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Scientists Found Unexpected Life Half a Mile Under an Antarctic Ice Shelf

Scientists Found Unexpected Life Half a Mile Under an Antarctic Ice Shelf

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Scientists Found Unexpected Life Half a Mile Under an Antarctic Ice Shelf Back in 2016, a team of marine scientists from around the world traveled to Antarctica to learn about the mysterious ecosystems under its vast ice shelves. One team of geologists was tasked with taking videos from beneath the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, which is on the South Eastern Weddell Sea.Read more... Go to Source
Clubhouse Will Strengthen Security After Researchers Find That Data Could Be Accessed by the Chinese Government

Clubhouse Will Strengthen Security After Researchers Find That Data Could Be Accessed by the Chinese Government

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Clubhouse Will Strengthen Security After Researchers Find That Data Could Be Accessed by the Chinese Government A group of researchers at the Stanford Internet Observatory has determined that Clubhouse’s data protection practices allowed its users’ data, possibly including their raw audio, to potentially be accessed by the Chinese government.Read more... Go to Source
Mercedes-Benz to Recall Nearly 1.3 Million Cars Over Glitch with eCall Emergency Locator

Mercedes-Benz to Recall Nearly 1.3 Million Cars Over Glitch with eCall Emergency Locator

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Mercedes-Benz to Recall Nearly 1.3 Million Cars Over Glitch with eCall Emergency Locator The U.S. division of Mercedes-Benz is recalling 1.29 million vehicles over an issue with its eCall emergency call system that may send out the wrong location information to emergency responders after a crash, potentially delaying a rescue in a critical moment. Read more... Go to Source
Move Over ‘Farout,’ Astronomers Confirm ‘Farfarout’ Is the Solar System’s Most Distant Known Object

Move Over ‘Farout,’ Astronomers Confirm ‘Farfarout’ Is the Solar System’s Most Distant Known Object

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Move Over 'Farout,' Astronomers Confirm 'Farfarout' Is the Solar System's Most Distant Known Object What astronomers believed to be the most distant object in the Solar System, “Farout,” has lost its title after just two years. That crown now goes to “Farfarout” (zero points for creativity, you guys), a planetoid that is more than 130 times farther from the Sun than Earth is. Read more... Go to Source
Save Your Wallet and the Environment From Expensive and Wasteful Ink Cartridges by Getting Two Years of Prints With This $200 Epson Ecotank Printer

Save Your Wallet and the Environment From Expensive and Wasteful Ink Cartridges by Getting Two Years of Prints With This $200 Epson Ecotank Printer

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Save Your Wallet and the Environment From Expensive and Wasteful Ink Cartridges by Getting Two Years of Prints With This $200 Epson Ecotank Printer Epson EcoTank ET-2720 Wireless All-In-One Inkjet Printer | $200 | AmazonEpson EcoTank ET-2720 Wireless All-In-One Inkjet Printer | $200 | Best BuyRead more... Go to Source
Make Your Loved One Swoon With NOAA’s Adorable Satellite-Themed Valentines

Make Your Loved One Swoon With NOAA’s Adorable Satellite-Themed Valentines

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Make Your Loved One Swoon With NOAA's Adorable Satellite-Themed Valentines Ever since I was a little girl, one of my favorite things about Valentine’s Day has been the cards. I would love to decorate my little shoebox every year and check out all the Valentines I would get from my classmates. The best ones were, of course, the ones that were not like the others. Thumbs up if they were both…Read more... Go to Source
Maryland Becomes First State in Country to Place a Tax on Big Tech’s Digital Advertising Revenue

Maryland Becomes First State in Country to Place a Tax on Big Tech’s Digital Advertising Revenue

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Maryland Becomes First State in Country to Place a Tax on Big Tech’s Digital Advertising Revenue Maryland decided to take a chunk of Big Tech’s advertising dollars on Friday, successfully passing legislation that would place a maximum tax of 10% on revenue from digital ads. Analysts estimate that the tax will generate about $250 million in its first year, money that the Maryland says will go to schools. Read more... Go to Source
Donald Glover and Phoebe Waller-Bridge Are Mr. and Mrs. Smith in a New Series for Amazon

