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• Judge sentences former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani to nearly 13 years in prison

  07-12-2022 23:38 via abcnews.go.com
  Judge sentences former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani to nearly 13 years in prison
  
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• Lensa, the AI portrait app, has soared in popularity. But many artists question the ethics of AI art.

  07-12-2022 22:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  Lensa, the AI portrait app, has reignited discussion among artists over the ethics of creating images with models that have been trained using other people’s work.
  
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• Microsoft says it has reached a 10-year deal to bring 'Call of Duty' to Nintendo

  07-12-2022 22:44 via cnn.com
  
  Fans of the popular first-person shooter game "Call of Duty" may soon have more options for where they can play it.
  
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• Putin Acknowledges Fighting in Ukraine ‘Might Be a Long Process’: Live Updates - The New York Times

  07-12-2022 20:58 via news.google.com
  Putin Acknowledges Fighting in Ukraine ‘Might Be a Long Process’: Live Updates  The New York TimesRussia's Putin says Ukraine war could be 'long process,' insists he has not 'gone mad' on nuclear weapons  Fox NewsPutin says Ukraine fight is taking longer than expected  Yahoo NewsPutin: Nuclear risk is rising, but we are not mad  BBCPutin says Russia may be fighting in Ukraine for a long time  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• DC attorney general sues Amazon for allegedly misusing driver tips

  07-12-2022 20:40 via cnn.com
  
  Amazon faces a new lawsuit from the attorney general of Washington, D.C. that alleges the e-commerce giant used customer tips meant for delivery drivers to reduce what it owed in driver wages.
  
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• First UK coal mine in decades approved despite climate concerns - BBC

  07-12-2022 20:37 via news.google.com
  First UK coal mine in decades approved despite climate concerns  BBCUK Approves First Coal Mine in 30 Years, Weakening Climate Push  BloombergBritain approves first new coal mine in decades  Reuters UKHave no doubt: opening a coalmine in Cumbria is a climate crime against humanity  The GuardianUK’s first new coalmine for 30 years gets go-ahead in Cumbria  The GuardianView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Georgia Senate runoff live updates, analysis after Warnock win - The Washington Post

  07-12-2022 20:18 via news.google.com
  Georgia Senate runoff live updates, analysis after Warnock win  The Washington PostWarnock Edges Out Walker In Georgia Run Off | Georgia Runoff Result Live I English News LIVE |News18  CNN-News18After Georgia runoff results, here's what to expect from Senate, House for next two years  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Flu worsens amid COVID, RSV: What to know about symptoms, vaccine - USA TODAY

  07-12-2022 20:18 via news.google.com
  Flu worsens amid COVID, RSV: What to know about symptoms, vaccine  USA TODAY2022 is the worst flu season in two decades. See the rise in charts.  Vox.comRSV may be leveling off, but flu cases are still soaring. Here’s the latest on respiratory viruses slamming hospitals.  Yahoo NewsHow To Stay Safe During The Holidays Amid Severe Flu Season  TODAYThis year's flu shots are a 'very good match' to circulating strains, health officials say  Liv
  
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• China eases anti-COVID measures following protests - The Associated Press

  07-12-2022 20:16 via news.google.com
  China eases anti-COVID measures following protests  The Associated PressChina abandons key parts of zero-Covid strategy in wake of protests - BBC News  BBC NewsAs China moves away from zero-Covid, health experts warn of dark days ahead  CNNHow Xi Ending Covid Zero Could Lead to China Invading Taiwan  BloombergChina medical expert says COVID has mutated, should be renamed - state media  Yahoo NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Peru lawmakers impeach President Castillo after he attempts to dissolve Congress - CNN

  07-12-2022 20:07 via news.google.com
  Peru lawmakers impeach President Castillo after he attempts to dissolve Congress  CNNLIVE: Protests in Lima after Peruvian President Pedro Castillo dissolves Congress  ReutersPeru's President Accused of Coup After Move to Dissolve Congress  BloombergPeru: President Castillo dissolves congress, calls for elections  Al Jazeera EnglishPeru's president dissolves Congress, calls new legislative elections hours before third attempt to remove him  The P
  
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• Heart Attack on a Chip: Replicating Key Aspects of America’s No. 1 Killer

  07-12-2022 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  USC researchers Megan McCain and postdoc Megan Rexius-Hall have engineered a microscale model that can replicate key aspects of myocardial infarction and might one day...
  
