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NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Has Now Flown a Mile Across Mars | Digital Trends
NASA’s impressive Mars helicopter has now clocked up a mile of flight across 10 separate missions. Ingenuity reached the milestone…
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It was 1995, 15-inch 800×600 monitors were the norm, what kind of monitor did John Carmack use to code Quake?
Choose your answer and the correct choice will be revealed. When developing Quake at id Software in the mid-90s, John…
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Main Attraction: Scientists Create World’s Thinnest Magnet – Just One Atom Thick!
Credit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab A one-atom-thin 2D magnet developed by Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley could advance new applications in…
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Unvaccinated snow leopard at San Diego Zoo catches COVID-19
In this Oct. 10. 2019, photo, provided by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Ramil, a male snow leopard, rests…
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This natural health doctor has published over 600 articles claiming coronavirus vaccines are a fraud — he’s part of the ‘disinformation dozen’ responsible for the vast majority of COVID-19 misinformation on Facebook
12 people are responsible for the majority of COVID-19 disinformation being spread online, a CCDH study found. Number one is…
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Our Life Dev Talks the Unconventional Joy of Visual Novels | Digital Trends
The visual novel genre is a space within video games that provides indie developers a lot of freedom and opportunity…
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Qubit Spin Ice: Emergent Magnetic Monopoles Isolated Using Quantum-Annealing Computer
Researchers have used a D-Wave quantum-annealing computer as a testbed to examine the behavior of emergent magnetic monopoles. Shown here,…
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Nobel prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg dies at 88
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Physicist Steven Weinberg, who won the Nobel prize in 1979 with two other scientists for their…
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76% of the money startups raise is not from traditional VCs. Here are the biggest nontraditional investors of 2021.
Nontraditional investors deployed 76% of all venture dollars in the second quarter. Insight Partners has been the most active, doing…
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The Best 17-Inch Laptop Computers for 2021 | Digital Trends
A 17-inch laptop gives you a larger screen and keyboard, plus additional space for more powerful components. That makes this…
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“Feel Good” Brain Chemical Dopamine Can Be Willfully Controlled
Neuroscientists show that mice can learn to manipulate random dopamine impulses for reward. From the thrill of hearing an ice…
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The Science of the Summer Olympics
After a year-long delay (and what a year it was!), the Tokyo Olympics are here finally here. For two weeks,…
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Humanoid Robot Keeps Getting Fired From His Jobs
TOKYO—Having a robot read scripture to mourners seemed like a cost-effective idea to the people at Nissei Eco Co., a…
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Peer-to-peer car rental startup Getaround fined nearly $1M by DC’s attorney general – Honest Columnist Tech
Getaround was fined nearly $1 million by the Washington, D.C. Office of the attorney general for operating without a license…
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Wildfire season: 400,000 acres burned in Oregon’s massive Bootleg fire
It’s wildfire season in the US. Philip Pacheco/Bloomberg/Getty Images Over 2.6 million acres have burned in the US this year…
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Coffee froths to new highs as Brazil frost hits crops
Arabica coffee soared to its highest level since 2014. Coffee prices surged this week to multi-year peaks, extending stellar gains…
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Investing apps like Robinhood aren’t gambling tools that push new investors to make risky decisions. They’re actually a great way to teach young people how to invest.
As new investors enter the markets, their investment experience can help them make better financial decisions. The SEC’s agenda is…
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Acoustic Tweezers Can Pick Objects Up With Sound Waves – Without Any Physical Contact
Hemispherical array of ultrasound transducers lifts objects off reflective surfaces. Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a new technology…
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Greece’s first underwater museum opens ancient world to dive tourists
Thousands of amphorae mark the wreckage of an ancient Greek vessel and now the country’s first underwater museum. Emerging from…
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Tesla’s solar division asks employees to scour social media for complaints about both the company and Elon Musk, trying to get customers to delete their posts, former employees say
Tesla Energy has a dedicated team to hunt for complaints on social media, two former employees said. In addition to…
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NASA’s Webb Space Telescope to Explore a Neighboring, Dusty Planetary System
A debris disk, which includes comets, asteroids, rocks of various sizes, and plenty of dust, orbits the star Beta Pictoris,…
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India: on the frontline of climate change
Flooding is common during India’s monsoon season but climate change is making the monsoon stronger, according to a report from…
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Donald Trump bizarrely mused about how LeBron James could get sex reassignment surgery to compete in women’s sports, video shows
Trump, during a speech at a rally in Arizona, speculated that LeBron James might get sex reassignment surgery. He suggested…
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Exploring Earth From Space: Tarso Toussidé – Volcanic Massif
The Tarso Toussidé volcanic massif is featured in this false-color composite image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. Credit: Contains…
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East China battens down as Typhoon In-Fa approaches
Workers attempt to remove a fallen tree as winds from Typhoon In-Fa start to affect Ningbo. Typhoon In-Fa lashed eastern…
