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## [Judge Orders FCC to Hand Over IP Addresses Linked to Fake Net Neutrality Comments](https://onehack.st/t/judge-orders-fcc-to-hand-over-ip-addresses-linked-to-fake-net-neutrality-comments/84017)

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**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/judge-orders-fcc-to-hand-over-ip-addresses-linked-to-fake-net-neutrality-comments/84017 "2020-05-02T17:00:01Z")

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Before it rolled back net neutrality protections in 2017, America’s Federal Communications Commission requested public comments online. But they’re still facing criticism over how they handled them, Gizmodo reports: A…

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## [Google Wants Australia To Remove Civil Penalties From CLOUD Act-Readying Bill](https://onehack.st/t/google-wants-australia-to-remove-civil-penalties-from-cloud-act-readying-bill/84002)

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**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-wants-australia-to-remove-civil-penalties-from-cloud-act-readying-bill/84002 "2020-05-02T16:13:19Z")

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: Google has raised a handful of concerns with Australia’s pending Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (International Production Orders) Bill 2020 (IPO Bill), includ…

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## [How We Can Save the Comic Book Industry?](https://onehack.st/t/how-we-can-save-the-comic-book-industry/84001)

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**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-we-can-save-the-comic-book-industry/84001 "2020-05-02T16:10:32Z")

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destinyland writes: For the first time in many years, the first Saturday in May won’t mark Free Comic Book Day, as the worldwide comic celebration at comic-book stores has been postponed amid coronavirus concerns," r…

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## [Documents Reveal FBI Head Defended Encryption for WhatsApp Before Becoming Fierce Critic](https://onehack.st/t/documents-reveal-fbi-head-defended-encryption-for-whatsapp-before-becoming-fierce-critic/83776)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/documents-reveal-fbi-head-defended-encryption-for-whatsapp-before-becoming-fierce-critic/83776 "2020-05-01T21:05:40Z")

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Christopher Wray, the FBI director who has been one of the fiercest critics of encryption under the Trump administration, previously worked as a lawyer for WhatsApp, where he defended the practice, according to new co…

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## [New Firefox Service Will Generate Unique Email Aliases To Enter In Online Forms](https://onehack.st/t/new-firefox-service-will-generate-unique-email-aliases-to-enter-in-online-forms/83730)

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**Author:** [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2020, 4:23pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/new-firefox-service-will-generate-unique-email-aliases-to-enter-in-online-forms/83730 "2020-05-02T16:23:49Z")

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An anonymous reader writes: Browser maker Mozilla is working on a new service called Private Relay that generates unique aliases to hide a user’s email address from advertisers and spam operators when filling in onli…

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## [Workers from Amazon, Instacart, and Others Are Calling in Sick To Protest Poor Virus Protections](https://onehack.st/t/workers-from-amazon-instacart-and-others-are-calling-in-sick-to-protest-poor-virus-protections/83715)

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**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/workers-from-amazon-instacart-and-others-are-calling-in-sick-to-protest-poor-virus-protections/83715 "2020-05-01T15:13:04Z")

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On May 1st, workers from Amazon, Whole Foods, Instacart, FedEx, Target, and Walmart joined together in a series of work stoppages to protest conditions and equipment in the face of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Fr…

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## [All You Need To Know About Instagram Story Ads](https://onehack.st/t/all-you-need-to-know-about-instagram-story-ads/83702)

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**Author:** [@Life\_Pro\_Hub](https://onehack.st/u/Life_Pro_Hub)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/all-you-need-to-know-about-instagram-story-ads/83702 "2020-05-01T14:27:51Z")

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All You Need To Know About Instagram Story Ads Instagram Story Ads were only introduced in March 2019. This caused a lot of excitement among advertisers as the story format is very immersive. Around 50% of brands that us…

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## [Google Announces Chrome Web Store Crackdown For August 2020](https://onehack.st/t/google-announces-chrome-web-store-crackdown-for-august-2020/83595)

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**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 3:34am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-announces-chrome-web-store-crackdown-for-august-2020/83595 "2020-05-01T03:34:16Z")

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Google announced this week new rules for the Chrome Web Store in an attempt to cut down the number of shady Chrome extensions submitted and listed on the site. From a report: Starting August 27, Google says it intend…

