Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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What's your chronotype? Knowing whether you're a night owl or an early bird could help you do better on tests and avoid scams

Synchronizing your daily activities to your circadian rhythm could help you improve your performance on a variety of cognitive tasks − and even influence diagnosis of cognitive disorders.

What's your chronotype? Knowing whether you're a night owl or an early bird could help you do better on tests and avoid scams
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ChatGPT-maker OpenAI hosts its first big tech showcase as the AI startup faces growing competition

Less than a year into its meteoric rise, the company behind ChatGPT has unveiled the future it has in mind for its artificial intelligence technology

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI hosts its first big tech showcase as the AI startup faces growing competition
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WeWork stock halted as rumors swirl about bankruptcy preparations for the office sharing company

Trading in shares of WeWork has been halted as rumors swirl that the office sharing company, once valued as high as $47 billion, will seek bankruptcy protection

WeWork stock halted as rumors swirl about bankruptcy preparations for the office sharing company
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Japan's Nintendo profits jump as its game sales get a boost from the hit Super Mario movie

Nintendo is reporting an 18% rise in its net profit for the first fiscal half, as sales were boosted by its hit Super Mario movie

Japan's Nintendo profits jump as its game sales get a boost from the hit Super Mario movie
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Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique − here's how your brain stores and retrieves words

Most people can draw from tens of thousands of words in their memory within milliseconds. Studying this process can improve language disorder treatment and appreciation of the gift of communication.

Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique − here's how your brain stores and retrieves words
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Engineered 'living materials' could help clean up water pollution one day

‘Living materials’ made with genetically engineered bacteria and Jell-O-like gel could make pollutants in water bodies nontoxic.

Engineered 'living materials' could help clean up water pollution one day
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A Meta engineer saw his own child face harassment on Instagram. Now, he's testifying before Congress

On the same day whistleblower Frances Haugen was testifying before Congress about the harms of Facebook and Instagram to children in the fall of 2021, Arturo Béjar, then a contractor at the social media giant, sent an email to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the same topic

A Meta engineer saw his own child face harassment on Instagram. Now, he's testifying before Congress
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Pet cloning: Can science replace a cherished pet?

The concept of pet cloning moved from the realm of science fiction to reality in the early 21st century. The first cloned mammal, Dolly the Sheep, made headlines in 1996. Dog and cat cloning became available to the public in 2015, facilitated by the Texas-based company ViaGen. Since then, the company has cloned nearly a thousand pets. Pet cloning involves a series of intricate procedures. It begins with a tissue sample from the pet to be cloned. This sample is cultured to produce millions of cells. An egg donor’s nucleus is then removed and replaced with a cell from the

Pet cloning: Can science replace a cherished pet?
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Rivian to end exclusivity with Amazon, allow other companies to buy its electric vans

Electric vehicle maker Rivian says it will allow other companies to purchase its delivery vans, ending its exclusive agreement with Amazon

Rivian to end exclusivity with Amazon, allow other companies to buy its electric vans
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'The Legend of Zelda' will be made into a live-action film

Nintendo is developing a live-action film based on its hit video game “The Legend of Zelda.”

'The Legend of Zelda' will be made into a live-action film
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China's Xi urges countries unite in tackling AI challenges but makes no mention of internet controls

Chinese President Xi Jinping says potential risks associated with artificial intelligence are challenges that countries should deal with together

China's Xi urges countries unite in tackling AI challenges but makes no mention of internet controls
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How animals get their skin patterns is a matter of physics – new research clarifying how could improve medical diagnostics and synthetic materials

Understanding how the intricate spots and stripes, or Turing patterns, of many animals form can help scientists mimic those processes in the lab.