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A Virgin Galactic ticket holder who met Blue Origin passenger Wally Funk at parties said the 82-year-old had ‘the energy of 6,000 labradors’
A Virgin Galactic ticket holder told Insider that Wally Funk was very “understated” and energetic. Caroline Freeland, who is training…
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Brain Implant Lets Man ‘Speak’ After Being Silent for More Than a Decade
Researchers in California reported Wednesday that they had developed and successfully tested an experimental brain implant that translates brain signals…
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Automakers have battery anxiety, so they’re taking control of the supply – Honest Columnist Tech
‘The batteries don’t show up, you’re bankrupt, you’re dead’ Battery joint ventures have become the hot must-have deal for automakers…
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Freedom Phone: Why you should avoid it and what else to know
The Freedom Phone is a new “free speech and privacy first” handset unveiled last week that’s raising red flags with…
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Expert: Open US southern border, vaccinate everyone on both sides
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The United States-Mexico border should be fully reopened—with people on both sides given easier and expanded…
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Biden set to nominate Caroline Kennedy as US ambassador to Australia: report
LoadingSomething is loading. President Joe Biden is set to nominate Caroline Kennedy to become the next ambassador to Australia, according…
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The Novel Material That’s Shrinking Phone Chargers, Powering Up Electric Cars, and Making 5G Possible
If you’re reading this on a screen, it’s likely you’re literally staring at the future. Present in most LED screens,…
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Daily Crunch: Bitcoin ‘is a big part of our future,’ says Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey – Honest Columnist Tech
To get a roundup of Honest Columnist Tech’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at…
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Android 12: Is your phone compatible?
Recent Google Pixel phones like the Pixel 5 will enjoy an update to Android 12. Juan Garzon/CNET Android 12, Google’s…
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Fatal flaw uncovered in green pigmented concrete
Credit: CC0 Public Domain As Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University researchers completed their research on colored architectural concrete, they found a surprising…
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NASA’s Mars helicopter nailed its 10th flight — double what engineers had hoped Ingenuity would do
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter completed its 10th flight on Mars Saturday. That’s twice the number of flights that NASA originally planned…
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Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic: Progress Toward One Drug To Treat All Coronaviruses
Safe and effective vaccines offer hope for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the possible emergence of vaccine-resistant SARS-CoV-2…
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The We That Didn’t Work at WeWork
Adam Neumann and Masayoshi Son were negotiating a possible $20 billion check when Mr. Son pulled up an image of…
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This Week in Apps: Clubhouse opens up, Twitter talks bitcoin, Snap sees record quarter – Honest Columnist Tech
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly Honest Columnist Tech series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications…
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4 million unemployment refunds in July: IRS timeline, tax transcripts and more
The average IRS refund for those who paid too much tax on jobless benefits is $1,265. Angela Lang/CNET Did you…
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‘Cyborg soil’ reveals the secret microbial metropolis beneath our feet
Credit: 8H/Shutterstock Dig a teaspoon into your nearest clump of soil, and what you’ll emerge with will contain more microorganisms…
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After a Hillsong Church member who derided the vaccine online died of COVID-19, its founder called the shot a ‘personal decision’
A Hillsong Church member in his 30s died of COVID-19 this week after declining to get vaccinated. The man, who…
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Best Cheap Sony WH-1000XM4 Headphone Deals for July 2021 | Digital Trends
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. It’s no secret the Sony WH-1000XM4…
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WSJ News Exclusive | Startup Claims Breakthrough in Long-Duration Batteries
A four-year-old startup says it has built an inexpensive battery that can discharge power for days using one of the…
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China Roundup: Kai-Fu Lee’s first Europe bet, WeRide buys a truck startup – Honest Columnist Tech
Hello and welcome back to Honest Columnist Tech’s China Roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and…
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What happens to federal unemployment benefits after the summer? Here’s what we know
Enhanced federal jobless benefits are set to expire in many states on Labor Day. Sarah Tew/CNET For the most up-to-date…
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The science of underwater swimming: How staying submerged gives Olympians the winning edge
Credit: Shutterstock To win swimming gold in Tokyo, swimmers not only have to generate incredible power with their arms and…
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The GOP governor of Arkansas, where vaccines are lagging and COVID-19 is surging, said it’s ‘disappointing’ vaccines are ‘political’
Arkansas is among the states seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases, as many residents are unvaccinated. Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson…
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With Steven Weinberg’s death, physics loses a titan
Mythology has its titans. So do the movies. And so does physics. Just one fewer now. Steven Weinberg died July…
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Best Cheap Bose Noise-Cancelling Headphones 700 Deals | Digital Trends
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. The Bose 700 Noise-Cancelling Headphones sit…
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