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Hoverbike demonstration to take place in Detroit
As a boy, Shuhei Komatsu loved Star Wars movies, especially the lightning-fast land speeders.This post was originally published on this site
Month: September 2022
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It's hard to imagine better social media alternatives, but Scuttlebutt shows change is possible
Last week, the U.S. government released six principles for reforming Big Tech. It’s the latest example of growing efforts to regulate the handful of companies with enormous influence over the internet. But while there’s a […]
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TikTok search results rife with misinformation: report
TikTok is serving up misinformation to users searching for news about politics, climate change, COVID-19, the war in Ukraine and more, according to a report released Wednesday.This post was originally published on this site
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California 1st to make firms disclose social media policies
California will impose first-of-its-kind requirements on social media companies to publish their policies for removing disturbing content including hate speech, with details on how and when they remove that content, under a bill signed into […]
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Google pays 'enormous' sums to maintain search-engine dominance, DOJ says
Alphabet Inc.’s Google pays billions of dollars each year to Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. and other telecom giants to illegally maintain its spot as the No. 1 search engine, the US Justice Department told […]
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AI-based research reveals that extreme temperatures fuel online hate speech
Temperatures above or below a feel-good window of 12–21 degrees Celsius (54–70 °F) are linked to a marked rise in aggressive online behavior across the U.S., a new study finds. Analyzing billions of tweets posted […]
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Two new trials find no link between vitamin D supplements and reduced risk of COVID-19
Two large clinical trials published by The BMJ today show that boosting vitamin D levels in adults during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic was not associated with protection against respiratory tract infections or COVID-19.This post was originally […]
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Study suggests possible link between artificial sweeteners and heart disease
A large study of French adults published by The BMJ today suggests a potential direct association between higher artificial sweetener consumption and increased cardiovascular disease risk, including heart attack and stroke.This post was originally published […]
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Study shows FFP2/3 respirators might increase risk of airway complications in COVID patients
Personal protective equipment (PPE) was rarely out of the news throughout the peaks of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, new research published in Anaesthesia shows that use of filtering facepiece (FFP) 2 or 3 respirators by […]
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Cap and invest policy could pay dividends for children's health
A cap-and-invest strategy to cut transportation-related carbon emissions could provide substantial health benefits to children in New York City, with greater benefits among Black and Hispanic children. The results of the study by researchers at […]