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Metaverse Land Just Sold For $4,328 In The SandBox

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $4,328, which is 1.45x the current floor price of 1.655 Ether (CRYPTO: ETH). The estate consists of 166,464 plots of land –– each plot is 2,500 square feet in the metaverse.

Benzinga

Stefanik-backed GOPer praises Hitler

Carl Paladino, who is running for Congress, also shared post suggesting Uvalde and Buffalo shootings were fake

Salon

Mum shares little-known flight trick that turns economy seats into a comfy bed

A mum has shared a little-known way to relax on a long haul flight by transforming the seats into a giant comfy bed - and it's cheaper than upgrading to business class

Daily Mirror

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Facebook lets you buy and sell guns 10 times before it bans you

Sell guns on our platform once; shame on us. Sell guns on our platform twice; meh, it happens.

Input

Dustin Johnson and Saudi league rebels suspended by PGA Tour for 'turning back' on circuit

A raft of PGA Tour stars will be suspended after joining Saudi-backed breakaway competition the LIV Golf Series, with Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson among the major culprits

Daily Mirror

Family of man arrested for threat to kill Brett Kavanaugh come to his defence: ‘He’s a good kid’

Suspect allegedly told investigators he was angry with the conservative justice over the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that would strike down Roe v Wade

The Independent UK

Facebook fails again to detect hate speech in ads

Facebook has failed another test of its ability to detect blatant, violent hate speech in advertisements submitted to the platform by the nonprofit group Global Witness

The Independent UK

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Microsoft’s mixed reality gets a black eye

The talent exodus and the organisational rejig has dealt a blow to Microsoft’s vision of a mixed reality, making it reroute resources and people at a time when the market for AR/VR is heating up.

The Hindu

Ukraine resists Russia in east, strikes back in north, south

Ukraine is pursuing a resilient defence and counter-offensive, but Russia is also moving to assimilate occupied regions.

Al Jazeera

Why Bengali vlogger Roddur Roy’s arrest for ‘abusing’ Mamata has kicked up a storm

Controversial Bengali vlogger Roddur Roy was arrested on Tuesday for making “derogatory” remarks about West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, a Lok Sabha MP and all-India general secretary of the Trinamool Congress.

Newslaundry

Kansas man says he got lung cancer from CPAP sleep apnea machine. He’s suing

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Johnson County, Kansas, man blames his sleep apnea machine for giving him lung cancer and is suing the manufacturer, which last year recalled the machine and several other breathing-aid devices.

Tribune News Service

FTC Chair Khan plans key work on kids' data privacy online

The head of the Federal Trade Commission says the agency is pushing a robust agenda of actions and policies to help safeguard children’s privacy online

The Independent UK

Facebook Parent Meta Pauses Dual Camera Smartwatch Project

Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc's (NASDAQ:FB) Reality Labs division has suspended its work on the smartwatch codenamed 'Milan' after two years to focus on other wrist-worn devices, Bloomberg reports. The smartwatch, which was a part of its metaverse ambitions, was likely to include activity tracking, music playback, and messaging. A prototype of the device…

Benzinga

DUP Ballymoney councillor John Finlay: 'I have only three months to live'

The Ballymoney representative said he hopes to continue fulfilling his elected duties for as long as possible

Belfast Live

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Climate policy dragged into culture wars as a ‘delay’ tactic, finds study

Researchers call for recognition of latest online strategies used to derail climate action

Daily Mirror

Paranormal expert 'crying in fear' after 'tricking' famous ghost into posing for photo

John-Paul Newlands claims he tricked the Black Monk of Pontefract into appearing in a photo by taking a picture of him in the mirror - but sceptics say the image is just a light reflection

Manchester Evening News

ITV Coronation Street fans furious over Aadi and Summer storyline after spotting blunder

Summer let Aadi take the blame over 'cheating' in their final exam

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Jan. 6, 2021: Brought to you by conflict profiteers

Political polarization is nothing new. As a nation, we go through cycles of vitriol followed by relative harmony. The quest for power — the game of thrones — never ends. There is only the next play. To those playing for power, damage to innocent people not participating in the game…

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Zuckerberg Staying at Meta Helm for Years 'Makes Sense'

Mark Zuckerberg's presence at the helm of Facebook parent Meta for "many, many years" would be perfectly natural, his global affairs director has told AFP, even as the founders of many tech companies hand off to fresh blood. Succession at the mega company has been in the headlines in recent…

Daily Mirror

Mrs Hinch fan shares quick and easy 38p hack for cleaning your toilet brush

Fans of cleaning influencer Mrs Hinch have shared their simple and effective hacks on Facebook to clean a dirty toilet brush for a bargain price of just 38p

ABC News

Parks Victoria refuses to confirm if it's behind brumby carcasses found hidden in national park

A Parks Victoria spokesperson confirms "planning and implementation" of its reduction plan as a brumby preservation group claims finding more than 30 carcasses in Barmah National Park.

Tribune News Service

Congress’s big tech crackdown quickens with rare show of unity

A bipartisan group of lawmakers defended a bill to rein in big technology companies, signaling that momentum is building for the first major piece of legislation to curb the power of giant online platforms.

ABC News

Inquest into baby James' 2013 death hears from mother on final day in Cairns court

The mother of a six-month-old boy found limp and unresponsive in his grandmother's home in southern Cairns has given emotional testimony at the inquest into his death.

ABC News

Thailand removes cannabis from narcotics list, decriminalises growing plants at home

As Thailand becomes the first country in Asia to take marijuana off its list of banned substances, its Health Minister is promoting cannabis by unconventional means.

Benzinga

Metaverse Land Just Sold For $49,670 (50,000 MANA) In Decentraland

What happened: Virtual land tokenized as an NFT just sold for $49,670, which is 12.09x the current floor price of 2.286 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) ($49,670 USD). The collection consists of over 97,000 plots of land –– at the current moment each plot Land parcels are 16m x 16m, or 52…

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