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Ready to Cancel Your Internet Service? Break Up With Your ISP the Right Way
This story is part of Home Tips, CNET’s collection of practical advice for getting the most out of your home,…
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NASA delays launch of water-hunting Moon rover by a full year
What just happened? NASA has delayed the launch of the upcoming Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (Viper) by a full…
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Climate deniers sow weather-map heatwave misinfo
Maps are coloured red because heat is rising. Climate-change deniers on social media have a viral way of spreading scepticism…
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Red supergiant stars bubble and froth so much that their position in the sky seems to dance around
Artist’s impression of the red supergiant star Betelgeuse as it was revealed with ESO’s Very Large Telescope. It shows a…
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New Sonic the Hedgehog 2 preview introduces Knuckles | Digital Trends
The original Sonic the Hedgehog film was an unexpected success for Paramount when it debuted in 2020. That’s why the…
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We seem to find people with a strong immune system more attractive
Previous research has shown that we are attracted to the body odour of people with better health, and now it…
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Apple Doesn’t Make Videogames. But It’s the Hottest Player in Gaming.
Apple Inc. AAPL 0.81% doesn’t make hot videogames such as “Fortnite,” or consoles such as the Xbox. But with little…
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Warby Parker and the Spirit of Invention
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. Here is a collection of past columns. In yesterday’s newsletter, I…
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Parents, Here Are Teen Girls’ Rules for Instagram
Instagram can be toxic to teen girls. Plenty of people outside of Facebook Inc. have said it. My colleagues recently…
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Wildly Counterintuitive: Dissolved Salt Can Reassemble at Nanoscale
Any cook worth their salt knows that a dash of the stuff — which consists mostly of the compound sodium…
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Gaming PCs to become more expensive while monitors drop in price as markets grow
Forward-looking: Not that we needed more evidence of gaming’s increasing popularity, but here it is: according to a new report,…
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Best Cheap Amazon Fire Tablet Deals for October 2021 | Digital Trends
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. Are you looking for cheap Amazon…
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Graphene: ‘Miracle material’ singled out for COVID conspiracies
Graphic on the characteristics of graphene, the material of the future? Graphene, a Nobel Prize-awarded material with promising applications for…
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USB Type-C is getting new logos in an attempt to solve cable confusion
In brief: USB Type-C adoption has improved a lot over the past few years, but the new standard hasn’t really…
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The World Wants Greenland’s Minerals, but Greenlanders Are Wary
The island has rare elements needed for electric cars and wind turbines. But protesters are blocking one project, signaling that…
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55% of Police Killings in USA Are Unreported – Black Americans Most Likely To Experience Fatal Police Violence
Researchers compared data from the US National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) to three non-governmental, open-source databases on fatal police violence…
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Stack Overflow turns April Fool’s Day keyboard into a real product
Editor’s take: The tech industry has become enamored with April Fool’s Day as of late. By that, I mean we…
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Amazon’s New Devices: the Astro Home Robot, a Smart Thermostat, a Wall-Mounted Echo Show and More
Amazon.com Inc. AMZN -2.64% streamed a media event Tuesday focused on new devices. As you might expect, it included updates…
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China bans children under 16 from livestreaming
In context: China has announced it will ban those under the age of 16 from streaming online. This is just…
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Need a New iPhone 13 Display? Better Read This First | Digital Trends
Owners of Apple’s latest iPhone, take note. If you replace your iPhone 13 display via an unauthorized third-party service, Face…
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Ford Will Build 4 Factories in a Big Electric Vehicle Push
The top wage for a Ford assembly line worker represented by the United Auto Workers is $32 an hour under…
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Free apps that will help you type faster
This story has been updated. It was originally published on May 1, 2018. With so much of our time spent…
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Owners are discovering a ‘jelly’ scrolling effect in the new iPad mini
Facepalm: Apple’s recently unveiled tiny tablet, the iPhone mini 6, has received very positive reviews, but some owners have found…
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Get Microsoft Office for free: Use Word, Excel and PowerPoint without spending a dime
You can use Microsoft Office apps for free. Josh Miller/CNET Whether it’s for work or personal use, chances are at…
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Don’t let your HDR TV give you eye pain anymore. Try these tricks instead
Your HDR TV could be the cause of your eye pain if you’re watching it in the dark. Sarah Tew/CNET…
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Swedish EV-maker Polestar reportedly preparing to go SPAC at $21B valuation – US News Mail Tech
