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• OPEC+ could cushion Iran oil shock but not broader disruption - Reuters

  02-10-2024 23:36 via news.google.com
  OPEC+ could cushion Iran oil shock but not broader disruption  ReutersOil rises on prospects of wider Middle East war, firmer global supply caps gains  ReutersWhy the Conflict Between Iran and Israel Has Raised Oil Prices Only Modestly  The New York TimesOil Climbs for Third Day as Middle East Supply Risks Dominate  BloombergThe US economy teeters after it's hit by a triple threat: Middle East escalation, port closures, and Hurricane Helene  Busi
  
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• Why we could see Northern Lights this week in Michigan - WDIV ClickOnDetroit

  02-10-2024 23:35 via news.google.com
  Why we could see Northern Lights this week in Michigan  WDIV ClickOnDetroitPeak northern lights activity coming soon: What to know as sun reaches solar maximum  USA TODAYSun unleashes monster X7.1 flare that could supercharge Earth auroras (video)  Space.comMonster X-class flare launches massive solar storm towards Earth — and could trigger auroras this weekend  Livescience.comSecond-strongest solar flare of cycle could trigger Northern Lights across
  
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• ChatGPT maker OpenAI raises $6.6 billion in fresh funding as it moves away from its nonprofit roots

  02-10-2024 23:34
  
  OpenAI says it has raised $6.6 billion in venture capital investments as part of a broader shift by the ChatGPT maker away from its nonprofit roots
  
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• Dolphins’ "Smile" Reveals Playful Intentions - Neuroscience News

  02-10-2024 23:01 via news.google.com
  Dolphins’ "Smile" Reveals Playful Intentions  Neuroscience NewsDolphins’ open-mouth behaviors during play are like smiles, a study claims  Science News MagazineDolphin 'smiles' may truly be a sign of playfulness  New ScientistBottlenose dolphins 'smile' at each other while playing, research shows  Phys.orgWe’re Not Imagining It, Dolphins Really Do Smile When Playing With Friends  IFLScience
  
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• ULA's Vulcan Centaur rocket is 'go' for 2nd-ever launch on Oct. 4 - Space.com

  02-10-2024 23:00 via news.google.com
  ULA's Vulcan Centaur rocket is 'go' for 2nd-ever launch on Oct. 4  Space.comULA Vulcan rocket launch scheduled from Cape Canaveral. What time is liftoff?  Florida TodayULA set for second Vulcan launch  SpaceNewsLaunch Roundup: Vulcan ready for second flight; Hera mission set to study asteroid  NASASpaceflight.comCan ULA clear the final hurdle on Vulcan?  Defense One
  
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• Meta confirms it may train its AI on any image you ask Ray-Ban Meta AI to analyze - TechCrunch

  02-10-2024 22:58 via news.google.com
  Meta confirms it may train its AI on any image you ask Ray-Ban Meta AI to analyze  TechCrunchIntroducing Orion, Our First True Augmented Reality Glasses  Meta StoreRefurbished Quest 3 on Amazon is the Headset’s Best Deal Yet  Road to VRWho’s Going To Win the AR Wearables Race?  Social Media TodayMark Zuckerberg Says, Orion 'Is Probably Going To Be The Next Major Platform After Phones' — Meta's New AR Wearables Real-Life Tony Stark Glasses
  
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• Marburg virus kills 10 in Rwanda. What to know about the Ebola-like outbreak and symptoms - CBS News

  02-10-2024 22:00 via news.google.com
  Marburg virus kills 10 in Rwanda. What to know about the Ebola-like outbreak and symptoms  CBS NewsMarburg virus disease– The Republic of Rwanda  World Health Organization (WHO)Deadly Marburg virus: scientists race to test vaccines in outbreak  Nature.comCDC Statement on Marburg Cases in Rwanda  CDCRwanda limits funeral sizes due to Marburg virus outbreak  BBC.com
  
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• Death of Tennessee plastics plant employee leaves a close-knit family in grief

  02-10-2024 21:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  Bertha Mendoza, 56, had just celebrated her birthday a week before Hurricane Helene floodwaters swept her away in Erwin, Tennessee.
  
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• The Garmin Lily 2 Active watch finally adds GPS and buttons - The Verge

  02-10-2024 21:57 via news.google.com
  The Garmin Lily 2 Active watch finally adds GPS and buttons  The VergeGarmin's new Lily 2 Active smartwatch is pretty cute, for a GPS watch  EngadgetGarmin Lily 2 Active In-Depth Review: Now with GPS!  DC RainmakerGarmin unveils surprise new Lily 2 Active, its smallest smartwatch with GPS  TechRadarGarmin brings new watch faces to budget wearable via new update  Notebookcheck.net
  
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• Microsoft wants to change the way you use your PC. It needs to succeed. - Yahoo Finance

  02-10-2024 21:42 via news.google.com
  Microsoft wants to change the way you use your PC. It needs to succeed.  Yahoo FinanceMicrosoft gives Copilot a voice and vision in its biggest redesign yet  The VergeIntroducing Copilot Labs and Copilot Vision  MicrosoftEvery new Microsoft Copilot feature and AI upgrade coming soon to your Windows PC  ZDNetMicrosoft is about to change how Copilot ads appear and trigger  Search Engine Land
  
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• Olivia Nuzzi accuses former fiancé of leaking her ties to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

  02-10-2024 21:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  A judge on Tuesday granted a protective order to Olivia Nuzzi, the political writer sidelined due to her ties to fringe presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who accused an ex-fiancé of harassing and blackmailing her.
  
