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Texans May Have to Pay $200–$400 Fee for Driving Electric Vehicles
Texas state senators are discussing a bill that would charge drivers of electric vehicles between $200 and $250 for their…
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The New F-15EX Scored Some Kills in Its First Big Wargame
U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña The Air Force’s two F-15EX Super Eagle fighters participated in the Northern Edge…
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This Reactor May Have Finally Solved Nuclear Fusion’s Biggest Problem
U.K. Atomic Energy Authority/Culham Centre for Fusion Energy/EUROFusion A unique nuclear reactor could finally solve a huge fusion problem. The…
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The 14 Best Mattresses For a Better Sleep
You’ve seen the stats or know them intuitively: You spend close to a third of your time alive in bed.…
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The 10 Best Swing Chairs With Stands
Staff Swing chairs combine the vibe and relaxation of a hammock, with the space efficiency of a regular chair. These…
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Facebook reportedly hit with campaign by pro-Palestinian activists leaving 1-star app store ratings
A social media campaign by pro-Palestine activists has pushed down the ranking for Facebook’s app in Apple and Google’s app…
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Meet the real Alexa: voice actor reportedly responsible for Amazon’s AI assistant revealed
Amazon’s Alexa has a voice familiar to millions: calm, warm, and measured. But like most synthetic speech, its tones have…
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4 ideas about AI that even ‘experts’ get wrong
The history of artificial intelligence has been marked by repeated cycles of extreme optimism and promise followed by disillusionment and disappointment.…
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PSA: Those ‘your porn name’ games are scams trying to get your personal info
Your porn name is the last five digits of your social security number, the name of the street your grew…
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Bill Gates and Melinda Gates are separating, but their charitable foundation will continue
Bill Gates and Melinda Gates have announced that they’ll be ending their marriage after 27 years together, explaining in a…
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This new robotics challenge could bring us closer to human-level AI
Since the early decades of artificial intelligence, humanoid robots have been a staple of sci-fi books, movies, and cartoons. Yet,…
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Scouring billions of links for 6 years showed us the web is both expanding and shrinking
The online world is continuously expanding — always aggregating more services, more users and more activity. Last year, the number…
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Facebook says it blocked #ResignModi posts “by mistake” — but it hardly seems like an accident
Last night, when most of India was sleeping, Facebook temporarily blocked posts that included the #ResignModi hashtag— criticizing the Prime Minister‘s…
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Home-Made Wood Filler
1 of 4 Step 1 Mixing wood filler is messy. Set up a disposable surface such as a piece of…
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California Governor sees an end to oil extraction in the state
California Governor Gavin Newsom today set an aspirational 2045 deadline to stop all oil extraction in the state. He also…
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One of These Fighting Vehicles Could (Finally!) Replace the Army’s M2 Bradley
The U.S. Army is trying—yet again—to replace the M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle competition has five…
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60% of the world is online — 10 big takeaways on the state of the internet in 2021
The new Digital 2021 April Global Statshot Report – published in partnership between Hootsuite and We Are Social – reveals that more…
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Microsoft’s acquisition of Nuance tells us a lot about its AI strategy
Microsoft’s recent shopping spree reached a new climax this week with the announcement of the $19.7-billion acquisition of Nuance, a company that…
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Robinhood can’t handle the Dogecoin rally
Yesterday and today, the enthusiasm for joke cryptocurrency Dogecoin overwhelmed Robinhood, leading to “sporadic crypto order failures and delayed notifications…
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G Cloud is unlimited cloud space to backup all your mobile devices, all for just $39.99
TLDR: With a G Cloud Mobile Backup Unlimited Storage Plan subscription, you can backup everything from all your mobile devices…
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What actually happened with Facebook’s massive 533M record leak
Credit: Már Másson Maack / TNW Over the long weekend reports emerged of an alleged data breach, impacting half a…
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Nissan has lost the plot — puts gasoline engine in ‘EV,’ says it’s 100% electric driven
I don’t even know where to start with this one. So I’m just going to take it step by step.…
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Brief, heavy snow falls on Chicagoland
Chicago hit by what was expected to be “briefly heavy” snow, sleet and freezing rain Monday afternoon, with the worst…
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It Sure Looks Like Humans Have Found a Way to Reverse Aging
The cure for aging has long been the Holy Grail of medicine. Emerging technologies, like the gene editing tool CRISPR,…
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The Navy Wants to Put Lasers on Zumwalt Destroyers
The Chief of Naval Operations says he wants to put both hypersonic weapons and lasers on the Navy’s troubled Zumwalt-class…
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This teensy Chinese EV outsold Tesla last month — and it’s cheaper than some ebikes
Over in the US, General Motors has made its statement of intent, pledging to go electric and remove tail-pipe emissions…
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Nerf reveals Hyper, its next-gen high capacity blasters with the fastest reloads ever
Nerf maker Hasbro has heard you loud and clear, Adam Savages of the world: you want to be able to…
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Overcast overhauls its Apple Watch app
A new update to popular podcast player Overcast includes a major overhaul of its Apple Watch app. The Apple Watch…
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The Best Reciprocating Saws for Amateurs and Professionals
Staff Sometimes referred to as a “Sawzall,” reciprocating saws are handheld tools designed primarily for demolition, and they’re extraordinarily good…
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