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Verge readers can save $60 on the Nest Learning Thermostat
Google’s Nest Learning Thermostat can automatically adjust the temperature in your home, making you more comfortable while you’re there and saving you money on energy costs when you’re not. You can also adjust the temperature from anywhere, inside or outside, with your phone. For a limited time, Daily Steals is…
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The best online resources for quarantine cooking at all skill levels
Many of us have been cooped up in our homes for a while now, filling our time with Netflix streams and jigsaw puzzles when we’re not working from home. In the middle of all of that, we obviously also need to eat. However, health officials have recomm… Source
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DARPA snags Intel to lead its machine learning security tech
Chip maker Intel has been chosen to lead a new initiative led by the U.S. military’s research wing, DARPA, aimed at improving cyber-defenses against deception attacks on machine learning models. Machine learning is a kind of artificial intelligence that allows systems to improve over time with new data and experiences.…
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I opened my Animal Crossing island to strangers on Twitter, and it wasn’t a complete disaster
Shortly after noon on a Tuesday, I popped into Animal Crossing: New Horizons to check on turnip prices. Today’s number? A tasty 439 bells, four times the price I picked them up for. I turned a profit worth hundreds of thousands, invited friends to come by, and then decided to…
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These photos and videos of baby clouded leopards and cheetahs are a gift
Lo, unto you, four cheetah cubs and two clouded leopard kittens have been born. Cat lovers on the internet can now coo over the rare infant cats, thanks to Washington, DC’s National Zoo “Cheetah Cub Cam” and recently released photos from Zoo Miami. A five-year-old cheetah, Echo, gave birth to…
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Esports One launches its fantasy esports platform
Esports One is a startup betting that there’s a big opportunity in bringing a fantasy sports approach to the world of esports — particularly at a time when traditional pro sports are on pause. Co-founder and COO Sharon Winter told me that the company’s platform, which is leaving beta testing…
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