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Gadgets

AMD Blames Motherboard Makers for CPU Failures, Echoing Intel’s Past

AMD's X3D-series Ryzen processors offer a significant gaming performance boost due to their extra L3 cache, but some models, particularly…

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Artificial Intelligence

YouTube Tested AI Video Enhancement Without Telling Creators

Google confirmed it has been testing an AI-driven video enhancement tool on YouTube without notifying creators or providing an option…

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Health

US Traveler Contracts Rare Screwworm Infection After Trip Abroad

A Maryland resident contracted a rare screwworm infection after traveling to El Salvador, though health officials stress the risk to…

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Business

Russia’s New Soyuz Rocket Aims to End Ukrainian Reliance

Roscosmos plans the first launch of the Soyuz-5 rocket by December this year from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, aiming for full…

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Newswire

Why Wind Farms Spark So Many Conspiracy Theories

Wind farms are often the subject of conspiracy theories and intense debate, reflecting cultural fears and societal anxieties rather than…

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Artificial Intelligence

Inner Speech Decoder Raises New Mental Privacy Concerns

Brain-computer interfaces that interpret inner speech enable communication for severely paralyzed individuals by decoding neural activity during silent reading or…

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AI & Tech

Student’s AI Time Travel Experiment Accidentally Uncovers Real 1834 History

A computer science student developed a specialized AI model, TimeCapsuleLLM, trained exclusively on 19th-century London texts to replicate the era's…

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Health

Mysterious ’80s Deaths Linked to Recent Fatal Illnesses

A dangerous tropical bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei, has been present in Georgia's soil for over 40 years, causing infections in four…

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AI & Tech

Google Slashes AI Query Energy Costs by 33x in Just One Year

US electricity consumption has surged nearly 4% this year, driven by the expansion of data centers for AI services, with…

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Business

Ex-Developer Jailed for Revenge “Kill Switch” After Firing

A former software engineer was sentenced to four years in prison for embedding a destructive "kill switch" in his employer's…

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BigTech Companies

Trump: US to Take 10% Stake in Intel as CEO Seeks to “Keep His Job”

The U.S. government will acquire a 10% stake in Intel valued at $10 billion, following negotiations between former President Trump…

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Artificial Intelligence

Cyborg Jellyfish: The Future of Deep Ocean Exploration

Climate change is increasing ocean temperatures and acidity, creating urgent challenges for marine ecosystems and requiring innovative monitoring solutions. Researchers…

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Culture

Why Music Doesn’t Bring Joy to Everyone’s Brain

Neuroscientist Josep Marco Pallarés identified specific musical anhedonia, a condition where individuals cannot enjoy music despite normal hearing and the…

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Automotive

The Vanishing Breed: EV Hypercars at the Market’s Peak

Monterey Car Week showcases high-performance and exclusive vehicles, with many models exceeding 1,000 horsepower and seven-figure price tags, while shifting…

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Business

Starship’s Pivotal Test Flight; Firefly Expands to Japan

SpaceX's Starship is preparing for a critical test flight on Sunday in Texas, following previous issues that engineers have addressed.…

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Newswire

Supreme Court Allows NIH Grant Terminations to Proceed

The Supreme Court upheld a lower court's ruling that the government acted unlawfully in terminating certain NIH grants, but allowed…

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BigTech Companies

Starlink’s Bid for Billions in Grants Meets State Resistance

SpaceX faces state resistance in securing broadband subsidies, as governments prioritize fiber-optic networks over satellite services despite federal rule changes…

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Newswire

Neolithic Warriors Took Trophies from Invading Tribes

Neolithic communities in northeastern France engaged in ritualized warfare, taking body parts as trophies from foreign invaders, indicating complex social…

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Artificial Intelligence

Bank ordered to rehire staff after chatbot productivity lies, union claims

Australia's Commonwealth Bank was ordered to reinstate dozens of employees after a union successfully disputed claims that an AI chatbot…

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Business

Geothermal Network Powers Colorado Town’s Economic Future

Hayden, Colorado is shifting from traditional energy to geothermal to ensure economic stability and energy independence after a coal plant…

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