Today: September 23, 2024
Today: September 23, 2024

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Apple ends yearlong sales slump with slight revenue rise in holiday-season period but stock slips

Apple snapped out of a yearlong sales funk during its holiday-season quarter

Apple ends yearlong sales slump with slight revenue rise in holiday-season period but stock slips
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Vibrations in cooling system mean new Georgia nuclear reactor will again be delayed

Georgia Power Co. says vibrations found in a cooling system of its second new nuclear reactor will delay when the unit begins generating power

Vibrations in cooling system mean new Georgia nuclear reactor will again be delayed
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How can I get ice off my car? An engineer who studies airborne particles shares some quick and easy techniques

When you’re running late in the winter, you don’t want to have to spend time scraping frost off your windshield. Try some expert-recommended techniques instead.

How can I get ice off my car? An engineer who studies airborne particles shares some quick and easy techniques
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Orbital resonance − the striking gravitational dance done by planets with aligning orbits

Orbital resonance is kind of like musical harmony, but systems that display it are far more rare than songs with harmonic melodies.

Orbital resonance − the striking gravitational dance done by planets with aligning orbits
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The best African music performance Grammy is new. Its global appeal is not

From an electrifying and colorful musical performance at the FIFA World Cup to a new Grammy Awards category, African music genres and talents are reaching audiences and dance floors across the globe in a breakthrough for an industry that has long endured structural challenges

The best African music performance Grammy is new. Its global appeal is not
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What to stream this week, Super Bowl edition: Usher, classic commercials and lots of puppies

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include “Abbott Elementary” debuting its third season on ABC, Charlie Kaufman's animated movie “Orion and the Dark” and Usher's “Coming Home.”

What to stream this week, Super Bowl edition: Usher, classic commercials and lots of puppies
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Target stops selling product dedicated to Civil Rights icons after TikTok video shows errors

Target says it will stop selling a product dedicated to Civil Rights icons after a now-viral TikTok video spotlighted some significant errors

Target stops selling product dedicated to Civil Rights icons after TikTok video shows errors
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Cyberattack on Pennsylvania courts didn't appear to compromise data, officials say

The Pennsylvania state courts agency says some of its online systems are disabled after its website was hit by a cyberattack, but the attack didn't appear to compromise any data

Cyberattack on Pennsylvania courts didn't appear to compromise data, officials say
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Tech company Yandex is selling Russian operations for $5 billion. It's a big discount

The Dutch parent of pioneering Russian tech company Yandex is selling its operations in the country at a steeply discounted price of just over $5 billion to its Russia-based managers and oil company Lukoil

Tech company Yandex is selling Russian operations for $5 billion. It's a big discount
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Why do people and animals need to breathe? A biologist explains why you need a constant source of oxygen

Inhaling air is how you get the oxygen your body needs to turn your food into energy. Other living things use different strategies.

Why do people and animals need to breathe? A biologist explains why you need a constant source of oxygen
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What do your blood test results mean? A toxicologist explains the basics of how to interpret them

Your blood contains a wealth of information about the state of your health. Analyzing the levels of each component is an important part of diagnosis.

What do your blood test results mean? A toxicologist explains the basics of how to interpret them
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Studying lake deposits in Idaho could give scientists insight into ancient traces of life on Mars

While NASA rovers on the surface of Mars look for hints of life, researchers back on Earth are studying ‘echoes of life’ from ancient basins – hoping that the two sites might be similar.

Studying lake deposits in Idaho could give scientists insight into ancient traces of life on Mars
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Lunar science is entering a new active phase, with commercial launches of landers that will study solar wind and peer into the universe’s dark ages

Projects under NASA’s CLPS program will probe unexplored questions about the universe’s formation.

Lunar science is entering a new active phase, with commercial launches of landers that will study solar wind and peer into the universe’s dark ages
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Biden's vow of affordable internet for all is threatened by the looming expiration of subsidies

Twenty-three million families will either have to pay more for internet or cancel their subscriptions altogether if a federal subsidy program to help with the monthly bill runs out of money

Biden's vow of affordable internet for all is threatened by the looming expiration of subsidies
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Snap, the owner of Snapchat, is laying off about 10% of its global workforce

The owner of Snapchat is cutting approximately 10% of its worldwide workforce, or about 530 employees, the latest tech company to announce layoffs

Snap, the owner of Snapchat, is laying off about 10% of its global workforce
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The job market is humming, but layoffs are still happening in a shifting economic environment

The U.S. economy is humming and there are hundreds of thousands of jobs being added every month

The job market is humming, but layoffs are still happening in a shifting economic environment
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Oversight board urges Meta to rethink its policy on manipulated media in high-stakes election year

An Oversight Board is criticizing Facebook owner Meta's policies on manipulated media as “incoherent” and insufficient to address online disinformation in a major election year

Oversight board urges Meta to rethink its policy on manipulated media in high-stakes election year
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A Chicago children's hospital has taken its networks offline after a cyberattack

A Chicago children’s hospital has been forced to take its networks offline after an unspecified cyberattack

A Chicago children's hospital has taken its networks offline after a cyberattack
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US to roll out visa restrictions on people who misuse spyware to target journalists, activists

The Biden administration is rolling out a new policy that will allow it to impose visa restrictions on foreign individuals involved in the misuse of commercial spyware

US to roll out visa restrictions on people who misuse spyware to target journalists, activists
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Japan game maker Nintendo reports solid profit on a jump in Super Mario sales

Nintendo has reported healthy sales and profits on the back of the hit “Super Mario Bros

Japan game maker Nintendo reports solid profit on a jump in Super Mario sales
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White House renews calls on Congress to extend internet subsidy program

The White House is pressing Congress to extend a federal program that helps families afford internet

White House renews calls on Congress to extend internet subsidy program
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AI helps students skip right to the good stuff in this intro programming course

Learning to program requires mastering the nitty-gritty of code syntax. Generative AI turns out to be good at that. Adding AI to intro programming courses frees students to focus on problem-solving.

AI helps students skip right to the good stuff in this intro programming course
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Perils of pet poop – so much more than just unsightly and smelly, it can spread disease

The signs that remind you to pick up after your pet are not just trying to keep public spaces clean; they’re urging you to help safeguard your community’s health.

Perils of pet poop – so much more than just unsightly and smelly, it can spread disease
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A computer scientist says he's the mystery creator of bitcoin. A London judge aims to find the truth

An Australian computer scientist who says he's the mystery creator behind bitcoin has testified in a London court about the cryptocurrency's origins

A computer scientist says he's the mystery creator of bitcoin. A London judge aims to find the truth
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Meta says it will label AI-generated images on Facebook and Instagram

Facebook and Instagram users will start seeing made-by-AI labels on deepfake images that appear on their social media feeds, part of a broader tech industry initiative to sort between what’s real and not

Meta says it will label AI-generated images on Facebook and Instagram

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