adrian_mrd - Hackdot

Most Britons do not know scale of UK's involvement in slavery, survey finds

Posted by adrian_mrd on Tuesday March 25, 2025 @04:23PM
from the theguardian.com dept.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/25/most-britons-do-not-know-scale-of-uks-involvement-in-slavery-survey-finds

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The Atlantic's Editor Says Top Trump Officials Texted Him U.S. Secret War Plans

Posted by adrian_mrd on Monday March 24, 2025 @04:11PM
from the deadline.com dept.

https://deadline.com/2025/03/trump-war-plans-the-atlantic-jeffrey-goldberg-1236348044/

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Scientists identify 'tipping point' that caused clumps of toxic Florida seaweed

Posted by adrian_mrd on Saturday March 22, 2025 @04:44PM
from the theguardian.com dept.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/22/cause-toxic-seaweed-florida-sargassum

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The Unbelievable Scale of AI's Pirated-Books Problem

Posted by adrian_mrd on Friday March 21, 2025 @10:24AM
from the theatlantic.com dept.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/libgen-meta-openai/682093/

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Ben and Jerry's claim CEO sacked by Unilever over social activism

Posted by adrian_mrd on Thursday March 20, 2025 @01:31AM
from the abc.net.au dept.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-20/ben-and-jerrys-claims-ceo-sacked-because-of-social-activism/105075594

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'Bluey's World': How a Cute Aussie Puppy Became a $2B Juggernaut

Posted by adrian_mrd on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @08:14AM
from the hollywoodreporter.com dept.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/blueys-world-success-puppy-juggernaut-1236164905/

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400 Hollywood Creatives Reject Calls to Train AI on Copyrighted Material

Posted by adrian_mrd on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @02:04PM
from the hollywoodreporter.com dept.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hollywood-pushes-back-openai-google-argument-copyright-1236166626/

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Dangerous diving in the offshore oil and gas industry

Posted by adrian_mrd on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @08:52AM
from the eandt.theiet.org dept.

https://eandt.theiet.org/2025/03/07/dangerous-diving-offshore-oil-and-gas-industry

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Russell T Davies: gay society in 'greatest danger I've ever seen'

Posted by adrian_mrd on Monday March 17, 2025 @06:07AM
from the theguardian.com dept.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/16/russell-t-davies-gay-society-greatest-danger-ever-seen-trump

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Stolen statue head of King George V makes surprise appearance at concert

Posted by adrian_mrd on Monday March 17, 2025 @05:30AM
from the abc.net.au dept.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-17/stolen-king-george-statue-head-at-kneecap-concert-melbourne/105061054

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The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Is a Stone-Cold Masterpiece

Posted by adrian_mrd on Friday March 14, 2025 @05:18PM
from the gizmodo.com dept.

https://gizmodo.com/reminder-the-dark-crystal-age-of-resistance-is-a-stone-cold-masterpiece-2000574613

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Fatberg weighing 30 tonnes hauled from Perth's sewers, setting a local record

Posted by adrian_mrd on Friday March 14, 2025 @06:15AM
from the abc.net.au dept.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-14/putrid-fatberg-pulled-from-perth-sewer/105053298

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US tech firms feel pinch from China tariffs

Posted by adrian_mrd on Thursday March 13, 2025 @02:47AM
from the bbc.com dept.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdjy8x9w9zzo

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Documentary Director Couldn't Get Interview with Sam Altman So He Deepfaked Him

Posted by adrian_mrd on Wednesday March 12, 2025 @10:34AM
from the hollywoodreporter.com dept.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/deepfaking-sam-altman-documentary-director-sam-bot-ai-threats-1236160723/

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Internet shutdowns at record high in Africa as access 'weaponised'

Posted by adrian_mrd on Monday March 10, 2025 @04:22PM
from the theguardian.com dept.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/09/internet-shutdowns-record-high-africa-2024-access-weaponised

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These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration

Posted by adrian_mrd on Saturday March 08, 2025 @03:09AM
from the nytimes.com dept.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/07/us/trump-federal-agencies-websites-words-dei.html

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Doge Has Deployed Its GSAi Custom Chatbot for 1,500 Federal Workers

Posted by adrian_mrd on Saturday March 08, 2025 @01:28AM
from the wired.com dept.

https://www.wired.com/story/gsai-chatbot-1500-federal-workers/

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Digg Returns: Relaunching in Bid to Bring "Good Vibes" Back to Social Media

Posted by adrian_mrd on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @06:30AM
from the hollywoodreporter.com dept.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/digg-reboot-social-platform-revived-kevin-rose-alexis-ohanian-1236153674/

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Apple takes legal action in UK data privacy row

Posted by adrian_mrd on Tuesday March 04, 2025 @03:30PM
from the bbc.com dept.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8rkpv50x01o

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13 Artists Reimagine the Oscar Statuette

Posted by adrian_mrd on Sunday March 02, 2025 @02:16PM
from the hollywoodreporter.com dept.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/oscars-artists-sculptors-gold-statuette-1236146216/

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Six cyclones swirl simultaneously in southern hemisphere

Posted by adrian_mrd on Sunday March 02, 2025 @04:32AM
from the theguardian.com dept.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/28/weather-tracker-six-cyclones-southern-hemisphere-alfred

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First British tourists allowed back into North Korea tell BBC what they saw

Posted by adrian_mrd on Saturday March 01, 2025 @07:50AM
from the bbc.com dept.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0jggdnej0do

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Indonesia to lift iPhone 16 ban as Apple secures investment agreement

Posted by adrian_mrd on Thursday February 27, 2025 @03:36PM
from the abc.net.au dept.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-27/indonesia-to-lift-iphone-16-ban-as-apple-secures-agreement/104855174

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Takeaways from the Latest Netflix Data Drop

Posted by adrian_mrd on Thursday February 27, 2025 @08:26AM
from the hollywoodreporter.com dept.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/squid-game-netflix-data-drop-second-half-2024-1236148400/

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'It wasn't nice': Australian couple sat next to corpse on long-haul flight

Posted by adrian_mrd on Wednesday February 26, 2025 @02:13PM
from the theguardian.com dept.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/26/it-wasnt-nice-australian-couple-sat-next-to-corpse-on-long-haul-flight

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Vasily Arkhipov

Posted by adrian_mrd on Tuesday February 25, 2025 @06:06AM
from the en.wikipedia.org dept.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Arkhipov

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Farmers Sue over Deletion of Climate Data from Government Websites

Posted by adrian_mrd on Monday February 24, 2025 @12:47PM
from the nytimes.com dept.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/climate/agriculture-farmer-website-data-lawsuit.html

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BP expected to scrap renewables target in shift back to fossil fuels

Posted by adrian_mrd on Monday February 24, 2025 @10:53AM
from the theguardian.com dept.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/24/bp-expected-to-scrap-renewables-target-in-shift-back-to-fossil-fuels

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This company is trying to make a biodegradable alternative to spandex

Posted by adrian_mrd on Sunday February 23, 2025 @03:47AM
from the technologyreview.com dept.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/20/1111618/biodegradable-spandex-plastic-elastic-good-fibes/

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