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Pegasus Spyware Creator Fined $167M for WhatsApp Breach
NSO Group must pay $167 million to WhatsApp. This is because they hacked 1,400 people in 2019.
Pegasus is a bad program that can be put on phones to spy...
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Lowering Blood Pressure Decreases Dementia Risk
A study in China found that lowering high blood pressure can reduce the risk of dementia.
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Tesla whistleblower triumphs in legal feud with Musk
A Tesla whistleblower, Cristina Balan, won a legal battle against Elon Musk's company. She lost her job after raising a safety concern about a...
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Ofcom Investigates Suicide Site Exposed by BBC – Probe Launched
A website is being investigated by UK's online regulator for its harmful content. It is linked to many deaths in the UK and now...
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Bonobos’ Surprising Human-Like Syntax Unveiled
Bonobos use different calls that combine to form phrases. This shows that this type of language is older than we thought. Humans use language...
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Revolutionizing Vegetables with Plant Skin Grafts
A new method mixes fruit and vegetable traits to make them stronger against bugs and dry weather. Usually, plants are grafted to combine different...
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TikTok’s Future: New Ban and Potential Buyers
President Donald Trump and TikTok
President Trump wants TikTok to be sold by April 5. The app faced a ban in the US, but Trump...
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Ubisoft secures $1.25bn investment from Tencent for growth
Chinese tech company Tencent invested $1.25 billion in a new part of Ubisoft, a video game maker. Tencent now owns 25% of this new...
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Sharks are Surprisingly Noisy: Debunking the Silence Myth
A shark called the rig can make clicking noises, which was a surprise to scientists. The sounds were discovered by Carolin Nieder...
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23andMe Seeks Bankruptcy Protection Amid Financial Challenges
Popular DNA testing company 23andMe is in financial trouble and has filed for bankruptcy. The CEO, Anne Wojcicki, has resigned. The company is trying...
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Google Settles $28m Racial Bias Lawsuit
Google has agreed to pay $28 million to settle a lawsuit. The lawsuit claimed that white and Asian employees at Google were paid more...
