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• Magic Leap is pitching its AR headset to businesses — just like Microsoft

  10-12-2019 17:19 via rss.cnn.com
  
  More than a year since releasing its first augmented reality headset to developers, Magic Leap is now wooing companies with new enterprise-geared software. It's a move that looks a lot like what Microsoft is doing with its HoloLens device, and raises further questions whether AR headsets can succeed as consumer products — or will remain tools for businesses.
  
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• Hall Of Shame II: Thanks To Congress, The NSA Is ‘Just Days From Taking Over The Internet’

  16-04-2024 19:02 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocrats have bamboozled Congress into turning over the physical infrastructure of the Internet to the NSA. I have long argued that whoever controls the routers, switches, scanners, fiber optic and copper cables, servers, firewalls, and cell towers, etc., will be the ultimate controllers of all data passing through the network. The Senate will vote on April 19.
  You might remember when AT&T willingly partnered with the NSA to set up listening (“peering”) posts inside the main s
  
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• Trump’s New York hush money trial continues after sleepy start to jury selection

  16-04-2024 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Jury selection is expected to continue Tuesday morning in the case of the People of the State of New York v. Donald Trump — the first criminal trial of a former president ever.
  
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• Supreme Court weighs Jan. 6 rioter's obstruction challenge, which could affect Trump's case

  16-04-2024 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Supreme Court weighs whether Jan. 6 rioters can be charged with obstructing an official proceeding, which could bear on Trump's election interference case.
  
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• ‘Give them a verbal hug’: Emails show how the Navy scrambled to manage a spate of suicides

  16-04-2024 13:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  As the USS George Washington reeled from a spate of suicides two years ago, Navy leaders reacted with anger and denial while discussing news coverage of the deaths and whether to promote the sailors posthumously, according to emails obtained by NBC News.
  
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• Verified pro-Nazi X accounts flourish under Elon Musk

  16-04-2024 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Elon Musk’s X is a thriving hub for Nazi support and propaganda, with paid subscribers sharing speeches by Hitler or content praising his genocidal regime.
  
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• Bogus ‘tax service specialists’ duped business owners in latest Covid relief debacle, IRS says

  16-04-2024 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  IRS officials say the Employee Retention Tax Credit program has been a magnet for unscrupulous promoters who filed a "tsunami of bad claims."
  
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• U.S. officials expect Israeli response to Iran's retaliatory strikes will be limited

  16-04-2024 04:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  U.S. officials expect a possible Israeli response to Iran’s attack over the weekend to be limited in scope and most likely involve strikes against Iranian military forces and Iranian-backed proxies outside Iran, four U.S. officials told NBC News.
  
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• U.S. officials expect Israeli response to Iran strikes will be limited

  16-04-2024 04:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  U.S. officials expect a possible Israeli response to Iran’s attack over the weekend to be limited in scope and most likely involve strikes against Iranian military forces and Iranian-backed proxies outside Iran, four U.S. officials told NBC News.
  
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• A Cybertruck owner says his accelerator got stuck while he was driving

  15-04-2024 21:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  A man who posted to TikTok said that his Cybertruck accelerator got stuck while he was driving, ahead of a reported recall.
  
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• Losing A Pet Is Just As Hard As A Loved One — Here Is How People Cope

  15-04-2024 20:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Recent research indicates there are five different themes people can experience while grieving the loss of a pet.
  
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• Hall Of Shame: Congress Votes For Warrantless Surveillance Of Americans

  15-04-2024 18:28 via technocracy.news
  Score one for Technocracy. The House of Representatives had a chance to stop warrantless surveillance of American citizens. It failed, in spite of the Fourth Amendment and in the face of 75 percent of Americans who say the Feds should always get a warrant before conducting a search. The tie-breaking vote was cast by the Speaker of the House, a Republican.
  It is assumed that all your electronic data is already available: phone calls, emails, letters/packages sent/received via the post office, GPS
  
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• How to Coexist with Coyotes in Your Neighborhood

  15-04-2024 17:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Coyotes aren’t as dangerous to humans as we think they are. In fact, experts say that humans often pose the bigger threat.
  
