columbia sued Alphabet Inc’s Google on Monday over what they called deceptive location-tracking practices that invade users’
  
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• Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument Has Mapped More Galaxies Than All Previous 3D Surveys Combined

  24-01-2022 18:43 via scitechdaily.com
  
  DOE Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument passes 7.5 million measured galaxy redshifts. The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has cataloged more galaxies than all other previous...
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• Meta is building an AI supercomputer

  24-01-2022 18:34 via cnn.com
  
  Facebook has long bet that artificial intelligence can help it with the difficult task of moderating posts from its billions of users. Now its parent company is taking a step that could move it closer to that elusive goal: building its first supercomputer.
  
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• SOFIA Observes Venus: A Delicate Dance to Understand Our Hot and Cloudy Twin’s Atmosphere

  24-01-2022 18:03 via scitechdaily.com
  
  SOFIA recently completed a new set of observations of Venus to study the chemical composition of the planet’s atmosphere. Observing Venus was particularly challenging. Venus...
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• Cracking Chimpanzee Culture – More Similar to Human Culture Than Often Assumed

  24-01-2022 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Chimpanzees don’t automatically know what to do when they come across nuts and stones. Researchers at the University of Zurich have now used field experiments...
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• Sharyl Attkisson: How Propagandists Co-Opted ‘Fact-Checkers’ And The Press To Control The Information Landscape

  24-01-2022 16:19 via technocracy.news
  
  Propaganda has been the weapon of choice by Technocrats to apply their so-called “science of social engineering” in order to herd people into accepting Technocracy. This is a global initiative and the details are broken down by five-time Emmy Award winner, Sharyl Attkisson. ⁃ TN Editor
  “Virtually every piece of information that can be co-opted has been, whether it’s Wikipedia online, fact-checkers, the news,” says five-time Emmy Award-winning investigative jou
  
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• Scientists Unveil World’s First Molecular-Level Analysis of COVID Omicron Variant Spike Protein

  24-01-2022 16:07 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Findings shed light on factors behind Omicron’s increased transmissibility, including strong antibody evasion and binding with human cells. Researchers at UBC’s faculty of medicine have...
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• Game Theory Explains Why Popular Baby Names Come and Go

  24-01-2022 16:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  “It's obvious that people like to stand out. Just observe a hipster claiming you've never heard of his favorite band."
  
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• Sarah Palin's positive COVID test delays NY Times defamation trial - Yahoo News

  24-01-2022 15:37 via news.google.com
  Sarah Palin's positive COVID test delays NY Times defamation trial  Yahoo NewsSarah Palin Tests Positive For Covid, Postponing Libel Trial  NBC NewsSarah Palin Recently Dined Indoors in NYC While Unvaccinated  The New York TimesPalin Dined Indoors in New York City Before Testing Positive for COVID  Daily BeastView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Landing Therapeutic Genes Safely in the Human Genome – Improving Gene and Cell Therapies

  24-01-2022 15:36 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute, Harvard Medical School, and the ETH Zurich predict and validate genomic safe harbors for therapeutic genes, enabling safer, more efficient,...
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• Pam Popper: How to Win the War Against Tyranny

  24-01-2022 15:32 via technocracy.news
  
  Dr. Pam Popper is interviewed and details her successes in pushing back against Technocracy’s coup d’état. The importance of re-building community groups, where face-to-face interaction can occur is critical, but at the same time using the judicial system to throw in the proverbial monkey wrench. ⁃ TN EditorSTORY AT-A-GLANCE> Make Americans Free Again, led by Pam Popper, is fighting to preserve American freedoms and has a proven strategy that ensures we can win
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• Misled by a Mars Mirage: Hope for Present-Day Martian Groundwater Dries Up

  24-01-2022 15:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Liquid water previously detected under Mars’ ice-covered south pole is probably just a dusty mirage, according to a new study of the red planet led...
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• Bitcoin slumps below $35,000 as cryptocurrencies extend steep losses

  24-01-2022 14:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  Cryptocurrencies continued their dramatic slide over the weekend, with bitcoin losing nearly half of its value since hitting its November high.
  