Donald Glover and Phoebe Waller-Bridge Are Mr. and Mrs. Smith in a New Series for Amazon

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Donald Glover and Phoebe Waller-Bridge Are Mr. and Mrs. Smith in a New Series for Amazon In a move straight out of our fanfic dreams, Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Childish Gambino himself Donald Glover will executive produce and star in a new series based on the 2005 movie Mr. and Mrs Smith for Amazon Prime. Read more... Go to Source
Bitcoin Burning a Hole in Your Pocket? Now You Can Spend It Using Apple Pay

Bitcoin Burning a Hole in Your Pocket? Now You Can Spend It Using Apple Pay

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Bitcoin Burning a Hole in Your Pocket? Now You Can Spend It Using Apple Pay In case you haven’t noticed, Bitcoin’s having a bit of a moment. The cryptocurrency’s value reached record heights in recent weeks, you’ll soon be able to buy a Tesla with it, and, as of Friday, you can now spend Bitcoin (and other cryptocurrencies) via Apple Pay.Read more... Go to Source
Facebook’s Reportedly Working on a Smartwatch so It Can Hoover Up Your Health Data Too

Facebook’s Reportedly Working on a Smartwatch so It Can Hoover Up Your Health Data Too

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Facebook's Reportedly Working on a Smartwatch so It Can Hoover Up Your Health Data Too Apparently unsatiated by hoovering up users’ personal data on its platforms, Facebook’s hoping to get its mitts on their health data as well. The company’s reportedly building a smartwatch as its next foray into hardware, and the device could debut as soon as next year, according to a Friday report from the InformationRead more... Go to Source
Starlink vs. 5G: Which Could Be the Better Home Internet Service?

Starlink vs. 5G: Which Could Be the Better Home Internet Service?

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Starlink vs. 5G: Which Could Be the Better Home Internet Service? Reports indicate that Americans are clearly interested in both SpaceX’s Starlink and 5G broadband as potential home internet services. But so far it’s unclear which option has more appeal compared to traditional cable broadband. Some reports show Americans are more interested in Starlink, while others indicate most…Read more... Go to Source
Rex Tillerson Screwed Up Investigation Into Cuba ‘Sonic Weapon’ Attacks, New Report Says

Rex Tillerson Screwed Up Investigation Into Cuba ‘Sonic Weapon’ Attacks, New Report Says

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Rex Tillerson Screwed Up Investigation Into Cuba 'Sonic Weapon' Attacks, New Report Says A newly released report says Rex Tillerson’s State Department responded in a slow, disorganized fashion to the “Havana syndrome”—the mysterious rash of neural disorders that has plagued U.S. and Canadian diplomats in Cuba and other locations since 2016. Read more... Go to Source
Spotify’s Employees Can Now Work Wherever They’d Like—No Office Required

Spotify’s Employees Can Now Work Wherever They’d Like—No Office Required

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Spotify's Employees Can Now Work Wherever They'd Like—No Office Required As the global pandemic rages on, we’ve been seeing a slew of tech companies consider making remote work an option for their employees even after covid. Now Spotify is on board: On Friday, the company announced the rollout of its Work From Anywhere program, which will give the thousands of Spotify employees around the…Read more... Go to Source
Good Lord, It’s Only February

Good Lord, It’s Only February

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Good Lord, It's Only February It’s called bipartisanship: Both major political parties have some bad ideas for reforming Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the foundational internet law that shields websites from lawsuits over user-generated content or their moderation decisions.Read more... Go to Source
32 Comfort Movies We Watch When We’re Stressed

32 Comfort Movies We Watch When We’re Stressed

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32 Comfort Movies We Watch When We're Stressed This year was supposed to be better than last year, but apparently 2021 didn’t get the memo. The world is still just as tumultuous, and we’re all still just as frazzled by nerves, overwhelmed by the news, and as desperate to find some kind of escape. For the past year, we’ve had little else to do but retreat into…Read more... Go to Source