How animals get their skin patterns is a matter of physics – new research clarifying how could improve medical diagnostics and synthetic materials
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An industrial robot crushed a worker to death at a vegetable packing plant in South Korea

Police say an industrial robot crushed a worker to death at a vegetable packaging plant in South Korea

An industrial robot crushed a worker to death at a vegetable packing plant in South Korea
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Japan's SoftBank hit with $6.2B quarterly loss as WeWork, other tech investments go sour

Japanese technology company SoftBank Group has reported it racked up a huge loss in the July-September quarter, as some of its investments soured

Japan's SoftBank hit with $6.2B quarterly loss as WeWork, other tech investments go sour
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Exposing plants to an unusual chemical early on may bolster their growth and help feed the world

A research accident in the Binder lab at the University of Tennessee led to an unprecedented discovery about how plants respond to a hormone called ethylene.

Exposing plants to an unusual chemical early on may bolster their growth and help feed the world
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People dig deeper to fact-check social media posts when paired with someone who doesn't share their perspective – new research

A new study unexpectedly found a way to help people assess social media posts with less bias and more care – pairing them up with partners who have a different perspective.

People dig deeper to fact-check social media posts when paired with someone who doesn't share their perspective – new research
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Video chat service Omegle shuts down following years of user abuse claims

Omegle, a video chat service that connects users with strangers at random, is shutting down after 14 years following ample misuse of the platform — particularly the sexual abuse of minors

Video chat service Omegle shuts down following years of user abuse claims
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says he's back home after having a minor stroke in Mexico

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has told ABC News that he suffered a minor stroke while attending a business conference in Mexico City

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says he's back home after having a minor stroke in Mexico
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Pastor's suicide brings grief, warnings of the dangers of outing amid erosion of LGBTQ+ rights

A small-town Alabama mayor and pastor killed himself after a conservative news site reported he had a social media persona where he dressed in women’s clothing while wearing a wig and makeup

Pastor's suicide brings grief, warnings of the dangers of outing amid erosion of LGBTQ+ rights
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Jezebel, an incisive feminist voice since the height of the blogosphere era, is shutting down

Jezebel, the sharp-edged feminist website founded at the height of blogosphere era, is shutting down after 16 years

Jezebel, an incisive feminist voice since the height of the blogosphere era, is shutting down
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Apple to pay $25 million to settle allegations of discriminatory hiring practices in 2018, 2019

Apple has agreed to pay $25 million to settle allegations that it engaged in a pattern of discriminatory hiring practices when filling some of its jobs during 2018 and 2019

Apple to pay $25 million to settle allegations of discriminatory hiring practices in 2018, 2019
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Internet collapses in war-torn Yemen over 'maintenance' involving undersea line

Internet access across the war-torn nation of Yemen collapsed Friday and stayed down for hours, with officials later blaming unannounced “maintenance work” for the outage

Internet collapses in war-torn Yemen over 'maintenance' involving undersea line
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France blames Russia for a digital effort to whip up online controversy over Stars of David graffiti

France says it has been the target of a Russian online destabilization campaign that used bots to whip up controversy and confusion about spray-painted Stars of David that appeared on Paris streets

France blames Russia for a digital effort to whip up online controversy over Stars of David graffiti
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Specialized training programs using sensory augmentation devices could prevent astronauts from getting disoriented in space

When you’re an astronaut landing on the Moon, you can’t rely on the same gravitational cues we have on Earth. But regimented training with sensory devices could one day prevent spatial disorientation.

Specialized training programs using sensory augmentation devices could prevent astronauts from getting disoriented in space
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China Constructing Largest 'Ghost Particle' Detector Under the Sea

Scientists in China are constructing the biggest detector on Earth to capture elusive subatomic particles called neutrinos, by anchoring thousands of sensors over a mile deep beneath the Pacific Ocean. Named the Tropical Deep-sea Neutrino Telescope (TRIDENT), the massive project will be online by 2030. By leveraging the ocean’s depth, TRIDENT will observe cosmic neutrinos in unprecedented detail as they briefly interact with water molecules. Neutrinos are nicknamed “ghost particles” because they pass through matter unaffected, including our entire planet. But TRIDENT’s enormous scale increases the chance to detect neutrinos when they rarely collide with water particles, producing telltale flashes

China Constructing Largest 'Ghost Particle' Detector Under the Sea

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