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Microsoft exec confirms Xbox consoles have never been profitable
What just happened? The Epic vs. Apple trial is giving us an unprecedented insight into the video game industry. In…
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Shuvuuia: Extraordinary Dinosaurs That Hunted in the Dark
Shuvuuia deserti artist’s reconstruction. Credit: Viktor Radermaker The tiny desert-living dinosaur Shuvuuia had extraordinary vision and owl-like hearing for nocturnal…
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Gemini announces customers can now trade dogecoin and says the meme token is ‘no joke’
Dogecoin was started as a joke in 2013. Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini said its customer can trade dogecoin…
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An attorney for an accused Capitol rioter claimed his client participated in the January 6 siege because he had ‘Foxitus’ and ‘Foxmania’ from watching Fox News for 6 months
An attorney for a Capitol riot defendant said his client was radicalized by Fox News ahead of January 6. The…
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Nintendo Switch lifetime sales close in on PS3, Wii, and PlayStation
What just happened? Despite arriving over four years ago, the Nintendo Switch is showing no signs of slowing down. Sales…
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International SWOT satellite to survey the world’s water
Credit: CC0 Public Domain How much water sloshes around in Earth’s lakes, rivers, and oceans? And how does that figure…
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Dog allergies are pretty similar to yours | Popular Science
Spring can be just as itchy, sneezy, and wholly uncomfortable for some dogs as it is for their allergy-prone owners.…
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Netflix publishes chilling new Stranger Things 4 trailer
The big picture: Whereas the first trailer focused on the fate of Jim Hopper, this new clip appears to delve…
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How We Created the “Perfect Storm” for the Evolution and Transmission of Infectious Diseases Like COVID-19
The way that many of us live has created the “perfect storm” for the evolution and transmission of infectious diseases…
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How we created the ‘perfect storm’ for pandemics
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The way that many of us live has created the “perfect storm” for the evolution and…
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Novavax Vaccine Trial Indicates 100% Protection Against Severe COVID-19 Due to South African Variant
Results from the initial primary analysis of the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine trial conducted by Wits VIDA in SA have been…
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Microsoft Teams to Soon Offer 800 Emoji and Skin Tone Picker | Digital Trends
Microsoft is giving you and your coworkers more ways to express yourselves in Microsoft Teams. Now in public preview in…
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The guy who crowdfunded $25 million to build Trump’s border wall just got indicted on tax fraud charges
Brian Kolfage, who founded “We Build the Wall,” with Steve Bannon, was indicted in a new tax case. A New…
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Brain’s movement control centre may have had key role in our evolution
By Michael Marshall The cerebellum may have had a larger role in human evolution than once thought KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO…
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How the USPS uses Nvidia GPUs to Track Mail With A.I. | Digital Trends
USPS The United States Postal Service, or USPS, is relying on artificial intelligence-powered by Nvidia’s EGX systems to track more…
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HP EliteOne 800 G8 Is Here to Challenge the New iMac | Digital Trends
Though it may bear a slight resemblance to Apple’s recently redesigned iMac desktop, HP’s EliteOne 800 G8 all-in-one is actually…
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Epic exposes Apple’s efforts to persuade Netflix to keep in-app subscriptions
In brief: Epic Games presented documents in its lawsuit against Apple showing that the Cupertino tech giant went to great…
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Sony is working on a PS5 redesign set to start production in 2022
In brief: A new report claims that Sony suppliers will start producing the components for a redesigned PlayStation 5 between…
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Lenovo’s Yoga X features an HDMI input, allowing the Android tablet to double as a portable monitor
Why it matters: Android tablets have seen huge improvements over the years, but even the best slates from the likes…
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Towards 2D Spin-Logic Memory Technology Using Magnetic Graphene
Simplified schematic picture of the studied device, showing electrical and thermal generation of spin currents in a bilayer graphene/CrSBr heterostructure.…
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These climate-friendly microbes recycle carbon without producing methane
Earth’s hot springs and hydrothermal vents are home to a previously unidentified group of archaea. And, unlike similar tiny, single-celled…
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IBM’s new 2nm chip design promises higher performance, better battery life
The big picture: IBM has unveiled what it is calling the world’s first 2 nanometer (nm) chip technology. According to…
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Warren Buffett is eager to invest $80 billion. That’s enough to buy GM, FedEx, or Activision Blizzard.
