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Are you more likely to die of covid-19 if you live in a polluted area?
A number of studies have found a link between air pollution and increased covid-19 dea…
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Reddit launches Start Chatting, a new tool that lets users start a chat room with up to seven randomly selected users within a subreddit (Karissa Bell/Engadget)
Karissa Bell / Engadget : Reddit launches Start Chatting, a new tool that lets user…
Science Magazine
Large trial yields strongest evidence yet that antiviral drug can help COVID-19 patients
Remdesivir sped recovery of patients by several days, although it's "not a ho…
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Scrutinized malaria drug purchase to be refunded in Utah
Utah will be refunded $800,000 it spent to buy malaria drugs once touted by President …
Android Authority
SteelSeries Arctis 1 Wireless review: Modern versatility
There are a lot of gimmicky gaming headsets these days. You can find headsets with int…
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Zuckerberg: 3B+ MAUs across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp, with FB and IG Live video views up 2x and group video call time up 10x in recent weeks (Lucas Matney/TechCrunch)
Lucas Matney / TechCrunch : Zuckerberg: 3B+ MAUs across Facebook, Instagram, Messen…
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NASA Needs A New 'Giant Leap' To Replace Its Dead, Dying, And Dated 'Great Observatories'
A generation ago, NASA launched their great observatories to explore the Universe. It&…
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A Sting In The Tail From 1986’s Halley’s Comet Will Next Week Battle A ‘Super Flower Moon’
Generation X’ers and boomers will remember what a big deal the 1980s’ greatly anticipa…
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Hungarian competition watchdog GVH fines Booking.com £6.1M for unfair business practices, including misleading ads and psychological pressure on consumers (Reuters)
Reuters : Hungarian competition watchdog GVH fines Booking.com £6.1M for unfair bus…
ABC News: Technology
Convict in LA Times hack again accused of attacking media
A journalist who went to federal prison for hacking attacks on California media is now…
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Sources: e-commerce giant JD.com has filed confidentially for a second listing in Hong Kong, which could raise at least $2B (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg : Sources: e-commerce giant JD.com has filed confidentially for a second …
Forbes - Science
These Shark Relatives May Not Escape Extinction
We live in a world of accelerated biodiversity loss but limited resources for the cons…
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Roc Nation files copyright claim over deepfake YouTube videos which use AI to impersonate Jay-Z's voice, raising new copyright and fair use questions (Andy Baio/Waxy.org)
Andy Baio / Waxy.org : Roc Nation files copyright claim over deepfake YouTube video…
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