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Sundar%20Pichai%20on%20A.I.%20being%20%u2018more%20profound%u2019%20than%20fire%20%7C%20Fortune : I%u2019ve%20always%20thought%20of%20A.I.%20as%20the%20most%20profound%20technology%20humanity%20is%20working%20on%u2014more%20profound%20than%20fire%20or%20electricity%20or%20anything%20that%20we%u2019ve%20done%20in%20the%20past%2C%u201D%20Pichai%20said%20in%20an%20interview%20with%20CBS%u2019s%2060%20Minutes%20that%20aired%20on%20Sunday
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%u2018Bodies%20were%20dropped%20down%20quarry%20shafts%u2019%3A%20secrets%20of%20millions%20buried%20in%20Paris%20catacombs%20come%20to%20light%20%7C%20Paris%20%7C%20The%20Guardian

%u2018Bodies%20were%20dropped%20down%20quarry%20shafts%u2019%3A%20secrets%20of%20millions%20buried%20in%20Paris%20catacombs%20come%20to%20light%20%7C%20Paris%20%7C%20The%20Guardian : In 1810, the inspector general of quarries, nobleman Louis-�tienne H�ricard de Thury, decided some respect should be shown for the dead and arranged skulls and long bones - femur, tibia, humerus - into decorative walls, known as hagues.
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Inside%20Israel%u2019s%20penetration%20of%20Hezbollah%20and%20the%20pager%20plot%20-%20The%20Washington%20Post

Inside%20Israel%u2019s%20penetration%20of%20Hezbollah%20and%20the%20pager%20plot%20-%20The%20Washington%20Post : The%20next%20day%2C%20Sept.%2028%2C%20Hezbollah%20confirmed%20what%20most%20of%20the%20world%20already%20knew%3A%20Nasrallah%2C%20the%20group%u2019s%20fiery%20leader%20and%20sworn%20enemy%20of%20Israel%2C%20was%20dead.%0A
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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Review: New Model Reflects Slowing Pace of Innovation - Bloomberg

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Review: New Model Reflects Slowing Pace of Innovation - Bloomberg : The%20following%20year%2C%20Apple%20did%20a%20more%20dramatic%20overhaul.%20The%20iPhone%204%20had%20a%20new%20design%2C%20FaceTime%2C%20the%20first%20Retina%20display%20and%20high-definition%20video%20recording.%20A%20year%20later%2C%20Apple%20retained%20the%20same%20design%20%u2014%20calling%20the%20model%20the%204S%20%u2014%20but%20added%201080P%20video%20recording%2C%20a%20dual-core%20processor%20and%2C%20of%20course%2C%20the%20Siri%20digital%20assistant.
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