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Sri Lanka’s cannabis-seekers are gathering on Facebook

The Verge

Buwanka now thinks that people refuse cannabis not because they dislike it, but because it’s tied to social stigma. “We They are more confident in sharing what they want on social media.”. And of course there are memes and TikTok videos. This cheap stuff has lots of chemicals. “I became happier.

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People online are drinking laundry detergent again

Vox

The video has all the emblems of someone sharing their recipe for a nutritious smoothie: ingredients laid out on the counter, captions touting their health benefits. Borax is a chemical compound containing boron that’s sold as a laundry detergent or cleaning agent. That video has more than 150,000 views. Just don’t.

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Top 7 Innovations in K-12 Education

Kitaboo

Students can watch video-based learning content , research external web links etc., Digital Content Libraries: A digital content library is a repository of study materials like instructional videos, audiobooks, reading materials, practice assignments etc. Students usually spend a lot of time on social media.

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NASA’s Perseverance rover touches down to start years-long search for life on Mars

GeekWire

Due to limited bandwidth and an 11-minute delay in receiving signals, there was no live video of the landing. A socially distanced cadre of controllers at JPL applauded, screamed and exchanged fist bumps after the touchdown.

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Technology News and Hot Topics

CTOvision

Last week technology news site Re:Code announced that it would stop hosting comments on its own sites as the conversation around stories was already happening on social media. Can Amazon take on Netflix with ad-supported video? Twine, the video game technology for all. How Apple Forces New Technology to Improve the Future.

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The Rise of eBooks: Why Books are Declining?

Kitaboo

Some of them are: The Rise of Digital Media: With the advent of the internet, social media, streaming services, gaming platforms, and other forms of digital entertainment, people have more options to consume content than ever before. As a result, people tend to spend less time reading books and more time browsing online or watching videos.

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NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover mission serves as ultimate test for working from home (planet)

GeekWire

Working from home has been a tough thing to manage for many of the businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic and social-distancing restrictions. You can watch NASA’s live video coverage of the countdown starting at 7 a.m. It’s been tough for NASA as well. said during a pre-launch briefing. ET (4:50 a.m.