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## [WhatsApp: Israeli Firm 'Deeply Involved' In Hacking Our Users](https://onehack.st/t/whatsapp-israeli-firm-deeply-involved-in-hacking-our-users/83594)

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**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2020, 1:57am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/whatsapp-israeli-firm-deeply-involved-in-hacking-our-users/83594 "2020-05-01T01:57:31Z")

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WhatsApp has alleged in new court filings that an Israeli spyware company used US-based servers and was “deeply involved” in carrying out mobile phone hacks of 1,400 WhatsApp users, including senior government officia…

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## [Predictive Text Patent Troll Tries To Shake Down Wikipedia](https://onehack.st/t/predictive-text-patent-troll-tries-to-shake-down-wikipedia/83483)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/predictive-text-patent-troll-tries-to-shake-down-wikipedia/83483 "2020-04-30T01:18:36Z")

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martiniturbide writes: WordLogic (patent troll) claims it has the rights of the concept of predictive text writing and went after the Wikimedia foundation. WordLogic offered a “discounted, lump sum fee of $30,000 in …

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## [Google Is Killing Its Experimental Social Network Shoelace](https://onehack.st/t/google-is-killing-its-experimental-social-network-shoelace/83482)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 1:14am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/google-is-killing-its-experimental-social-network-shoelace/83482 "2020-04-30T01:14:57Z")

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Engadget: Google’s experimental Area 120 unit launched Shoelace in mid-2019 as a way to help people get together in real life. Unfortunately, the fledgling social network won’…

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## [Some School Districts Plan To End the Year Early, Call Remote Learning Too Tough](https://onehack.st/t/some-school-districts-plan-to-end-the-year-early-call-remote-learning-too-tough/83460)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/some-school-districts-plan-to-end-the-year-early-call-remote-learning-too-tough/83460 "2020-04-29T21:54:09Z")

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Wall Street Journal: Some districts are giving up on remote learning and ending the academic year early, after concluding that it was too cumbersome for teachers, students…

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## [Facebook Apps Now Used Monthly By More Than 3 Billion People](https://onehack.st/t/facebook-apps-now-used-monthly-by-more-than-3-billion-people/83459)

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**Author:** [@TheStrength](https://onehack.st/u/TheStrength)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/facebook-apps-now-used-monthly-by-more-than-3-billion-people/83459 "2020-04-29T21:49:27Z")

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Facebook today reported earnings for its first fiscal quarter of 2020, including revenue of $17.74 billion, and net income of $4.9 billion, compared to revenue of $15.1 billion, and net income of $2.43 billion billion…

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## [Facebook's WhatsApp Eyes Lending Feature in India ](https://onehack.st/t/facebooks-whatsapp-eyes-lending-feature-in-india/83407)

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**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 5:14pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/facebooks-whatsapp-eyes-lending-feature-in-india/83407 "2020-04-29T17:14:11Z")

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WhatsApp, which began testing its mobile payments feature in India two years ago, could offer at least one more financial service to people in its biggest market. From a report: In a filing with the local regulator i…

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## [Opera GX - Coolest Gaming Browser ever (Early Access)](https://onehack.st/t/opera-gx-coolest-gaming-browser-ever-early-access/83396)

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**Author:** [@GROWNUPS](https://onehack.st/u/GROWNUPS)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/opera-gx-coolest-gaming-browser-ever-early-access/83396 "2020-04-29T16:53:25Z")

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What Is Opera GX? Opera says that Opera GX is a “special version of the Opera browser” that is meant to “complement gaming.” The goal is to help you get “the most out of both gaming and browsing.” The foundation of O…

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## [Uphold Debit Card is here, Join WAITLIST NOW...](https://onehack.st/t/uphold-debit-card-is-here-join-waitlist-now/83298)

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**Author:** [@GROWNUPS](https://onehack.st/u/GROWNUPS)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 6:15am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/uphold-debit-card-is-here-join-waitlist-now/83298 "2020-04-29T06:15:54Z")

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Uphold Inc. launched its first (Mastercard®) Debit Card Product that will enable its users to pay +30 cryptocurrencies & Utility Tokens and +27 Fiat Currencies assets with ease on 50 million merchants and ATMs across …

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## [How Spies Snuck Malware Into the Google Play Store -- Again and Again](https://onehack.st/t/how-spies-snuck-malware-into-the-google-play-store-again-and-again/83272)