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• Sean "Diddy" Combs faces 120 new sexual assault allegations - Salon

  02-10-2024 21:05 via news.google.com
  Sean "Diddy" Combs faces 120 new sexual assault allegations  SalonSean Combs Accused of Sexually Abusing 120 People, Including 25 Minors  Rolling StoneLawyer Representing 120 Diddy Accusers Says Names Of Rapper's Accomplices 'Will Shock You'  Yahoo! VoicesSean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexual misconduct by 120 people, attorney says  The Associated PressSean ‘Diddy’ Combs hires his jail mate Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer—a fo
  
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• Fly brain sheds light on human thought process - BBC.com

  02-10-2024 20:58 via news.google.com
  Fly brain sheds light on human thought process  BBC.comWhole-brain annotation and multi-connectome cell typing of Drosophila  Nature.comAfter a Decade, Scientists Unveil Fly Brain in Stunning Detail  The New York TimesAn adult fruit fly brain has been mapped—human brains could follow  The EconomistTiny brain, big deal: fruit fly diagram could transform neuroscience  The Guardian
  
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• Fantasy Football Week 5 Start 'Em & Sit 'Em Running Backs: Chuba Hubbard is poised for a big game, more - CBS Sports

  02-10-2024 20:52 via news.google.com
  Fantasy Football Week 5 Start 'Em & Sit 'Em Running Backs: Chuba Hubbard is poised for a big game, more  CBS SportsNFL Fantasy 2024 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Wide receivers for Week 5  NFL.comBrain games: Pressing your edge with Justin Fields, Dontayvion Wicks and more in Week 5  The New York TimesFantasy Football Week 5 Rankings (Half-PPR)  Yahoo SportsShadow Report: Your weekly guide to WR/CB matchups  ESPN
  
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• UFC 307 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 3 - UFC

  02-10-2024 19:20 via news.google.com
  UFC 307 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 3  UFCChael Sonnen Drops Truth Bomb on Alex Pereira Fans Before UFC 307  Sports IllustratedAlex Pereira didn't expect to defend title at UFC 307 against Khalil Rountree: 'He was far behind in the ranks'  MMA JunkieUFC 307: Previewing the Biggest and Best Fights Set for Salt Lake City  Bleacher ReportWatch new footage of Alex Pereira, Sean Strickland in intense sparring ahead of UFC 307  MMA Fighting
  
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• How Ancient People Used the Power of the Wind and Sun

  02-10-2024 19:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Some forms of renewable energy we think of as modern were used thousands of years ago.
  
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• Microsoft Office 2024 now available for Windows and macOS users - BleepingComputer

  02-10-2024 18:43 via news.google.com
  Microsoft Office 2024 now available for Windows and macOS users  BleepingComputerOffice 2024 for consumers available October 1  MicrosoftMicrosoft's No-Subscription Office 2024 and Windows 11 Update Are Out Now  CNETMicrosoft Office 2024 is now available for Macs and PCs  The VergeOffice 2024 is now available for purchase at $149 — Office Home & Business 2024 will set you back $249  Tom's Hardware
  
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• Bite into the best Prime Day Apple deals early, including an iPad that's over $100 off - Yahoo! Voices

  02-10-2024 18:06 via news.google.com
  Bite into the best Prime Day Apple deals early, including an iPad that's over $100 off  Yahoo! VoicesAmazon Prime Big Deal Days 2024: What to know about the sales event and preview of deals  USA TODAYBest early October Prime Day deals: Save up to 61% before Prime Big Deal Days  New York Post The Best Early Deals Under $100 at Amazon's October Prime Day Sale  PCMag
  
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• Statement From Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder on DOD Support to Hurricane Helene Response Efforts - Department of Defense

  02-10-2024 17:57 via news.google.com
  Statement From Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder on DOD Support to Hurricane Helene Response Efforts  Department of DefenseHow did Helene impact the Biltmore Estate in Asheville?  WCNC.comA week after Helene smashed into the Southeast, power outages, water shortages and impassable roads stymie recovery  CNN1,000 active-duty soldiers to deploy to western North Carolina to help with Helene response  Spectrum NewsAfter Western NC Helene floods, sma
  
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• OpenAI As We Knew It Is Dead, Now It’s A Loose Cannon In The Hands Of A Megalomaniac Technocrat

