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• Russia is Top of Mind at NATO summit - NPR

  10-07-2024 23:36 via news.google.com
  
  Russia is Top of Mind at NATO summit  NPRNATO’s 75th anniversary summit  CNNUkraine is on an ‘irreversible’ path to NATO. But only after war with Russia ends  The Associated PressBiden Meets With Fellow NATO Leaders at Washington Summit  Department of DefenseU.S. and Allies Aim to Forge Commitments to Ukraine That Will Endure  The New York Times
  
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• Stock market today: Big Tech surges as S&P 500 crosses 5,600 for first time - Yahoo Finance

  10-07-2024 23:31 via news.google.com
  
  Stock market today: Big Tech surges as S&P 500 crosses 5,600 for first time  Yahoo FinanceS&P 500 closes above 5,600 for the first time, lifted by gains in Big Tech: Live updates  CNBCStocks stride to record highs ahead of US inflation test  Yahoo! VoicesNvidia leads Nasdaq and S&P 500 to record high closes  ReutersStock Market News: Dow Gains 400 Points  Barron's
  
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• US going to deploy long-range weapons, hypersonics, in Germany - Business Insider

  10-07-2024 23:21 via news.google.com
  US going to deploy long-range weapons, hypersonics, in Germany  Business InsiderUS announces it will move strategic weapons, including hypersonic missiles, to Germany  The HillUS to send Tomahawks, hypersonics, other long-range fires to Germany  Defense NewsGermany gives US greenlight to deploy new longer-range weapons inside its borders  Breaking DefenseNATO summit: US to deploy long-range weapons in Germany  DW (English)
  
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• Media upheaval: CNN cutting about 100 jobs, and CBS News president announces resignation

  10-07-2024 22:14
  
  There's more upheaval in the media business
  
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• Dvontaye Mitchell died after being held down by hotel security. Here’s what we know - NPR

  10-07-2024 22:01 via news.google.com
  
  Dvontaye Mitchell died after being held down by hotel security. Here’s what we know  NPRHyatt Regency Milwaukee death; attorneys share 'explosive' details  FOX 6 MilwaukeeA Black man died after he was pinned to the ground by security guards at a Milwaukee hotel. Now his family wants answers  CNNHotel death investigation: DA reviews Mitchell death as homicide, awaiting autopsy  WISN MilwaukeeHyatt calls for staff involved in death of D'Vontaye Mitchel
  
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• Book Review: Gonzo journalist Barrett Brown’s memoir a piquant take on hacktivism’s rise

  10-07-2024 21:58
  
  Gonzo journalist and inveterate anti-establishment troublemaker Barrett Brown has published his much-awaited memoir, “My Glorious Defeats: Hacktivist, Narcissist, Anonymous.”
  
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• CBS News president resigns after less than a year at the helm

  10-07-2024 21:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  Ingrid Ciprián-Matthews, who has been president of CBS News since August, announced her resignation Wednesday morning.
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez seeks US House impeachment of Supreme Court's Thomas, Alito - Reuters

  10-07-2024 21:22 via news.google.com
  
  Ocasio-Cortez seeks US House impeachment of Supreme Court's Thomas, Alito  ReutersOcasio-Cortez Files Impeachment Articles Against Justices Alito and Thomas  The New York TimesAOC launches effort to impeach Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito  The Guardian USAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduces articles of impeachment for Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas  Yahoo! VoicesAOC files articles of impeachment against Justices Alito, Thomas, alleges
  
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• Lion Breaks Swimming Record Across Hippo and Crocodile-Infested Waters

  10-07-2024 21:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Population pressure probably prompted the lion named Jacob and his brother Tibu to risk crocodiles and hippos during treacherous channel crossing.
  
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• Hospitals in Houston ‘Backed Up’ After Hurricane, as Millions in U.S. Swelter - The New York Times

  10-07-2024 20:52 via news.google.com
  
  Hospitals in Houston ‘Backed Up’ After Hurricane, as Millions in U.S. Swelter  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• New CenterPoint Energy map shows repair work hasn't even started in many areas still without power - KTRK-TV

  10-07-2024 20:44 via news.google.com
  
  New CenterPoint Energy map shows repair work hasn't even started in many areas still without power  KTRK-TVCenterPoint says it has restored 1 million customer’s power, aims to have 400,000 more by the end of Friday  KPRC Click2HoustonHouston power outages: CenterPoint releases outage map; 1.2 million still without power after Beryl  Houston Public MediaTornado During Beryl Shreds Texas Homes  The Weather ChannelHere's what CenterPoint is saying about
  