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**Author:** [@Astrid](https://onehack.st/u/Astrid)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-spies-snuck-malware-into-the-google-play-store-again-and-again/83272 "2020-04-30T00:47:47Z")

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Google’s Play Store for Android apps has never had a reputation for the strictest protections from malware. Shady adware and even banking trojans have managed over the years to repeatedly defy Google’s security checks…

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## [Newly Discovered macOS Image Capture Bug Can Fill Up Hard Drives With Empty Data](https://onehack.st/t/newly-discovered-macos-image-capture-bug-can-fill-up-hard-drives-with-empty-data/83271)

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**Author:** [@Astrid](https://onehack.st/u/Astrid)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 2:43am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/newly-discovered-macos-image-capture-bug-can-fill-up-hard-drives-with-empty-data/83271 "2020-04-29T02:43:55Z")

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from MacRumors: A bug has been discovered in Apple’s macOS Image Capture app that needlessly eats up potentially gigabytes of storage space when transferring photos from an iPhone …

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## [Fedora 32 Linux-based OS Available For Download With GNOME 3.36 ](https://onehack.st/t/fedora-32-linux-based-os-available-for-download-with-gnome-3-36/83212)

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**Author:** [@Astrid](https://onehack.st/u/Astrid)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/fedora-32-linux-based-os-available-for-download-with-gnome-3-36/83212 "2020-04-28T18:03:33Z")

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Today, Fedora 32 becomes available for download. From a report: It comes with GNOME 3.36 which you can read more about here. If you don’t like GNOME, it isn’t the end of the world – you can instead choose KDE Plasma,…

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## [NSO Employee Abused Phone Hacking Tech To Target a Love Interest ](https://onehack.st/t/nso-employee-abused-phone-hacking-tech-to-target-a-love-interest/83209)

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**Author:** [@Astrid](https://onehack.st/u/Astrid)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/nso-employee-abused-phone-hacking-tech-to-target-a-love-interest/83209 "2020-04-28T17:55:43Z")

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An employee of controversial surveillance vendor NSO Group abused access to the company’s powerful hacking technology to target a love interest, Motherboard reported Tuesday. From the report: The previously unrepor…

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## [Google's Medical AI Was Super Accurate in a Lab. Real Life Was a Different Story.](https://onehack.st/t/googles-medical-ai-was-super-accurate-in-a-lab-real-life-was-a-different-story/83194)

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**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 6:17am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/googles-medical-ai-was-super-accurate-in-a-lab-real-life-was-a-different-story/83194 "2020-04-29T06:17:08Z")

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The covid-19 pandemic is stretching hospital resources to the breaking point in many countries in the world. It is no surprise that many people hope AI could speed up patient screening and ease the strain on clinical …

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## [CEO of SoftBank-Backed Surveillance Firm Banjo Once Helped KKK Leader Shoot Up a Synagogue](https://onehack.st/t/ceo-of-softbank-backed-surveillance-firm-banjo-once-helped-kkk-leader-shoot-up-a-synagogue/83193)

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**Author:** [@Prometheus](https://onehack.st/u/Prometheus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/ceo-of-softbank-backed-surveillance-firm-banjo-once-helped-kkk-leader-shoot-up-a-synagogue/83193 "2020-04-28T16:45:53Z")

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Matt Stroud, reporting for OneZero : In magazine profiles and on conference stages, Damien Patton, the 47-year-old co-founder and CEO of the surveillance startup Banjo, often recounts a colorful autobiography. He de…

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## [US Deaths Soared In Early Weeks of Pandemic, Far Exceeding Number Attributed To COVID-19](https://onehack.st/t/us-deaths-soared-in-early-weeks-of-pandemic-far-exceeding-number-attributed-to-covid-19/83142)

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**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 1:18pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/us-deaths-soared-in-early-weeks-of-pandemic-far-exceeding-number-attributed-to-covid-19/83142 "2020-04-28T13:18:17Z")

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hackingbear writes: \*According to The Washington Post, U.S. deaths soared in the early weeks of the pandemic, surpassing the number of COVID-19 related deaths, as well as the number normally expected for the time p…

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## [Microsoft Is Bombarding Chrome-Using Outlook.com Visitors With Ads For Edge](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-is-bombarding-chrome-using-outlook-com-visitors-with-ads-for-edge/83141)

