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Elon Musk Takes Witness Stand to Defend Tesla Buyout Tweets – NBC Bay Area
Elon Musk took the witness stand Friday to defend a 2018 tweet claiming he had lined up the financing to…
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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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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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Coherent Manipulation of Spin Qubits at Room Temperature
By Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy Sciences January 28, 2023 Initialization, coherent quantum-state control, and readout of spins…
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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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FBI takes down Hive ransomware network
The Department of Justice announced this week that FBI agents successfully disrupted Hive, a notorious ransomware group, and prevented $130…
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San Francisco robotaxis are causing false 911 calls and other chaos
Through the looking glass: Sometimes unfortunate or sometimes deadly incidents involving self-driving cars happen. However, recent occurrences with autonomous vehicles…
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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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Every device getting Matter support in 2023
The new Matter smart home standard is finally ramping up, with a number of compatible products available now and many…
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Amazon Fresh is more than quadrupling how much you’ll need to pay to get free grocery delivery
Starting at the end of February, if you want to get free grocery delivery through Amazon Fresh, you’re going to…
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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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Game bits: GoldenEye 007 pause music, HBO renews The Last of Us, and 90s classic Terminal Velocity gets a remaster
In brief: Rare’s seminal first-person shooter has finally arrived on the Nintendo Switch and Xbox Game Pass. The movie-to-game adaptation…
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MoviePass 2.0 is opening up the invite waitlist again before its public launch this summer
MoviePass is back in control of its founder, Stacy Spikes, and is beta testing a new points-based setup for subscription…
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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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Apple is reportedly working on a way to make AR apps that’s as simple as talking to Siri
Apple is apparently working on a way to let you make apps for its long-rumored mixed reality headset using Siri,…
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Mercedes-Benz is the first to bring Level 3 automated driving to the US
Mercedes-Benz announced that it was the first automaker to receive government approval in the US for a Level 3 driving…
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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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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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The first AI-written speech delivered by congressman is as flavorless as you’d expect
Representative Jake Auchincloss speaks to reporters in 2020. | Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images We’ve reached…
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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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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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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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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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Amsterdam’s underwater parking garage fits 7,000 bicycles and zero cars
Maybe one day, flying cars and jetpacks will be the hallmarks of futuristic cities, but today — in 2023 —…
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New Study Indicates Video Games Can Improve Career Prospects
Video games have become a popular form of entertainment for people of all ages. They can offer a variety of…
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Harmful Fungal Toxins Spreading in Wheat
Wheat infected with Fusarium Head Blight: a growing problem in Europe. Credit: University of Bath A new study led by…
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Samsung’s Galaxy S23 may cost more than its predecessor
It seems like Samsung’s planning on charging more for the upcoming Galaxy S23 than it did for the S22, at…
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