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• General Mills, Audi pause Twitter ads, will evaluate site

  03-11-2022 23:52
  General Mills and Audi are the latest big advertisers to pause ads on Twitter as questions swirl about how the social media platform will operate under new owner Elon Musk
  
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• Elon Musk wants Twitter users to pay to be verified. It could create a new set of headaches for the company

  03-11-2022 23:44 via cnn.com
  
  In 2009, after Twitter was sued by then-St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa for being impersonated on the platform, the young company introduced a new feature: a blue and white check mark.
  
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• Pfizer, BioNTech launch phase 1 trial on combined COVID-19 and flu vaccine - ABC News

  03-11-2022 23:38 via news.google.com
  Pfizer, BioNTech launch phase 1 trial on combined COVID-19 and flu vaccine  ABC NewsLocal moms part of the RSV vaccine trial  WCPO 9Healthcare Twitter influencers beam over Pfizer's RSV shot data: report  FiercePharmaCOVID: Pfizer and BioNTech study efficacy of combo COVID-flu vaccine  Yahoo FinanceColorado's leading disease experts celebrate vaccine trials aimed at preventing RSV  CBS NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• If You Haven’t Gotten COVID Yet, This Might Be Why - Yahoo Life

  03-11-2022 22:00 via news.google.com
  If You Haven’t Gotten COVID Yet, This Might Be Why  Yahoo LifeView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Lyft to lay off 13% of staff

  03-11-2022 19:46 via cnn.com
  
  Lyft on Thursday said it will lay off 13% of its staff, or nearly 700 employees, as it rethinks staffing amid rising inflation and fears of a looming recession.
  
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• Amazon will pause corporate hiring for months

  03-11-2022 19:46 via cnn.com
  
  Amazon is pressing pause on corporate hiring and expects to keep the policy in place for months, in the latest sign that even the biggest tech companies are rethinking staffing in an uncertain economic climate.
  
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• 'How much press are you worth?' New calculator tackles inequality in missing persons stories

  03-11-2022 19:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  If you went missing, how much press would you be “worth”?
  
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• 'Planet killer' asteroid that evaded detection for years by hiding behind the sun could smash into Earth, scientists predict - Livescience.com

  03-11-2022 19:25 via news.google.com
  'Planet killer' asteroid that evaded detection for years by hiding behind the sun could smash into Earth, scientists predict  Livescience.com'Planet killer' asteroid spotted, could pose threat to Earth  DNAIndiaNewsNASA says 54-foot asteroid zooming towards Earth TODAY; will get scarily close  HT TechPhotos Show "Planet Killer" Asteroid Lurking in the Inner Solar System That Could One Day Hit Earth, Scientists Warn  msnNOWWhy was finding a mile-wide near-E
  
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• Amazon pauses corporate hiring amid economic worries

  03-11-2022 19:10
  Amazon is pausing hiring for its corporate workforce as the company moves to cut costs amid worries about the economic environment
  
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• Housekeeper's claims that Jeff Bezos made staff go 'without rest or meal breaks' are without merit, his lawyer says

  03-11-2022 19:06 via nbcnews.com
  
  Amazon founder Jeff Bezos subjected housekeepers to "unsafe and unsanitary" conditions, barring them from rest breaks and easy access to bathrooms, a lawsuit
  
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• Amazon pauses hiring for corporate workforce

  03-11-2022 18:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  Amazon is pausing hiring for roles in its corporate workforce, the company announced in a memo to staff Thursday.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg Torches Wealth: Down $100 Billion In Year, $10 Billion In One Day

  03-11-2022 17:32 via technocracy.news
  Zuckerberg is learning a hard lesson about life: “The bigger they are the harder they fall.” His swan dive into the Metaverse may eventually cost him his job and most of his wealth. As a Technocrat, Zuckerberg has never been in touch with authentic humanness; his success has mostly been luck and not skill.
  This reminds me of the Blood, Sweat and Tears hit song in 1969, Spinning Wheel:
  What goes up must come downSpinnin’ wheel got to go ’roundTalkin’ ’bout your
  
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• A multinational Delphi consensus to end the COVID-19 public health threat - Nature.com

  03-11-2022 17:03 via news.google.com
  A multinational Delphi consensus to end the COVID-19 public health threat  Nature.comHow the world can end Covid-19 as a public health threat  STATExpert Panel Releases Global Roadmap for Ending the Pandemic  Medpage TodayRecommendations to end threat of Covid-19  The Portugal NewsExperts Reach Consensus On Ending Covid As Public Health Threat: Report  NDTVView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Steam for ChromeOS works on more devices and is easier to install - Engadget

  03-11-2022 17:02 via news.google.com
  Steam for ChromeOS works on more devices and is easier to install  EngadgetSteam on Chromebooks enters beta, adds AMD support  Ars TechnicaGoogle’s New Beta Will Let More Users Run Steam Games from a Chromebook  GizmodoSteam for Chrome OS Enters Beta, Lowers Minimum Hardware Requirements  PCMagSteam for ChromeOS enters beta with many more Chromebooks supported  9to5GoogleView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Camera Comparison: Pixel 7 Pro vs. iPhone 14 Pro Max - MacRumors

  03-11-2022 16:41 via news.google.com
  Camera Comparison: Pixel 7 Pro vs. iPhone 14 Pro Max  MacRumorsThe Pixel 7 is the best phone for parents and pet owners  Android CentralPixel Call Assist is the best thing about the Pixel 7  Android PolicePixel 6 Pro vs. Pixel 7 Pro: BIG BUG FIXES!  9to5GoogleGoogle's Pixel 7 cameras focus on 'accessible creativity' with impressive new features  ZDNetView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• TikTok makes clear European data can be accessed by China-based employees

  03-11-2022 16:37 via cnn.com
  
  TikTok updated its privacy policies for European users on Tuesday, adding explicit disclosures that personal data from the app may be viewed by employees in China.
  