  02-10-2024 17:51 via technocracy.news
  Sam Altman is a Technocrat who plays the long game. When he first got involved with OpenAI in 2015, he jockeyed to take the helm in 2019 but he was constrained by a board of directors. By 2023, the Board saw through him and ousted him. Then the real Sam Altman appeared as he “clawed his way back to power”, kicked the directors off the board and reconstituted another board subservient to him.
  By 2024, top executives saw through Altman’s Hitleresque schemes and fled the company,
  
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• NASA switches off instrument on Voyager 2 spacecraft to save power

  02-10-2024 17:26
  
  NASA has switched off another scientific instrument on its Voyager 2 spacecraft to save power
  
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• Hurricanes like Helene are deadly when they strike and keep killing for years to come

  02-10-2024 17:18
  
  A new study says hurricanes in the United States are hundreds of times deadlier in the long run than the government calculates
  
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• Fingers Crossed! How Your Superstitions May Benefit You

  02-10-2024 17:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Superstitions may seem irrational, but research suggests they have benefits. These age-old rituals may be part of an evolutionary trait.
  
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• After a Decade, Scientists Unveil Fly Brain in Stunning Detail

  02-10-2024 17:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Scientists have mapped out how 140,000 neurons are wired in the brain of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster.
  
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• Toyota boosts its investment in air taxi company Joby Aviation by another $500 million

  02-10-2024 16:14
  
  Toyota is investing another $500 million in Joby Aviation as part of a partnership aimed at helping get the American air taxi company’s commercial business off the ground
  
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• Tesla posts first quarterly increase in deliveries, but shares slump with investors hoping for more

  02-10-2024 16:01
  
  Low interest financing, sweet lease deals and free charging boosted Tesla’s global deliveries in the third quarter, the first increase this year for the electric vehicle maker
  
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• Deep Brain Stimulation Restores Arm Strength After Stroke - Neuroscience News

  02-10-2024 15:09 via news.google.com
  Deep Brain Stimulation Restores Arm Strength After Stroke  Neuroscience NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Reconstructing the World Where Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals First Got Together

  02-10-2024 15:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Researchers may have pinpointed the location where Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals first interbred.
  
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• United Airlines set to roll high-speed, free WiFi across its entire fleet

  02-10-2024 14:09 via today.com
  Airlines are racing to upgrade their WiFi technology and now United Airlines is planning to roll out Elon Musk’s satellite internet service across its entire fleet beginning in 2025 and it’s free! NBC’s Tom Costello reports for TODAY.
  
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• High Holy Days, Oct. 7 anniversary come amid heightened fears for Jewish Americans - Axios

  02-10-2024 13:56 via news.google.com
  High Holy Days, Oct. 7 anniversary come amid heightened fears for Jewish Americans  AxiosRosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, is this week. Here's what to know about the holiday  Courier JournalPolice increase patrols at US places of worship amid attack on Israel and start of Jewish high holidays  CNNNYPD increases security at synagogues after Iranian missile attack on Israel  New York Daily News
  
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• Communities rally together after Hurricane Helene ravages region

  02-10-2024 13:40 via today.com
  Massive cleanup and recovery efforts are underway in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. With roads washed out or blocked by debris, President Biden is set to take an aerial tour of the widespread destruction in the region. TODAY’s Craig Melvin reports from North Carolina.
  
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• Push to map Great Lakes bottom gains momentum amid promises effort will help fishing and shipping

  02-10-2024 07:57
  
  What lies beneath the Great Lakes' waves is largely unknown, but there's a new push to learn more about thousands of shipwrecks, underwater infrastructure and the impacts of climate change on the bottom of the world's largest freshwater system
  
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• John Amos’ Daughter Reveals She Learned About His Death Through Media: “We Are Devastated And Left With Many Questions” - Yahoo Entertainment

  02-10-2024 06:52 via news.google.com
  John Amos’ Daughter Reveals She Learned About His Death Through Media: “We Are Devastated And Left With Many Questions”  Yahoo EntertainmentJohn Amos, ‘Good Times’ Dad, Dies at 84  Hollywood ReporterJohn Amos, Emmy-nominated 'Good Times' and 'Roots' actor, dies at 84  ABC NewsJohn Amos’ Family Raise Question of Possible Elder Abuse in His Death  The Daily Beast
  
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• North Carolina town that produces quartz needed for tech products is devastated by Helene

  02-10-2024 04:22
  
  Two North Carolina facilities that manufacture the high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors, solar panels and fiber optic cables have been shut down by Hurricane Helene
  
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• Swiss glaciers are receding again after 2 punishing years and despite a good start to 2024

  02-10-2024 03:02
  
  Experts say the volume of Switzerland’s glaciers shrank again this summer and compounded the negative impact of climate change after a devastating two-year run that depleted the ice by more than 10%
  
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• Australia's online dating industry adopts code of conduct to keep users safer

  02-10-2024 02:30
  
  Australia’s government says a code of conduct will be enforced on the online dating industry to better protect Australian users after research found that three-in-four people suffer some form of sexual violence through the platforms
  
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