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• Live updates: Trump New York hush money criminal trial - CNN

  15-04-2024 16:48 via news.google.com
  Live updates: Trump New York hush money criminal trial  CNNMerchan won't recuse himself from the case  POLITICOTrump's Forbidden Legal Strategy: What New York Law Won't Let the Jury Do  Just SecurityJudge Juan Merchan won't recuse himself despite Trump's pressure  USA TODAY
  
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• Stock market today: Stocks rebound as investors shake off Mideast tensions, focus on earnings - Yahoo Finance

  15-04-2024 16:30 via news.google.com
  
  Stock market today: Stocks rebound as investors shake off Mideast tensions, focus on earnings  Yahoo FinanceHow the Israel-Iran conflict could send oil prices higher  CNNMarkets Brace for Israel's Next Move  The New York TimesInvestors should buy the dip, but be ready with these geopolitical hedges: Citi  MarketWatchOil is the 'key risk to watch' as Middle East tensions rise, analysts say  CNBC
  
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• Apple loses top phonemaker spot to Samsung as iPhone shipments drop, research company says

  15-04-2024 16:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  Apple’s smartphone shipments dropped about 10% in the first quarter of 2024, hurt by intensifying competition by Android smartphone makers aiming for the top spot, data from research firm IDC showed on Sunday.
  
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• FBI opens criminal investigation into Baltimore bridge collapse, AP source says - Yahoo! Voices

  15-04-2024 16:07 via news.google.com
  
  FBI opens criminal investigation into Baltimore bridge collapse, AP source says  Yahoo! VoicesBarges break loose on Ohio River in Pittsburgh, damaging a marina and striking a bridge  The Associated PressFederal criminal investigation underway for Baltimore bridge collapse  CNN
  
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• Tiny Crystals Capture Millions Of Years Of Himalayan History

  15-04-2024 16:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  A single crystal shows 30 million years of geological history of the Himalayas by tracing its thorium concentration and age.
  
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• Meet Trump’s lawyers in the New York hush money trial - The Washington Post

  15-04-2024 16:00 via news.google.com
  
  Meet Trump’s lawyers in the New York hush money trial  The Washington PostCould you be a juror in Trump's New York hush money trial? See the 42 questions prosecutors are asking  Fox NewsTrump hush money trial judge rejects new demand to recuse himself from case  The HillDonald Trump Arrives at Court for First Day of Hush Money Trial: Photos  PEOPLE
  
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• Tesla to lay off more than 10% of staff globally as sales fall - Reuters

  15-04-2024 15:46 via news.google.com
  
  Tesla to lay off more than 10% of staff globally as sales fall  ReutersTesla lays off 'more than 10%' of its global workforce  Electrek.coTech layoffs: Tesla to cut more than 10% of global workforce  San Francisco ChronicleTesla to Lay Off More Than 10% of Workforce, Musk Tells Staff in Email  The Wall Street JournalTesla Will Lay Off 10 Percent Of Its Entire Workforce  Jalopnik
  
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• Sydney church stabbing: Bishop attacked during sermon - BBC.com

  15-04-2024 15:39 via news.google.com
  
  Sydney church stabbing: Bishop attacked during sermon  BBC.comAustralia church stabbing captured on livestream  Fox NewsBishop among several people reported stabbed in Sydney church, two days after mall attack  CNNSydney attack victims include a mother who saved her baby, a Chinese grad student and an architect  The Associated PressSydney church attack: Bishop stabbed during evening prayer. What we know so far  Hindustan Times
  
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• Goldman Sachs Reports 2024 First Quarter Earnings Per Common Share of $11.58 and Annualized Return on Common Equity of 14.8% - Goldman Sachs

