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Latest We’ve Made a Cosmic Choice for Earth’s Oceans

We’ve Made a Cosmic Choice for Earth’s O...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  70

As far as humanity is concerned, the transformation of our seas is “effectively permanent.”

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Technology Uber Eats’ new live location-sharing feature helps couriers deliver food to users in hard-to-find locations

Uber Eats’ new live location-sharing fea...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  62

Uber Eats is adding a live location-sharing capability to help couriers find customers in difficult-to-find locations, including p...

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Technology AI2 Incubator scores $200M in compute to feed needy AI startups

AI2 Incubator scores $200M in compute to...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  53

The AI2 Incubator, spun out of the Allen Institute for AI in 2022, has secured a windfall $200M in compute that startups going thr...

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Technology Apple will make it easier to move to Android by fall 2025

Apple will make it easier to move to And...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  65

Apple says it plans to make it easier for customers to switch to Android as a result of the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), which ...

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Technology Rivian surprise announces the R3 hatchback, and it’s cute as hell

Rivian surprise announces the R3 hatchba...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  57

Rivian just surprise-announced an all-electric hatchback called the R3 — giving the company a big Apple-esque “one more thing” ann...

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Technology TikTok hijacks the For You page with call to action on ban

TikTok hijacks the For You page with cal...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  56

When some American users opened TikTok on Thursday morning, they were met with a full-screen message encouraging them to call Cong...

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Technology Rivian takes the wraps off $45,000 R2 SUV, its biggest bet yet

Rivian takes the wraps off $45,000 R2 SU...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  49

As customers, VIP guests and media milled into the Rivian South Coast Theater in Laguna Beach on Thursday — the Pacific Ocean cras...

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Nature & & science AI-generated images and video are here: how could they shape research?

AI-generated images and video are here: ...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  55

Nature, Published online: 07 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00659-8Scientists are already using image-generating models to jaz...

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Technology Databricks keeps marching forward with $1.6B in revenue

Databricks keeps marching forward with $...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  55

While the world waits for Databricks to IPO, the data lakehouse company just keeps raking in the dough, reporting $1.6 billion ove...

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Nature & & science Bumblebees show behaviour previously thought to be unique to humans

Bumblebees show behaviour previously tho...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  54

Nature, Published online: 06 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00669-6The bees learn how to complete a two-step puzzle too comple...

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Nature & & science How sacked whistle-blower Susanne Täuber’s career fared after she spoke out

How sacked whistle-blower Susanne Täuber...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  54

Nature, Published online: 07 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00700-wDenied promotion, Täuber describes what happened to her aft...

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Nature & & science Communication barriers for a Deaf PhD student meant risking burnout

Communication barriers for a Deaf PhD st...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  60

Nature, Published online: 07 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00705-5Megan Majocha is gearing up to complete her PhD. But develo...

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Latest Do the Oscars Still Mean Anything?

Do the Oscars Still Mean Anything?

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  53

Showy distraction is a key part of the awards’ DNA, but they’re still a motivator for those who make movies.

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Technology Brevian is a no-code enterprise platform for building AI agents

Brevian is a no-code enterprise platform...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  57

Sunnyvale-based Brevian wants to make it easier for business users to build custom AI agents. Currently, the company is focused on...

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Technology Tracking ads industry faces another body blow in the EU

Tracking ads industry faces another body...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  57

It’s been over two years since a key piece of the tracking-ads’ industry’s consent collection apparatus was found to breach Europe...

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Technology Threads now lets all users save drafts and take photos within the app

Threads now lets all users save drafts a...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  56

Threads, the Twitter-like app from Instagram, is rolling out the ability for users to save a draft and take photos within the app....

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Technology Telegram now lets users convert personal accounts to business accounts

Telegram now lets users convert personal...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  63

Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced Wednesday that users on the chat app with personal accounts can now convert them into busin...

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Technology PayPal launches Tap to Pay on iPhone for businesses using Venmo and Zettle in the US

PayPal launches Tap to Pay on iPhone for...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  61

PayPal announced today that it’s launching “Tap to Pay” for merchants with an iPhone through the Venmo and Zettle apps in the U.S....

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Technology Uber Eats’ new live location sharing feature helps couriers deliver food to users in hard-to-find locations

Uber Eats’ new live location sharing fea...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  57

Uber Eats is adding a live location sharing capability to help couriers find customers in difficult-to-find locations, including p...

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Technology Oura starts selling its products on Amazon

Oura starts selling its products on Amaz...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  56

Smart fitness ring maker Oura announced a partnership with Amazon today to sell its products through the e-commerce site. The comp...

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Nature & & science Daily briefing: COVID protections eliminated a strain of flu

Daily briefing: COVID protections elimin...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  71

Nature, Published online: 05 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00696-3Wearing a mask, social distancing and better ventilation du...

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Technology Nikon buys cinema camera maker RED

Nikon buys cinema camera maker RED

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  56

Ever heard of Oakley Sunglasses? The guy who founded that – Jim Jannard – became a billionaire after selling a lot of sunnies, the...