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• Classified Documents Found in Trump Search of Storage Site - The New York Times

  07-12-2022 19:54 via news.google.com
  Classified Documents Found in Trump Search of Storage Site  The New York TimesTrump lawyers hire outside team to search four properties for classified info  CNNItems with classified markings found at Trump storage unit in Florida  The Washington PostItems with classified markings found in Trump storage unit: reports  The HillView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Apple extends encryption to iCloud service

  07-12-2022 19:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  Apple plans to allow users to more tightly lock down photos and notes stored on its iCloud service and require a physical security key when logging in from a
  
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• Uber launching self-driving cars in Las Vegas

  07-12-2022 19:43 via cnn.com
  
  Ridehailing giant Uber is now offering Las Vegas riders the option on its app to hail a self-driving taxis developed by another company, according to a press release Wednesday. While the autonomous vehicles are currently only available for ride hailing in Las Vegas, there are plans to expand to Los Angeles "at a later date," according to the release.
  
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• Aaron Judge Returning to Yankees on $360 Million Deal - The New York Times

  07-12-2022 19:32 via news.google.com
  Aaron Judge Returning to Yankees on $360 Million Deal  The New York TimesAaron Judge, Yankees agree to massive nine-year contract: reports  Fox NewsAaron Judge’s return to the Yankees just makes sense for all parties  Pinstripe AlleyAaron Judge cashes in with 9-year, $360M Yankees deal, sources confirm  ESPNWhere Will Aaron Judge Make His Next Home? Here Are Four Baseball Star-Worthy Options  Mansion GlobalView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Scientists discover oldest known DNA

  07-12-2022 19:15 via abcnews.go.com
  Scientists have discovered the oldest known DNA.
  
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• Two Women Sue Apple Over AirTag Stalking - The New York Times

  07-12-2022 19:06 via news.google.com
  Two Women Sue Apple Over AirTag Stalking  The New York TimesApple faces lawsuit over AirTag devices l GMA  Good Morning AmericaGoing Viral: Apple Sued Over AirTag Stalking  Bloomberg TechnologyApple sued by two women alleging their exes used AirTags to stalk them  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Apple advances user security with powerful new data protections - Apple

  07-12-2022 19:02 via news.google.com
  Apple advances user security with powerful new data protections  AppleApple announces plans to encrypt iCloud backups  CNBCApple to encrypt iCloud  The Washington PostApple announces physical Security Key support for Apple ID two-factor, new iMessage verification technology  9to5MacView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Sundance Film Festival Lineup Set With Ukraine War, Little Richard, Michael J. Fox, Judy Blume Docs; Pics With Anne Hathaway, Emilia Clarke, Jonathan Majors; More - Deadline

  07-12-2022 19:00 via news.google.com
  Sundance Film Festival Lineup Set With Ukraine War, Little Richard, Michael J. Fox, Judy Blume Docs; Pics With Anne Hathaway, Emilia Clarke, Jonathan Majors; More  DeadlineSundance 2023 Lineup: New Films from Many Favorites, New and Old  IndieWireSundance Film Festival 2022 Lineup: Nicole Holofcener, Sebastian Silva  VarietySundance 2023 Film Festival Schedule Announced  Hollywood ReporterSundance Film Festival 2023 Full Lineup Includes Cat Person &nb
  
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• Scientists Discover a New Ecosystem – “The Trapping Zone” – That Is Creating an Oasis of Life

  07-12-2022 18:54 via scitechdaily.com
  The new ecosystem is located in the depths of the Indian Ocean. Researchers from the University of Oxford and the Nekton Maldives Mission have discovered...
  
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• Whitey Bulger: Inmates knew of Boston mob boss' transfer before murder - USA TODAY

  07-12-2022 18:40 via news.google.com
  Whitey Bulger: Inmates knew of Boston mob boss' transfer before murder  USA TODAYInvestigation Finds Gross ‘Incompetence’ Led to Whitey Bulger’s Death  The New York TimesJustice Dept. report outlines series of mistakes that led to prison beating death of Boston gangster Whitey Bulger  CNNCourt transcripts give insight into Whitey Bulger murder  WCVB Channel 5 BostonInmates knew of Whitey Bulger prison transfer before he arrived, report fi
  
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• Amazon's checkout page stopped working for some users

  07-12-2022 18:36 via cnn.com
  
  Thousands of customers looking to purchase an item on Amazon early Wednesday encountered an error message on the e-commerce site's checkout page, a rare issue for a platform that has become even more of a central shopping hub for countless households during the pandemic.
  
