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The latest ‘Rainbow Six: Siege’ character is the hero of ‘Splinter Cell’
Ubisoft’s ongoing Splinter Cell revival is gathering momentum. After some teasing, the developer has confirmed that series hero Sam Fisher will be a playable character in the third season of Rainbow Six: Siege, Operation Shadow Legacy. True to his cl… Source
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Go Read This Washington Post report about race problems at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Facebook has come under heavy criticism over the past year for how the social media behemoth has fumbled its approach to civil rights issues on the platform. A recent audit found that despite recent steps to expand its policies and prohibit discrimination, Facebook continues to undermine its own progress. A…
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India restores some of Kashmir’s 4G internet following court ruling
India brought back some basic services to Kashmir after its shutdown was deemed illegal, but now it’s restoring some of the services that many people elsewhere take for granted. Reuters reports the Indian government has reactivated 4G services in the… Source
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Huawei’s expired US license is bad news for phone owners
After more than a year, the Commerce Department has stopped giving Huawei temporary licenses to keep supporting customers — and it’s not great news if you happen to have one of the company’s phones. The Washington Post has confirmed that the exceptio… Source
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Amazon’s back-to-school deals include a $75 Echo Plus
Amazon is joining the back-to-school sales rush, and like many companies its bargains reflect the learn-from-home reality of the pandemic. Its limited time sale is highlighted by smart speakers, in particular the Echo Plus — you can buy the upper-mid… Source
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A college student used GPT-3 to write fake blog posts and ended up at the top of Hacker News
College student Liam Porr used the language-generating AI tool GPT-3 to produce a fake blog post that recently landed in the No. 1 spot on Hacker News, MIT Technology Review reported. Porr was trying to demonstrate that the content produced by GPT-3 could fool people into believing it was written…
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