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• Nearby star cluster houses unusually large black hole - Ars Technica

  10-07-2024 20:20 via news.google.com
  
  Nearby star cluster houses unusually large black hole  Ars TechnicaView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Samsung brings tech's latest fashion to wearable technology with AI twists in new watch and ring

  10-07-2024 20:14
  
  Samsung is dressing up its wearable devices in technology’s latest fashion — artificial intelligence
  
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• Europe’s Long Awaited Ariane 6 Rocket Suffers Anomaly During Its Debut Flight - Gizmodo

  10-07-2024 19:25 via news.google.com
  
  Europe’s Long Awaited Ariane 6 Rocket Suffers Anomaly During Its Debut Flight  GizmodoWatch Europe’s Ariane 6 launch  CNNEurope 'back in space' despite Ariane 6 debut glitch  ReutersEurope Rejoins Space Race but New Rocket’s Flight Ends in Anomaly  The New York TimesHow Europe’s rocket program lost big to Elon Musk: The inside story  POLITICO Europe
  
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• Era of near-zero interest rates likely over: Powell - The Hill

  10-07-2024 19:06 via news.google.com
  
  Era of near-zero interest rates likely over: Powell  The HillWhat’s Behind Powell’s Latest Shift on Rates  The Wall Street JournalHigh inflation no longer the only risk for U.S. economy, Fed chair Jerome Powell says  AxiosPowell's 2nd Day of Testimony Is About to Begin  Barron'sFederal Reserve Chair Acknowledges Slowing Labor Market  The American Prospect
  
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• Google Researchers Reveal The Myriad Ways Malicious Actors Are Misusing Generative AI

  10-07-2024 19:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  The research also reveals entirely new forms of communication that blur the distinction between good and bad uses of AI
  
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• Beating the Freeze: Unlocking the Frost-Defying Secrets of the White Water Lily

  10-07-2024 18:57 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Recent research has detailed the cold resistance mechanisms of the white water lily, offering insights into potential agricultural applications for improving crop resilience against cold...
  
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• Apple releases urgent new guidelines iPhone users must follow amid cyberattack targeting 1.5 billion devices - Daily Mail

  10-07-2024 18:20 via news.google.com
  Apple releases urgent new guidelines iPhone users must follow amid cyberattack targeting 1.5 billion devices  Daily MailNew cyberattack targets iPhone Apple IDs. Here's how to protect your data.  CBS NewsApple warns users to take these steps amid alarming uptick in phishing cyberattacks  New York Post How scammers are targeting Apple IDs  WJW FOX 8 News ClevelandNew ‘smishing’ attack may target your iPhone, Apple ID: What to know  The
  
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• NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Endures Ultimate Space Simulation

  10-07-2024 18:07 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Technicians lifted NASA’s Orion spacecraft out of the Final Assembly and System Testing cell on June 28, 2024. The integrated spacecraft, which will be used...
  
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• Windows MSHTML zero-day used in malware attacks for over a year - BleepingComputer

  10-07-2024 18:04 via news.google.com
  Windows MSHTML zero-day used in malware attacks for over a year  BleepingComputerThe July 2024 Security Update Review  Zero Day InitiativeThreat actors exploited Windows 0-day for more than a year before Microsoft fixed it  Ars TechnicaMicrosoft Windows Deadline—You Have 21 Days To Update Your PC  ForbesResurrecting Internet Explorer: Threat Actors Using Zero-day Tricks in Internet Shortcut File to Lure Victims (CVE-2024-38112)  Check Point
  
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• ‘Twisters’ Review: Disaster Movie Reboot Offers Spectacle But Little Substance - Deadline

  10-07-2024 18:00 via news.google.com
  ‘Twisters’ Review: Disaster Movie Reboot Offers Spectacle But Little Substance  Deadline‘Twisters’ Review: Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones Lead a Sequel Full of State-of-the-Art Storms, but It’s Less Awesome Than the Original  Variety‘Twisters’ Star Tells How New Movie Differs From Original ‘Twister’  Forbes‘Twisters’ Review: Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell Headline a Middling Sequel With Lots of
  
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• Two NASA astronauts say they're confident Boeing's space capsule can return them safely despite leaks and engine trouble

  10-07-2024 17:57
  
  Two NASA astronauts say they're confident Boeing's space capsule can return them safely despite leaks and engine trouble
  
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• Tax preparation company Intuit to lay off 1,800 as part of an AI-focused reorganization plan

  10-07-2024 17:34
  
  Tax preparation and financial software company Intuit announced an AI-focused reorganization plan Wednesday that includes laying off about 10% of its workforce
  
