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• Meta agrees to pay $25 million to settle Trump lawsuit over suspended accounts

  29-01-2025 23:54 via nbcnews.com
  
  Meta said it would pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit from President Donald Trump over the social media company’s decision to suspend Trump’s accounts.
  
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• OpenAI says DeepSeek may have 'inapproriately' used its data

  29-01-2025 23:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  OpenAI itself has been accused of building ChatGPT by inappropriately accessing content it didn't have the rights to.
  
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• Trump slams Fed after decision to hold interest rates steady

  29-01-2025 23:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  Federal Reserve officials held interest rates steady after their latest policy meeting, drawing sharp criticism from President Donald Trump.
  
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• Basic Building Blocks of Life Found on Asteroid Bennu

  29-01-2025 23:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Analyzing a sample from an asteroid named Bennu reveals the chemicals necessary to form DNA and RNA.
  
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• Trump administration rescinds order attempting to freeze federal aid spending

  29-01-2025 22:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday rescinded an order putting a widespread freeze on most federal grants and loans amid significant criticism, according to a new memo a source provided to NBC News.
  
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• Microsoft reports 10% quarterly profit growth as it works to show AI investments paying off

  29-01-2025 22:34
  
  Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday that its profit for the October-December quarter grew 10% from the same time last year as it works to capitalize on the huge amounts of money it has spent to advance its artificial intelligence technology
  
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• Wave Ripples Prove the Existence of Ice-Free Lakes on Ancient Mars

  29-01-2025 22:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn about the analysis conducted on wave ripples in the Gale crater region of Mars, where ice-free ponds and lakes stood over 3 billion years ago.
  
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• China's DeepSeek AI is watching what you type

  29-01-2025 22:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  Deepseek collects similar data to American-based AI models, but Chinese laws could make that data more accessible to the government.
  
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• An Unwashed, Greasy Hair Day Actually Keeps Polar Bears Ice-Free

  29-01-2025 22:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn more about polar bear sebum, the oil on their fur that prevents ice from sticking to them, and how it could be used to replace certain PFAS.
  
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• By Taming South American Floodwaters, Neolithic Farmers Engineered Stable Community

  29-01-2025 20:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Archeologists discover a complex network of drainage canals and storage ponds that allowed year-round maize production.
  
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• Gilgo Beach suspect seeks to bar DNA evidence and have separate trials in 7 deaths

  29-01-2025 20:11
  
  The New York architect facing murder charges in a string of deaths known as the Gilgo Beach killings on Long Island is challenging the DNA evidence against him and is seeking separate trials in the sprawling case
  
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• Cold-stunned green sea turtles are recovering at a Florida marine life center

  29-01-2025 19:45
  
  An arctic blast that brought a rare snowfall to northern Florida last week left green sea turtles as far south as St. Augustine suffering from a condition known as cold stunning
  
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• Arch-Technocrat Marc Andreessen Says AI Goal Is To Crash Human Wages

  29-01-2025 18:51 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocrats like Marc Andreessen are running amok in the Trump administration. How many years have I warned just how bat guano crazy these Technocrats are? Listen to the words coming out of their mouth! Americans derailed the Technocracy movement in the 1940s, and we must reject them again before they get a chance to drive us all to extinction.
  According to Yen,
  Born and raised in the US Midwest, Andreessen rose to prominence as founder of computer services company Netscape in the 1990s and has
  
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• AI-assisted works can get copyright with enough human creativity, says US copyright office

  29-01-2025 18:26
  
  Artists can copyright works they made with the help of artificial intelligence, according to a new report by the U.S. Copyright Office that could help clear the way for the use of AI tools in Hollywood, the music industry and other creative fields
  
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• Sen. Warren: 'Kids might die but Robert Kennedy can keep cashing in'

  29-01-2025 18:09 via nbcnews.com
  Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., questioned Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at his confirmation hearing and pressed him about influencing and profiting from lawsuits against vaccine makers if he served as secretary of health and human services.
  
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• Many animals, plants losing their genetic diversity, making them more vulnerable

  29-01-2025 17:53
  
  Two-thirds of animal and plant populations are declining in genetic diversity, which makes it harder to adapt to environmental changes
  
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• Technocrat Solution: Musk Suggests Blockchain To Curb Government Spending

  29-01-2025 17:21 via technocracy.news
  
  Elon Musk says he wants to reorganize the federal government, so it’s not surprising that the first step that he is suggesting is to track all government spending via blockchain. With President Trump doing a flip-flop to endorsing cryptocurrency (particularly Bitcoin) to set up a national reserve, Musk is dangerously close to suggesting crypto for government spending.
  With a huge stake in AI, Musk is bound to introduce government by algorithm.⁃ Patrick Wood,  Editor.Elon Musk, t
  
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• Scientists Just Found DNA’s Building Blocks in Asteroid Bennu – Could This Explain Life’s Origins?

  29-01-2025 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Japanese scientists detected all five nucleobases — building blocks of DNA and RNA — in samples returned from asteroid Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission brought back 121.6 grams of asteroid Bennu, unveiling nitrogen-rich organic matter, including DNA’s essential bases. Scientists found differences between Bennu’s chemistry and that of meteorites like Ryugu, suggesting [...]
  
