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Researcher Explains Why Humans Can't Spot Real-Life Deepfake Masks

Deepfakes may seem like an internet scourge, but so-called "hyperreal" masks have fooled people in real-life and have even been used in crimes. To learn more about these masks and our ability to spot them, WIRED's Matt Simon talked with researcher Rob Jenkins.




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Everything You Need to Know About Wearing Masks

There's a lot of conflicting information when it comes to wearing masks in public during the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Seema Yasmin explains everything we need to know about wearing masks. Should we be wearing masks? What kinds of masks should we wear? Can we make our own?




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Tech Support - Dwyane Wade Answers Basketball Questions From Twitter

Former NBA player Dwyane Wade answers the internet's burning questions about basketball. Are 3-pointers messing with the game of basketball? Do they still call traveling in the NBA? Why do NBA players have a hard time playing against the zone? How do players hit clutch free throws? Dwyane answers all these questions and much more! 'Dwyane' photographic memoir is out now.




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Obsessed - Meet the Guy Making Horror Movie Masks for 40 Years

Jordu Schell is a master of monster masks. He designs creatures for movies, television and video games, and has worked on countless projects that you've most certainly heard of. Jordu takes us around his studio as he explains his entire, legendary, mask making process. Director: Charlie Jordan Director of Photography: Ricardo Pomares Editor: Parker Dixon Talent: Jordu Schell Producer: Wendi Jonassen Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Melissa Cho Production Managers: Peter Brunette, Andressa Pelachi Production Coordinator: Carol Wachockier Audio: Mike Faner Cam Op/Gaffer: Shay Eberle-Gunst Production Assistant: Phillip Arliss Post Production Supervisor(s): Nicholas Ascanio, Alexa Deutsch Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen Junior Editor: Brittany Taylor Lewis Assistant Editor: Diego Rentsch




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Jacksepticeye Asks His AI Clone Increasingly Complex Questions

WIRED invited Jacksepticeye to have a conversation with his AI-powered digital clone, prompting it with increasingly complex questions and commands. How well can ‘JacksepticAI’ mimic the genuine article—and what does the real Jacksepticeye think of the results?




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In Delhi, wearing a mask no long mandatory for now says DDMA  

Delhi Disaster Management Authority will impose no penalty for ‘COVID offences’ with immediate effect till further orders




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Unfinished tasks in power reforms

The power situation has improved in the last decade. But there is a tangle with respect to distribution, transmission issues




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‘Financial literacy is important to assess risk, to ask questions’




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Basketball stadium inaugurated in Auroville

The project, initially launched in 2018, was expedited over the last couple of years after securing essential resources and funding




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Thackeray Asked Akshay To Play Shivaji

'To essay Chhatrapati Shivaji is a huge responsibility. I can't tell you how great and proud I feel.'




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Why this surge in H1N1 cases, States asked

Centre wants epidemiological study to identify the causes




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India asks states away from coal to consider nuclear power

India has pledged to achieve net-zero by 2070 and has a target to generate 500 GW of renewable energy a year by 2030




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Farmers asked to insure paddy crops




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The Hollywood action and adventure film / Yvonne Tasker

Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2015




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Telangana CM asks officials to invoke ESMA against traders troubling farmers in paddy procurement




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Pakistan may ask two Indian diplomats to leave: report

Geo TV reported that commercial counsellor Rajesh Agnihotri and press counsellor Balbir Singh may be expelled.




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Opposition asks Theresa May to clarify Britain’s role in Operation Blue Star

"Before her visit to India, Theresa May must come clean about the role played by the UK in the attack on the Golden Temple in 1984 and subsequent events," Mr. Watson said




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Panama Papers: Pakistan court asks Sharif family to furnish more documents

The five-member bench headed by Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali took up five identical petition by Imran Khan and other on November 1, demanding probe into the assets of those mentioned in the Panama Leaks.




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Work Tasks That Can Be Done From Home: Evidence on Variation Within & Across Occupations and Industries [electronic journal].




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To Ask or Not To Ask? Bank Capital Requirements and Loan Collateralization [electronic journal].




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Task Discretion, Labor Market Frictions and Entrepreneurship [electronic journal].




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Horizontal and Vertical Polarization: Task-Specific Technological Change in a Multi-Sector Economy [electronic journal].

National Bureau of Economic Research




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The Effect of Incentives in Non-Routine Analytical Team Tasks - Evidence from a Field Experiment [electronic journal].