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• Samsung launches Galaxy smart ring to track sleep and periods - BBC.com

  10-07-2024 17:32 via news.google.com
  
  Samsung launches Galaxy smart ring to track sleep and periods  BBC.comSamsung’s Galaxy Ring could be the one ring to rule an ecosystem  The VergeSamsung Launches $400 Smart Ring and Ultra Watch to Challenge Apple  BloombergSamsung bolsters AI in foldable phones, health monitoring in smartwatch, ring  ReutersSamsung VP James Kitto On The Connected World Of Galaxy Buds, Galaxy Watch And Galaxy Ring  Forbes
  
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• Researchers identify ‘molecular switch’ in lupus that could stymie harmful immune response - STAT

  10-07-2024 17:04 via news.google.com
  
  Researchers identify ‘molecular switch’ in lupus that could stymie harmful immune response  STATInterferon subverts an AHR–JUN axis to promote CXCL13+ T cells in lupus  NatureScientists say they have identified a root cause of lupus  NBC NewsScientists Discover a Cause of Lupus and a Possible Way to Reverse It  Feinberg News CenterNorthwestern Medicine discovers possible lupus cure  FOX 32 Chicago
  
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• AI Is Hacked! ‘Skeleton Key’ Exploit Can Unlock Safety Measures

  10-07-2024 17:03 via technocracy.news
  
  This exploit has been discovered to work in virtually all LLM AI systems because, after all, they are modeled after human intelligence. There is no reason to trust any AI algorithm again. Ever. But you know that its Technocrat creators will not worry about collateral damage along the way to AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) and ASI. (Artificial Super Intelligence), because they have no ethical guidelines in the first place. Thus, expect AI to scramble the world in a few short years. ⁃
  
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• Tarigrades, or Water Bears, May Help Unlock Slowing the Aging Process in Humans

  10-07-2024 17:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Scientists investigate how one of the world’s smallest animals could transform medicine.
  
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• Revolutionizing Brain Recovery: The Transformative Power of LK-2 in Stroke Treatment

  10-07-2024 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers have discovered a molecule, LK-2, that shows promise in treating stroke by blocking harmful glutamate activity without affecting essential brain functions. The discovery offers...
  
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• Galaxy Z Fold & Z Flip 6, Watch Ultra, and new Ring are Samsung’s AI carriers - Ars Technica

  10-07-2024 16:59 via news.google.com
  
  Galaxy Z Fold & Z Flip 6, Watch Ultra, and new Ring are Samsung’s AI carriers  Ars Technica4 Google updates coming to Samsung devices  The Keyword | Google Product and Technology NewsSamsung is leaning on AI to power device sales  Yahoo FinanceSamsung's Jam-Packed Galaxy Unpacked: Galaxy Ring, Z Fold 6 and All the New Products Announced  CNETSamsung announces Galaxy Z Fold6 and Z Flip6. Is it time to get a foldable smartphone?  USA TODA
  
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• UK’s most complete dinosaur fossil in a century reveals new species - CNN

  10-07-2024 15:50 via news.google.com
  UK’s most complete dinosaur fossil in a century reveals new species  CNNNew species of dinosaur that lived 125 million years ago identified in England  Fox NewsDinosaurs: Isle of Wight skeleton 'most complete' in 100 years  BBCNew Iguanodontian Dinosaur Unearthed on Isle of Wight  Sci.NewsUK's Most Complete Dinosaur Found In 100 Years Is A New Species  IFLScience
  
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• Columbia Researchers Reveal How Our Brains Fuel Curiosity

  10-07-2024 15:49 via scitechdaily.com
  
  For the first time, researchers have connected people’s personal experiences of curiosity to the physical representation of it in their brains. You look up into...
  
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• Political ads on social media rife with misinformation and scams, new research finds

  10-07-2024 15:34
  
  A deep dive into political ads on Facebook by researchers at Syracuse University has revealed a sprawling web of advertisements that contain misleading information or scams
  
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• The Historical Roots of Cosmetic Surgery Begin with Reconstructive Surgery

  10-07-2024 15:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  After thousands of years, cosmetic surgery is only now becoming more widely accepted.
  
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• Defying All Conventional Explanations: Astronomers Discover Inexplicable Flying Fox in Hydra Galaxy Cluster

  10-07-2024 14:36 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A newly discovered cloud of magnetized plasma, called the Flying Fox, located in the Hydra galaxy cluster, challenges existing astronomical classifications due to its unique...
  
