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[Grasshopper, Administrator]

It's the 50th anniversary of emails and guess what? Probably no one is celebrating that. After studying the social effects of email for several years some experts are convinced that email is a curse.

#Opinion from David Olive:

https://t.co/O5BUAY6lSF

[Bernard]

Emails are the work of Satan himself!

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Beg to differ Dave Olive. Some of my best memories are stored in them.

[Bernard]

Like most things, they are a mixture of blessing and curse. The spam-mails are definitely a curse!

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Russia now requires all smartphones and devices in the country to have Russian software preinstalled
https://www.businessinsider.com/russi...

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

The Biden administration lifted restrictions on the use of fetal tissue for medical research, allowing scientists to use tissue derived from elective abortions to develop treatments for diseases including diabetes, cancer, AIDS and Covid-19. https://t.co/gOELHvlAi8

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Human cells grown in monkey embryos spark ethical debate
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-en...

[Bernard]

A forgotten coffee species may support coffee addicts during climate change

https://perfectdailygrind.com/2020/12...

[Bernard]

Three cheers, each, for the Met Office and Microsoft

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/met-office-...

[M.]

Bernard wrote: "A forgotten coffee species may support coffee addicts during climate change

https://perfectdailygrind.com/2020/12..."
👍

[Bernard]

Yes M, I am pinning my hopes on the forgotten species also.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Digital Horses Are the Talk of the Crypto World
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/01/st...

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

"Bill and Melinda Gates announce divorce" https://twitter.com/i/events/13893329...

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Elon Musk opined on a podcast last year that “too many smart people go into finance and law.”

But there’s some good news: For the young graduates going after a career in tech, there’s never been a better time in terms of the potential monetary reward https://t.co/n3buZJGCZW

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

What does ripping out thousands of Huawei 5G towers from high-rise buildings look like?

@natelanxon and @TW_Seal got up close to give you an early glimpse https://t.co/QXCnmtvK2D https://t.co/ggODLPWQbe

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

A paralyzed man is challenging Neuralink’s monkey to a match of mind Pong
https://www.technologyreview.com/2021...

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

AT&T's $43 billion deal with Discovery will create a new entertainment company, merging assets ranging from CNN and HBO to HGTV and the Food Network https://t.co/if9pE7fU7q

[Bernard]

RIP Internet Explorer

It is soon to be laid to rest. Of course The Edge is superior in speed and security, but life will not be the same without Explorer.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Take an early look at the front page of The Wall Street Journal https://t.co/haCypsZ2HM https://t.co/vtEjEkBBEt

Cryptocurrency mining operators, including Huobi Mall and https://t.co/0b182Qqljo, are suspending their China operations after Beijing stepped up its efforts to crack down on bitcoin mining and trading, sending the digital currency tumbling https://t.co/4GTgOb2krZ https://t.co/BhggDD4KL3

[Bernard]

Fusion news

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-en...

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

An Egyptian engineer designed smart glasses that translate voice and text into sign language appearing on the lenses in real time https://t.co/nhfdlfD9QT

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

A South Korean industrial designer has come up with a satirical solution for 'smartphone zombies' who can't take their eyes away from their screen long enough to prevent themselves from walking into an obstacle https://t.co/5TVhkVvQxa 1/5 https://t.co/j3KnO8Pbi2

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Numerous websites were unavailable on Tuesday after an apparent widespread at cloud service company Fastly. Dozens of high-traffic websites including the New York Times, CNN, Twitch and the U.K. government’s home page, could not be reached.
https://t.co/3Fl9MC8nrh

[Bernard]

A widespread problem? At first I thought it must be a blitzkrieg attack in the coming cyber-war.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

"El Salvador becomes the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender" https://twitter.com/i/events/14025105...

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

"E3 2021: Xbox, Bethesda and Square Enix expected to feature on Day 2 " https://twitter.com/i/events/13895962...

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

The world's first electric flying racecar has hit the skies ahead of the first racing series for the super-fast crafts later this year https://t.co/1PwVdQQsb6

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

BREAKING: John McAfee, the creator of McAfee antivirus software, has been found dead in a Spanish prison hours after a court approved his extradition to the U.S. https://t.co/VMaghoSR3r

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

EXCLUSIVE: Foreign workers in Taiwan are being “imprisoned” in dormitories and banned from brushing their teeth as factories struggle to maintain the production of microchips

Thread ~
https://t.co/VQ70jJWXxm

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Cyber attack in USA
Even if it seems like disaster has struck, it may not be too late. If your company is the victim of a #cyberattack, contacting the #FBI quickly can make a difference in your recovery. https://t.co/aBd8PZKH4o

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

"Glitching" is all about making quick lurching motions that make you appear to malfunction.

Clark, 17, posted her first glitch video on the account https://t.co/pQkpPOQt3I and a string of additional videos that exploded in views.

https://t.co/wmINaG5IfE https://t.co/OhEowc3hDm

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Jeff Bezos steps down as Amazon boss https://t.co/bCJhybFIkj

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Forgot your keys? Scan your face.
Unlocking your phone? Scan your face.
Withdrawing cash? Scan your face.
It’s no secret: facial recognition has permeated our everyday life.
But now there are growing concerns about how it’s used in tech https://t.co/r5sVu5eBTE


️✈️Flying cars have captured the imaginations of designers and drivers since the pioneering age of motoring.
Could we finally have one that actually looks the part and works?

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Two Stanford graduates, @lainebruzek and Priyanka Jain, have teamed up to launch Evvy – the first at-home vaginal microbiome test that can tell people with vaginas what may be causing a host of vaginal issues and recommend what to do about it.

https://t.co/g6Dd8R1n9I

[Bernard]

Grasshopper wrote: "Two Stanford graduates, @lainebruzek and Priyanka Jain, have teamed up to launch Evvy – the first at-home vaginal microbiome test that can tell people with vaginas what may be causing a host of vag..."

This looks very useful to that class of person.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Very astute observation BS

[Bernard]

Thanks GB. Sometimes I can rise to that level of cognitive functioning.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Not everyone can claim to have that kind of class...burn

[Bernard]

True. Individual humans are made differently. And the same applies to bots, which are designed for different tasks, with different functions.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Your astute observations are killing me BS!

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

"Possible jetpack man in sight," a pilot reported this week. It was the third such report in a year of what appeared to be a person using a jetpack near Los Angeles International Airport, drawing warnings from aviation officials. https://t.co/ljjflslzS9

[Bernard]

A jetpack would certainly be fun.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

And a fancy suit n cape!

[Bernard]

Yes, and a utility belt.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane?? No, it is Grasshopper Bot and/or Space Bot!

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

I'll take the suit Smith. That leaves you with just the cape and belt ;)

[Bernard]

I am wondering whether jetpacks are environmentally friendly ...

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Can you have your cake n eat it too?😎

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Amazon’s drone delivery business may be in trouble.

More than 100 employees at Amazon Prime Air in the UK have lost their jobs and dozens of others are moving to other projects as the company shuts part of its drone operation, WIRED understands

https://t.co/jP4aZVaRmV

[Bernard]

Interesting. Perhaps Amazon are outsourcing to Iran.

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Apple unveiled new software that scans photos and messages on iPhones for child pornography and explicit messages sent to minors in a major new effort to prevent sexual predators from using Apple's services https://t.co/AmMlL3QSuE