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Who died and left the US $7 billion?
“It was the biggest estate-tax payment in modern history, but no one knew who made it. Then an anonymous phone call pointed to one man.” ~ learn more
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A single cloud compromise can feed an army of AI sex bots.
“Organizations that get relieved of credentials to their cloud environments can quickly find themselves part of a disturbing new trend: Cybercriminals using stolen cloud credentials to operate and resell sexualized AI-powered chat services.” ~ learn more
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World’s first virtual dog lease.
Innovation just keeps coming. “Using proprietary wireless technology dubbed “Autoprox” in both your dog’s collar and a remote you carry on your person, you can set Heel’s virtual leash length as close as 10 ft (3 m) up to 750 […]
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Relocating a 165,000 pound oak tree.
“We had originally done initial site studies where we designed the building around this tree – and we came up with some pretty good options. In the end, we asked the question “what if we moved the tree?” because the […]
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30 years ago people freaked out about Burger King accepting credit cards.
This is a short news segment worth watching for fun. It’s posted by Anar Isman to make the point that humans are bad at accepting anything outside the status quo. ~ learn more
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Where did Times New Roman come from?
“You might be surprised to learn that Times New Roman began as a challenge, when esteemed type designer Stanley Morison criticized London’s newspaper The Times for being out-of-touch with modern typographical trends. So The Times asked him to create something […]
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Zuckerberg Augustus: Meta’s emperor rebrands in new clothes.
“With a trio of bold shirts worn in recent appearances, he’s communicating that he came, he saw, he conquered and he will win again at any cost.” This is published in the Guardian who has an official position of disliking […]
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Octopuses hunt with fish and punch those that don’t cooperate.
“Octopuses have often been thought to prowl the seafloor solo using camouflage. But a new study suggests that some have surprisingly rich social lives.” ~ learn more
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Pipe dream.
My daughter was playing a that reminded me of the old Pipe Dream. It turn out you can play online now! ~ learn more