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At least 3 dead in shooting in Benedict Canyon area in L.A.
At least three people were killed and four wounded Saturday morning in a shooting in an upscale neighborhood in the…
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Mercedes leapfrogs past Tesla on automated highway driving
By Peter Valdes-Dapena | CNN Business Mercedes-Benz will take a step towards offering a self driving car in the United…
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An important Afro-Atlantic art show falls short at LACMA
Groundhog Day is coming up — again! — next Thursday, Feb. 2. I’m Times art critic Christopher Knight, filling in…
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Decades-Old Mystery Solved? Astronomers May Have Uncovered How Galaxies Change Their Shape
A study led by astronomers at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) may have discovered the explanation for…
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NASA’s Revolutionary Propulsion Design for Deep Space Missions
Rotating detonation rocket engine, or RDRE hot fire test at Marshall Space Flight Center. Credit: NASA As NASA takes its…
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The Apple Watch Series 7 with GPS and LTE is on sale for $329 at Walmart
In terms of specs, the Series 7 is a lot like the newer Series 8. It features better dust resistance…
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Healthy Plant-Based Diets Could Lower Men’s Risk of Colon Cancer
Colorectal cancer, also known as colon cancer, is a type of cancer that affects the colon and rectum. It is…
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Amazon Halo Rise review: a good sleep tracker thwarted by my cat
I am stuck in a vicious cycle. My cat is an asshole who likes waking me up at 3AM. In…
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“Green” Biodegradable Medical Gowns Actually Produce Harmful Greenhouse Gases
Medical gowns are garments worn by healthcare workers, patients, and visitors in medical facilities to prevent the spread of infection.…
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Columbia Researchers Uncover Dangerous Connection Between Serotonin and Heart Valve Disease
This image shows the mitral valve of the heart of a mouse that lacks the serotonin transporter (SERT) gene. The…
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Transistors Repurposed As Microchip “Clock” To Address Security Concerns and Supply Chain Weakness
A new method of fabricating the “clock” critical to all microprocessors from a specialized set of transistors in a standard…
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New Portable Mosquito Repellent Device Passes U.S. Military Testing
The graphic demonstrates use of the controlled-release passive device on a military tent to protect the area from mosquitos. Credit:…
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Simulations Reproduce Complex Fluctuations in Soft X-Ray Signal Detected by Satellites
Charged particles from the sun coming towards earth interact with the geocorona, a wide cloud of hydrogen atoms extending into…
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How a Single Oil Spill Can Disrupt the Global Energy Supply
Close-up of the desalination and liquid natural gas export infrastructures in Qatar. Credit: Thomas Anselain, Essam Heggy, Thomas Dobbelaere &…
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Ancient Asteroid Provides Insight Into the Evolution of Our Solar System
Asteroid Ryugu – Image taken at 20km on 26 June 2018, diameter 870 m. Credit: Hayabusa2/JAXA A large international collaboration…
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How Machine Learning Could Predict Rare Disastrous Events – Like Earthquakes or Pandemics
A team of researchers has developed a new framework which utilizes advanced machine learning and statistical algorithms to predict rare…
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Midwest and Southeast Experience Dramatic Increase in Anal Cancer
Anal cancer is a type of cancer that affects the tissues of the anus, which is the opening at the…
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Twitter vows to take ‘less severe actions’ against rule-breaking accounts
Twitter is promising that it’ll take “less severe actions” when disciplining accounts that break its rules; it’ll only suspend Twitter…
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Revolutionary New Method for Materials Discovery
Scientists have developed a new technique for discovering and synthesizing new crystalline materials composed of two or more elements.…
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Why Aren’t All Black Bears Black?
