It turns out, then when kids misbehave, some parents will turn to their smartphone for stress relief - which has the potential for a nasty spiral. Kids behave badly because they don’t get much attention, the parent goes to the smartphone, the kid behaves badly.

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Ladies & Gentlemen welcome onboard the Space Elevator! A team of researchers from Japan will conduct the first test in space this month as part of a project to build a space elevator. Soon, we could be moving things - and people - to and from space at a lower cost.

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According to sources, Facebook is planning a major new move into e-commerce by building a standalone app for shopping on Instagram.

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DeepFakes are coming and it’s becoming harder to identify the authenticity of videos.

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The EU may impose a law on Netflix, Amazon, and all streaming services to allocate at least 30% of their content catalogue for local content. Will this have an impact on the quality-control standards of these platforms?

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According to the Washington Post, Facebook has started rating its own users on how credible are they when it comes to reporting on fake news/misinformation on the platform. This is a broader effort in their fight against the spread of misinformation but does it actually help users to understand what exactly is false and true?

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Companies in the US have tapped into layover and “dwell time” crowds at the airport - a significant number of whom are avid gamers who’d spend good money on a game while waiting to board a flight.

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Remember the Matrix? Researchers have recently discovered a new way of using nanorobots that could help surgeons perform complex medical tasks. These nanorobots will be able to navigate hard to perform surgical places and also for targeted drug delivery, cancer therapies, and eye surgeries.

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When we get paid, we spend money. More money than usual. This inclination to spend more on payday makes the monthly budget harder to balance. This is why many Fintech companies are starting to make any day payday, to close the gap between payday and your billing cycle date.

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Nowadays, the line between human and machine can blur significantly. More and more companies are implementing a “pseudo-AI” approach where you could be talking to a machine OR a human and you might not be able to tell which. Is there a way to determine who or what you’re actually conversing with?

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