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The Best Kids Movies on Netflix Right Now (August 2021) | Digital Trends
While we always hope the kids will be outdoors for most of the summer (especially if you’re working from home),…
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T-Mobile vanishes from Call of Duty and Overwatch websites as Activision Blizzard lawsuit draws controversy
In brief: T-Mobile, a major sponsor of the Call of Duty League and Overwatch League, appears to have terminated the…
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COVID-19 Vaccination Affects on Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease Flares
By Wiley August 3, 2021 In a study of 1,377 patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases—such as inflammatory arthritis and…
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New study finds emperor penguins increasingly threatened by climate change
Emperor penguins will be pushed towards extinction by the climate crisis melting the sea ice they need for survival and…
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Biden’s new partial eviction ban won’t shield renters once COVID-19 infections drop to normal levels
A caveat within the CDC’s eviction freeze means that certain counties may lose protection. The new order applies to counties…
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The Best Horror Movies on Hulu Right Now (August 2021) | Digital Trends
Unearthing new terrors is always best when approaching the grim and macabre from the safety of your living room couch.…
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Samsung loses top European phone vendor crown to Xiaomi
Why it matters: While Samsung is the biggest phone vendor in the world, it is no longer the top seller…
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High Risk of Bias in Studies of COVID-19 in Patients With Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
In the midst of the pandemic, the hunger for data and desire to provide swift information may have lowered the…
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Digital marketing improves product recall compliance, providing a new tool to enhance consumer safety
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from The Pennsylvania State University and the University of South Carolina published a new paper…
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson pardoned the St. Louis couple who pointed guns at Black Lives Matter protesters
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson pardoned the St. Louis couple who pointed guns at BLM protesters in 2020. Mark and Patricia…
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Boeing Announces Decision on Wednesday Launch of Starliner | Digital Trends
NASA and Boeing have announced they will not be attempting to launch the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the International Space…
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Rufus
Rufus is a small utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks,…
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NASA Says Cold Shadows on the Lunar Surface Can Explain Moon Water Mystery
The Moon is covered with craters and rocks, creating a surface “roughness” that casts shadows, as seen in this photograph…
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‘Problematic’ Greenland polar bear may be shot
Greenland is experiencing a record heatwave, forcing polar bears to wander further for food. A polar bear in Greenland may…
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What would happen if you never washed your sheets
Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: No one likes making their bed, let alone washing their sheets. Especially…
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Netflix Documentary to Feature SpaceX’s All-civilian Mission | Digital Trends
Netflix has announced a documentary series that will follow events surrounding the first-ever all-civilian space trip. September’s Inspiration4 mission is…
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Blizzard president J. Allen Brack steps down amid sexual harassment lawsuit against parent company
What just happened? Blizzard Entertainment president J. Allen Brack is leaving his position amid a lawsuit accusing parent company Activision…
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Discovering the Cause of a Deadly Problem in Rocket Engine Combustors
This figure shows that large-scale vortex rings are produced from the injector rim during combustion oscillations. Credit: Satomi Shima, Kosuke…
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Deadly wildfire encircles Turkish power plant
The government said it had contained 147 fires and was still fighting nine. Roaring blazes encircled a Turkish thermal power…
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RESULTS: Trump-endorsed Mike Carey clinches the nomination in the special election for Ohio’s 15th District
Mike Carey will win the special primary election for Ohio’s 15th District, Decision Desk HQ. Former President Trump has endorsed…
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Harvestman genome helps explain how arachnids got grasping legs
By Christa Lesté-Lasserre A female harvestman (Mitopus morio) in a meadow, in the UK Nick Upton / naturepl.com Some spider-like…
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The Best Mysteries on Netflix Right Now (August 2021) | Digital Trends
If you’re watching a good mystery, you may find yourself examining the clues and trying to solve the puzzle before…
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Logitech’s new wireless earbuds are built for business professionals
In a nutshell: Logitech is most often associated with gamers and PC enthusiasts, but with its latest offering, the company…
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Double Venus Flyby! Solar Orbiter and BepiColombo Set To Make Space History
BepiColombo and Solar Orbiter fly by Venus on August 9 and 10, 2021. Credit: ESA Solar Orbiter and BepiColombo are…
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Mapping the cellular circuits behind spitting
Credit: CC0 Public Domain For over a decade, researchers have known that the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans can detect and avoid…
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RESULTS: Nina Tuner and Shontel Brown face off in a high-profile Ohio special House election
Voters are choosing the special Democratic primary election in Ohio’s 11th District. Nina Turner and Shontel Brown are the frontrunners…
