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Pentagon Believes Iran Shot Down Ukrainian Airlines Flight by Mistake: Multiple Reports

Pentagon Believes Iran Shot Down Ukrainian Airlines Flight by Mistake: Multiple Reports

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Pentagon Believes Iran Shot Down Ukrainian Airlines Flight by Mistake: Multiple Reports Officials at the Pentagon believe the Ukrainian Airlines Flight that crashed shortly after takeoff on Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board, was mistakenly shot down by Iran, according to a new report from Newsweek and follow-up reporting by CBS News and CNN.Read more... Go to Source
This Is Intel’s Graphics Card

This Is Intel’s Graphics Card

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This Is Intel's Graphics Card Intel’s first graphics card in years, the Intel DG1, is coming later this year. Announced earlier this week at CES, here’s everything we’ve learned about the DG1, its architecture, Xe, and Intel’s plans to pair it with its next generation of CPUs, Tiger Lake. Read more... Go to Source
8 Oceanic Creature Features That Delight in Underwater Perils

8 Oceanic Creature Features That Delight in Underwater Perils

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8 Oceanic Creature Features That Delight in Underwater Perils Humans who find themselves living beneath the ocean in sci-fi movies might as well be living in space. Many of the dangers are the same, be they natural (oxygen scarcity, claustrophobic proximity to asshole co-workers) or unnatural (monsters!). Needless to say, it’s a setting that has inspired a lot of filmmakers.Read more... Go to Source
Teen Vogue Yanks Puff Piece on Facebook’s Anti-Disinformation Efforts After People Found Out Facebook Paid for It

Teen Vogue Yanks Puff Piece on Facebook’s Anti-Disinformation Efforts After People Found Out Facebook Paid for It

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Teen Vogue Yanks Puff Piece on Facebook's Anti-Disinformation Efforts After People Found Out Facebook Paid for It Teen Vogue deleted a glowing, 2,ooo-word-plus article touting Facebook’s efforts to fight online disinformation during the 2020 elections from its website on Wednesday after it became incredibly obvious that it was sponsored content, not a reported piece of journalism. In response, Teen Vogue and Facebook gave a…Read more... Go to Source
That Damn Doll Is Back in the New Trailer for Brahms: The Boy II

That Damn Doll Is Back in the New Trailer for Brahms: The Boy II

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That Damn Doll Is Back in the New Trailer for Brahms: The Boy II Though it’s a new year, the era of Peak Creepy Doll is still upon us. Make room on the toy shelf, Annabelle and Chucky, because Brahms—of The Boy fame, also of “not really just a doll” fame—is back with his very own sequel, finally making its way to theaters after several months of delays.Read more... Go to Source
Twitter Built a New Feature for Chris Cillizza

Twitter Built a New Feature for Chris Cillizza

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Twitter Built a New Feature for Chris Cillizza Suppose you get ratioed all the time on Twitter for likely exaggerating your salary and spitballing logical fallacies on a news site and complaining about the temperature live from a White House briefing, and your name is Chris Cillizza. Today is your luckiest day on Twitter! The platform has announced a new function…Read more... Go to Source
A Genetic Mutation Is Responsible for Mysterious Deaths in the Amish Community, Researchers Say

A Genetic Mutation Is Responsible for Mysterious Deaths in the Amish Community, Researchers Say

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A Genetic Mutation Is Responsible for Mysterious Deaths in the Amish Community, Researchers Say In a new paper this week, doctors at the Mayo Clinic say they’ve uncovered the cause of a mysterious heart condition that had suddenly killed over a dozen young, healthy members of a tight-knit Amish community. The culprit? A previously undiscovered genetic mutation that runs in families.Read more... Go to Source
TikTok Announces End to ‘Delinquent’ Shenanigans as Serious Vulnerabilities Are Exposed

TikTok Announces End to ‘Delinquent’ Shenanigans as Serious Vulnerabilities Are Exposed

