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• A $3,300 self-driving stroller is at this year's CES. Are parents ready?

  04-01-2023 23:23 via cnn.com
  
  Hang onto your baby bonnets: Self-driving technology is coming to strollers.
  
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• How a Heart Can Stop After a Forceful Impact

  04-01-2023 22:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Damar Hamlin collapsed after making a routine tackle in a NFL game Monday, and some speculate commotio cordis might be the culprit.
  
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• Walter Ulloa, Latino media pioneer, remembered as a 'role model'

  04-01-2023 21:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  Entravision founder Walter Ulloa, who died at 74, was remembered by Latino leaders as a Spanish-language media pioneer.
  
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• 2023 Quadrantids Meteor Shower Peaks in a Flurry of Fire - CNET

  04-01-2023 21:39 via news.google.com
  2023 Quadrantids Meteor Shower Peaks in a Flurry of Fire  CNETHow to see the 1st meteor shower of 2023  WGN TV Chicago4 eclipses in 2023; Watch Solar Eclipse or Lunar Eclipse online, know when- and where  HT TechQuadrantid meteor shower peaks as moon creates poor viewing conditions  Fox NewsHow you can see the 1st meteor shower of 2023  KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis
  
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• Apple is raising the price of iPhone battery replacements

  04-01-2023 21:08 via cnn.com
  
  Apple is raising the price of battery replacements for all out-of-warranty iPhone models prior to the current iPhone 14 lineup, the company confirmed on its website.
  
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• The Home Planet as Seen From Space in 2022

  04-01-2023 20:45 via discovermagazine.com
  
  A selection of some the most compelling remote sensing images from the year gone by, part 2.
  
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• With its advertising business in crisis, Twitter eases ban on political ads

  04-01-2023 20:26 via cnn.com
  
  More than three years ago, Twitter prohibited political and issue-based ads amid broader concerns that politicians could pay to target social media users with false or misleading information.
  
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• Salesforce to lay off 8,000 workers in latest tech purge

  04-01-2023 19:39
  Business software maker Salesforce is laying off about 8,000 employees, or  10% of its workforce, as major technology companies continue to prune payrolls that they rapidly expanded during a two-year boom spurred by pandemic lockdown
  
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• Rate of scientific breakthroughs slowing over time: Study - Phys.org

  04-01-2023 19:15 via news.google.com
  Rate of scientific breakthroughs slowing over time: Study  Phys.orgStudy finds science is becoming less innovative  UnHerdScience isn't as disruptive as it used to be. Now we need to understand why  TechSpotRate of disruptive tech and science discoveries has slowed over the decades, claims study  The RegisterPace of scientific progress 'slowing'  Times Higher Education
  
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• Meta fined $414 million in latest European privacy crackdown

  04-01-2023 18:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  European Union regulators on Wednesday hit Facebook parent Meta with hundreds of millions in fines for privacy violations and banned the company from forcing
  
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• Stellantis, Archer Aviation partner on electric aircraft

  04-01-2023 18:37
  Automaker Stellantis is teaming with Archer Aviation to create an electric aircraft
  
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• Asian Researchers Face Disparity With Key U.S. Science Funding Source

  04-01-2023 18:01 via nytimes.com
  White researchers fared best in winning grants from the National Science Foundation, a study says. Asians encounter the highest rate of rejections, challenging an academic stereotype.
  
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• Why the Pygmy Mammoth Stood at Just 5 Feet Tall

  04-01-2023 17:45 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Pygmy mammoth, a miniature descendent of the Columbian mammoth once inhabited a group of islands off the coast of California — and thrived in isolation.
  
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• Louisiana To Require Official Government ID To Access Pornography

  04-01-2023 17:16 via technocracy.news
  An official Louisiana state app called LA Wallet, that holds a user’s official drivers license, will be used to determine who can and cannot view pornography on the Internet. While pornography is definitely harmful to children and adults alike, this is a slippery slope to require government identification to view any type of online content. Plus, it is incredibly naive to think that all involved will voluntarily discard identifying information after access is granted. ⁃ TN EditorLoui
  
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• Tech's biggest show is set to kick off in Las Vegas. Here's what to expect

  04-01-2023 17:10 via cnn.com
  
  A new take on a foldable phone. A pricey toilet sensor that monitors hydration and vitamin levels. And an AI-powered oven.
  
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• Salesforce to cut about 10% of staff

  04-01-2023 17:10 via cnn.com
  
  Salesforce said Wednesday that it will cut approximately 10% of its workforce and reduce its real estate footprint, making it the latest tech company to slash expenses as broader economic uncertainty continues to hit Silicon Valley particularly hard.
  
