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• FCC filing hints at next-gen Wi-Fi for Google's Pixel 8 series - Android Police

  31-08-2023 23:15
  
  FCC filing hints at next-gen Wi-Fi for Google's Pixel 8 series  Android PoliceGoogle Leaks Pixel 8 Pro With Surprise New Design  ForbesAn eSIM only Pixel 8 Pro could be painful necessity  TechRadarPixel 8 Pro will keep physical SIM card, add Night Sight video  9to5GoogleLatest Pixel 8 Pro Leak Reveals Google’s Smart Decision  Forbes
  
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• Orsted delays 1st New Jersey wind farm until 2026; not ready to 'walk away' from project

  31-08-2023 23:02 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Orsted, the global wind energy developer, says its first offshore wind farm in New Jersey will be delayed until 2026
  
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• YouTube mommy bloggers arrested on allegations of child abuse: 'Finally' - Fox News

  31-08-2023 23:00
  YouTube mommy bloggers arrested on allegations of child abuse: 'Finally'  Fox NewsChild who climbed out window for help leads to arrest of '8 Passengers' mother  FOX 13 News UtahUtah family YouTuber Ruby Franke arrested on child abuse charges  NBC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Don't Blame Me: Taylor Swift Concert Film and AMC Infuriates Studios, Creates Chaos - IndieWire

  31-08-2023 22:57
  
  Don't Blame Me: Taylor Swift Concert Film and AMC Infuriates Studios, Creates Chaos  IndieWireTaylor Swift's tour enters her movie theater 'Era' as she brings record-breaking concert to the big screen  CNNDear AMC Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for Oct. 13  InvestorPlaceStep Aside, Barbenheimer: Taylor Swift Just Created a Blockbuster Phenomenon  We Got This Covered
  
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• ‘Exorcist: Believer’ Moves a Week Earlier to Avoid Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Film - Variety

  31-08-2023 22:56
  ‘Exorcist: Believer’ Moves a Week Earlier to Avoid Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Film  VarietyDon't Blame Me: Taylor Swift Concert Film and AMC Infuriates Studios, Creates Chaos  IndieWireTaylor Swift's tour enters her movie theater 'Era' as she brings record-breaking concert to the big screen  CNNDear AMC Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for Oct. 13  InvestorPlaceThe Exorcist: Believer release moves to an earlier date, avoiding Taylor Swift co
  
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• Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years for Capitol riot - BBC

  31-08-2023 22:37
  
  Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years for Capitol riot  BBCProud Boys leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years in January 6 case  CNNBREAKING: Proud Boy Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years in prison in Jan. 6 case  MSNBCProud Boys Lieutenant Sentenced to 17 Years in Jan. 6 Sedition Case  The New York TimesWhat happens to the Proud Boys after its leaders go to jail?  WBUR News
  
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• Ron DeSantis super PAC halts door-knocking efforts in Nevada, Super Tuesday states - New York Post

  31-08-2023 21:58
  Ron DeSantis super PAC halts door-knocking efforts in Nevada, Super Tuesday states  New York Post DeSantis-aligned super PAC asked for $50 million from donors on day of first GOP primary debate, leaked audio shows  CNNDeSantis super PAC stops door-knocking in early voting states, ignoring Nevada  Hindustan TimesDeSantis 2024 Super PAC Halts Voter Canvassing in Nevada, California  BloombergView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Venice Film Festival: Adam Driver Calls Out Netflix and Amazon Amid Strikes - The New York Times

  31-08-2023 21:16
  
  Venice Film Festival: Adam Driver Calls Out Netflix and Amazon Amid Strikes  The New York TimesFerrari review – Michael Mann’s watchable race-car drama rarely puts pedal to metal  The Guardian‘Ferrari’ Races to 6-Minute Standing Ovation at Venice as Adam Driver Gets Teary-Eyed  Variety'Ferrari' review: Michael Mann returns with a scattered but impactful biopic  MashableFerrari (2023) Venice Film Review  Loud And Clear Revi
  
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• New COVID variant BA.2.86 confirmed in Ohio - 10TV

  31-08-2023 21:12
  New COVID variant BA.2.86 confirmed in Ohio  10TVView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Genomic inference of a severe human bottleneck during the Early to Middle Pleistocene transition - Science