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• Mega Iceberg – One of the Largest on Record – Released 150 Billion Tons of Freshwater Near Island

  24-01-2022 14:01 via scitechdaily.com
  
  In July 2017, a giant iceberg, named A-68, snapped off Antarctica’s Larsen-C ice shelf and began an epic journey across the Southern Ocean. Three and...
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• How Pandemics End

  24-01-2022 14:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Lessons from past outbreaks could clue us in to the way out of COVID-19.
  
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• BOOM! A New Kind of Supernova Has Been Discovered

  24-01-2022 13:28 via scitechdaily.com
  
  We often think of supernova explosions as inevitable for large stars. Big star runs out of fuel, gravity collapses its core, and BOOM! But astronomers...
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• Scientific Hardware and Space Experiments Returning to Earth on SpaceX CRS-24 Dragon

  24-01-2022 12:56 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A retired microscope and samples from studies on colloids and cellular signaling are among the cargo returning from the International Space Station aboard the 24th...
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• Australia says WeChat has removed the account of its prime minister

  24-01-2022 12:33 via cnn.com
  
  Australia has accused WeChat of taking down Prime Minister Scott Morrison's account and redirecting his followers to a site that claims to provide information for Chinese Australians.
  
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• NASA’s Curiosity Rover Measures Intriguing Carbon Signature on Mars – Possible Indication of Biological Activity

  24-01-2022 12:15 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The type of carbon detected is associated with biological processes on Earth. Curiosity scientists offer several explanations for the unusual carbon signals. After analyzing powdered...
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• Australian prime minister loses control of WeChat account

  24-01-2022 11:05
  
  Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has lost control of his Chinese-owned social media platform WeChat account and a lawmaker has accused China’s leaders of political interference
  
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• Men Prone To Worry and Anxiety May Develop Heart Disease and Diabetes Risk Factors at Younger Ages

  24-01-2022 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  In a long-term study of men in the U.S., more high-risk factors for heart disease and Type 2 diabetes developed earlier in life among those...
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• Highly Eccentric Black Hole Merger Detected for the First Time

  24-01-2022 10:26 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Findings by the Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation published in Nature Astronomy. For the first time, scientists believe they have detected a merger of...
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• Cats in a Cage: Novel Hybrid Nanocages for Improved Catalytic Efficiency

  24-01-2022 09:31 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A novel hybrid ferritin nanocage with histidine residues shows 1.5 times higher metal ion uptake and improved catalytic efficiency for alcohol production, find researchers from...
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• Feelings of Physical Fatigue Predict Death in Older Adults

  24-01-2022 09:11 via scitechdaily.com
  
  How fatigued certain activities make an older person feel can predict the likelihood death is less than three years away, according to research published today...
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• Win-Win: LED Lighted Nets Dramatically Reduce Bycatch of Wildlife While Making Fishing More Efficient

  24-01-2022 08:46 via scitechdaily.com
  
  LED illuminated nets reduce bycatch of sharks and skates by an incredible 95 percent while maintaining catch rates of target species. In a win-win for...
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• Galactic Bowling

  24-01-2022 06:52 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The subject of this image is a group of three galaxies, collectively known as NGC 7764A. They were imaged by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope,...
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• South Pole Telescope Scientists Tell What It’s Like To Work at the Bottom of the Earth

  24-01-2022 04:08 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Argonne physicists say cold, dry is perfect for examining the oldest light in the universe. When your workplace is the South Pole, things can get...
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• Breakthrough COVID-19 Infections Generate Strong Antibody Responses

  24-01-2022 02:48 via scitechdaily.com
  
  People vaccinated three times or vaccinated after an earlier COVID-19 infection had comparable neutralizing antibody activity to those with a breakthrough case. A recent study...
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• What Drives The Mind Of A Technocrat?

  24-01-2022 02:05 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocracy News & Trends has posted several articles over the years on the Technocrat mind, such as Mind of a Technocrat: The Post Human World and The Technocrat Mind: Pfizer’s Unconscionable Crimes, Past and Present. Here is another writer trying to sort it out and it adds an fresh perspective. ⁃ TN EditorSTORY AT-A-GLANCE> Technocracy is rule by algorithm, or a bureaucracy run by technologists
  > It is based on the Taylorist principle of “scientific management&rdquo
  
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