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Business Winter is coming for 'Game of Thrones' freeloaders thanks to Max's password-sharing crackdown

Winter is coming for 'Game of Thrones' f...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

The days of watching "Game of Thrones" for free on your friend's Max account are numbered.

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Business Inside a prison healthcare company's ownership shell game

Inside a prison healthcare company's own...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Experts say YesCare's corporate structure was highly unusual and may have been designed to divert profits and evade accountability...

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Business A Trump-ally with a history of antisemitic remarks and attacks on LGBTQ+ Americans could be North Carolina's first Black governor

A Trump-ally with a history of antisemi...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson's history of antisemitic comments and other derogatory remarks would loom over 2024's most important gubern...

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Business Meta says Facebook and Instagram issues are fixed after an apparent outage earlier

Meta says Facebook and Instagram issues ...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Facebook and Instagram users reported outages, including difficulties logging in to accounts. A spokesperson said Meta has since r...

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Nature & & science Well-matched vibrations cool electronic hot spots

Well-matched vibrations cool electronic ...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Nature, Published online: 05 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00529-3Diamond layers can help to dissipate the heat generated by ...

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Latest The Tyranny of English

The Tyranny of English

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

A new novel from the prolific translator Jennifer Croft challenges the dominance of the language.

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Latest The Court Made Its Colorado Decision Out of Fear

The Court Made Its Colorado Decision Out...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

This case wasn’t decided on its merits, and the result is an utterly flimsy legal argument.

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Business This flying-car startup that's backed by SpaceX has almost 3,000 preorders

This flying-car startup that's backed by...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Alef Aeronautics told CNBC it has received over 2,850 reservations so far for its $300,000 flying car. It costs at least $150 to p...

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Business Jeff Bezos surpasses Elon Musk to retake the world's richest person crown with a $200 billion fortune

Jeff Bezos surpasses Elon Musk to retake...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

About 84% of Bezos' wealth is tied to his ownership stake in Amazon, which was worth $167 billion on Monday.

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Business Elon Musk has a unique plan to solve Twitter's ad problems

Elon Musk has a unique plan to solve Twi...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Elon Musk's Tesla is advertising on X, the company formerly known as Twitter. It's the circle of life.

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Business Ukrainian troops are crowdfunding for the construction vehicles desperately needed for new defenses

Ukrainian troops are crowdfunding for th...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

A front-line Ukrainian artillery unit is crowdfunding tools to build the defenses needed to blunt Russian advances and shield its ...

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Technology OpenSea’s partnership with Coachella is a sign that NFTs can be more than profile pictures

OpenSea’s partnership with Coachella is ...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

The NFT sector has not yet returned to the glory of its 2022 heydays but that hasn’t stopped the evolution of the tech. For instan...

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Technology Google takes aim at SEO-optimized junk pages and spam with new search update

Google takes aim at SEO-optimized junk p...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Google today took aim at the SEO industry which has gamified search rankings to destroy the value of Google Search results. Often,...

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Technology Target to launch its own version of Amazon Prime, starting at $49/year

Target to launch its own version of Amaz...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

During Target’s investor event on Tuesday, the retail giant announced it is launching a paid membership program, Target Circle 360...

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Latest Ozempic Is a Brain Drug

Ozempic Is a Brain Drug

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

The weight-loss effects of GLP-1 drugs have little to do with the gut.

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Latest The Universe Is Nothing Without Us

The Universe Is Nothing Without Us

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

I was called to science to seek a truth that transcended humanity. What I found instead is much more rewarding.

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Latest AI Could Help Translate Alien Languages

AI Could Help Translate Alien Languages

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

How communicating with whales could unsettle our basic notions of intelligence

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Latest Why Crypto Just Won’t Die

Why Crypto Just Won’t Die

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Bitcoin’s biggest weakness may be its greatest strength.

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Latest How Not to Get Lost in Translation

How Not to Get Lost in Translation

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

A new novel from the prolific translator Jennifer Croft challenges the dominance of the English language.

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Business 1 million Arizonans will have all their medical debt wiped out, joining other states' efforts to make sure the burden doesn't 'torpedo' Americans' lives, Arizona's governor says

1 million Arizonans will have all their ...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs announced a partnership with RIP Medical Debt to forgive medical debt for those earning under 400% of the...

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Business The mortgage 'lock-in' effect is here to stay and home prices won't fall for years to come, research firm says

The mortgage 'lock-in' effect is here to...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Falling mortgage rates won't soften the frozen housing market, and activity looks set to remain muted in the coming years.