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TikTok Announces End to 'Delinquent' Shenanigans as Serious Vulnerabilities Are Exposed After several frenzied months of investigation over who TikTok is and what it wants with our teens, TikTok has posted new community guidelines that reflect the platform’s “driving philosophy” towards the end of “greater transparency.” That assurance probably won’t satisfy lawmakers who’ve prompted two national…Read more... Go to Source
New Species of Praying Mantis Impales Its Prey on Barbed Spikes

New Species of Praying Mantis Impales Its Prey on Barbed Spikes

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New Species of Praying Mantis Impales Its Prey on Barbed Spikes Mantises are elite ambush predators, snatching their victims with a lightning-fast strike of their front limbs. But one newly described species doesn’t just hold its prey in a prickly embrace: It impales it, using long, barbed tines to expertly polish off the squirming morsel like a chunk of bread skewered on a fondue…Read more... Go to Source
Resolved: Eating In Bed Is Fine!

Resolved: Eating In Bed Is Fine!

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Resolved: Eating In Bed Is Fine! It was a rainy, crummy Saturday in New York and, in a fit of malcontent, I texted one of the guys I’m seeing, “I have a PLAN. Shower, throw on sweats, come over and let’s [CENSORED], get [CENSORED], eat pizza in bed, [CENSORED] again and then maybe nap?”Read more... Go to Source
How a Star Wars Fan Learned to Stop Worrying and Accept Not Liking Rise of Skywalker

How a Star Wars Fan Learned to Stop Worrying and Accept Not Liking Rise of Skywalker

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How a Star Wars Fan Learned to Stop Worrying and Accept Not Liking Rise of Skywalker For the past few weeks, I’ve been telling fans who love Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker that I was happy for them. That’s only part of the truth. The full truth is: I’m happy they found enjoyment in the film, yes, but I’m also filled with jealousy. Because I, a lifelong Star Wars fan, absolutely did not like the movieRead more... Go to Source
Ivanka to CES: College Is Overrated

Ivanka to CES: College Is Overrated

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Ivanka to CES: College Is Overrated Presidential daughter and White House adviser Ivanka Trump took to the stage at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on Tuesday afternoon to opine on “The Future of Work,” a keynote choice that confounded many attendees who pointed out that she has no background in tech. It turns out that the future of…Read more... Go to Source
U.S. Confirms Iranian Missile Strikes on Iraqi Bases Housing U.S. Troops

U.S. Confirms Iranian Missile Strikes on Iraqi Bases Housing U.S. Troops

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U.S. Confirms Iranian Missile Strikes on Iraqi Bases Housing U.S. Troops The Department of Defense said in a statement on Tuesday evening (EST) that the Iranian military retaliated against the Trump administration’s assassination of Quds Force commander Major General Qassem Soleimani last week, launching “more than a dozen ballistic missiles against U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq” in…Read more... Go to Source
What Impossible Pork Tastes Like

What Impossible Pork Tastes Like

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What Impossible Pork Tastes Like When Impossible Foods told me it would reveal a new not-meat product at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this year, I was sure it was chicken. Chicken is so tasty! I was wrong. Impossible’s new thing is pork, and much to my surprise, it tastes amazing.Read more... Go to Source
Starlink Mission

Starlink Mission

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http://youtu.be/HwyXo6T7jC4 SpaceX is targeting Monday, January 6 at 9:19 p.m. EST, or 2:19 UTC on January 7, for its third launch of Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. A backup launch opportunity is available on Tuesday, January 7 at 8:57 p.m. EST, or 1:57 UTC on January 8. Falcon 9’s first stage supported a Starlink mission in May 2019, the Iridium-8 mission in January 2019, and the Telstar 18 VANTAGE mission in September 2018. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Approximately 45 minutes after liftoff, SpaceX’s fairing recovery vessel, “Ms. Tree,” will attempt to recover a payload fairing half....
Most Overrated Tech? 8K Ask MKBHD 2020!

Most Overrated Tech? 8K Ask MKBHD 2020!

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