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Jan 13 • 4 months ago

EPA moves to stop considering economic benefits of cleaner air

New language criticizes “uncertainties” in longstanding EPA practice. ...

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Jan 13 • 4 months ago

Starlink tries to stay online in Iran as regime jams signals during protests

Iran shut off Internet as it cracks down on protests; even Starlink has problems. ...

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Jan 13 • 4 months ago

Google’s updated Veo model can make vertical videos from reference images with 4K upscaling

Google has also added the updated Veo tools to YouTube creator tools. ...

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Jan 13 • 4 months ago

Microsoft vows to cover full power costs for energy-hungry AI data centers

Company responds to community concerns over electricity bills and water use. ...

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Jan 13 • 4 months ago

Verizon to stop automatic unlocking of phones as FCC ends 60-day unlock rule

FCC waives rule that forced Verizon to unlock phones 60 days after activation. ...

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Jan 13 • 4 months ago

Even Linus Torvalds is trying his hand at vibe coding (but just a little)

"But then I cut out the middle man—me." ...

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Jan 13 • 4 months ago

Paramount sues WBD over Netflix deal. WBD says Paramount’s price is still inadequate.

WBD calls Paramount's lawsuit "meritless" and its offer deficient. ...

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Jan 13 • 4 months ago

You can now reserve a hotel room on the Moon for $250,000

"We can't keep everyone living on that first ship that sailed to North America." ...

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Jan 13 • 4 months ago

Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Code-like for general computing

Users can give Claude access to a folder and tell it what to do for them. ...

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Jan 12 • 4 months ago

New research shows how shunning ultraprocessed foods helps with aging

Studies have linked ultraprocessed foods to poor health outcomes. ...

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Jan 12 • 4 months ago

UK probes X over Grok CSAM scandal; Elon Musk cries censorship

Grok tests if UK can penalize platforms for sexualized deepfakes generated by AI. ...

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Jan 12 • 4 months ago

Apple chooses Google’s Gemini over OpenAI’s ChatGPT to power next-gen Siri

Apple goes with Google's tech despite using OpenAI's ChatGPT elsewhere in iOS. ...

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