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Business Russia is keeping its newest weapons out of Ukraine, likely fearing a combat loss would ruin their reputation

Russia is keeping its newest weapons out...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Western intelligence has said that Moscow fears the embarrassment of losing a T-14 Armata tank, just like its Su-57 Felon fighter ...

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Business The best Garmin watch in 2024

The best Garmin watch in 2024

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Garmin makes a range of wearables designed for a variety of users, from marathon runners and triathletes to casual users or avid h...

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Business Americans are paying nearly as much interest on credit cards and other debt as they are on their mortgages

Americans are paying nearly as much inte...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

While homeowners could lock in a 3% mortgage for 30 years not long ago, other kinds of consumer debt have grown more expensive.

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Health Taking the Antibiotic Doxycycline After Sex Slashed STD Rates in Study

Taking the Antibiotic Doxycycline After ...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 -- Just one dose of the antibiotic doxycycline taken after sex halved the number of chlamydia and syphilis ...

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Technology Facebook, Instagram and Threads were all down in massive Meta outage on Super Tuesday

Facebook, Instagram and Threads were all...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Reports are coming in that a number of Meta’s top social apps, including Facebook and Instagram, as well as its new app Threads, a...

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Technology YouTube is experiencing outages, too, site confirms

YouTube is experiencing outages, too, si...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Several social media websites are experiencing outages on Tuesday morning. YouTube confirmed that some users are having trouble lo...

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Technology Numbers Station lets business users chat with their data

Numbers Station lets business users chat...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Numbers Station, a startup that is using large language models (LLMs) to power its data analytics platform, is launching its first...

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Nature & & science Meningitis could be behind ‘mystery illness’ reports in Nigeria

Meningitis could be behind ‘mystery illn...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Nature, Published online: 05 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00666-9The WHO confirms three meningitis deaths, which it says mig...

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Nature & & science Megafires are here to stay — and blaming only climate change won’t help

Megafires are here to stay — and blaming...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Nature, Published online: 05 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00641-4It’s not just global warming that’s driving the growth in d...

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Latest What Should We Say to the Whales?

What Should We Say to the Whales?

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

How communicating with cetaceans could unsettle our basic notions of intelligence

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Latest Bitcoin’s Biggest Weakness May Be Its Greatest Strength

Bitcoin’s Biggest Weakness May Be Its Gr...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

The utter pointlessness of crypto helps explain its resurgence.

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Latest 100 Years Ago in Photos: A Look Back at 1924

100 Years Ago in Photos: A Look Back at ...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Images of some of the events and sights around the world in the year 1924

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Business Facebook down? 7 ways to troubleshoot if the app is not working on your device

Facebook down? 7 ways to troubleshoot if...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Facebook may be down if the site isn't working for you. Here's how to check if the site has problems and how to troubleshoot if th...

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Business Meta's CTO replaced his Tesla with an electric Mercedes: 'I didn't know cars could be this nice'

Meta's CTO replaced his Tesla with an el...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth said his Mercedes-Benz AMG EQS is "the best augmented-reality product I think you could buy."

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Business From Goldman to Blackstone, here's everything we know about how Wall Street is embracing AI

From Goldman to Blackstone, here's every...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Finance's biggest firms are considering how AI might impact jobs, how it could cut costs, and ramp up efficiencies.

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Technology Discord comes back online after widespread outage

Discord comes back online after widespre...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Discord is back online after an outage this morning, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. The outage came as Meta’s Instagram, Fac...

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Technology YouTube is experiencing outages too, site confirms

YouTube is experiencing outages too, sit...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Several social media websites are experiencing outages on Tuesday morning. YouTube confirmed that some users are having trouble lo...

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Nature & & science Daily briefing: Millions of online papers at risk of disappearing

Daily briefing: Millions of online paper...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Nature, Published online: 04 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00664-xA big chunk of the literature is missing from online archiv...

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Latest I Peered Into the Mysteries of the Universe and Found Only More Mysteries

I Peered Into the Mysteries of the Unive...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

After decades of studying the cosmos, I know there’s no such thing as perfect knowledge.

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Business Xi's growing paranoia and secrecy are signs of just how badly China's economy is doing

Xi's growing paranoia and secrecy are si...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

In battling China's multiple crises, Xi Jinping is leaning on his authoritarian instincts.