  15-04-2024 15:39 via news.google.com
  
  Goldman Sachs Reports 2024 First Quarter Earnings Per Common Share of $11.58 and Annualized Return on Common Equity of 14.8%  Goldman SachsGoldman Sachs tops first-quarter estimates fueled by trading, investment banking  CNBCA Slimmer Goldman Sachs Posts Hefty Jump in Profit  The New York TimesGoldman Sachs profit beats as investment banking fuels highest earnings since 2021  ReutersProfits surge at Goldman Sachs on Wall Street revival  Yahoo Fin
  
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• Georgian MP punches opponent in face in brawl over ‘foreign agents’ bill - The Guardian

  15-04-2024 15:27 via news.google.com
  Georgian MP punches opponent in face in brawl over ‘foreign agents’ bill  The GuardianView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Winners and Losers From the NBA’s Regular-Season Finale - The Ringer

  15-04-2024 15:21 via news.google.com
  Winners and Losers From the NBA’s Regular-Season Finale  The RingerNBA playoffs: The season finale delivered, setting the stage for more drama and star power  Yahoo SportsNBA Playoff match-ups are set following wild final day of regular season  CNNNBA regular season ends with a thriller in New York, blowouts and shifting standings  The Athletic15 Photos That Sum Up the 2023-24 NBA Season  Bleacher Report
  
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• Masters champion Scottie Scheffler's faith and focus make him unshakable, and perhaps, unstoppable - CBS Sports

  15-04-2024 15:12 via news.google.com
  Masters champion Scottie Scheffler's faith and focus make him unshakable, and perhaps, unstoppable  CBS SportsMasters 2024: Scottie Scheffler's win at Augusta and Ludvig Aberg's runner-up to be cherished  AOLScottie Scheffler wins Masters for 2nd time: How much money did he take home?  Fox BusinessScottie Scheffler Tells Pregnant Wife Meredith 'I'm Coming Home' After Masters Win  PEOPLE
  
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• Live updates: Israel intercepts Iran drone attacks and weighs response, Gaza crisis continues - CNN

  15-04-2024 15:08 via news.google.com
  
  Live updates: Israel intercepts Iran drone attacks and weighs response, Gaza crisis continues  CNNIsrael's Next Move After Iran Attack Involves Complex Calculations  The Wall Street JournalOpinion | Israel’s victory against Iranian barrage creates an opening  The Washington PostA Test of Strength  The AtlanticHalf of Iran missiles fired at Israel malfunctioned, crashed: reports  Business Insider
  
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• Jets Unveil New 'Legacy Collection' Uniform Ahead of 2024 Season - newyorkjets.com

  15-04-2024 15:03 via news.google.com
  
  Jets Unveil New 'Legacy Collection' Uniform Ahead of 2024 Season  newyorkjets.comFirst look at Jets' new 2024 uniforms with modern twist on classic design  New York Post New York Jets News: 4 QBs the Jets Could Draft to Be Rodgers' Successor  Gang Green NationJets unveil 'Legacy Collection' uniforms, updated logo  NFL.comJets' new uniforms: Team's look honors "New York Sack Exchange"  USA TODAY
  
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• Dogs Die Too Soon, but a Possible Drug Could Fix That

  15-04-2024 15:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Two clinical trials and a huge observational study hope to extend and improve the lives of dogs.
  
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• Adobe Premiere Pro is getting generative AI video tools — and hopefully OpenAI's Sora - The Verge

  15-04-2024 15:00 via news.google.com
  
  Adobe Premiere Pro is getting generative AI video tools — and hopefully OpenAI's Sora  The VergeView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Civil War Box Office Sets Record For A24, And Here's Which Movie It Dethroned - GameSpot

  15-04-2024 14:56 via news.google.com
  
  Civil War Box Office Sets Record For A24, And Here's Which Movie It Dethroned  GameSpotCivil War  Rotten Tomatoes'Civil War' Isn't Really About A Second American Civil War—Review  ForbesAmericans skeptical of second Civil War, UC Davis report says  Sacramento BeeCivil War is an empty B-movie masquerading as something of substance  The Guardian
  
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