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Technology Nikon buys film camera maker RED

Nikon buys film camera maker RED

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  56

Ever heard of Oakley Sunglasses? The guy who founded that – Jim Jannard – became a billionaire after selling a lot of sunnies, the...

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Technology Turnitin laid off staff earlier this year, after CEO forecast AI would allow it to cut headcount

Turnitin laid off staff earlier this yea...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  60

People worry that advances in AI will lead to job losses, but rarely does a company’s CEO openly admit that AI will help to reduce...

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Nature & & science ‘Despair’: Argentinian researchers protest as president begins dismantling science

‘Despair’: Argentinian researchers prote...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  57

Nature, Published online: 07 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00628-1Javier Milei’s actions after taking office have research in...

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Latest What Are the Oscars For?

What Are the Oscars For?

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  65

Showy distraction is a key part of the awards’ DNA, but winning still means something to those who make movies.

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Technology Anonymous social apps face another reckoning as UNC System to ban Yik Yik, Fizz, Sidechat & Whisper

Anonymous social apps face another recko...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  58

Anonymous social apps are in for a reckoning. Yes, again. This week, University of North Carolina (UNC) System President Peter Han...

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Technology We tested Anthropic’s new chatbot — and came away a bit disappointed

We tested Anthropic’s new chatbot — and ...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  68

This week, Anthropic, the AI startup backed by Google, Amazon and a who’s who of VCs and angel investors, released a family of mod...

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Latest Trump’s Money Problems Are Very Real and Very Bad

Trump’s Money Problems Are Very Real and...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  72

His political fortunes may be looking up, but his business problems are dire.

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Latest The Cystic-Fibrosis Breakthrough That Changed Everything

The Cystic-Fibrosis Breakthrough That Ch...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  81

The disease once guaranteed an early death—but a new treatment has given many patients a chance to live decades longer than expect...

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Latest Haiti Is in Crisis

Haiti Is in Crisis

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  62

Now no one wants Ariel Henry. Not the United States. Not the gangs. And not the Haitian people.

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Latest Biden’s Most Urgent State of the Union Priority

Biden’s Most Urgent State of the Union P...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  58

Letting go of the past may be the key to his future.

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Technology Reach Security taps a company’s existing tools to fight cyber threats

Reach Security taps a company’s existing...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  62

Thanks to an uncertain economy, cybersecurity budgets are in a tight spot. According to a 2023 survey from IANS and recruiting fir...

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Nature & & science Could the gut give rise to alcohol addiction?

Could the gut give rise to alcohol addic...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  66

Nature, Published online: 07 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00667-8Microorganisms in the gut might make a person more vulnerab...

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Technology Bored? Go play this hidden game in your Instagram DMs

Bored? Go play this hidden game in your ...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  71

Instagram has quietly added a secret emoji game that you can access in your DMs. The goal of the game is simple: use your finger t...

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Latest The Anti-abortion Movement’s Attack on Wanted Pregnancies

The Anti-abortion Movement’s Attack on W...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  52

The push to give legal rights to embryos and fetuses not only forces unwanted pregnancies, it also steals choice from women who fe...

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Health Food Allergies in College 101: Tips to Cope

Food Allergies in College 101: Tips to C...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  54

THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 -- Food allergies are difficult to manage at any age, but college students face complex challenges when i...

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Health Many Labradors Become Obese and Research Shows Why

Many Labradors Become Obese and Research...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  57

THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 -- Nearly a quarter of Labrador retrievers are more likely to be obese due to a genetic “double-whammy,” ...

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Health Could a Meal With Refined Carbs Make You Less Attractive?

Could a Meal With Refined Carbs Make You...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  56

THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 -- Put down that donut and lay off the pasta: New research finds you're less sexy after gorging on refine...

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Health Ozempic Eases Fatty Liver Disease in People Living With HIV

Ozempic Eases Fatty Liver Disease in Peo...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  55

THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 -- There's more good news around the diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic: It might help ease fatty live...

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Health Is 'Selfie' Culture Driving Folks to Cosmetic Surgery?

Is 'Selfie' Culture Driving Folks to Cos...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  58

THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 -- The “selfie” culture on social media appears to be intensifying people’s desires to undergo cosmetic p...

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Health Living Near Green Spaces Could Strengthen Your Bones

Living Near Green Spaces Could Strengthe...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  58

THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 -- Living close to trees and other greenery could be keeping your bones strong, a new 12-year study sugge...

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Health Even a Little Daily Exercise Cuts Your Stroke Risk

Even a Little Daily Exercise Cuts Your S...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  57

THURSDAY, March 6, 2024 -- Even a little physical activity can cut a person’s stroke risk compared to being a complete couch pota...

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Health Sport Coach's Style Can Boost a Player's Mental Health

Sport Coach's Style Can Boost a Player's...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  56

THURSDAY, March 6, 2024 -- Athletes whose coaches are open, authentic and positive are more likely to have better mental health, ...

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Health One in 8 Voters Cite Abortion as Most Important Issue: Poll

One in 8 Voters Cite Abortion as Most Im...

Vidcon   Mar 7, 2024  0  59

THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 -- Abortion rights will play a pivotal role in determining how people will vote in the 2024 election, a n...

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