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Dogecoin’s social media-driven 13,000% rally looks a lot like the GameStop saga. 5 experts explain why
Dogecoin’s red-hot rally over the last few days has shocked traditional investors and has been driven on by social media…
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How to detect, resist and counter the flood of fake news
From lies about election fraud to QAnon conspiracy theories and anti-vaccine falsehoods, misinformation is racing through our democracy. And it…
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Musicians, including RATM’s Tom Morello, urge Spotify never to use patented voice recognition tech
What just happened? Many musicians take issue with streaming services, usually over royalty payments, but a group of artists is…
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GridScale: Storing Renewable Energy in Stones Instead of Lithium Batteries
When there is a surplus of electricity from wind or solar, the energy storage is charged. This is done by…
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EA Acquires Super Mega Baseball Developer Metalhead Software | Digital Trends
EA has acquired Metalhead Software, the studio behind the Super Mega Baseball series, as the video game developer doubles down…
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Signal wanted to run Instagram ads to show how user data is collected and sold, promptly gets banned by Facebook
A hot potato: Signal, the encrypted messaging app that recently exploded in popularity, attempted to run an Instagram ad campaign…
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Study offers earliest evidence of humans changing ecosystems with fire
Aerial view of a typical excavation by the Malawi Earlier-Middle Stone Age Project. Credit: Jacob Davis Mastery of fire has…
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Burning natural gas is now more dangerous than coal in Illinois, study shows
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Pollution from natural gas is now responsible for more deaths and greater health costs than coal…
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A GOP-backed auditing group in Maricopa County is burrowing through ballots in search of bamboo fibers and Chinese paper to prove a far-fetched theory votes were flown in from Asia
Workers at the Maricopa County recount are investigating an absurd theory that 40,000 Biden ballots were smuggled in from Asia.…
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Activision Blizzard to triple Call of Duty development after earnings exceed expectations
In brief: After turning in respectable first-quarter earnings, Activision Blizzard plans to expand the Call of Duty franchise. Over the…
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Arkansas governor said he doesn’t think it’s ‘healthy’ for GOP to consider ousting Liz Cheney over Trump criticism
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said it is “divisive” for the GOP to consider ousting Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney. Cheney has…
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Blue Origin Names Date for Its First Space Tourism Flight | Digital Trends
Blue Origin has finally announced the date for the first crewed flight of its New Shepard rocket, and one seat…
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New York looks to ban cryptomining to study environmental impacts
Forward-looking: As the value of various cryptocurrencies rise, so does the scrutiny surrounding the massive energy footprint associated with mining.…
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Best Backyard Games: Outdoor Games for Kids & Adults | Popular Science
When the weather warms up and the sun starts shining, it’s time to find any excuse to take things outside.…
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Top 10 Best MMOs
When we look at the video games that have truly stood the test of time, MMORPGs are always near the…
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Flat Pasta Developed That Morphs Into Shape When Cooked
CMU Lab leads development of pasta that morphs into shape when cooked. Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Flat-packed noodles create more…
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An article published in 1997 revealed that Bill and Melinda Gates had an agreement where he could spend one long weekend with his ex-girlfriend at her beach house in North Carolina
A 1997 Time Magazine profile of Bill Gates delved into his love life and family life with Melinda Gates. Bill…
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Ant species given first gender-neutral scientific name
By Matthew Sparkes This ant has been named Strumigenys ayersthey A newly discovered species of ant from Ecuador has been…
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Experts Debate: Is PTSD Overdiagnosed?
