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"Ultra-shock-absorbing" foam packs a plethora of carbon nanotubes:
Carbon nanotubes have found use in everything from heart-rate-monitoring shirts to smart bandages to more efficient solar cells.
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02 December 2022.
Rotel launches its first integrated network streamer:
Tokyo-based high-end audio brand Rotel has launched an integrated hi-fi amplifier that allows direct access to popular streaming services from the unit itself, in addition to offering wireless playback and analog connection to other hi-fi components.
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02 December 2022.
Yes, Digital Books Do Wear Out; Stop Accepting Publishers Claims That They Don’t:
There’s a great post by Brewster Kahle on the Internet Archive blog with the title “Digital Books wear out faster than Physical Books“.
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02 December 2022.
COVID-19 Misinformation Is Allowed On Twitter Now, Apparently:
Elon Twitter is rolling out the red carpet for extremists, and now, public health falsehoods.
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29 November 2022.
Ford V8-Powered Mazda Miata is Designed to Go Off-Road:
If a Mazda Miata is the only vehicle around during a zombie apocalypse, you’ll want this Ford V8-powered version that has been designed to go off-road.
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03 December 2022.
Top 10 AI Content Generator & Writer Tools in 2022:
Are you looking for a way to create content that is both effective and efficient? If so, then you should consider using an AI content generator.
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15 November 2022.
Space, The Boring Frontier:
Suppose you randomly go 1 million miles somewhere away from our Sun.
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28 December 2021.
Musk says brain chip to begin human trials soon – and plans to get one himself:
World’s richest man says human trials will begin within six months during presentation at health tech company NeuralinkElon Musk said on Wednesday he expects a brain chip developed by his health tech company to begin human trials in the next six months.
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03 December 2022.
Earthshot fund gives £1m to UK scientists fighting climate crisis:
Scientists who have replaced plastic packaging with seaweed among those to be given prize by Prince of WalesScientists who have replaced plastic packaging with seaweed are among those who have been given a £1m prize by the Prince of Wales’s Earthshot fund.
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03 December 2022.
Tesla finally delivered its first electric semi trucks:
Five years after first unveiling the Tesla Semi, Tesla rolled out its first production vehicles.
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03 December 2022.
Earthshot Prize: Prince William announces five winners:
Friends from Oman who turn CO2 into rock and a UK firm making packaging from seaweed are among the winners.
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02 December 2022.
Activision Blizzard Has Another Union on Its Hands. Now What?:
A group of quality assurance workers in New York just won legal recognition of its union—a second milestone for organizing efforts within the gaming industry.
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02 December 2022.
The former Head of Trust and Safety at Twitter on working for CEO Elon Musk:
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Yoel Roth, former Head of Trust and Safety at Twitter, about his experience working for CEO Elon Musk.
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02 December 2022.
'Virtual pillars' separate and sort blood-based nanoparticles:
Engineers at Duke University have developed a device that uses sound waves to separate and sort the tiniest particles found in blood in a matter of minutes.
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02 December 2022.
Twitter Keeps Missing Its Advertising Targets as Woes Mount:
Under Elon Musk, the company has cut its financial expectations as some advertisers request discounts and are offered incentives.
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02 December 2022.
Switzerland Wonders If Electric Car Use Should Be Curtailed In Power Emergencies:
A recent draft proposal in Switzerland for how to handle emergencies due to blackouts caused by a shortage of electrical power has raised some attention.
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03 December 2022.
Dog Flu Is Back, Too:
Canine influenza can spread quickly through shelters, kennels and day care facilities, although most dogs will recover on their own, experts said.
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02 December 2022.
With one dose, new drug may cure sleeping sickness. Could it also wipe it out?:
This often fatal disease found in many African countries is painful and lengthy to treat.
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02 December 2022.
Let’s say you have two shares of the same stock, one share bought at $100 and one at $200. If the current price is $150, which share are you better off…:
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03 December 2022.
Prime Video Replaces Netflix As No. 1 Streaming Service In US:
Prime Video has supplanted Netflix as the No.
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03 December 2022.
In Asia, citizen groups fill fact-checking gap left by Big Tech:
Initiatives across Asia are tackling misinformation using on-the-ground training and civil society engagement to cater to the needs of communities.
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21 November 2022.
FDA approved a 1st-of-its-kind treatment made from human poop. What does it do?:
The treatment Rebyota contains gut bacteria and is approved to prevent a dangerous bacterial infection.
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02 December 2022.
Meet the scientist at the center of the covid lab leak controversy:
On a foggy morning in early February last year, dozens of journalists from around the world gathered outside the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
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09 February 2022.
Some of the tech in my workday
Best programming language?
The PYPL PopularitY of Programming Language Index is created by analyzing how often language tutorials are searched on Google.
The TIOBE Programming Community index measures popularity based on the number of skilled engineers world-wide, courses, third party vendors and search engine activity.
w3techs analyses page content to determine the technology used, and also uses publicly available information from sources such as Alexa, Google, Microsoft and ipinfo.io.
While Java and Python top the popularity charts, more than 80% of all websites run on PHP.
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