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Genome Analysis Points to Incest Among Ireland’s Prehistoric Rulers

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Amazon Customer Support Apparently Did Not Know That Northern Ireland Was Part of the UK

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A member of the Amazon support team unfortunately learned this lesson in a very public way on Saturday when they stated that Northern Ireland was not a part of the United Kingdom. amazon northern ireland social media

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Ireland Shuts Down Hospital Computer Systems Nationwide After Ransomware Attack

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Ireland’s public health care system, known as the Health Service Executive or HSE, shut down all of its computer systems nationwide Friday after hospital administrators became aware of a cyberattack late Thursday.

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Data Centers Are Pushing Ireland’s Electric Grid to the Brink

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Behind every TikTok, Zoom call, and cat meme is a data center that stores, processes, or reroutes that data around the world. The more we do online, the bigger these data centers and their energy footprint get. Read more.

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Failte Ireland using VR to boost tourism

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Failte Ireland, Ireland’s tourism authority, is using virtual reality experiences to promote the region to tourists and will expand the project to trade and industry partners so they can promote their own tourist activities.... ... Features Ireland tourism virtual tourism

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FBI: Conti Ransomware Gang Behind Ireland Attack Also Hit 16 U.S. Health and Emergency Networks

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The same hackers that took down the Irish health system last week also hit at least 16 U.S. medical and first responder networks in the past year, according to a Federal Bureau of Investigation alert made public Thursday by the American Hospital Association. Read more.

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India Surpasses 300,000 Deaths from Covid-19, Third Highest in the World After U.S. and Brazil

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Irish Supreme Court Says Subway Bread Can't Legally Be Called Bread Under Tax Law

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Ireland’s Supreme Court has ruled that bread from the international fast food chain Subway can’t legally be called bread under Irish tax law. food subway ireland almond joy pepsi naked juice

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One of the Most Timely Novels of the Year Is About Black Women in the 1880s Hunting Zombies

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But as I finished Deathless Divide , Justina Ireland’s stellar follow… Read more. zombies justina ireland deathless divide dystopia dread nation dread nation series books harpercollinsThe world can be utterly bleak nowadays.

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SpaceX Hit With Worst Covid-19 Outbreak of Any Business in Los Angeles

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Apple Employees Won’t Return to the Office Until at Least January Due to Covid-19 Concerns

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Vegan Haggises of Glasgow, Ranked

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Impossible Sausage Links Gave Me Some Uncanny Valley Vibes

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Tour Eire in Immersive Virtual Reality! ? (360 Video clip)

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No guidebook. All Eire. See the Aran Islands, stand on the docks of Galway or dance in the pubs of Dublin for a working day in the lifetime of … resource.

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Y: The Last Man Just Had Its Very Own Supervillain Origin Story

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Forget About What Star Wars Is, What Is The High Republic?

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Star Wars: The High Republic Is as Refreshing as It Is Familiar

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UK, Denmark, and Australia Report Highest Daily Covid-19 Cases of Pandemic

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The United Kingdom, Denmark, and Australia have all reported the highest daily covid-19 case counts of the entire pandemic on Wednesday, a troubling sign that the world’s global health emergency is far from over. Read more.

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Star Wars Novel High Republic: The Rising Storm Excerpt Now Available

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Y: The Last Man's Team Looked to Children of Men and I May Destroy You for Inspiration

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European Union Appeals Ruling Letting Apple Skip Out on $15.8 Billion in Taxes

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Facebook Sure Seems Desperate To Pass This Latest Data Breach Off As Old News For Some Reason

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Star Wars: The High Republic Phase 2 Releases This October

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It’s a big day for Star Wars fans. Yes, a new episode of The Book of Boba Fett drops later this evening but there’s even more book news from a galaxy far, far away.

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Umbrella Academy's Ellen Page on Giving Vanya Space to Open Up

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??Take A Tropical Break And Examine The Hawaiian Islands in Virtual Reality! (360 Online video)

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Just about every working day in the Hawaiian Islands is magic. This distinctive location is loaded with amazing natural magnificence, thrilling adventure and individuals … resource.

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Boston Students Are Turning Classic Novel Ulysses Into A VR.

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Regal owner confirms it may close all of its movie theaters again

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and Ireland due to the ongoing pandemic. Regal Cinemas owner Cineworld is considering the temporary closure of all of its movie theaters in the U.S., Movies & TV News breaking twitter cineworld movie theater regal Regal Cinemas

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U.S. Averaging 267,000 New Covid-19 Cases Per Day, Highest of Pandemic

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The U.S. seven-day average for new cases of covid-19 reached 267,738, the highest since the pandemic began in early 2020. But the U.S. isn’t alone. The UK, France, Greece, and Australia also hit all-time high case counts on Tuesday, a troubling sign that omicron is coming for just about everyone.

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Royal Websites Were Ready For Queen Elizabeth's Death

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Following the death of Queen Elizabeth, monarch of the United Kingdom and its Commonwealth realms, which includes England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, huge swathes of the internet have become a field of tributes.

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Instagram Fined $400 Million in EU Over Teenager's Data

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Ireland is not f **g around with Meta. The Irish Data Protection Commission has fined the social media platform Instagram €405 million over its alleged mishandling of data from business accounts run by 13 to 17 year olds. Read more.

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Facebook's Winding Down Its Irish Tax Havens

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After spending the past few years funneling billions of dollars through Ireland as a way to take advantage of the country’s relatively low taxes, it looks like Facebook is packing up its overseas operation.

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12 Indonesian Horror Movies to Feed Your New Obsession

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We’ve found recent favorites from Scandinavia , Asia , Ireland , Brazil , and Australia by way of Serbia. There’s no shortage of American horror, but venturing into the genre’s international waters is always recommended.

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Meta’s Social VR App is Coming to Web & Mobile Soon, Alpha Begins for Members-only Rooms

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For now, Horizon Worlds is only available on Quest 2 headsets in the US, Canada, UK, France, Iceland, Ireland and Spain—something we hope they change well before it ushers in flatscreen users.

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ENGAGE Reveals First Look at ‘Link’ Metaverse Platform for Enterprise & Education

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Previously codenamed Oasis when it was first revealed in June 2021, the Ireland-based studio calls Link a “professional metaverse,” as it was designed to host persistent virtual worlds which serve as gateways to individual spaces where employees, students and individual users can interact.

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How To Watch Meta Connect 2022 Live, On Screen Or In VR

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Horizon Worlds is accessible to Quest 2 owners in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Ireland, France, and Spain. Meta Connect is streaming tomorrow. Here’s how you can watch it.

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Quest 2 Discounted for Limited Time, Includes Free Copy of ‘Resident Evil 4’ & ‘Beat Saber’

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If you’re in Europe, look out for a similar deal at your typical retailers in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook Says AR Technology Is “The Next Big Thing”

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This visit included a keynote discussion conducted by Cook at the National Concert Hall as well as a follow-up interview between him and IDA Ireland CEO Martin Shanahan. The business executive shared his excitement for AR while accepting an award in Dublin this week.