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How Elon Musk's Tweets Unleashed A Wave Of Hate | Marianna Spring
Marianna Spring -- BBC Disinformation and social media correspondent March 20, 2023 (BBC) -- I had just finished my investigation into whether Twitter can protect users under Elon Musk's ownership, when -- to my surprise -- the man himself tweeted about it. "Sorry for turning Twitter from nurturing paradise into a place that has … trolls," he said in one tweet, posting a screengrab of the report. ...
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Analysis: Silicon Valley Bank's Fall Widens Systemic Cracks As Cheap Money Vanishes | David Randall And Davide Barbuscia
NEW YORK, March 12 (Reuters) - Cracks are appearing in the global financial system as the decade-long era of cheap money ends, with some investors worrying the shock collapse of Silicon Valley Bank s ...
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U.S. Considers Radical Rethinking Of Dollar For Today's Digital World | David Gura
Feb. 6, 2022 (NPR) -- Since its establishment as the country's national currency, the dollar has undergone many updates and changes, but nothing compares to the proposal being debated today. The Unit ...
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Human gut bacteria have sex to share vitamin B12 | University of California - Riverside
Illustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health Dec. 1, 2022 (Phys.org) -- Your gut bacteria need vitamin B12 j ...
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Towards Quantum Simulation Of False Vacuum Decay | University of Cambridge
Measured momentum distribution of the shaken quantum gas during the phase transition. The central peak on the left corresponds to the initial Mott insulator while the two peaks on the right indicate ...
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Scientists Recommend Checkpoints System To Help Guide Climate Engineering Research | Brookhaven National Laboratory
This graphic describes checkpoints and off ramps to guide research on marine cloud brightening as a proposed strategy for mitigating the impacts of climate change. Credit: NOAA Jan. 20, 2022 (Phys.or ...
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Size-Selective Fishing Can Ruin Chance Of Catching Big Fish In The Future | University of Oslo
Medaka female (Oryzias latipes) carrying eggs. Credit: Eric Edeline/INRAE Jan. 21, 2022 (Phys.org) -- Fishermen have always competed to get the biggest fish. New research show that this has a negativ ...
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Fed Kicks Off Debate On Issuing Its Own Digital Currency | Jonnelle Marte
Jan 20 (Reuters) - Creating an official digital version of the U.S. dollar could give Americans more, and speedier, payment options, but it would also present financial stability risks and privacy co ...
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NFTs and Central Bank Digital Currencies | Lamont Black, Ph.D.
Lamont Black This is module 9 of 10 for the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency course. Module 8 > Module 10 Readings Non-Fungible Tokens ERC-721 Tokens Central Bank Digital Currencies + Self-Directed Lear ...
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Blockchain and NFTs: Power to the Creators | Adrian Pennington
Dec. 13, 2021 (Streaming Media Europe) -- Some say NFTs (non-fungible tokens) are a novelty, a status symbol for the crypto rich, and a bubble that's bound to burst. Others argue that NFTs will funda ...
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Shorter Hospital Stays For People Who Are Fully Vaccinated | Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Nov. 11, 2021 (MedicalXpress) -- Fully vaccinated people have shorter hospital stays and a lower risk of needing intensive care treatment, according to a new study ...
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