Swedish electric vehicle maker Polestar is reportedly preparing to go public via special purpose acquisition with Gores Guggenheim Inc., reports…
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More Than Meets the Eye: Hubble Misses Vast Amounts of Energy
Credit: ESA/Hubble, A. Riess et al., J. Greene Meet NGC 5728, a spiral galaxy around 130 million light-years from Earth.…
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Don’t buy a new TV quite yet. Here’s why you should wait
Missed out on a TV sale? Relax, another one is coming soon. Geoffrey Morrison/CNET Thinking about buying a new TV?…
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Volcanic ash cloud halts flights to and from Spanish island
Lava flows from a volcano on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain in the early hours of Sunday Sept.…
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AI tradeoffs: Balancing powerful models and potential biases – US News Mail Tech
Andrea Gagliano Contributor More posts by this contributor AI is struggling to adjust to 2020 As developers unlock new AI…
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Never received your child tax credit payment? Here’s how to track if it was issued
The third advance monthly payment went out to millions of families Sept. 15, but not without problems. Sarah Tew/CNET If…
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Bessel Beams: Laser Beam Shaping To Improve Metal 3D Printing
To address porosity and defects in metal 3D printing, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers experimented with exotic optical laser beam…
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U.S. Agrees to Release Huawei Executive in Case That Strained Ties With China
For its part, the Chinese government has underwritten the cost of installing Huawei gear, in an effort to dominate networks…
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Interplay Between Magnetic Force and Gravity in Massive Star Formation
Magnetic field in the massive star-forming region IRAS 18089-1732 revealed by ALMA. The colors represent the intensity of the radio…
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USPS is slowing down first-class mail on Oct. 1. What delays and price hikes mean for you
If you rely on the USPS to do business or pay bills, you could be in for a bumpier ride. …
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Could Future COVID Variants Fully Dodge Our Immune System?
With every new variant of SARS-CoV-2 that emerges to cause a surge in cases, a worrisome question also arises: Could…
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Computer Science: How Quickly Do Algorithms Improve?
MIT scientists present the first systematic, quantitative evidence that algorithms are one of the most important sources of improvement in…
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Volcanic ash cloud closes La Palma airport; new vent emerges
Two people walk as lava spews from a volcano on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain in the early…
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Delirium Is a Common Consequence of Severe COVID-19 – Cognitive Impairment Could Be Lasting
Cognitive impairment is highly likely for patients in the ICU and could be lasting. More than a year into the…
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Pfizer’s COVID booster shots: Who’s eligible, vaccine availability and more
A Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster has now been approved for certain groups who received the second dose at least six…
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Molten Ring Allows Hubble to Peer Back 9 Billion Years | Digital Trends
Gravity warps space in strange and counter-intuitive ways, and the bigger the source of gravity, the bigger the warping. One…
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Was your child tax credit payment less this month? Common problems for parents, explained
Incorrect payments might be due to outdated IRS information. Sarah Tew/CNET If your September child tax credit payment is still a…
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Social media ‘likes’ found to positively influence healthy food choices
Credit: DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105424 Social media users who view images of healthy foods that have been heavily endorsed with ‘likes’ are…
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Watch UFC 266 Online: How to Live Stream the Fight Tonight | Digital Trends
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. The latest UFC event, UFC 266:…
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Child’s Play: Are Tibetan Hand and Foot Traces From 200,000 Years Ago the Earliest Example of Parietal Art?
In new research, an international team describe ancient hand and footprints made deliberately which they argue represent art. Credit: Gabriel…
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Are domesticated oysters less prepared for climate change?
Pacific oysters are one of the world’s most economically important species in the aquaculture industry. Credit: Susanne Liljenström Pacific oyster…
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The Changing Climate’s Snowball Effect – Can New Technologies Help?
Sean de Guzman, California Department of Water Resources snow survey chief, measures the snowpack at Phillips Station in the Sierra…
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PS5 restock updates: Where to find a PS5 console next week
This past week was a busy one for PS5 restocks. Best Buy had consoles but only in stores on Thursday,…
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Potential Remnants of Original Dinosaur DNA Discovered in Exquisitely Preserved Dinosaur Cells
Reconstruction of the Jehol Biota and the well-preserved specimen of Caudipteryx. Credit: Image by ZHENG Qiuyang Organic molecule remnants found…
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Haven’t gotten your child tax credit payment yet? Here’s how to track if it was issued
The third advance monthly payment went out Sept. 15. Sarah Tew/CNET Were you expecting to get a direct deposit on…
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