Cinnamon-colored black bears are a unique subspecies of the American black bear that are known for their distinctive reddish-brown coat.…
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Calligrapher.ai is using AI for handwriting generation
In context: Researchers are turning the creative world upside down, exploiting artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to turn many…
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Amazon is reportedly making a Tomb Raider TV series written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Amazon is developing a TV series based on the Tomb Raider video game franchise with scripts written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge,…
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An asteroid came so close to the Earth that its orbit was permanently altered
That was close! An asteroid approximately the size of a large SUV or bigger swung around the Earth Thursday evening…
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The Milky Way Is Too Big for Its “Cosmological Wall”
A lonely Milky Way analog galaxy, too massive for its wall. The background image shows the distribution of dark matter…
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A hacker tried to sell the personal information of nearly every Austrian citizen, police say
In context: The results of successful international cooperation between law enforcement agencies fighting cybercrime became known for the second time…
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Scientists Discover How the Measles Virus Can Cause a Fatal Neurological Disorder
Japanese researchers have discovered the mechanism behind the development of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), a fatal neurological disorder that can…
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Steelcase’s Frank Lloyd Wright furniture is a throwback for your home office
It’s not often that furniture makes a splash in The Verge’s newsroom (okay, it does happen occasionally), but when one…
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Comcast says Peacock lost nearly $1 billion last quarter
Comcast published its fourth quarter 2022 earnings on Thursday, reporting that the company had managed to exceed analyst projections for…
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Were We Wrong About the “Love Hormone” Oxytocin?
A new genetic study, published in the journal Neuron, calls into question the traditional belief that the “love hormone” oxytocin…
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Russia wants to ban popular games with “hidden inserts” that are affecting young minds
WTF?! Russia appears to be following in China’s footsteps by tightening its control over the video games industry. The country…
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World Surf League adopts Apple Watch as its ‘official wearable’
The Apple Watch will officially be catching waves. The World Surf League announced today that it’s adopting the Apple Watch…
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Intel reports massive quarterly loss as PC demand continues to wane
In brief: Intel finished 2022 on wobbly legs but is steadfast in its belief that greener pastures are looming. Intel…
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In My Mother’s Skin review: a truly frightening Filipino fairy tale
It does not take long for In My Mother’s Skin to get gross. Within its first few minutes, the horror…
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Computing 101: how to zip and unzip a file
The ability to compress a file or a group of files so that they take up less space is something…
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Synthetic Tissue Restores Erectile Function in Pigs
Bionic artificial penile Tunica albuginea. Credit: Matter/Chai et al. Scientists have developed a synthetic tissue that repairs injuries and restores…
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The Dead Space remake doesn’t support the Steam Deck
The Dead Space remake is a very good game, and if (like me) you haven’t sprung for a next-generation console,…
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Seagate: 30TB second-generation HAMR hard disks are almost here
Forward-looking: Seagate has invested a huge amount of money and energy into a HAMR-powered future for storage based on magnetic…
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God of War Ragnarök for the PS5 is on sale for $48 at CDKeys
Winter is an ideal time for many things — gaming included. And if you’re currently looking for a PlayStation 5…
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No, Microsoft DirectStorage isn’t slashing RTX 4090 performance by 10 percent
You may have seen headlines like “DirectStorage causes 10 percent performance hit on RTX 4090 in Forspoken” or “Careful —…
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CEO quotes Martin Luther King Jr. in email announcing mass layoffs
WTF?! Anyone who’s been laid off from a job will know what an awful experience it is. Something that can…
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See how an i9-13900K and RTX 4090 perform when it’s -63F outside
WTF?! PC gamers often joke that seasonal temperature changes have a measurable effect on their systems’ internal temperature while under…
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Can Elephants Save the Planet? These Majestic Animals Are Key to Capturing Atmospheric Carbon
According to recent research, elephants play a crucial role in the development of forests that store large amounts of carbon…
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FBI brings down massive ransomware gang by “hacking the hackers”
What just happened? In what could be described as beautifully ironic, a notorious ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) gang has been brought down…
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ISS Astronauts Prep for Next Spacewalk, Explore Space Biology and Physics
NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Nicole Mann is pictured in her Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or spacesuit, during her…
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The Surprising Connection Between Income and Sexual Orientation
Sexual orientation refers to an individual’s emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attraction to people of a particular gender. The most commonly…
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Intel Core i5-13500 Review | TechSpot
The Core i5-13500 is Intel’s new $250 offering, packing 14 cores in total, 20 threads and 35.5 MB cache. This…
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Google services to provide clearer information in compliance with EU
Many of Google’s offerings will soon be updated to provide clear and accurate information in compliance with consumer protection laws…
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High Blood Pressure Medication Shown To Slow Aging and Extend Lifespan
A study recently published in the journal Aging Cell found that administering rilmenidine, a medication used to treat hypertension, to…
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Medium welcomes posts written with AI as long they’re ‘clearly labeled’
Online publisher Medium says it’s happy for users to post articles written with the help of AI writing tools like…
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Top tech news for Friday, January 27, 2023
Today sees the return of not one but two classic games, albeit in very different forms. First up is Goldeneye…
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