Sony pulls bug-ridden Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store
Sony has pulled Cyberpunk 2077, the most anticipated game of the year, from its PlayStation Store and is offering refunds to customers. Sony…
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Reddit is buying TikTok rival Dubsmash
Message board juggernaut Reddit is accelerating its push into video, snapping up a sharing platform that is popular with young people and women.…
Continue ReadingAlibaba ‘dismayed’ by reports its software was used to identify Uyghurs
Alibaba says that it has stopped trying to identify faces by ethnicity after the company was accused this week of creating a facial recognition…
Continue ReadingTucker Carlson fans flames of vaccine skepticism, telling Fox News viewers to be nervous about ‘glitzy’ rollout
Tucker Carlson, the right-wing Fox News host, sowed doubt about the coronavirus vaccine on his highly rated prime time program Thursday, spotlighting…
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Tucker Carlson fans flames of vaccine skepticism, telling Fox News viewers to be nervous about ‘glitzy’ rollout
Tucker Carlson, the right-wing Fox News host, sowed doubt about the coronavirus vaccine on his highly rated prime time program Thursday, spotlighting…
Continue ReadingUpstate New York driver gets stuck in car for 10 hours after snow plow covers him with nearly 4 feet of snow
A 58-year-old driver from Upstate New York was rescued by police after he was stuck in his car for more than 10 hours during the snowstorm that swept…
Continue ReadingJill Biden says her doctorate is among her proudest achievements: ‘I worked so hard for it’
Jill Biden was surprised by a recent newspaper op-ed piece suggesting she stop using the “Dr.” title before her name, she told TV host…
Continue ReadingLead vaccine developer says she wants to help rebuild trust brick by brick
Vaccines are on everyone’s minds these days. As the first shots of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine are administered in the United States, and as…
Continue ReadingNearly one third of Black Americans remain hesitant to get Covid-19 vaccine, study finds
As the first Covid-19 vaccinations are being administered across the country this week, Black Americans remain among the groups that have the least…
Continue ReadingRegulators turned on Big Tech this week. Now for the good news
It’s been a tough week for Big Tech. But there’s finally some good news for social media companies. Unilever said on Thursday that it…
Continue ReadingWayne Rooney’s son Kai signs for Manchester United’s academy
Football talent clearly runs in the genes of the Rooney family. Wayne Rooney’s son, Kai, has followed in his father’s footsteps by…
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‘Star Wars’ star Jeremy Bulloch, who played Boba Fett, dies aged 75
Jeremy Bulloch, the British actor who played the character Boba Fett in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died aged 75. His agent confirmed in a…
Continue Reading‘Star Wars’ star Jeremy Bulloch, who played Boba Fett, dies aged 75
Jeremy Bulloch, the British actor who played the character Boba Fett in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died aged 75. His agent confirmed in a…
Continue ReadingUnilever to resume advertising on Facebook and Twitter
One of the world’s biggest advertisers is ending its boycott of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Unilever paused advertising on all three…
Continue ReadingExclusive: A $5 billion foundation literally founded on oil money is saying goodbye to fossil fuels
The Rockefeller Foundation, a 107-year-old philanthropy built by oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, is breaking up with fossil fuels in an effort to…
Continue ReadingGridlock at UK ports could cancel Christmas for retailers
UK ports are suffering from “significant disruption” that threatens to delay Christmas orders and push up the prices of goods even before…
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Gridlock at UK ports could cancel Christmas for retailers
UK ports are suffering from “significant disruption” that threatens to delay Christmas orders and push up the prices of goods even before…
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‘We should be less afraid to be afraid,’ says Emily Harrington after historic El Capitan climb
As she pulled herself over the summit of El Capitan, Emily Harrington knew she had made history. It wasn’t easy. The US climber had powered on…
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Russia’s doping ban reduced to two years, Court of Arbitration for Sport rules
Russia’s ban from major international sporting events has been halved by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), but the country will still…
Continue ReadingRussia’s doping ban reduced to two years, Court of Arbitration for Sport rules
Russia’s ban from major international sporting events has been halved by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), but the country will still…
Continue ReadingRobert Lewandowski and Lucy Bronze named players of the year at the Best FIFA Football Awards
Robert Lewandowski and Lucy Bronze were respectively named the men’s and women’s player of the year at the Best FIFA Football Awards on…
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FDA prepares to OK a second vaccine as Covid-19 deaths top 40,000 this month
The Food and Drug Administration says it is “rapidly” working toward issuing an emergency use authorization for the Moderna vaccine…
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5 things to know for December 18: Covid-19, cyberattack, economy, Nigeria, Taliban
There’s traffic, and then there’s TRAFFIC. About 1,000 motorists in Japan were caught in the latter when a snowstorm blew in, stranding…
Continue ReadingPutting ‘politics in front of lives’: DeSantis faces criticism over Florida’s Covid-19 response
Warning signs about a Covid-19 spike have been flashing red in Florida this fall: Coronavirus hospitalizations have been rising since November, the…
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Eight nuns died of Covid-19 at a Wisconsin facility within a week
Within a week, eight nuns living in the Notre Dame of Elm Grove in Wisconsin died from Covid-19, all of whom, in their own ways, were mentors in the…
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Trump fights for a job that he’s not doing as coronavirus rages
When the history of the pandemic is written, one of the great mysteries will be what President Donald Trump was doing in the waning days of his…
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The cybersecurity attack is another Trump mess Biden will have to clean up
President Donald Trump is leaving Joe Biden with a mess. With just weeks to go before the President-elect enters office, Trump administration…
Continue ReadingA beloved teacher wore an oxygen mask for virtual classes before she lost her battle with Covid-19
Even when she was hospitalized for Covid-19 and pneumonia for three days, Philamena Belone wanted to get home so she could resume doing what she…
Continue ReadingMan who claimed to be missing boy Timmothy Pitzen gets two years in prison
A man who claimed to be Timmothy Pitzen, who disappeared in 2011 at age 6, has been sentenced to two years in prison for aggravated identity theft,…
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