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How iOS 14’s Privacy Features Keep You Safe | Digital Trends
Every day, we hear horror stories about internet users getting hacked, harassed, robbed, tricked, and having their identities snatched. It’s…
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GTA V ships over 150 million copies, pushing the franchise to over 350 million sold in total
Why it matters: Take-Two Interactive has published its Q2 earnings report, and according to the data, GTA V keeps selling…
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New Insights Into How Central Supermassive Black Holes Influence the Evolution of Their Host Galaxy
Emirati national Aisha Al Yazeedi, a research scientist at the NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Center for Astro, Particle, and Planetary Physics,…
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Bringing discoveries to light: X-ray science at Argonne
Argonne physicist Mary Upton aligns a high-resolution monochromator in preparation for an experiment at the Advanced Photon Source. Credit: Argonne…
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A San Francisco hospital is offering a dose of Pfizer’s or Moderna’s vaccine to people who got J&J
A San Francisco hospital is letting people who got Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine get a dose of Pfizer’s or Moderna’s.…
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Diablo Immortal Delayed to 2022 Amid Hectic Week at Blizzard | Digital Trends
Blizzard’s upcoming mobile spinoff of the Diablo series, Diablo Immortal, is being delayed until 2022. The game was originally scheduled to…
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OnceLost Games drops teaser for The Wayward Realms open-world ‘Grand RPG’
In context: The Elder Scrolls V: Skrim celebrates its 10th birthday this November. Aside from a few ports, a remastered…
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Global Response to COVID-19 Hurt by Inadequate Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 Variants
Better international sequencing efforts are needed to track and respond to new SARS-CoV-2 variants. The lack of sequencing of SARS-CoV-2…
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How chemical reactions compute
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A single molecule contains a wealth of information. It includes not only the number of each…
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Starbucks is giving baristas a raise and increasing minimum wage to $12 in US stores in October
Starbucks is raising wages for baristas and increasing the minimum wage. Starbucks moved up the timeline for raises from January…
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We Can’t Believe How Cheap This Garmin GPS Watch Is Today | Digital Trends
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. The Apple Watch is one of…
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Intel executive accidentally reveals that Thunderbolt 5 will achieve 80 Gbps thanks to new PAM-3 encoding
Something to look forward to: Intel executives may be good at overseeing technological innovations, but sometimes they share their enthusiasm…
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Scientists Declare Climate Emergency: Earth’s Vital Signs Worsen Amid Business-As-Usual on Climate Change
Scientists reaffirm 2019 climate emergency declaration and again call for transformative change based on updated trends. In 2019, a coalition…
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Thick smoke over Athens as suburbs battle wildfires
The blaze spread at the foot of Mount Parnitha with the fire service telling people to evacuate. Hundreds of firefighters,…
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Clorox tumbles 12% as the company misses on earnings and projects a post-pandemic decline in demand for cleaning supplies
Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images Clorox fell as much as 12.1% on Tuesday after the company reported a steep…
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Spotify Plus Might Let Free Users Skip Tracks For $1/month | Digital Trends
Spotify appears to be testing out a new paid subscription option called Spotify Plus. At just $1 per month, it’s…
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Facebook is reportedly trying to analyze encrypted data without decrypting it
A hot potato: Facebook is reportedly building a team that’ll be tasked with learning how to analyze encrypted data without…
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Scientists Catch Shape-Shifting Coronavirus Protein Complex in the Act
ORNL researchers found the papain-like protease (in orange) can bind to the human interferon-stimulated gene 15 protein (in blue) in…
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Cracking one more layer of genetic code will finally enable personalized medicine, researcher says
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When the Human Genome Project reached its ambitious goal of mapping the entire human genome, it…
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The ‘Wild West’ landscape of the crypto market needs Congress to step up the SEC’s regulatory authority, Gensler says
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler. Alex Wong/Getty Images The $1.6 trillion cryptocurrency market doesn’t have a robust amount of protection for…
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Google Pixel 5a and Fold May Also Have Tensor Processors | Digital Trends
The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro have been officially teased by Google, complete with renders of the new phones,…
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Give Amazon your palm print and receive $10 in credit
Through the looking glass: Have you ever thought of selling your biometrics to a tech company? Well, now you can,…
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Extraordinary New Material Converts Waste Heat Into Energy
Purified tin selenide has extraordinarily high thermoelectric performance. Perseverance, NASA’s 2020 Mars rover, is powered by something very desirable here…
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When ant colonies get bigger, new foraging behavior emerges
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Millions of army ants occasionally stream out of their nest in a coordinated hunting swarm, seeking…
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