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Watch the Record Breaking World’s Largest Firework Turn the Night Sky Into Day

Watch the Record Breaking World’s Largest Firework Turn the Night Sky Into Day

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Watch the Record Breaking World's Largest Firework Turn the Night Sky Into Day If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again are words that Tim Borden apparently lives by, because after an incident thwarted his Guinness World Record attempt back in 2019, this past weekend he finally succeeded in launching the world’s largest aerial firework ever, with a behemoth that weighed in at 2,797…Read more... Go to Source
The Cast of Birds of Prey on the Balance of Bringing Their Comic Counterparts to Life

The Cast of Birds of Prey on the Balance of Bringing Their Comic Counterparts to Life

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The Cast of Birds of Prey on the Balance of Bringing Their Comic Counterparts to Life Birds of Prey’s colorful aesthetic is ripped right out of the world of comics, but the tack the movie takes with its comic book characters treads a fine line between respecting decades worth of stories and, in some cases, bringing new takes to the table. It was an opportunity that, for its stars, meant a chance to…Read more... Go to Source
Mongooses Stink Less, Have Bigger Balls After Invading Islands

Mongooses Stink Less, Have Bigger Balls After Invading Islands

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Mongooses Stink Less, Have Bigger Balls After Invading Islands Over the last 150 years, the males of certain invasive mongooses have undergone some serious tweaks to their sexual anatomy. New research suggests that the mongooses’ anal pads—which produce a scent that is apparently very alluring to female mongooses—have become comparatively shrunken, while their testicles have…Read more... Go to Source
For $1.7 Million, You Could Own One of the World’s Most Dangerous Domains

For $1.7 Million, You Could Own One of the World’s Most Dangerous Domains

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For $1.7 Million, You Could Own One of the World’s Most Dangerous Domains When we think about the most dangerous places online, chances are, phrases like the “dark web” might bubble to the top of those conversations. But it turns out that one of the most dastardly domains isn’t full of literal garbage and porn—it’s just... a domain. And now you can buy it for yourself. Read more... Go to Source
Nvidia is the First U.S. Company to Pull Out of Mobile World Congress Over Coronavirus Risks

Nvidia is the First U.S. Company to Pull Out of Mobile World Congress Over Coronavirus Risks

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Nvidia is the First U.S. Company to Pull Out of Mobile World Congress Over Coronavirus Risks The Mobile World Congress (MWC), the wireless industry’s premiere event of the year, has lost its first U.S. attendee. Nvidia has announced that it will not attend MWC in Barcelona, Spain due to concerns over coronavirus, making it the fourth exhibitor to withdraw or scale back its participation in the event.Read more... Go to Source
Coronavirus Has Now Killed More People Than SARS Worldwide

Coronavirus Has Now Killed More People Than SARS Worldwide

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Coronavirus Has Now Killed More People Than SARS Worldwide The coronavirus outbreak has been compared to the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) epidemic of 2002-2003 for obvious reasons. Both diseases originated in China, are caused by a similar virus and are believed to have originated in wild animal markets. However, new data released this weekend reveal that…Read more... Go to Source
Facebook and Twitter Refuse to Take Down Donald Trump’s Edited Nancy Pelosi Speech Ripping Video

Facebook and Twitter Refuse to Take Down Donald Trump’s Edited Nancy Pelosi Speech Ripping Video

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Facebook and Twitter Refuse to Take Down Donald Trump’s Edited Nancy Pelosi Speech Ripping Video Facebook and Twitter declined to take down a modified video posted to President Donald Trump’s accounts on both platforms that creates a questionable mash-up of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s viral speech-ripping moment during the State of the Union address. The dispute with the social networks was made public by Drew…Read more... Go to Source
How to Get Your $100 From Yahoo After All Those Breaches

How to Get Your $100 From Yahoo After All Those Breaches

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How to Get Your $100 From Yahoo After All Those Breaches The folks behind the largest known hack of user data to date are finally paying up. Yahoo, now owned by Verizon, recently agreed to pay $117.5 million as part of a proposed class action settlement stemming from a series of breaches in the 2010s that affected 3 billion people—basically Yahoo’s then-entire user base.Read more... Go to Source
Maybe Microsoft’s Xbox Chief Didn’t Say the Stupidest Thing About Cloud Gaming This Week

Maybe Microsoft’s Xbox Chief Didn’t Say the Stupidest Thing About Cloud Gaming This Week

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Maybe Microsoft's Xbox Chief Didn't Say the Stupidest Thing About Cloud Gaming This Week In a quote in Politico’s new technology-focused publication, Protocol, Xbox Chief Phil Spencer said something seemingly earth-shattering for any gamer: It isn’t Nintendo or Sony that Microsoft views as primary competitors in the gaming space, but Amazon and Google. That sounds deeply stupid. Google’s Stadia has…Read more... Go to Source
Batman’s Latest Scribe on Telling New Stories With One of DC’s Oldest Heroes

Batman’s Latest Scribe on Telling New Stories With One of DC’s Oldest Heroes

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Batman's Latest Scribe on Telling New Stories With One of DC's Oldest Heroes There are more comics for more people than ever before, but for better or worse, the mainstays aren’t going anywhere. Best known for his work on Batman over at DC Comics, James Tynion IV is very cognizant of how the cycle of comics operates. He knows there’s an art to telling stories that have already been told, and …Read more... Go to Source
Is Billionaire Okay?

Is Billionaire Okay?

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Is Billionaire Okay? If you read a lot of tech news, the mind wanders every so often to billionaire SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son. Is he sitting at his desk, the blackened banana peel of a detonated booby cigar still dangling from his lips, since SoftBank’s multi-billion-dollar gamble on WeWork spectacularly blew up in his face? Or is he…Read more... Go to Source
Nearly Half of Older Americans Worry They Can’t Afford Insurance by Retirement Age

Nearly Half of Older Americans Worry They Can’t Afford Insurance by Retirement Age

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Nearly Half of Older Americans Worry They Can't Afford Insurance by Retirement Age New research out Friday is the latest to paint a depressing picture of the U.S. health care system. The study found that nearly half of older Americans are worried about their ability to afford health insurance by the time they retire, while one-fourth aren’t sure they’ll have insurance within a year’s time.Read more... Go to Source
Facebook’s Anti-Vaxxer Problem Under Fire Following 4-Year-Old’s Death From Flu

Facebook’s Anti-Vaxxer Problem Under Fire Following 4-Year-Old’s Death From Flu

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Facebook's Anti-Vaxxer Problem Under Fire Following 4-Year-Old's Death From Flu Facebook—a company notorious for its bizarre defense of allowing rampant misinformation to spread like wildfire on its platform—has found itself under fire again after a mother whose 4-year-old son reportedly died of the flu this week turned to an anti-vaxxer group on the site for treatment recommendations for her…Read more... Go to Source
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