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• Florida Judge Allows VR Simulation of Alleged Crime to Be Submitted as Evidence

  Gizmodo, Jan 2, 2025

  The defendant's attorney wanted the judge to see the altercation from his client's eyes.

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• Software developer builds annoying device to force himself to move every 20 minutes

  Boing Boing, Jan 2, 2025

  When Jacob Vosmaer's wife pointed out his unhealthy habit of sitting motionless at his desk for hours, he built a deliberately annoying device he calls "The Beeper." This small box, mounted away from his desk, forces him to get up and move regularly—or face the consequences of random, shrill beeping that won't stop until he physically walks over to silence it. — Read the rest The post Software developer builds annoying device to force himself to move every 20 minutes appeared first on Boing Boing.

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• Barrasso criticizes Cheney over the Presidential Citizens Award

  Politico, Jan 2, 2025

• Tesla Sales Drop for First Time in Over a Decade While China’s BYD Rises

  Gizmodo, Jan 2, 2025

  Shockingly, the Cybertruck is not helping much.

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• Meta policy chief Nick Clegg steps down

  TechCrunch, Jan 2, 2025

  The president of Meta’s Global Affairs team, Nick Clegg, is stepping down from his position at the company, the executive announced in a tweet on Thursday. Clegg, Meta’s politically centrist policy chief since 2018, will be replaced by one of the company’s most prominent Republican executives, Joel Kaplan. Clegg noted on X that Kaplan is […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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• New details emerge in Cybertruck explosion outside Trump hotel in Vegas that left 1 dead, 7 injured

  TechCrunch, Jan 2, 2025

  A Tesla Cybertruck that exploded and burst into flames Wednesday morning just outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas has left one person dead and seven people injured, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD). Matthew Alan Livelsberger, a 37-year-old man who was an active duty U.S. Army Green Beret from Colorado Springs, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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• The 20 Best Action Movies on Netflix Right Now

  Vulture, Jan 2, 2025

  Spider-Man 2, The Fast and the Furious, Inception, and more.

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• Nosferatu‘s Vampire Inspiration Is Even More Ancient Than You Realized

  Gizmodo, Jan 2, 2025

  The prosthetic make-up designer on the Robert Eggers horror hit reveals a surprising reference point for that terrifying final scene.

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