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• DA: Suspect dead after shooting three family members in Fall River - CBS Boston

  07-12-2022 18:32 via news.google.com
  DA: Suspect dead after shooting three family members in Fall River  CBS Boston2 dead in Fall River murder-suicide  WPRI.comDA: Fall River man killed fiancée’s father, shot her mother and sister before killing himself  Boston.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Bills star LB Von Miller out for season with ACL injury - ESPN

  07-12-2022 18:24 via news.google.com
  Bills star LB Von Miller out for season with ACL injury  ESPNVon Miller out for season with torn ACL  NBC SportsBills pass rusher Von Miller out for season after undergoing surgery to repair ACL tear  NFL.comVon Miller OUT FOR SEASON with torn ACL | CBS Sports HQ  CBS Sports HQBills' Von Miller to miss remainder of season with ACL injury, Sean McDermott says  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Germany arrests 25 suspected far-right extremists for plotting to overthrow government - CNN

  07-12-2022 18:04 via news.google.com
  Germany arrests 25 suspected far-right extremists for plotting to overthrow government  CNN3000 police officers deployed in raids over plot to overthrow German government | DW News  DW NewsGermany Put Down an Attempted Coup by Plotters with Imperial Visions  BloombergFoiled plot highlights Germany's far-right problem  Financial TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Wordle is the most-searched term on Google in 2022

  07-12-2022 17:45 via cnn.com
  
  Admit it: You've probably either Googled the answer for Wordle, or at the very least searched to play it. Turns out, you're not alone.
  
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• Indonesia bans sex outside of marriage: Will new laws affect tourists too? - Euronews

  07-12-2022 17:42 via news.google.com
  Indonesia bans sex outside of marriage: Will new laws affect tourists too?  EuronewsHow Indonesia's new sex laws will affect tourists  CNNIndonesians protest ban on sex outside marriage  ReutersExplainer: Why is Indonesia's new criminal code so controversial?  ReutersIndonesia's new sex laws and what they could mean for tourism  BBCView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Predicting Spillover Risk: Unexpected Finding in Close Bat Virus Relatives of MERS Coronavirus

  07-12-2022 17:37 via scitechdaily.com
  Bat Virus Receptor Studies Vital To Predict Spillover Risk The latest research unexpectedly shows two close bat virus relatives of the human respiratory virus MERS-CoV...
  
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• "Magical" and rare celestial events will take place tonight as the moon eclipses Mars. Here's how to watch. - CBS News

  07-12-2022 17:26 via news.google.com
  "Magical" and rare celestial events will take place tonight as the moon eclipses Mars. Here's how to watch.  CBS News'You don't want to miss this': How to view the lunar occultation of Mars  KSL.comSee Mars at opposition join the full moon in the sky tonight (Dec. 7)  Space.comWatch Mars disappear behind the Moon tonight  Astronomy MagazineMars and meteors will light up NYC's sky this month. Here's how you can see them.  GothamistView Full Covera
  
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• Cyberattack on top Indian hospital highlights security risk

  07-12-2022 17:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  The leading hospital in India’s capital limped back to normalcy on Wednesday after a cyberattack crippled its operations for nearly two weeks.
  
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• Odell Beckham Jr.’s best move would be to play in 2022, forget about 2023 - NBC Sports

  07-12-2022 17:18 via news.google.com
  Odell Beckham Jr.’s best move would be to play in 2022, forget about 2023  NBC SportsWe don't know which version of Odell Beckham Jr. is going to come back - Domonique Foxworth | Get Up  ESPNCowboys recruitment of Odell Beckham Jr. has become a total clown show  GMEN HQNick Sirianni: Eagles have the best receivers room I’ve ever been a part of in the NFL  NBC SportsSource - Cowboys have concerns after meeting with Odell Beckham Jr.  E
  
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• Volodymyr Zelensky is Time Magazine's 2022 Person of the Year - BBC

  07-12-2022 17:13 via news.google.com
  Volodymyr Zelensky is Time Magazine's 2022 Person of the Year  BBCVolodymyr Zelensky and 'the spirit of Ukraine' named Time's 2022 'Person of the Year'  Yahoo NewsTime Names Zelenskyy Its 2022 'Person Of The Year'  MSNBCVolodymyr Zelensky Is TIME's 2022 Person of the Year  TIMETime Names Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy 2022's Person Of The Year  NBC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Trump Org’s Guilty Verdict Won’t Be a Financial Death Sentence - The New York Times