  31-08-2023 20:27
  
  Genomic inference of a severe human bottleneck during the Early to Middle Pleistocene transition  ScienceHuman ancestors nearly went extinct 900,000 years ago  Nature.comHumanity's Ancestors Nearly Died Out, Genetic Study Suggests  The New York TimesOur Human Ancestors Very Nearly Went Extinct 900000 Years Ago, Genetics Suggest  Smithsonian MagazineHumans faced a 'close call with extinction' nearly a million years ago  Livescience.comView Full Co
  
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• Hurricane Idalia's price tag could reach $20 billion, according to Moody's Analytics - CNN

  31-08-2023 20:05
  
  Hurricane Idalia's price tag could reach $20 billion, according to Moody's Analytics  CNNGrowing concerns over Florida’s insurance rates after Hurricane Idalia  NBC NewsClimate: Hurricanes, Inflation Create a Perfect Storm for Insurers  BloombergThe hidden crisis looming behind Hurricane Idalia  The IndependentView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Scientists Discovered a New Dinosaur That Is a Mini-Brontosaurus With Spikes

  31-08-2023 20:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  The find highlights the growing field of paleontology within India. Learn more about this new Tharosaurus indicus fossil.
  
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• 16 Photos Of The Blue Supermoon From Around The World - BuzzFeed

  31-08-2023 19:27
  
  16 Photos Of The Blue Supermoon From Around The World  BuzzFeedDozens gather to capture rare super blue moon  CBS TEXASPhotos: 10 stunning images of the Blue Supermoon – WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio  WHIOLast Super Blue Moon until 2037 lights up skies around the world (photos)  Space.comView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Gov Kemp says special session to remove DA Willis isn't going to happen - Fox News

  31-08-2023 19:21
  Gov Kemp says special session to remove DA Willis isn't going to happen  Fox NewsTop Georgia Republicans shut down GOP attack on Trump prosecutor  AxiosGeorgia leaders said calls to defund Fani Willis are 'theatrics'  Business Insider'Political theater:' Gov. Kemp shuts down GOP calls to oust Fani Willis  MSNBC
  
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• India lodges complaint over new Chinese map | DW News - DW News

  31-08-2023 18:43
  
  India lodges complaint over new Chinese map | DW News  DW NewsChina's new national map has angered India, Malaysia and the Philippines  CNNMapping the way forward: on China and its neighbours  The HinduChina’s new map: Plotting against India and other Asian states  The Indian ExpressView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Can Ozempic, Wegovy reduce alcohol, nicotine and other cravings? Doctor weighs in on what to know. - CBS News

  31-08-2023 18:12
  
  Can Ozempic, Wegovy reduce alcohol, nicotine and other cravings? Doctor weighs in on what to know.  CBS NewsHow to Buy Ozempic Online Safely in 2023  HealthlineSponsored: The Skinny On Ozempic  WLTX.comOzempic and Wegovy may reduce alcohol cravings, some users say  CBS NewsOzempic in the spotlight is just the latest in the long, strange history of weight-loss drugs  SalonView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• These Fruit Flies Aged Faster After Seeing Death

  31-08-2023 17:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Fruit flies that had seen corpses were shunned by other flies and even died sooner. Scientists looked into their pint-sized brains to identify the cluster of neurons responsible.
  
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• Another Earth Could Orbit In The Distant Reaches Of The Solar System, Say Astronomers

  31-08-2023 16:24 via discovermagazine.com
  
  An undiscovered Earth-like planet could explain the distribution of comets and asteroids in the Kuiper Belt
  
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• Emergent launches OTC overdose drug so 'anyone can save a life' - FiercePharma

  31-08-2023 15:55
  
  Emergent launches OTC overdose drug so 'anyone can save a life'  FiercePharmaOpioid overdose treatment Narcan coming to store shelves  Yahoo FinanceLong Beach drug stores will start selling Narcan over-the-counter in September  Long Beach PostNarcan, an overdose reversal drug, will hit stores next week  KTVBNarcan Set To Become Available Over-The-Counter—Which Means Insurance May Not Cover It  ForbesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Why figuring out your tech personality can improve how you use it

  31-08-2023 15:50 via today.com
  Guru? Tech-phobic? Cyber-saver? USA Today’s Jennifer Jolly explains why figuring out your tech personality can help improve how you use it.
  