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**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/microsoft-is-bombarding-chrome-using-outlook-com-visitors-with-ads-for-edge/83141 "2020-04-28T13:16:01Z")

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from BetaNews: Microsoft is no stranger to hitting its customers with ads for its products and services, and it seems that the company is so keen that people make the switch to the…

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## [Springer just released 65 books related to Machine Learning](https://onehack.st/t/springer-just-released-65-books-related-to-machine-learning/82823)

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**Author:** [@Experimental](https://onehack.st/u/Experimental)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2020, 3:41am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/springer-just-released-65-books-related-to-machine-learning/82823 "2020-04-28T03:41:57Z")

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The 65 books list: The Elements of Statistical Learning Trevor Hastie, Robert Tibshirani, Jerome Friedman Introductory Time Series with R Paul S.P. Cowpertwait, Andrew V. Metcalfe A Beginner’s Guide to R Alain Z…

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## [Can New Zealand and Australia Eliminate All Coronavirus Infections?](https://onehack.st/t/can-new-zealand-and-australia-eliminate-all-coronavirus-infections/82698)

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**Author:** [@NoBody](https://onehack.st/u/NoBody)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/can-new-zealand-and-australia-eliminate-all-coronavirus-infections/82698 "2020-04-27T12:35:47Z")

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“What Australia and New Zealand have already accomplished is a remarkable cause for hope,” reports the New York Times, in an inspiring article shared by Slashdot reader tflf (also republished here and here): The resu…

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## [10 More Virus Researchers Say 'Virtually No Chance' Coronavirus Escaped From a Lab](https://onehack.st/t/10-more-virus-researchers-say-virtually-no-chance-coronavirus-escaped-from-a-lab/82696)

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**Author:** [@Aina](https://onehack.st/u/Aina)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/10-more-virus-researchers-say-virtually-no-chance-coronavirus-escaped-from-a-lab/82696 "2020-04-27T12:31:04Z")

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Long-time Slashdot reader Charlotte Web writes: “Virus researchers say there is virtually no chance that the new coronavirus was released as result of a laboratory accident in China or anywhere else,” writes NPR, cit…

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## [Researchers in Singapore have predicted that Covid-19 will end by 97% in India by May 22](https://onehack.st/t/researchers-in-singapore-have-predicted-that-covid-19-will-end-by-97-in-india-by-may-22/82604)

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**Author:** [@Sarah](https://onehack.st/u/Sarah)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 11:17pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/researchers-in-singapore-have-predicted-that-covid-19-will-end-by-97-in-india-by-may-22/82604 "2020-04-27T23:17:29Z")

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Nationwide coronavirus lockdown has left people struggling to maintain supplies of essentials in their homes. As India prepares for graded lifting of coronavirus lockdown, researchers in Singapore have predicted that Co…

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## [What's new in Windows 10 May 2020 Update? | Lets find out! 😃](https://onehack.st/t/whats-new-in-windows-10-may-2020-update-lets-find-out/82545)

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**Author:** [@Parizaad](https://onehack.st/u/Parizaad)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 7:21am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/whats-new-in-windows-10-may-2020-update-lets-find-out/82545 "2020-04-27T07:21:29Z")

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The Spring of 2020 has arrived and, just like it did in the last few years, Microsoft is getting ready to launch a new major update for Windows 10. Initially, everyone thought it would be called April 2020 Update. Howeve…

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## [Video: Registered Nurse Kicked Out Of Council Meeting By The Police For Speaking About The Danger Of Mandatory Vaccines](https://onehack.st/t/video-registered-nurse-kicked-out-of-council-meeting-by-the-police-for-speaking-about-the-danger-of-mandatory-vaccines/82417)

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**Author:** [@Sarah](https://onehack.st/u/Sarah)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2020, 12:12pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/video-registered-nurse-kicked-out-of-council-meeting-by-the-police-for-speaking-about-the-danger-of-mandatory-vaccines/82417 "2020-04-26T12:12:07Z")

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If Bill Gates delivers a coronavirus vaccine, Roger Stone said he won’t be taking it. In an interview with radio host Joe Piscopo on Monday, Stone, a self-described “dirty trickster” affiliated with InfoWars, said he be…

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