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Dec 30 • 4 months ago

Looking for friends, lobsters may stumble into an ecological trap

Gathering for mutual defense puts young spiny lobsters at risk of predators. ...

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Dec 30 • 4 months ago

Condé Nast User database reportedly breached, Ars unaffected

A serious data breach has occurred, but Ars users have nothing to worry about. ...

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Dec 30 • 4 months ago

NJ’s answer to flooding: it has bought out and demolished 1,200 properties

The state deals with flooding and sea level rise by buying homes in flood prone areas. ...

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Dec 30 • 4 months ago

DOGE did not find $2T in fraud, but that doesn’t matter, Musk allies say

Musk allies spin DOGE as having a "higher purpose" beyond federal budget cuts. ...

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Dec 30 • 4 months ago

Big Tech basically took Trump’s unpredictable trade war lying down

From Apple gifting a gold statue to the US taking a stake in Intel. ...

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Dec 30 • 4 months ago

I switched to eSIM in 2025, and I am full of regret

Swapping SIM cards used to be easy, and then came eSIM. ...

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Dec 30 • 4 months ago

Remembering what Windows 10 did right—and how it made modern Windows more annoying

Remembering Windows 10's rollout can help diagnose what ails Windows 11. ...

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Dec 30 • 4 months ago

US can’t deport hate speech researcher for protected speech, lawsuit says

On Monday, US officials must explain what steps they took to enforce shocking visa bans. ...

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Dec 29 • 4 months ago

SoftBank to acquire DigitalBridge for $4bn in move to deepen ties to AI

Acquisition would further expand SoftBank’s investments in artificial intelligence as it tries to center itself in the boomSoftBank Group will acquire digital infrastructure investor Digital...

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Dec 29 • 4 months ago

GPS is vulnerable to jamming—here’s how we might fix it

GPS jamming has gotten cheap and easy, but there are potential solutions. ...

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Dec 29 • 4 months ago

A quirky guide to myths and lore based in actual science

Folklorist/historian Adrienne Mayor on her new book Mythopedia: A Brief Compendium of Natural History Lore ...

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Dec 29 • 4 months ago

China drafts world’s strictest rules to end AI-encouraged suicide, violence

China wants a human to intervene and notify guardians if suicide is ever mentioned. ...

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