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Your grandpa’s walking shoes are the latest millennial and Gen Z status symbol
Walking shoes are getting new life in the soles of millennial and Gen Z men. From Keen’s Uneek sandal to…
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Best Cheap Wireless Keyboard Deals for March 2021 | Digital Trends
Need some more space and flexibility while you work in your impromptu home office? Want to sit on the couch…
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Nintendo reaffirms plans to halt production of Super Mario Bros. 35th anniversary products later this month
Bottom line: Those hoping Nintendo might change its mind about those limited edition Mario 35th anniversary products are seemingly out…
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Scientists use forest color to gauge permafrost depth
The Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest near Fairbanks, Alaska, covers an area north of the Tanana River and south of the…
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Hacker improves GTA Online load times by 70 percent with a simple DLL
When devs fail, DIY: Gaming mods are a dime a dozen, especially for Grand Theft Auto Online. But occasionally, someone…
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Microfluidic Chip Simplifies COVID-19 Testing, Delivers Results on a Phone in 55 Minutes or Less
Programmed magnetic nanobeads paired with an off-the-shelf cellphone and plug-in diagnostic tool can diagnose COVID-19 in 55 minutes or less,…
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What kids know—and don’t know—about COVID-19
The pandemic will be a formative experience for many kids around the world. (Jairo/Unsplash/) Karen Ford is an adjunct associate…
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How the trap-jaw ant got its ultrafast bite
Ants on a wet peony bud. Credit: Alexandra from Pixabay Powerful and deadly, the bite of a trap-jaw ant is…
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Identifying animals in photos is trickier than you might think
Thylacines at the National Zoo in 1903. (Smithsonian Institution Archives/) After a week of fanfare, an Australian man released photos…
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The Best Fantasy Movies on Hulu (March 2021) | Digital Trends
Wild at heart, the fantasy film genre is never a bore. From modern CGI epics to animated classics (and everything…
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Parents’ school reviews correlated with test scores and demographics, not school effectiveness
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A first-of-its-kind analysis of parents’ reviews of U.S. public K-12 schools, posted primarily from 2009 to…
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Arlo’s Essential Indoor Camera is Anti-Big Brother | Digital Trends
The thought of an interior security camera often makes people uncomfortable. While you want a reliable security system, you also…
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New Drug That Could Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease Found Safe and Effective in Animals
Compared with a control (left), treatment with the novel GSM (right) reduces the number of amyloid plaques (green) and proinflammatory…
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Nuclear fusion: Building a star on Earth is hard, which is why we need better materials
Nuclear fusion is the process that powers the Sun and all other stars. During fusion, the nuclei of two atoms…
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A degree promises a better life, but social mobility has a downside
Credit: alphaspirit.it/Shutterstock Higher education has long been associated with the promise of a good life. Participation, however, has no guarantees.…
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Black hole visionaries push the boundaries of knowledge in a new film
Black holes sit on the cusp of the unknowable. Anything that crosses a black hole’s threshold is lost forever, trapped…
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Intel discontinues Performance Tuning Protection Plan (PTPP) service
Cutting corners: Intel has decided to discontinue its Performance Tuning Protection Plan service, which served as a supplementary warranty that…
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New Observations of First Black Hole Ever Detected Leads to Questions About the Universe’s Most Mysterious Objects
Cygnus X-1, a binary star system first discovered in 1964, comprises one of the closest black holes to Earth. New…
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Designing spaces with marginalized people in mind makes them better for everyone
The pictograms on crosswalk signs haven’t always been ubiquitous. (The Voorhes/) In the 1940s, hundreds of thousands of World War…
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Common bacteria modified to make designer sugar-based drug
E. coli has been reprogrammed to produce a chondroitin sulfate, a complex sugar. Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Envisioning an animal-free…
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Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun explains why we’ll never love AI
Your visual cortex does two incredible things, thousands of times a second. First, it takes all the information streaming in…
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Indonesia volcano belches huge ash column
Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung erupted on Tuesday morning, spewing out a massive column of smoke and ash An Indonesian volcano erupted…
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‘Little Foot’ hominin was either ill or very hungry in her childhood
By Michael Marshall The skull of the Australopithecus fossil known as “Little Foot” is preserved well enough to maintain evidence…
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Here’s an exclusive look at the pitch deck delivery startup Crisp used to raise $36 million amid a huge investor rush into grocery
Dutch delivery startup Crisp has raised a $36 million Series B funding round. The company focuses on locally sourced and…
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MeshCODE: Revolutionary New Theory for How Memories Are Stored in the Brain