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• A second critically endangered Chinese pangolin is born in the Prague zoo in less than 2 years

  10-07-2024 14:06
  
  A second Chinese pangolin was born in the Prague zoo in less than two years and is doing well, defying the odds and surprising park officials
  
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• Microsoft quits OpenAI board seat as antitrust scrutiny of artificial intelligence pacts intensifies

  10-07-2024 13:42
  
  Microsoft has relinquished its seat on the board of OpenAI, saying its participation is no longer needed because the ChatGPT maker has improved its governance since being roiled by boardroom chaos last year
  
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• Scientists Uncover Ecosystem Disrupting Potential of Artificial Sweetener

  10-07-2024 13:20 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research explores the environmental implications of sucralose, showing its potential to disrupt aquatic microbial populations and stressing the need for further research to assess...
  
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• Western Parts Power Russian Missile That Hit Kyiv Children’s Hospital – FT - The Moscow Times

  10-07-2024 12:50 via news.google.com
  
  Western Parts Power Russian Missile That Hit Kyiv Children’s Hospital – FT  The Moscow TimesAt Ukraine’s Largest Children’s Hospital, a Horrific Scene of Destruction  The New York TimesHe Was Operating on a Baby When a Russian Missile Struck  The Wall Street JournalIn a diplomatic quirk, Russia chairs a UN meeting decrying its strike on a Ukraine kids' hospital  The Associated PressRescuers still searching for survivors at a Ukraini
  
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• This Tiny Species of Birds Has a Remarkable Spatial Memory That’s Even Better Than Humans – New Research Explains Why

  10-07-2024 12:35 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Mountain chickadees demonstrate remarkable spatial memory for surviving winters by recalling numerous food cache locations, with new research uncovering the genetic basis of this trait...
  
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• Samsung Electronics workers announce 'indefinite' strike

  10-07-2024 12:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  Unionized workers at Samsung Electronics declared an indefinite strike to pressure South Korea’s biggest company to accept their calls for higher pay.
  
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• Chinese auto exports surge, partly offsetting a sales slump at home

  10-07-2024 12:22
  
  China has reported its auto sales slumped in June as the domestic economy remained sluggish, but buoyant exports offset the decline at home
  
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• Proteins and Health: Cambridge’s New Atlas Uncovers the Ties That Bind

  10-07-2024 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The University of Cambridge developed a protein atlas that maps protein behavior in human cells, enhancing understanding of diseases like dementia and cancer. This research...
  
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• Ariane 6 Ignites a New Era in Next-Gen Space Launch Technology

  10-07-2024 10:15 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Ariane 6, Europe’s new heavy-lift rocket, made its inaugural flight from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana at 16:00 local time on July 9 (20:00 BST,...
  
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• Clear Skin Ahead: Scientists Unlock the Omega-3 and Mediterranean Diet Secret

  10-07-2024 09:01 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A study highlighted that a Mediterranean diet combined with omega-3 supplements could effectively reduce acne lesions and improve quality of life, suggesting dietary adjustments as...
  
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• Webb’s Infrared Eyes Expose Black Hole Mysteries in Vivid Detail

  10-07-2024 08:14 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Webb’s image of RX J1131-1231 uses gravitational lensing to explore the quasar’s black hole and dark matter, revealing details about its growth and the universe’s...
  
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• Why Does Canned Wine Smell So Bad? Scientists Identify the Culprit

  10-07-2024 06:28 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Cornell researchers are addressing the common issue of a rotten egg smell in canned wines by modifying their formulation and developing more durable liners to...
  
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• Milk, eggs and now bullets for sale in handful of US grocery stores with ammo vending machines

  10-07-2024 06:14
  
  A company has installed vending machines that sell ammunition in grocery stores in Alabama, Oklahoma, and Texas, raising concerns among gun control advocates
  
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• ABC's George Stephanopoulos appears to say of Biden: 'I don't think he can serve four more years'

  10-07-2024 05:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  ABC News journalist George Stephanopoulos said he regrets talking to a passerby and appearing to say he doesn’t think President Joe Biden can serve another four years.
  
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• Webb’s Super-Earth Discovery: Potentially Habitable World Just 48 Light-Years Away

  10-07-2024 04:41 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A team of astronomers has made an exciting discovery about the temperate exoplanet LHS 1140 b: it could be a promising “super-Earth” covered in ice...
  
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• Newly Discovered Mechanism Could Significantly Improve Cancer Immunotherapies

  10-07-2024 02:32 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A study revealed that tumors block immune responses by using prostaglandin E2, providing new insights for enhancing cancer immunotherapies. Tumors actively inhibit the development of...
  
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