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TikTok teens and K-pop fans embarrass Trump at his Tulsa rally
Teenage TikTok users and K-pop fans reportedly grabbed "potentially hundreds of thousands of tickets" for Trump's rally -- ...
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Divider in Chief: Trump tweets disgusting conspiracy theory about elderly man assaulted by cops
In a sickening abortion of leadership, impeached US President Donald Trump today issued a reprehensible attack on a US citizen who was assaulted by police during a peaceful protest. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1270333484528214018 Here's the full text of the impeached ...
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Microsoft's AI editor uses photo of wrong mixed-race popstar in story about racism
Microsoft's AI editor uses photo of wrong mixed-race popstar in story about racism
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Snapchat refuses to promote Trump's account over his controversial tweets
Snapchat has joined the debate between social media platforms over the words of President Donald Trump. It's now refusing ...
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Donald Trump is threatening to punish Twitter. Here's why everyone should take this seriously
US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday afternoon declaring social media companies to be broadcasters (as opposed to carriers). While the exact language of the EO has yet to be revealed, an alleged draft has circulated on social media throughout ...
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US joins G7 AI alliance to counter China's influence
The US is joining the rest of the G7 in the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence, in an effort to contain China's ...
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Twitter embeds fact-checking links in Trump's lying tweets
It looks like Twitter's finally had enough of US President Donald Trump's abuse of its platform. Today, keen observers may have noticed the president's @realDonaldTrump Twitter account has been splashed with a couple of fact-checking embeds on tweets where he's attempted to misinform ...
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It's time to shark up y'all
Coronavirus in Context is a weekly newsletter where we bring you facts that matter about the COVID-19 pandemic and the technology trying to stop its spread. You can subscribe here. Hola Earthlings, A few months back, when our beards were shorter and our fuses were longer, ...
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Cannabis is more effective at preventing and treating COVID-19 than hydroxychloroquine
A team of scientists from Canada have identified at least 13 strains of cannabis sativa they believe can aid in the prevention ...
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Elon Musk completes his transition to the Dark Side with a salute to extremists
Elon Musk, the PT Barnum of tech, just became the living, breathing embodiment of a shitpost when he and White House Advisor ...
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US bans companies from selling chips to Huawei
The Trump administration plans to stop foreign semiconductor manufacturers that use American tech from selling chips to China ...
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Employees say Google cut diversity programs to make conservatives happy
“A hundred black employees could testify to the pain they feel in a climate that’s inadvertently hostile towards them ...
