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  • Instagram Lets You Escape Its Web Tracking

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    Instagram Lets You Escape Its Web Tracking #shorts #Instagram #Meta #privacy #data collection #targeted ads #web tracking This just in: Instagram is handing over more control to rein in its pervasive web tracking. Niamhovich reports the app will now let you stop Meta from monitoring your activity across websites and apps to serve personalized ads.…

  • Clearview AI Stirs Alarm Over Facial Recognition

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    Clearview AI Stirs Alarm Over Facial Recognition #shorts #facial recognition #surveillance #privacy #biometrics #AI #law enforcement This just in: A new book is causing unease about the growing use of facial recognition technology. Gregoryovich reports on how startup Clearview AI secretly built a powerful system that can identify anyone from photos scraped from across the…

  • Banned Pokémon Episode Blamed for Mysterious Outbreak

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    Banned Pokémon Episode Blamed for Mysterious Outbreak #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Pokemon #anime #photosensitive epilepsy #mass hysteria #urban legend This just in, trainers: A notorious episode of the 1990s Pokémon cartoon has an astounding backstory. Arthurovich unpacks how the adventure titled ‘Computer Warrior Porygon’ aired only once before getting banned indefinitely. Immediately…

  • New Star Lab Reveals Our Suns Twilight Years

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    New Star Lab Reveals Our Suns Twilight Years #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #white dwarf #planetary nebula #stellar evolution #open star cluster #initial mass #final mass This just in from the Galactic Star Lab: scientists are peeking into the far future of our Sun. After billions more years, Gregoryovich reports our Sun will…

  • Deepfakes Causing Deep Problems for Tech Giants

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    Deepfakes Causing Deep Problems for Tech Giants #shorts #deepfake #pornography #nonconsensual #AI #face-swapping #cybercrime This just in: deepfake porn videos are spreading like wildfire online. Amyovich reports web searches are linking to over 240,000 nonconsensual deepfake videos, a 54% jump this year. These fake porn videos predominately target women without consent. Face-swapping apps can undress…

  • Secrets of the Centenarians

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    Secrets of the Centenarians #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #longevity #health #metabolism #nutrition #genetics #biomarkers #inflammation #glucose #cholesterol A new study of 44,000 Swedes, including over 1200 centenarians, found links between reaching age 100 and having moderate biomarker levels related to metabolism, kidney function, and inflammation. While centenarians’ values weren’t too high or…

  • Climate Change Melts Mama Bears Milk for Hungry Cubs

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    Climate Change Melts Mama Bears Milk for Hungry Cubs #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #climate change #polar bears #sea ice #arctic #global warming #nursing #cubs #lactation #milk #fasting Hey folks, I’ve got some sad news about our furry Arctic friends. New research shows polar bear moms are struggling to produce enough fatty milk…

  • Folks Learning Cheese Secrets

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    Folks Learning Cheese Secrets #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #parmesan #cheese #food #vegetarian #rennet #dairy #calves #digestion #flavor #texture Internet users just found out how Parmesan cheese is made. Traditionally it’s from cow’s milk aged 12 months in copper vats. Animal rennet from calf stomachs is added, which grosses out vegetarians. Now some…

  • Mystery coffins found in Scotland stump experts nearly 200 years later

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    Mystery coffins found in Scotland stump experts nearly 200 years later #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Coffins #Scotland #Arthur’s Seat #Edinburgh #1830s #Witchcraft #Surrogate burials #Merchants #Serial killers #Unexplained In 1836, 17 tiny coffins with little figures inside were found on Arthur’s Seat hill near Edinburgh. Theories say they were for witchcraft, lost…

  • Buzzin Bees Drop Sick Defense Against Wicked Wasps

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    Buzzin Bees Drop Sick Defense Against Wicked Wasps #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #bumblebees #asian hornets #defense #invaders #attacking #fighting #colonies #research #discovery #success Researchers discovered buff-tailed bumblebees have a rad defense against those bogus Asian hornets trying to harsh their colony’s mellow. The bees literally drop to the ground when attacked, causing…