Some clinicians are concerned that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis has risen throughout Western society since the late 1980s. Is…
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Rapid rovers, speedy sands: Fast-tracking terrain interaction modeling
Scientists and engineers from MIT and Georgia Tech are enabling near real-time modeling of wheels, tank treads, and desert animals…
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Amazon offers the Prime subscription at a discount for EBT and Medicaid cardholders — here’s how to sign up
If you buy through our links, we may earn money from affiliate partners. Learn more. EBT or Medicaid cardholders can…
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Watch that breathtaking Royal Navy jetpack video | Popular Science
In an instant, the jetpack’s engines roar to life, and it flies. From his perch on the front of a…
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The Best British TV Shows on Netflix Right Now (May 2021) | Digital Trends
Netflix is feeling a little stingy in terms of new British shows on the streaming service for the month of…
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Machine-learning text adventure AI Dungeon is now being censored and users are furious
In context: Whenever the public gets ahold of something it can tweak, it is bound to be perverted eventually. We…
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How Moderna Helped Launch a Vaccine Revolution
As a startup biotech company, Moderna didn’t have an established global network—making the support of the U.S. government critical to…
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Researchers propose repurposing tabletop sensors to search for dark matter
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Scientists are certain that dark matter exists. Yet, after more than 50 years of searching, they…
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Toshiba C350 Fire TV does 4K, Dolby Vision, starting at $350 | Digital Trends
Amazon When it comes to the integration of streaming platforms and smart TVs, the Roku OS and Google’s Android TV…
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Blue Origin will fly first crew to space in July
The New Shepard Booster lands in West Texas after a successful Mission 7 in a December 2017 handout photo Jeff…
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Radio signals from Venus came from gas, not aliens | Popular Science
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has been using the gravitational pull of Venus for about three years to conduct annual data-gathering…
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Blood test could predict when pregnant women will give birth
By Clare Wilson How long to go? Jamie Grill/Tetra Images/Alamy Many pregnant women are eager to know exactly when they…
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Asus Concept Skateboarding Laptop Marries Sports and Esports | Digital Trends
Asus is hoping to blur the line between sports and esports with its new Republic of Gamers laptop. This Asus…
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Inside San Antonio’s Office of Innovation, which plans to bridge the digital divide with smart technology and infrastructure
The Office of Innovation in San Antonio, Texas, is working to advance technology and infrastructure. Created in 2007, the office…
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Covid-19 news: Cases surge in Seychelles despite high vaccination rate
By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Sam Wong , Graham Lawton , Adam Vaughan ,…
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What Is Kik? Here’s What You Need to Know About the Messaging App | Digital Trends
Kik makes it easier than ever before to keep in touch with your friends and family. Unlike other apps that…
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Researchers Analyze: How Accurate Were Early Expert Predictions on COVID-19?
Who made more accurate predictions about the course of the COVID-19 pandemic — experts or the public? A study from…
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MIT turns ‘magic’ material into versatile electronic devices
Artistic representation of the nanoscopic structure of one of the new MIT nanodevices. Two twisted sheets of graphene are represented…
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Click-and-Collect 2021: Buy Online, Pick-up In Store (BOPIS) Industry Trends
It’s no surprise that the ecommerce industry saw massive growth amid the pandemic, as consumers turned to online shopping to…
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Some viruses thwart bacterial defenses with a unique genetic alphabet
Some bacteria-killing viruses spell out their genetic instructions in a different DNA alphabet. More than 40 years ago, scientists in…
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Best Outdoor Misting Fan For Your Patio | Popular Science
Summer called to say it’s on its way. If you live in certain parts of the United States, you know…
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Hitting Paris climate goal could cut sea level rise in half by 2100
By Adam Vaughan Sea level rise caused by melting glaciers and ice sheets could be cut in half if the…
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TeamGroup builds “ultra-durable” NVMe SSDs designed for Chia mining
In context: Seeing as there are graphics cards designed specifically for mining cryptocurrency, the inevitable has happened: a company has…
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The Best Horror Movies on Amazon Prime Video Right Now (May 2021) | Digital Trends
There are plenty of reasons to watch a horror movie. Through the monsters, ghouls, and carnage, the viewing audience lives…
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Dogecoin is now the fourth largest cryptocurrency by market cap
In brief: Dogecoin, the red-hot cryptocurrency that started life as more of a joke than anything else, is now the…
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The environmental toll of fighting COVID-19
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain We’ve all seen them: discarded gloves and masks littering parking lots and sidewalks. Some of them…
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Netflix’s Mark Millar plans to build a streaming superhero universe starting with ‘Jupiter’s Legacy,’ after inspiring some of Marvel’s biggest stories
“Jupiter’s Legacy,” Netflix’s first Millarworld series since buying the comic company in 2017, debuts Friday. Millarworld’s president Mark Millar talked…
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The Most Common Chromebook Problems, and How to Fix Them | Digital Trends
Chromebooks are great alternatives to MacBooks and Windows 10 laptops, but they aren’t perfect. Any laptop computer is bound to…
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Parts of a 22-ton Chinese rocket could survive reentry and crash into Earth next week
WTF?! In what sounds like a potentially worrying scenario, a massive, “out-of-control” Chinese rocket that’s falling to Earth could partially…
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People With Prediabetes Significantly More Likely to Suffer a Heart Attack, Stroke
Prediabetes May Not Be As Benign as Once Thought Study shows greater risk of serious cardiac events; suggests need for…
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Professor overcomes loss to craft COVID-19 student brochures
LaGuardia Community College professor Lucia Fuentes teaches her honors biology class via videoconference from Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday, May 4,…
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A rare glimpse of a star before it went supernova defies expectations
A rare glimpse of a star before it exploded in a fiery supernova looks nothing like astronomers expected, a new…
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