Research from the School of Biosciences has led to the development of the MeshCODE theory, a revolutionary new theory for understanding…
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iPhone 13 rumor roundup: smaller notch, 120Hz display, a larger battery and more
Bottom line: Well-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has shared additional insights about Apple’s next-generation iPhone in a new research note.…
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Klara and the Sun review: Ishiguro’s thought-provoking future for AI
By Rowan Hooper Klara and the Sun is about a solar-powered robot Anna Gorin/Getty Images As soon as I started…
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Call for writers: TechSpot is hiring staff writers and how-to specialists
TechSpot is looking to hire staff writers that are driven and enthusiastic about technology in general. If you are a…
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Proud Boys deployed tactical measures in coordinated attack on the Capitol, court documents say
Court documents detailed the weeks-long planning by Proud Boys members ahead of January 6. Members of the far-right group were…
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Rarest seal breeding site discovered
Camera trap image from 2017 of a monk seal pup. Credit: SPOT/Monk Seal Project Scientists have discovered a previously unknown…
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How to Restore a Mac to its Factory Settings | Digital Trends
Restoring your Mac to its factory settings will erase all your data from the hard drive as well as your…
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New exotic invasive snake is captured in Everglades National Park. It’s likely a released pet
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Visitors hiking the Mahogany Hammock Trail in Everglades National Park earlier this month spotted an unfamiliar…
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How to Use a Blue Light Filter on Your PC or Mac | Digital Trends
Researchers are continually releasing studies on the potential harm of blue light. When you stare at a screen all day…
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Covid-19 news: Search underway in UK to identify Brazil variant case
By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Sam Wong , Graham Lawton , Adam Vaughan ,…
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Second order optical merons, or light pretending to be a ferromagnet
Spin texture of a second-order half-skyrmion (meron) on the surface of a birefringent cavity. Credit: Physics UW, M. Krol One…
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Here are the best online banks of March 2021
Personal Finance Insider writes about products, strategies, and tips to help you make smart decisions with your money. We may…
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China turns to Japan for semiconductor equipment, avoiding US restrictions
In brief: US sanctions on Chinese semiconductor manufacturers have hit companies from both countries in the pocket, but Japanese firms…
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The best serving bowls for snacks and dips galore
All the platters and bowls you’ll need. (Liz Joseph via Unsplash/) Hosting a party comes with many responsibilities—decor, music, entertainment,…
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The Best iPhone Apps (March 2021) | Digital Trends
These days, your phone is capable of just about anything, from boosting your dating prospects (through dating apps) to looking…
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Bill Gates reveals why he prefers Android over iOS
What just happened? Android or iOS? It’s an argument that’s been raging for years. Former Microsoft boss Bill Gates knows…
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Coastal flooding enhances methane buildup in forests
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Forests are typically thought of as carbon sinks, absorbing more greenhouse gases from the atmosphere than…
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Best cheap iPhone 12 Deals for March 2021 | Digital Trends
It’s never too early to start looking for smartphone deals on the latest iPhones. With four iPhone 12 models to…
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MyHeritage’s Deep Nostalgia service brings old photos to life
TL;DR: Deepfakes technology has plenty of bad press, from creating revenge porn to putting words in politicians’ mouths, but it…
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An ancient dog fossil helps trace humans’ path into the Americas
An ancient bone from a dog, discovered in a cave in southeast Alaska, hints at when and how humans entered…
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E3 2021’s in-person event has been canceled, according to city tourism board
In a nutshell: While the world moves in the right direction when it comes to fighting Covid, an in-person E3…
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Biden supports the historic Amazon worker union vote in Alabama, and demands ‘no anti-union propaganda’
Biden lent his support to Amazon workers in Alabama who have organized a historic unionization vote. Biden did not name…
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CPAC scuttlebutt: Trump’s 2024 White House chances hinge on how successful the GOP is in defeating Democrats in the 2022 midterms
Donald Trump’s chances for a 2024 presidential run hinge on GOP success in the 2022 midterms. Republicans and conservatives at…
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It’s time to start farming salmon on land in eco-friendly bluehouses
Born in Norway, Johan Andreassen has run salmon farms for decades, but his latest is unusually located 24km inland, near…
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Researchers Develop Speedier Network Analysis to Boost Recommendation Algorithms and Internet Search
MIT researchers developed software to more efficiently run graph applications on a range of computing hardware, including both CPUs and…
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Trump calls on states to ‘punish’ big tech with sanctions if they ‘silence conservative voices’
During his CPAC speech, Donald Trump accused big tech of censorship. He said section 230 should be repealed and that…
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