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• WARNING: Rishi Sunak Will Usher In A Technocratic Age Of Global Totalitarianism Using Central Bank Digital Currencies

  03-11-2022 15:39 via technocracy.news
  With the appointment of Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister, the United Kingdom has jumped from the frying pan into the fire. Sunak is an outspoken advocate for Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) that would replace the existing system of fiat currencies in the world. This would be the capstone for Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorThe financial infrastructure of the Great Reset has arrived as Rishi Sunak was named the next UK Prime Minister without a vote – welcome, global currency.
  On 14 October
  
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• James Corbett Answers, What Is Technocracy?

  03-11-2022 15:14 via technocracy.news
  James Corbett has extended my work on Technocracy by digging into original documents that explain exactly what is clamping down on the world today. If there is a way out of this impending scientific dictatorship, it will only be found in relation to how we got into it in the first place. Technocracy proves to be far worse than communism or socialism. ⁃ TN EditorThe intro to this video states,
  It seems everyone is talking about technocracy these days, but what is technocracy. You may think
  
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• After a series of cyberattacks, states look to secure election results websites

  03-11-2022 14:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  States are working to shore up what might be the most public and vulnerable parts of their election systems: the websites that publish voting results.
  
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• New Molecule Destroys Alzheimer’s-Causing Amyloid Tangles

  03-11-2022 14:08 via scitechdaily.com
  A molecule found in green tea helped UCLA biochemists in the discovery of multiple molecules capable of destroying tau fibers. University of California, Los Angeles...
  
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• Their children went viral. Now they wish they could wipe them from the internet.

  03-11-2022 13:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  More influencers are making the decision to avoid posting their kids online. Children “don’t know about the internet," one creator said.
  
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• Scientists Reveal Why You Should Clean Your Dirty Windows

  03-11-2022 12:27 via scitechdaily.com
  The windows could be harboring toxic pollutants. Dirty windows may harbor potentially harmful pollutants behind protective films of fatty acids from cooking emissions, which can...
  
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• Are Diets Healthier Today or Were They 30 Years Ago?

  03-11-2022 11:37 via scitechdaily.com
  A new study reveals that diets have slightly improved globally over the past three decades. Most nations would receive a score of around 40.3 on...
  
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• How Chemistry Makes Carbon Dioxide Removal Possible [Video]

  03-11-2022 10:47 via scitechdaily.com
  Over the last couple of hundred years, the amount of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere has skyrocketed. Scientists predict that if we don’t remove at...
  
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• Why this could be the worst flu season in the US in more than a decade - ABC News

  03-11-2022 10:05 via news.google.com
  Why this could be the worst flu season in the US in more than a decade  ABC NewsWhy this could be the worst flu season in years  ABC NewsEarly flu cases spike on Long Island, data shows  NewsdayHere's why this flu season may be the worst in more than a decade  WXYZ-TV Detroit | Channel 7Flu season is off to an early start in Philly, but it's hard to predict how it will shape out, officials say  PhillyVoice.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launches for the First Time in Over Three Years – Most Powerful Operational Rocket in the World

  03-11-2022 09:25 via scitechdaily.com
  For the first time in more than three years, SpaceX launched its gigantic Falcon Heavy rocket, sending U.S. military satellites into orbit. The rocket took...
  
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• SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launches for the First Time in Over Three Years – Most Powerful Operational Rocket in ... - SciTechDaily

  03-11-2022 09:25 via news.google.com
  SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launches for the First Time in Over Three Years – Most Powerful Operational Rocket in ...  SciTechDailySpaceX Falcon 9 rocket completes 50th orbital launch of 2022  TESLARATISpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket, world's most powerful rocket, launches after three-year hiatus  CNNThe close-up view of two Falcon rockets landing is as majestic as you think  Ars TechnicaSpaceX's Giant Falcon Heavy Rocket Launches for First Time in Three Years&
  
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• Adult ADHD Linked to a Greatly Increased Risk of Numerous Heart Diseases

  03-11-2022 04:08 via scitechdaily.com
  A large observational study has found that adults with ADHD had an elevated risk of a range of cardiovascular diseases. Researchers from the Karolinska Institute...
  
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• Lawsuit asks Netflix to release documentary 'Orgasm Inc.' without 'misappropriated' sexually explicit material

  03-11-2022 03:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  More than a dozen people formerly associated with wellness company OneTaste asked a judge to weigh in on forthcoming Netflix documentary "Orgasm Inc."
  
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• CBS, Moonves must pay $30.5 million for insider trading after sex assault allegations

  03-11-2022 01:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  CBS and its former president, Les Moonves, will pay $30.5 million as part of an agreement with the New York attorney general’s office, which says the network’s
  
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• Scientists Identify a Potential Source of a Special Kind of Meteorite

  03-11-2022 01:11 via scitechdaily.com
  Its characteristics may help to explain certain discrepancies in the classification of near-Earth asteroids. When the Chelyabinsk fireball exploded over the Russian sky in 2013,...
  
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