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Business A 4,000-year-old lipstick uncovered in Iran may be the oldest ever found. It's uncannily similar to modern ones.

A 4,000-year-old lipstick uncovered in I...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Humans have been using red pigment for a long time, but this could be the earliest example of a lip paint container ever found.

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Business Here's what it looks like when you hit the vape in an Apple Vision Pro

Here's what it looks like when you hit t...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

A fuzzy cloud-like white blob appears over your mouth when you hit the vape in your Apple Vision Pro. I tested it out with a frien...

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Business It's not just you: Instagram and Facebook are experiencing issues right now

It's not just you: Instagram and Faceboo...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

A page run by Meta that keeps tabs on the status of its services noted there were "major disruptions" to Facebook logins on Tuesda...

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Technology US sanctions founder of spyware maker Intellexa for targeting Americans

US sanctions founder of spyware maker In...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

The U.S. government announced Tuesday sanctions against the founder of the notorious spyware company Intellexa and one of his busi...

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Technology Facebook, Instagram and Threads are all down in massive Meta outage on Super Tuesday

Facebook, Instagram and Threads are all ...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Reports are coming in that a number of Meta’s top social apps, including Facebook and Instagram, as well as its new app Threads, a...

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Technology New geospatial data startup streamlines satellite imagery visualization

New geospatial data startup streamlines ...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

These days we have a ton of geospatial data coming off the increasing numbers of satellites circling in our atmosphere, but it tak...

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Technology Tesla’s Berlin factory to shut down for days after suspected arson attack cuts power

Tesla’s Berlin factory to shut down for ...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Tesla’s factory outside Berlin, Germany will likely be shut down for days and cost the automaker more than $100 million, after a s...

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Latest The Houthis Are Very, Very Pleased

The Houthis Are Very, Very Pleased

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Since staking claim to the Palestinian cause, the Yemeni militants have come to seem unstoppable.

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Business Taylor Swift tells fans to vote on Super Tuesday without endorsing anyone

Taylor Swift tells fans to vote on Super...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Swift's call to action comes after months of indignation from GOP pundits and Trump himself. In 2020, she endorsed Biden in the ge...

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Business Target just announced a new paid membership tier. Here's what $49 gets you.

Target just announced a new paid members...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Target is stepping up the competition with Amazon and Walmart with an unlimited same-day delivery membership tier called Circle 36...

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Business China's big market drop shouldn't lure investors, with the country facing a decade of slowing growth, Goldman Sachs wealth CIO says

China's big market drop shouldn't lure i...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

"All our clients are asking us that question, given how cheap China appears," Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani told Bloomberg TV.

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Technology Waze now helps you navigate roundabouts, alerts you about speed limit changes and more

Waze now helps you navigate roundabouts,...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Waze is adding a few new features that will help users navigate tricky roundabouts, get alerts when a speed limit is about to chan...

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Technology Monzo, the UK challenger bank with 9 million customers, raises $430 million

Monzo, the UK challenger bank with 9 mil...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

London-based fintech company Monzo raised a late stage funding round of $430 million (£340 million), confirming a report from the ...

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Technology Right to repair bill targeting parts pairing passes Oregon House

Right to repair bill targeting parts pai...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

The Oregon House this week passed a right to repair bill by nearly a 3-to-1 margin at 42 votes to 13. If signed into law, the nort...

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Technology Bitcoin hits new all-time high passing $69,000 for first time since November 2021

Bitcoin hits new all-time high passing $...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

It’s been a busy year so far for bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, and it’s only March. The digital as...

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Technology AWS follows Google in announcing unrestricted free data transfers to other cloud providers

AWS follows Google in announcing unrestr...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Amazon’s cloud computing subsidiary AWS has revealed that it will allow customers to transfer their data out of its ecosystem with...

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Nature & & science How five crucial elections in 2024 could shape climate action for decades

How five crucial elections in 2024 could...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Nature, Published online: 05 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00642-3Some of the world’s biggest carbon emitters are going to th...

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Nature & & science From the archive: New Mexico’s prehistoric pottery, and traces of the Ice Age

From the archive: New Mexico’s prehistor...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

Nature, Published online: 05 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00430-zSnippets from Nature’s past.

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Latest The Alabama Embryo Opinion Is About More Than Christian Nationalism

The Alabama Embryo Opinion Is About More...

Vidcon   Mar 5, 2024  0

An insurgent religious movement is beginning to feel its strength.

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