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• New York Joins Growing List Of States For Human Composting

  04-01-2023 16:46 via technocracy.news
  It’s officially a trend. NY joins California, Colorado, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington in allowing human composting for your dearly departed. When you pick up Uncle Milt’s composted remains, you can take them home and spread them on your garden or around your (or his) favorite fruit tree. The thought of eating that season’s produce is reminiscent of the Charlton Heston cult movie, Soylent Green. ⁃ TN Editor
  Well, I suppose it’s one way to boost employment numbers.
  
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• New York Joins Growing List Of States Allowing Human Composting

  04-01-2023 16:46 via technocracy.news
  It’s officially a trend. NY joins California, Colorado, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington in allowing human composting for your dearly departed. When you pick up Uncle Milt’s composted remains, you can take them home and spread them on your garden or around your (or his) favorite fruit tree. The thought of eating that season’s produce is reminiscent of the Charlton Heston cult movie, Soylent Green. ⁃ TN Editor
  Well, I suppose it’s one way to boost employment numbers.
  
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• Salesforce to cut workforce by 10% after pandemic hiring spree

  04-01-2023 16:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  Salesforce plans to cut its workforce by 10% and close some offices, saying it needs to cut costs after rapid pandemic hiring left it with “too many people”
  
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• The Mysterious Origin of Dragons

  04-01-2023 16:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Dragons may have entered the human imagination through the fossil record.
  
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• Unprecedented, Unholy, Unseen: AI Chatbots Are Colonizing Our Minds

  04-01-2023 16:22 via technocracy.news
  AI bots are ubiquitous, yet potentially mind-altering in major ways. From digital assistants like Siri and Alexa to social media to support lines for your appliances, you are interacting with programs every single day. Do they have the collective influence to change your thinking? Or worse, the way you think? This article should be read start to finish. Then read it two more times – Joe Allen is NOT a bot. ⁃ TN EditorChatbots are at the front lines of an unrelenting AI invasion. The
  
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• Twitter says it will relax ban on political advertising

  04-01-2023 14:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  Twitter says it will ease up on its ban on political advertising, the latest change by Elon Musk as he tries to pump up revenue after purchasing the company.
  
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• Tom Zhu: Elon Musk's right-hand man at Tesla

  04-01-2023 11:21 via cnn.com
  
  Tesla's China chief has reportedly been given a big promotion.
  
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• Don’t Miss: Two Conjunctions, Winter Stars, and a Comet!

  04-01-2023 10:26 via scitechdaily.com
  What are some skywatching highlights in January 2023? Some lovely groupings this month include the Moon with Mars, and later with Jupiter, and a close...
  
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• Space Station’s Exciting New Year Kickoff: Promoting Deep Space Exploration

  04-01-2023 09:23 via scitechdaily.com
  The Expedition 68 crew kicked off the new year with an array of microgravity research aboard the International Space Station aimed at sustaining future crews...
  
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• Best of CES 2023: Electric skates, pet tech and AI for birds

  04-01-2023 08:41
  Tech companies of all sizes are showing off their latest products at CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics show
  
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• Scientists Have Created the Most Detailed Map of the Brain’s Memory Hub – And It Could Change Our Understanding of Memory

  04-01-2023 07:16 via scitechdaily.com
  Australian scientists have created the most detailed map ever of the communication links between the hippocampus, the brain’s memory control center, and the rest of...
  
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• Tesla Crash at Devil's Slide Believed to Be Intentional; Driver Arrested: CHP - NBC Bay Area

  04-01-2023 04:44 via news.google.com
  Tesla Crash at Devil's Slide Believed to Be Intentional; Driver Arrested: CHP  NBC Bay AreaTesla plunges 250 feet off a California cliff, all 4 occupants survive  CNNTesla Plunges 250 FT Over Notorious Stretch of Highway 1 in Calif., 4 in Critical Condition | PEOPLE  PeopleMan suspected of intentionally driving off California cliff  KTVZPasadena man accused of intentionally driving off cliff; 4 injured  KTLA 5View Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Kevin McCarthy vows to remain in race for U.S. House speaker amid hardline opposition - Reuters

  04-01-2023 04:20 via news.google.com
  Kevin McCarthy vows to remain in race for U.S. House speaker amid hardline opposition  ReutersPress: George Santos for Speaker of the House  The HillWhy Kevin McCarthy Can't Shore Up Support for Speaker  TIMEOpinion: Why Kevin McCarthy's dream is in big trouble  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Hong Kong stocks rise 2%, leading gains in the Asia-Pacific as investors look ahead to Fed minutes - CNBC

  04-01-2023 04:14 via news.google.com
  Hong Kong stocks rise 2%, leading gains in the Asia-Pacific as investors look ahead to Fed minutes  CNBCWall Street slips in 2023 open after ending dismal year  TribLIVEDow Jones Reverses Lower Amid Economic Data; Tesla Dives On Q4 Deliveries Miss  Investor's Business Daily5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday  CNBCAsian markets mixed ahead of Fed report, US jobs data  WHIOView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Insomnia Medications Show Promise in Fighting Drug and Alcohol Addiction

  04-01-2023 04:03 via scitechdaily.com
  A study conducted by Rutgers University found that changes in the brain can lead to a desire for drugs and demonstrated how certain insomnia medications...
  