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway could spend $80 billion on acquisitions. FedEx, GM, Ford, Twitter, Chipotle, and eBay are in the…
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Alien plants: The search for photosynthesis on other worlds
Looking for signs of life in exoplanet atmospheres is fraught with uncertainty. But now that we can detect polarised light…
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Biggest Rivalries in Computing History
Star Wars vs. Star Trek, Coke vs. Pepsi, Edison vs. Tesla… History is filled with famous rivalries, but few have…
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Hummingbirds routinely hit 9Gs like it’s no big deal
Excerpted from The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds by Jon Dunn. Copyright 2021. Available from Basic Books, an imprint of…
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Pandemic, war, climate change fuel food fears
Distribution of the number of people in the world in “crisis” (phase 3 on the international food security scale) or…
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Musicians, including RATM’s Tom Morello, urge Spotify never to use patented voice recognition tech
What just happened? Many musicians take issue with streaming services, usually over royalty payments, but a group of artists is…
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GridScale: Storing Renewable Energy in Stones Instead of Lithium Batteries
When there is a surplus of electricity from wind or solar, the energy storage is charged. This is done by…
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Touchdown! SpaceX successfully lands Starship rocket
In this photo screengrab made from SpaceX’s live webcast shows the Starship SN15 after landing in Boca Chica, Cameron County,…
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Dell brings “hardware as a service” to the mainstream
The big picture: Anyone who’s been following IT trends for the last few years has come across the “as a…
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Peloton finally recalls its high-end treadmills after dozens of accidents involving kids | Popular Science
In March, an accident involving a Peloton Tread Plus treadmill resulted in the death of a child. Following that tragedy,…
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The Best Desktop Computers for Small Businesses in 2021 | Digital Trends
The equipment that you purchase for your small business is significantly different from the equipment you buy for personal use,…
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We may finally know where turtles spend their ‘lost years’ | Popular Science
After a baby green turtle crawls out of its nest on a moonlit night and makes its way to the…
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Watch SpaceX Land Next-gen Starship Rocket for First Time | Digital Trends
SpaceX has successfully landed a prototype of its next-generation Starship rocket, marking a major breakthrough for the private space company.…
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Many Consumers Misinterpret Food (Best By / Use By) Expiration Date Labels
Consumer education is needed to increase understanding of food date labels according to a new study in the Journal of…
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Why you should stop putting off your device updates | Popular Science
This story has been updated. It was originally published on September 23, 2018. As your shiny new gadget ages, so…
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US Justice Department expresses ‘concerns’ over the GOP’s Arizona election audit being conducted by Cyber Ninjas
The US Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division says it has “concerns” over Arizona’s 2020 election audit. The concerns were…
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Trump ban decision shows the limits of a Facebook ‘Supreme Court’
By Matthew Sparkes Donald Trump, pictured at the White House on 12 January Drew Angerer/Getty Images The Oversight Board, an…
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Magnetic material breaks super-fast switching record
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers at CRANN (The Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices), and the School of…
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The Best British TV Shows on Netflix Right Now (May 2021) | Digital Trends
Netflix is feeling a little stingy in terms of new British shows on the streaming service for the month of…
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Facebook refused to answer a bunch of questions from its Oversight Board, and they all get at what makes the company so toxic
As part of the Oversight Board’s decision whether or not to continue Donald Trump’s suspension, it asked Facebook 46 questions.…
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Best Outdoor Fire Pit for Your Backyard and Beyond | Popular Science
Few things say cool summer nights like a campfire. As the sun goes down and the temperature drops, what better…
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This month’s cumulative update for Windows 10 is a must if you’re seeing random high CPU usage
In a nutshell: At the end of April, Microsoft released this month’s cumulative update for Windows 10 as an optional…
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What Is Kik? Here’s What You Need to Know About the Messaging App | Digital Trends
Kik makes it easier than ever before to keep in touch with your friends and family. Unlike other apps that…
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MIT turns ‘magic’ material into versatile electronic devices
Artistic representation of the nanoscopic structure of one of the new MIT nanodevices. Two twisted sheets of graphene are represented…
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Click-and-Collect 2021: Buy Online, Pick-up In Store (BOPIS) Industry Trends
It’s no surprise that the ecommerce industry saw massive growth amid the pandemic, as consumers turned to online shopping to…
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Hitting Paris climate goal could cut sea level rise in half by 2100
By Adam Vaughan Sea level rise caused by melting glaciers and ice sheets could be cut in half if the…
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A child’s 78,000-year-old grave marks Africa’s oldest known human burial
A child whose lifeless body was carefully placed in an East African cave around 78,300 years ago has made a…
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Researchers Discover New Disease That Prevents Formation of Antibodies
Luke at 15 months with Dr. Neil Romberg. Credit: CHOP CHOP team treated patient with the condition, known as PU.MA,…
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