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Nature & & science Two giant US telescopes threatened by funding cap

Two giant US telescopes threatened by fu...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  70

Nature, Published online: 29 February 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00623-6Thirty Meter Telescope and Giant Magellan Telescope migh...

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Business Wind turbines are annoyingly loud. The secrets of owl flight could provide a solution.

Wind turbines are annoyingly loud. The s...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  75

Wind turbines can be loud. Companies that design the clean energy devices are taking inspiration from owl flight to reduce noise p...

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Business Russia is building momentum off its Avdiivka win and pushing deeper before Ukraine can get new defenses up

Russia is building momentum off its Avdi...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  57

Western intelligence and war experts say Russia is trying to take advantage of the battlefield situation and make territorial gain...

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Business Cybertruck reviews are in, and the complaints are just as unique as Tesla's truck itself

Cybertruck reviews are in, and the compl...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  57

Cybertruck's pesky smudges and unwanted attention are among one reporter's complaints.

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Business The FDA reportedly identified quality-control issues at a Neuralink animal lab shortly after Elon Musk said the startup was cleared to start human tests

The FDA reportedly identified quality-co...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  53

The FDA found issues with Neuralink's "record keeping and quality controls" at its animal testing site, Reuters reported.

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Business I worked in a call center for Walmart Spark workers. I got reprimanded for giving drivers tips they had earned, and most calls were frustrating and scripted

I worked in a call center for Walmart Sp...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  57

A support agent for Walmart Spark said she handled complaints about missing tips, canceled orders, and drivers using multiple acco...

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Health Long COVID May Harm Cognition

Long COVID May Harm Cognition

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  55

THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 -- In a finding that unearths yet another way Long COVID can harm health, new research finds the conditio...

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Health U.S. to Strengthen Protections for Air Travelers With Wheelchairs

U.S. to Strengthen Protections for Air T...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  69

THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 -- Air travel can be miserable for people with disabilities, particularly if an airline mishandles, damag...

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Technology With Brain.ai, generative AI is the OS

With Brain.ai, generative AI is the OS

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  75

The Humane Ai Pin and Rabbit handheld have captured a good bit of press interest for their individual approaches to integrating ge...

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Technology Google is making search suggestions in Chrome more helpful

Google is making search suggestions in C...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  55

Google is introducing improvements to search suggestions in Chrome, the company announced today. As part of the changes, users wil...

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Technology EQ Tickets combines cheaper sports and event tickets with a social network

EQ Tickets combines cheaper sports and e...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  62

A startup that aims to combine the ticket-buying experience online with a social network, EQ Tickets, is today emerging out of ste...

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Technology Spotify’s new ‘Song Psychic’ is like a Magic 8-Ball that answers your questions with music

Spotify’s new ‘Song Psychic’ is like a M...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  59

Spotify is rolling out a new feature called Song Psychic that will allow its customers to ask Spotify questions and get answers in...

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Latest How a Middle-Aged Everyman Actor Won Everyone Over

How a Middle-Aged Everyman Actor Won Eve...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  62

Paul Giamatti’s performance in The Holdovers is just another high point in a long, memorable career.

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Latest The Lost Boys of Big Tech

The Lost Boys of Big Tech

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  67

A conversation with Kara Swisher about Silicon Valley's obsession with soft foods, its aversion to history, and the weirdest party...

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Business This notorious Russian hacking group is threatening to release Trump court documents

This notorious Russian hacking group is ...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  67

LockBit is a notorious Russia-based ransomware group that has racked up over 2,000 victims and more than $120 million in ransom fu...

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Business How much wealth you need to be in the top 1% in countries around the world

How much wealth you need to be in the to...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  63

Americans need a minimum of $5.8 million net worth to be in the top 1% of US wealth — less than half the cutoff for Monaco.

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Business 12 home purchases you'll probably regret in a few years, according to interior designers

12 home purchases you'll probably regret...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  65

From low couches and round windows to barn doors and gray flooring, there are currently some popular home purchases that may not a...

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Business Trump won't get to hand-pick McConnell's successor — just look at what happened to Jim Jordan

Trump won't get to hand-pick McConnell's...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  66

GOP senators will almost certainly vote behind closed doors, and a Trump endorsement is just one of many factors that they'll have...

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Business I'm an interior decorator. Here are 10 things I'd never have in my kitchen.

I'm an interior decorator. Here are 10 t...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  50

As an interior decorator, laminate kitchen cabinets, real or faux plants, and open shelving are some things I would never have in ...

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Business It's not just Nvidia: The AI boom could create semiconductor jobs across the US and reduce reliance on risky Taiwan

It's not just Nvidia: The AI boom could ...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  61

Surging demand for Nvidia's AI chips could spur job growth across the US semiconductor industry.

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Technology Former Twitter engineers are building Particle, an AI-powered news reader, backed by $4.4M

Former Twitter engineers are building Pa...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  55

A team led by former Twitter engineers is rethinking how AI can be used to help people process news and information. Particle.news...

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Nature & & science Submerged volcano’s eruption was the biggest since the last ice age

Submerged volcano’s eruption was the big...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  53

Nature, Published online: 29 February 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00565-zSome 7,300 years ago, the Kikai volcano in Japan produce...