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• Missouri executes first known openly transgender person for 2003 murder - CNN

  04-01-2023 03:57 via news.google.com
  Missouri executes first known openly transgender person for 2003 murder  CNNMissouri set to execute openly transgender death row inmate  NBC NewsMissouri could become first state to execute a transgender woman  Fox NewsTransgender Missouri inmate executed for fatal stabbing  KSL.comClemency is last chance for Amber McLaughlin, attorney says  FOX 2 St. LouisView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Missouri carries out first known execution of an openly transgender person for 2003 murder - CNN

  04-01-2023 03:57 via news.google.com
  Missouri carries out first known execution of an openly transgender person for 2003 murder  CNNMissouri could become first state to execute a transgender woman  Fox NewsMissouri set to execute openly transgender death row inmate  NBC NewsTransgender Missouri inmate executed for fatal stabbing  KSL.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Missouri executes first openly transgender person for 2003 murder - CNN

  04-01-2023 03:48 via news.google.com
  Missouri executes first openly transgender person for 2003 murder  CNNTransgender Missouri inmate executed for fatal stabbing  KSL.comMissouri set to execute openly transgender death row inmate  NBC NewsMissouri could become first state to execute a transgender woman  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Last surviving Apollo 7 astronaut has died - CNN

  04-01-2023 03:14 via news.google.com
  Last surviving Apollo 7 astronaut has died  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger waives extradition rights, speeding up transfer from Pennsylvania - CBS News

  04-01-2023 03:14 via news.google.com
  Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger waives extradition rights, speeding up transfer from Pennsylvania  CBS NewsIdaho murder suspect waives extradition, update on actor Jeremy Renner and more | LiveNOW from FOX  LiveNOW from FOXThe Idaho murders case is getting murkier, but patience is of the essence  The IndependentIdaho killings suspect Bryan Kohberger waives extradition  Yahoo NewsBryan Kohberger Was Trying to Commit 'Perfect Crime'—Forensic Psych
  
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• FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to fraud

  04-01-2023 02:55
  FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty in Manhattan federal court to charges that he cheated investors and looted customer deposits on his cryptocurrency trading platform
  
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• Paramount Hit With $100M Sexual Abuse Suit By Stars Of 1968‘s ’Romeo & Juliet’ Movie - Deadline

  04-01-2023 02:54 via news.google.com
  Paramount Hit With $100M Sexual Abuse Suit By Stars Of 1968‘s ’Romeo & Juliet’ Movie  Deadline‘Romeo and Juliet’ Stars Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting Sue Paramount for Sexual Harassment More Than 50 Years After 1968 Film: Everything to Know  Us WeeklyRomeo and Juliet Stars Sue Paramount Over Exploitation in 1968 Film  PEOPLEView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors look ahead to Fed minutes - CNBC

  04-01-2023 02:49 via news.google.com
  Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed as investors look ahead to Fed minutes  CNBCView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Twitter sued over $136,260 in unpaid rent after Elon Musk takeover - The Guardian

  04-01-2023 02:47 via news.google.com
  Twitter sued over $136,260 in unpaid rent after Elon Musk takeover  The GuardianTwitter sued by landlord for allegedly failing to pay rent  CNNLawsuit: Twitter failed to pay $136,000 in rent at San Francisco office tower  Ars TechnicaTwitter sued for not paying rent at SF office building  SFGATEElon Musk cuts back on office space at Twitter's San Francisco HQ  Fox BusinessView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Damar Hamlin remains in the ICU. Here's what we know about the Buffalo Bills player's condition. - CBS News

  04-01-2023 02:47 via news.google.com
  Damar Hamlin remains in the ICU. Here's what we know about the Buffalo Bills player's condition.  CBS NewsBills announce that Damar Hamlin remains in critical condition day after suffering cardiac arrest on field  Yahoo SportsOpinion: The question we can't avoid after what happened to Damar Hamlin  CNNFamily of Damar Hamlin thanks first responders, asks fans to keep him in their prayers  Yahoo SportsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• 2 men charged in attacks on 4 Pierce County utility substations - KIRO Seattle