  07-12-2022 17:02 via news.google.com
  Trump Org’s Guilty Verdict Won’t Be a Financial Death Sentence  The New York TimesTrump Organization found guilty on all counts of criminal tax fraud  CNNTrump Organization Found Guilty Of Tax Fraud  MSNBCTrump Organization entities found guilty on all counts of tax fraud; Trump brands 'witch hunt,' vows appeal  Fox BusinessNew York jury finds Trump Org. guilty on 17 counts of tax fraud  Yahoo NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Previously Undetected Hybrid Neutron-Star Merger Event Revealed by Unusual Gamma-Ray Burst

  07-12-2022 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Modeling calls into question supernova origin, forcing a reconsideration of the prevailing view of gamma-ray-burst events. The standard view of gamma-ray bursts as a signature...
  
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• Jennifer Lawrence and Viola Davis Get Honest About Female Action Heroes, Motherhood and Press Tours Ruining Acting - Variety

  07-12-2022 17:00 via news.google.com
  Jennifer Lawrence and Viola Davis Get Honest About Female Action Heroes, Motherhood and Press Tours Ruining Acting  VarietyJennifer Lawrence, Viola Davis talk Hunger Games weight loss chatter  The A.V. ClubJennifer Lawrence 'Don't Know Much About (Movie) History'  Hollywood in TotoJennifer Lawrence: The Biggest Reaction to ‘Hunger Games’ Casting Was ‘How Much Weight Are You Going to Lose?’  VarietyJennifer Lawrence Reveals the Bigge
  
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• Diablo 4 Hands-On Preview: We Played Act 1 and Hit Level 25 - IGN

  07-12-2022 17:00 via news.google.com
  Diablo 4 Hands-On Preview: We Played Act 1 and Hit Level 25  IGNDiablo IV's first hours provide welcome twists on a familiar formula  Ars TechnicaDiablo 4 Preview: Blizzard's New Diablo Game Is Hard to Put Down  ComicBook.com'Diablo 4' preview: a hell of a good time  NMEDiablo 4 gameplay preview: A window into Sanctuary's woeful world  PCGamesNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Raphael Warnock Is a Pastor and Politician Who Sees Voting as Prayer - The New York Times

  07-12-2022 16:51 via news.google.com
  Raphael Warnock Is a Pastor and Politician Who Sees Voting as Prayer  The New York TimesNew Black Panthers arm patrols near polling sites in Herschel Walker-Raphael Warnock Georgia runoff  New York Post NAACP, Black-led political groups cheer Warnock win  The HillGod went down to Georgia: Dem Warnock brings religion into Senate runoff campaign against conservative Walker  Fox NewsVoter outreach organizations final push  CBS NewsView Full Coverage
  
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• Carvana stock collapses amid bankruptcy fears after creditor pact and another $1 price target - Yahoo Finance

  07-12-2022 16:41 via news.google.com
  Carvana stock collapses amid bankruptcy fears after creditor pact and another $1 price target  Yahoo FinanceCarvana shares tank as bankruptcy concerns grow for used car retailer  CNBCCarvana shares plummet after the open as bankruptcy concerns grow  CNBC TelevisionCarvana Plunges as Apollo-Pimco Creditor Truce Creates Stock Doubts  Yahoo FinanceThe Walls Are Closing in on Carvana  JalopnikView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Amazon's checkout page stops working for some users

  07-12-2022 16:28 via cnn.com
  
  Thousands of customers looking to purchase an item on Amazon early Wednesday encountered an error message on the e-commerce site's checkout page, a rare issue for a platform that has become even more of a central shopping hub for countless households during the pandemic.
  