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Latest Writing About Yourself Isn’t Inherently Selfish

Writing About Yourself Isn’t Inherently ...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  73

For Édouard Louis, revisiting the past is an act of survival.

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Latest How Happy Couples Argue

How Happy Couples Argue

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  63

They don’t try to control each other. They try to control themselves.

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Latest One Reason Hybrid Work Makes Employees Miserable

One Reason Hybrid Work Makes Employees M...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  70

And how to fix it

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Latest Paul Giamatti Is Great in Everything

Paul Giamatti Is Great in Everything

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  62

The beloved actor’s performance in The Holdovers is just another high point in a long, memorable career.

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Latest When Soccer Was an American Afterthought

When Soccer Was an American Afterthought

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  54

In a 1979 Atlantic article titled “Sportspeak,” soccer warranted only one sentence.

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Business Kate Middleton hasn't been seen in public since last year. Now, social-media users are suspicious.

Kate Middleton hasn't been seen in publi...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  59

Kate Middleton hasn't been seen in public since Christmas. In January, Kensington Palace announced that she underwent a "planned a...

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Business Video shows a Russian soldier surrendering by following written instructions dropped from a drone

Video shows a Russian soldier surrenderi...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  68

Ukraine has innovated the use of drones for a range of military tasks, including directing the surrender of enemy troops.

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Business Uber's CEO just unlocked a big prize

Uber's CEO just unlocked a big prize

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  70

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has been offered 1.75 million shares after turning things around at the ride-hailing giant.

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Business A countdown timer for the threatened release of Trump court documents disappeared from hacker website before it ticked down to zero

A countdown timer for the threatened rel...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  55

The ransom countdown timer for Fulton County disappeared from a hacking group's website before it was set to expire Thursday morn...

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Business 6 products that Apple killed before they could launch, from 'Project Titan' to its long-rumored TV

6 products that Apple killed before they...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  52

Apple killed projects working on a TV, wireless charging mat, and a hybrid fax machine before they were released.

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Technology UnitedHealth confirms ransomware gang behind Change Healthcare hack amid ongoing pharmacy outages

UnitedHealth confirms ransomware gang be...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  57

American health insurance giant UnitedHealth Group has confirmed a ransomware attack on its health tech subsidiary Change Healthca...

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Technology Brave’s Leo AI assistant is now available to Android users

Brave’s Leo AI assistant is now availabl...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  56

Brave is launching its AI-powered assistant, Leo, to all Android users. The assistant allows users to ask questions, translate pag...

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Latest Hybrid Work Doesn’t Have to Be Awful

Hybrid Work Doesn’t Have to Be Awful

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  59

A simple proposal to help fix it

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Business The housing market just saw its biggest inventory spike in nearly 3 years

The housing market just saw its biggest ...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  59

In the four weeks to February 25, new home listings surged 12.9% compared to a year ago, while total inventory also showed improve...

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Business Don't trust the 'vibecession' as inflation isn't nearly as bad as it feels, Nobel economist Paul Krugman says

Don't trust the 'vibecession' as inflati...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  56

Krugman has been trolled for his inflation views in the past, including when he said inflation was over if you exclude most of wha...

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Business Putin just made one of his most explicit threats of nuclear war yet

Putin just made one of his most explicit...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  83

The Russian president said that the West was risking "the destruction of civilization."

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Business Homebuyers need to earn 80% more than they did pre-COVID to comfortably afford a house in this market, Zillow says

Homebuyers need to earn 80% more than th...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  50

Home prices are getting expensive, up 42% since January 2020, while median incomes haven't matched the rise, up 23% in the same ti...

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Nature & & science Waterlogged soils can give hurricanes new life after they arrive on land

Waterlogged soils can give hurricanes ne...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  55

New studies show that the long-hypothesized “brown ocean effect” is real, helping to refuel 2018’s Hurricane Florence and other st...

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Business Hedge-fund titan Kyle Bass blamed Joe Biden for his $85 room-service breakfast. It didn't go well for him.

Hedge-fund titan Kyle Bass blamed Joe Bi...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  67

X users mocked Kyle Bass after he said his $85 breakfast at The Carlyle in New York was a "terrible inflation milestone."

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Business My dad almost paid a ransom after being told I was kidnapped — but it was all a scam

My dad almost paid a ransom after being ...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  52

A daughter says her dad got a call saying she had been kidnapped. The scam demanded thousands in ransom. She explains how to avoid...

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Business Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg are among the CEOs and celebs set to attend a 3-day pre-wedding party being thrown by an Indian tycoon worth $113 billion

Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg are among...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  50

Other guests expected to attend the lavish celebrations include Sundar Pichai, Bob Iger, and Ivanka Trump, reports say.

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Health Service Dogs May Lessen Seizure Frequency in Folks With Epilepsy

Service Dogs May Lessen Seizure Frequenc...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  57

THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 -- Perhaps by reducing anxiety, a service dog can help reduce seizures in people with tough-to-treat epil...

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Health Using Marijuana to Ease Stress? Focus on CBD, not THC

Using Marijuana to Ease Stress? Focus on...

Vidcon   Feb 29, 2024  0  58

THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 -- Folks hoping to quell their anxiety would do best to use cannabis products that don’t get them high, a...

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