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Dawn of the Heliocene Greenland

Dawn of the Heliocene

I was born on the summer solstice in an age without a name.My parents were born in a previous geological epoch. Six unknowing months before the start of the Great Depression, my father arrived. His given name was Richard, but as soon as his hair came in, he was Red.…
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September 16, 2020
Emmys Producers on Embracing Technical Difficulties: ‘Things Are Going to Go Wrong’ Michelle Obama

Emmys Producers on Embracing Technical Difficulties: ‘Things Are Going to Go Wrong’

“The good thing is we’ve got Jimmy Kimmel, who loves live TV and the chaos of live TV,” executive producer Ian Stewart says Even with the pandemic forcing the Emmys to go remote this year, producers Reginald Hudlin and Ian Stewart say Sunday’s awards show will air live, technical difficulties…
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September 16, 2020
Facebook’s latest virtual reality headset is the best yet, but still feels antisocial Virtual Reality

Facebook’s latest virtual reality headset is the best yet, but still feels antisocial

Facebook on Wednesday announced the Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headset. It's a successor to last year's Quest and, like that version, doesn't require a computer to run. Everything you need to use VR is bundled inside.This is the strategy Facebook is taking moving forward. It's ditching the Oculus Rift…
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September 16, 2020
Google boosts Advanced Protection malware defense in Chrome with cloud file scans Google

Google boosts Advanced Protection malware defense in Chrome with cloud file scans

Last year, Google brought the Advanced Protection Program to its browser. APP in Chrome is now letting users send risky files to the cloud for a thorough malware scan. The Advanced Protection Program bundles together Google’s strongest security measures to “secure people at higher risk of targeted online attacks.” This…
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September 16, 2020
TIFF Review: I Am Greta is not a climate film but a look at Thunberg’s experience inside an international media tornado Greta Thunberg

TIFF Review: I Am Greta is not a climate film but a look at Thunberg’s experience inside an international media tornado

Posted by Sarah on "/Date(1600275307137)/" Swedish documentarian Nathan Grossman happened upon then 15-year-old Greta Thunberg just as she was beginning her “school strike for climate” in Stockholm in 2018. He began documenting Thunberg’s strike, and ended up recording her meteoric year as she rose to international prominence as a climate…
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September 16, 2020