  04-01-2023 02:45 via news.google.com
  2 men charged in attacks on 4 Pierce County utility substations  KIRO SeattleTwo Washington men charged in 4 substation attacks on Christmas that cut power for thousands: FBI  Fox NewsTwo charged with attacks on four power substations in Washington state  CNN2 men charged in connection to attacks on Pierce County substations  KOMO NewsTwo Washington men charged in power substation attacks  KTVBView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Post Politics Now: House adjourns with no speaker after McCarthy fails to win third ballot - The Washington Post

  04-01-2023 02:36 via news.google.com
  Post Politics Now: House adjourns with no speaker after McCarthy fails to win third ballot  The Washington PostWhy Kevin McCarthy Can't Shore Up Support for Speaker  TIMEPress: George Santos for Speaker of the House  The HillOpinion: Why Kevin McCarthy's dream is in big trouble  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty in FTX fraud case; October trial set - Reuters

  04-01-2023 02:29 via news.google.com
  Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty in FTX fraud case; October trial set  ReutersSam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to all counts  CNBC TelevisionSam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to 8 counts of wire fraud, securities fraud, and conspiracy  Yahoo FinanceWhat's next for Sam Bankman-Fried and the FTX fraud case  Yahoo FinanceSam Bankman-Fried Doesn't Want People to Know Who's Co-Signing His Bail  The Daily BeastView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Ukraine war live updates: Russians are angry over deadly Ukrainian strike; Zelenskyy says Moscow aims to 'exhaust' Ukraine with attacks - CNBC

  04-01-2023 02:25 via news.google.com
  Ukraine war live updates: Russians are angry over deadly Ukrainian strike; Zelenskyy says Moscow aims to 'exhaust' Ukraine with attacks  CNBCRussian outrage grows after strike kills dozens of troops in Ukraine  Fox NewsMakiivka: Russia points fingers after deadliest Ukraine attack  BBCRussians furious at commanders over Ukrainian rocket strike that killed scores  Yahoo NewsUkraine war: Russian military under fire for high death toll at Makiivka | DW News&n
  
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• Amber McLaughlin, the first openly transgender person to be executed in the U.S., dies by lethal injection - NBC News

  04-01-2023 02:24 via news.google.com
  Amber McLaughlin, the first openly transgender person to be executed in the U.S., dies by lethal injection  NBC NewsMissouri carries out first known execution of an openly transgender person for 2003 murder  CNNMissouri executes transgender woman for 2003 murder of girlfriend  Fox NewsMissouri set to execute openly transgender death row inmate  NBC NewsTransgender Missouri inmate executed for fatal stabbing  KSL.comView Full Coverage on Google Ne
  
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• Dharmesh A. Patel, driver of Tesla that plunged off California cliff, charged with attempted murder and child abuse - CBS News

  04-01-2023 02:21 via news.google.com
  Dharmesh A. Patel, driver of Tesla that plunged off California cliff, charged with attempted murder and child abuse  CBS NewsTesla plunges 250 feet off a California cliff, all 4 occupants survive  CNNPasadena man accused of intentionally driving off cliff; 4 injured  KTLA 5Man suspected of intentionally driving off California cliff  KTVZTesla Plunges 250 FT Over Notorious Stretch of Highway 1 in Calif., 4 in Critical Condition | PEOPLE  PeopleVie
  
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• Jeremy Renner shares first photo since snow plowing accident - CNN

  04-01-2023 02:02 via news.google.com
  Jeremy Renner shares first photo since snow plowing accident  CNNActor Jeremy Renner update: Washoe County Sheriff's Office on snowplow accident | LiveNOW from FOX  LiveNOW from FOXJeremy Renner shares photo from hospital bed after snowplow accident: ‘Thank you all for your kind words’  Fox NewsJeremy Renner in intensive care  ABC NewsJeremy Renner Shares Selfie From Hospital Bed: ‘Too Messed Up To Type’  ETCanada.comView
  
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• This Puck Tess Your Nutrition and Cycle Right From Your Toilet - Gizmodo

  04-01-2023 02:00 via news.google.com
  This Puck Tess Your Nutrition and Cycle Right From Your Toilet  GizmodoWithings' $500 toilet computer wants to be WebMD for your pee  EngadgetThe Withings U-Scan Health Tracker Lives In Your Toilet Bowl  CoachWithings U-Scan puts urinalysis in your toilet and can recognize the signature of a stream  TechRadarTest your pee where you pee with this oversized toilet clip-on  EngadgetView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Atmospheric river storm threatens California with flooding, heavy snow - Axios

  04-01-2023 01:58 via news.google.com
  Atmospheric river storm threatens California with flooding, heavy snow  AxiosBay Area residents scramble with storm preps ahead of Wednesday's atmospheric river  KPIX CBS SF Bay AreaMarin County battered by atmospheric river  KRON 4'Threat to life likely' as another big storm heads to Bay Area  SFGATECalifornia braces for another 'brutal' blow from atmospheric river  Yahoo NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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