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Asklepios Kliniken GmbH & Co. KGaA MarketLine Company Profile [electronic journal].

Marketline




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All the bottles in one basket? Diversification and product portfolio composition [electronic journal].




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SEA asks members not to increase prices of old stock of edible oil

Solvent extractors seek Centre’s help to export oilmeals




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Thalassemia patients’ ask from Budget

A concerted effort from the government, healthcare institutions, NGOs and the public is essential to create a robust blood transfusion system that prioritises safety and supports patients.




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Centre asks sugar mills to pack 20% of production in jute bags

Warns of action against units not heeding to mandatory order




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Ginners call off stir as CCI asks farmers to bring raw cotton kapas to the nearest market yards

Cotton Corp assures to procure all fair-grade cotton from growers




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Electrochemical trifluoromethylation of alkynes: the unique role of DMSO as a masking auxiliary

Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SC06780K, Edge Article
Open Access
Jihoon Jang, Ho Seong Hwang, Haeryeong Jeong, Eun Jin Cho
An electrochemical trifluoromethylation method for terminal alkynes has been developed, facilitating the synthesis of CF3-alkynes with DMSO as a masking auxiliary.
To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.
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The magical pull of the mask

It’s a dramatic weekend for Mumbaikars with the Berlin-based Familie Flöz all set to perform four shows of Hotel Paradiso




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HC asks Wayanad DLSA to formulate action plan to prevent child marriages among tribal communities




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“Not asking Punjab for anything, in fact they do not have anything to give,” says Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu 

As per the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, Himachal Pradesh is entitled to a 7.19% share in Chandigarh; being deprived of this right is a grave injustice to the people, says CM Sukhu




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Is football messing up women’s basketball in Malappuram?

For the second year in a row, Malappuram District could not field a team in the Kerala State senior basketball championship which begins here on Tuesday.




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Global Chess League: Alaskan Knights continue to make the right moves

Alaskan Knights has maintained its lead with 12 match points




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Sonam Maskar wins air rifle silver in World Cup Final

Huang – who had won the individual silver and the mixed gold in the Paris Games – had to shoot a world record 254.5 to deny the Indian a better medal




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Iranian charged for plotting Trump assassination tasked with targeting Israeli tourists in Sri Lanka: U.S authority

Shakeri is an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) asset, remains at large and is believed to reside in Tehran, Iran




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Trump asks Mike Waltz, China hawk, to be national security adviser

There are concerns on Capitol Hill about Donald Trump tapping members of the House, where the final tally is still uncertain




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Bangladesh asks Interpol for help in arresting ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

A special tribunal in Bangladesh has asked the international police organization Interpol to issue a red notice for the arrest of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in connection with the deaths of hundreds of protesters




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Police ask devotees to exercise caution while taking holy dip in canals, rivers in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool

“Police bandobust would be arranged at important points as people throng river banks,” SP Bindhu Madhav said and asked the devotees to follow the directions and suggestions of the Police for incident-free festivities




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​Tough task: On the battle lines in the Jharkhand Assembly election

Coalitional incoherence could stymie the INDIA bloc’s effort to retain power in Jharkhand




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Never asked people to pick up weapons: Tahir Hussain to court




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2020 Delhi riots: SC refuses to entertain Gulfisha Fatima’s bail plea, asks HC to to hear case on Nov. 25

The counsel for the acccused, Kapil Sibal said the 31-year-old woman has been awaiting trial for 4.7 years; SC asks Delhi HC to hear case on November 25




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Delhi excise policy case: HC asks ED to respond to Kejriwal’s plea challenging summons

Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri refused to stay the trial in the criminal case and said the trial court’s order, which has been challenged by Kejriwal, is two months old and not a fresh order




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India asks U.S. to permit domestic labs for fruit irradiation to cut trade cost

The issue was raised during the 14th India-U.S. Trade Policy Forum meeting here on January 12.




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Shivraj Chouhan asks scientists to visit fields, help farmers to use technology

Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh said that if the country does not pay attention to the livestock and fisheries sectors then the sectors may fall down




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RBI asks NBFCs to maintain at least 25% borrowings from capital market

Move will lead to lower reliance on bank borrowing



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Nandyal collector asks officials to complete land acquisition




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Poojary asks officials to hasten Karavali junction-Malpe stretch highway widening project by paying compensation to land losers by November 10




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UGC chairman Jagadesh Kumar asks graduates to make India a developed country

Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar asks youth to be proud of Indian culture and civilisation