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• The case in front of the Supreme Court Wednesday could upend electoral politics - CNN

  07-12-2022 16:26 via news.google.com
  The case in front of the Supreme Court Wednesday could upend electoral politics  CNNHigh-stakes election case before the Supreme Court should alarm all in NC  Charlotte ObserverThe independent state legislature theory is a threat to free and fair elections  The Philadelphia InquirerView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• China Is The Pied Piper Of Global Technocracy

  07-12-2022 16:02 via technocracy.news
  China’s zero-Covid lockdowns may be little more than theatrics to further Technocracy in the world. The author concludes, “A system neither communist nor capitalist, but absorbing the worst vices of whilst purging the virtues. Zero Covid is just China working as the other side of the scissors.” When human lives mean nothing, sacrificing them for gaining an objective is par for the course. ⁃ TN EditorMost of the Western world is no longer in lockdown, some vaccine mandates
  
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• Meta avoids showdown over news content in US after journalism bargaining bill shelved

  07-12-2022 15:59 via cnn.com
  
  A threat by Facebook owner Meta to remove news content from its platforms appears to have been averted — for now — after US lawmakers omitted an antitrust bill it opposed from the text of an annual defense spending bill released late Tuesday evening.
  
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• The 20 Best TV Shows of 2022 – Rolling Stone - Rolling Stone

  07-12-2022 15:46 via news.google.com
  The 20 Best TV Shows of 2022 – Rolling Stone  Rolling StoneBest TV Shows of 2022: Andor, Euphoria, The Dropout and More  VarietyThe 18 best TV shows of 2022 (and 5 worst)  Entertainment Weekly NewsThe Best TV Series of 2022: Nominees  IGNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• NASA posts high-resolution images of Orion's final lunar flyby - Engadget

  07-12-2022 15:31 via news.google.com
  NASA posts high-resolution images of Orion's final lunar flyby  EngadgetOrion Will ‘Skip Like a Rock’ Across Earth’s Atmosphere During Upcoming Reentry  Yahoo NewsSee Artemis 1 Moon Images From NASA's Orion  GizmodoNASA Orion capsule shows the dark side of the moon  FOX19View Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Despite War, Ukraine Is Diving Headlong Into Technocracy

  07-12-2022 15:30 via technocracy.news
  Digital solutions, digital government, digital ID, CBDCs, privatized, automated and outsourced. The Russia/Ukraine war is turning out to be little more than a distraction while Technocrats take over everything in sight. The cost is not merely money, but human lives. A scorched-earth Ukraine is the perfect setting for a test of the Great Reset and Build Back Better – and they are already laying the groundwork for it. ⁃ TN Editor“The Government needs to become as flexible and mob
  
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• Anti-Tumor Effects Without Toxicities: Researchers Use a Spice To Treat Cancer

  07-12-2022 15:16 via scitechdaily.com
  Prodrug curcumin displays clinical potential.  In cancer clinical studies, curcumin, a natural molecule related to turmeric, has been used to treat cancer patients. Despite its...
  
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• Britain And The Revenge Of The Technocrats

  07-12-2022 15:15 via technocracy.news
  Britain has jumped from the frying pan into the fire by taking on Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister. A former Goldman Sachs banker, Rishi is the consummate picture of a Technocrat. The author notes that the Technocrat track record is not as rosy as they would have you think: “So their record is not at all one of competence. It’s one of repeated near-disaster.” ⁃ TN Editor
  The point about these people is they’ve learned nothing. There’s no practical way of going ba
  
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• Elon Musk’s tweet confirms he’s added staff beds at Twitter HQ—but insists he’s just helping ‘tired employees’ - Fortune

  07-12-2022 15:11 via news.google.com
  Elon Musk’s tweet confirms he’s added staff beds at Twitter HQ—but insists he’s just helping ‘tired employees’  FortuneElon Musk fumes at San Francisco mayor after city opens investigation into Twitter headquarters  Fox NewsMusk defends bedrooms at Twitter headquarters as San Francisco investigates  Yahoo FinanceElon Musk reportedly turned some SF Twitter offices into bedrooms  KTVU FOX 2 San FranciscoComplaint alleges T
  
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• Amazon's Echo Show 15 now doubles as a Fire TV - Engadget

  07-12-2022 15:03 via news.google.com
  Amazon's Echo Show 15 now doubles as a Fire TV  EngadgetAmazon Echo Show 15 with Fire TV hands-on — the biggest smart display gets better  Tom's GuideThe Echo Show 15 Fire TV Update Is Rolling Out Now  Tech AdvisorEcho Show 15 update brings Amazon Fire TV to the smart display  MobileSyrupView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Former Theranos COO set to be sentenced

  07-12-2022 14:42 via cnn.com
  
  Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, the former chief operating officer of failed blood testing startup Theranos, is set to be sentenced on Wednesday for fraud, marking an end to the stunning downfall of a high-flying Silicon Valley company that resulted in the rare convictions of two tech executives.
  
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