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• AP PHOTOS: Rare blue supermoon dazzles stargazers around the globe

  31-08-2023 15:18 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A rare blue supermoon — the closest full moon of the year — dazzled stargazers Wednesday night.Saturn joined the celestial spectacle, visible alongside the moon, at least where skies were clear.It was the second full moon of August, thus the blue label. And it was unusually close to Earth, therefore a supermoon.
  The moon appeared to be bigger and brighter than usual, given its close proximity to Earth: just 222,043 miles (357,344 kilometers) or so. The Aug. 1 supermoon was more than
  
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• Why Do Fingers Get Wrinkly After A Long Bath Or Swim? A Biomedical Engineer Explains

  31-08-2023 15:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Those puckered prints show up after a while in the water.
  
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• Microsoft to stop packaging Teams and Office software in Europe to head off EU antitrust action

  31-08-2023 14:31 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Microsoft will stop packaging its Teams videoconferencing app with its Office software in Europe in an effort to head off antitrust penalties by regulators
  
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• Microsoft splits Teams from Office in Europe after EU pressure

  31-08-2023 14:24 via cnn.com
  
  Microsoft will allow business customers in Europe to buy its video and chat app Teams separately from its Office software, it said Thursday, a month after the European Union opened an antitrust investigation into the company's bundling of the products.
  
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• Nissan is reusing the batteries from old Leaf electric vehicles to make portable power sources

  31-08-2023 13:58 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Batteries in older Nissan Leaf electric vehicles are getting a new life as portable power sources that can be used to run gadgets on the go or deliver emergency power in disasters
  
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• Microsoft will split Teams from Office in Europe after EU pressure

  31-08-2023 12:51 via cnn.com
  
  Microsoft will allow business customers in Europe to buy its video and chat app Teams separately from its Office software, it said Thursday, a month after the European Union opened an antitrust investigation into the company's bundling of the products.
  
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• People warned away from the coastline as Typhoon Saola churns toward south China

  31-08-2023 11:58 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Chinese state media report at least 121 passenger trains are suspending service in anticipation of the arrival of Typhoon Saola, while several cities in coastal areas of southern China have suspended the start of the school year
  
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• China's Baidu makes AI chatbot Ernie Bot publicly available

  31-08-2023 11:26 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Chinese search engine and artificial intelligence firm Baidu has made its ChatGPT-equivalent language model, Ernie Bot, fully available to the public
  
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• Visual artists fight back against AI companies for repurposing their work

  31-08-2023 10:54 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Three visual artists are suing artificial intelligence image-generators.
  
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• Baidu and SenseTime launch ChatGPT-style AI bots to the public

  31-08-2023 08:33 via cnn.com
  
  Chinese tech firms Baidu and SenseTime launched their ChatGPT-style AI bots to the public on Thursday, marking a new milestone in the global AI race.
  
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• Japan's PM visits fish market, vows to help fisheries hit by China ban over Fukushima water release

  31-08-2023 06:54 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has sampled seafood and talked to workers at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market on a visit to assess the impact of China’s ban on Japanese seafood in reaction to the release of wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi plant
  
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• Brits Boil Over ‘Net Zero’: Millions Told Not To Heat Homes At Night To Meet Government Goals

  31-08-2023 05:00 via technocracy.news
  
  Smart Grid was created for alternate energy and both are giant scams. In as early as 2008, I predicted that smart grid would eventually balance its energy deficit off the backs of consumers. Now you can see the end of the scam.  ⁃ TN EditorBritain’s Climate Change Committee (CCC) has urged millions of Britons to not heat their homes in the evening to help the government hit its net zero target.
  Chris Stark, head of the CCC
  No, they aren’t urging elites to ditch t
  
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• West Point time capsule that appeared to contain nothing more than silt yields centuries-old coins

  31-08-2023 03:34 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A nearly 200-year-old time capsule that appeared to yield little more than dust when it was opened at West Point actually contained centuries-old coins potentially worth thousands of dollars
  
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• Tesla is allowing no-hands driving with Autopilot for longer periods. US regulators have questions

  31-08-2023 03:32 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Tesla is letting some drivers to use its Autopilot driver-assist system for extended periods without making them put their hands on the steering wheel, a development that has drawn concern from U.S. safety regulators
  
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• Georgia Power customers could see monthly bills rise another $9

  31-08-2023 02:06 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Residential customers of Georgia’s largest electrical utility could see their bills rise by $9 a month to pay for a new nuclear power plant
  
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