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peterthegreat321 writes:
A recent study from the nonprofit Avaaz found that Facebook's misinformation problem might actually be worse in 2020 than it was in 2016. A closer look at the study suggests that alarming conclusion may be overstated, but it also reveals cracks, loopholes, and limitations in Facebook’s systems that bad actors are busily exploiting as we approach a pivotal year in American political history.
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peterthegreat321 writes:
In December 2011, a horrific car accident left Jason Esterhuizen completely blind. Now part of a small clinical trial, he received an experimental brain implant called the Orion. While Esterhuizen and the other participants don’t see color, shapes, or clear edges and can’t yet read text, they are able to distinguish light from dark, they can recognize moving objects, and they have some degree of depth perception.
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peterthegreat321 writes:
One of Amazon’s smallest and most popular products has a surprisingly large footprint. OneZero's Sarah Emerson uncovered the hidden life cycle of an AmazonBasics battery.