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• More Than Half of the Largest Bodies of Water in the World Are Drying Up

  29-01-2025 16:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Due to climate change and other factors, water levels are plummeting. Learn what could help and why it’s so important to address.
  
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• Mortgage demand drops further, even as interest rates settle

  29-01-2025 16:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  Mortgage rates didn’t move last week, but demand for new home loans continued to weaken.
  
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• AI Reveals How Asteroids Brought Life’s Building Blocks to Ceres

  29-01-2025 15:26 via scitechdaily.com
  Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt, holds fascinating clues about the origins of organic molecules in our Solar System. Research reveals that these compounds, the building blocks of life, may have arrived on Ceres through asteroid impacts rather than forming locally. The organic material detected in a few locations on the surface of [...]
  
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• The Sundance Film Festival goes online this week. Here’s how to watch the films

  29-01-2025 15:22
  
  Access to the Sundance Film Festival doesn’t require a trip to Park City, Utah anymore; Just an internet connection
  
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• General purpose AI could lead to array of new risks, experts say in report ahead of AI summit

  29-01-2025 14:42
  
  A new report says advanced artificial intelligence systems have the potential to create extreme new risks, such as fueling widespread job losses, enabling terrorism or running amok
  
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• New Hydrogen-Storing Jet Fuel Could Revolutionize Clean Energy

  29-01-2025 14:06 via scitechdaily.com
  Scientists have developed a lignin-based jet fuel that can store hydrogen in a stable liquid form, offering a safer and more efficient alternative to pressurized hydrogen storage. This innovation could advance sustainable aviation and clean energy technologies. An international team of scientists has developed a method to store and release volatile hydrogen using lignin-based jet [...]
  
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• New Experimental System Brings Quantum Technology Closer to Students

  29-01-2025 13:15 via scitechdaily.com
  The quantum revolution is advancing technology, and new experimental equipment from the University of Barcelona helps students understand key quantum concepts. Quantum physics is undergoing a second revolution, poised to drive exponential advancements in computing, the internet, telecommunications, cybersecurity, and biomedicine. This surge in quantum technologies is attracting a growing number of students eager to [...]
  
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• Researchers Unveil How Our Brains Decode Space and Time

  29-01-2025 12:24 via scitechdaily.com
  A study by cognitive neuroscientists at SISSA investigated how the human brain processes space and time, uncovering that these two types of information are only partially connected. Imagine a swarm of fireflies flickering in the night. How does the human brain process and integrate information about both their duration and spatial position to form a [...]
  
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• Scientists Discover Key Brain Mechanism Behind Anorexia

  29-01-2025 11:33 via scitechdaily.com
  New research found that individuals with anorexia nervosa have elevated opioid neurotransmitter activity, which may contribute to appetite loss and emotional symptoms. A study from the Turku PET Centre in Finland suggests that alterations in opioid neurotransmitter function in the brain may play a key role in anorexia nervosa. Anorexia nervosa is a severe psychiatric [...]
  
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• Why Trump Picked a Science Advisor, Michael Kratsios, Who Isn’t a Scientist

  29-01-2025 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  Michael Kratsios, who served in the White House and Defense Department in the first Trump administration, is a policy specialist on artificial intelligence.
  
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• Scientists Uncover Bizarre Microbes That Could Rewrite Earth’s Climate Story

  29-01-2025 10:42 via scitechdaily.com
  The study highlights the urgent need to safeguard global tropical wetlands from human impact. Complex organisms, thousands of times smaller than a grain of sand, play a critical role in shaping massive ecosystems and influencing Earth’s climate, according to a new study. Researchers from Arizona State University, in collaboration with colleagues from the National University [...]
  
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• Astronauts Gear Up for Daring Spacewalk and Cultivate Crops in Orbit

  29-01-2025 09:33 via scitechdaily.com
  On Tuesday, astronauts aboard the International Space Station focused on two key tasks: preparing for an upcoming spacewalk and conducting research on space gardening. In addition, the seven-member Expedition 72 crew worked on electronics maintenance and packed a cargo spacecraft for its scheduled departure. Suiting Up for Thursday’s Spacewalk NASA Commander Suni Williams and Flight [...]
  
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• Climate change made extreme conditions that fed California blazes more likely: Study

  29-01-2025 09:28
  
  Study says climate change made extreme fire conditions that fed California blazes more likely
  
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• Yale Physicists Unveil Hidden “Modes” in the Human Ear, Redefining How We Hear

  29-01-2025 08:12 via scitechdaily.com
  Yale researchers discovered new cochlear hearing modes that influence how the ear amplifies sound and processes frequencies. Yale physicists have uncovered a sophisticated and previously unknown set of “modes” within the human ear, which impose crucial constraints on how the ear amplifies faint sounds, withstands loud noises, and distinguishes an astonishing range of sound frequencies. [...]
  
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• Upstart Chinese AI company DeepSeek's founder started out as a low-key hedge fund entrepreneur

  29-01-2025 07:30
  
  The 40-year-old founder of China's DeepSeek, an AI startup that has startled markets with its capacity to compete with industry leaders like OpenAI, kept a low profile as he built up a hedge fund that now manages a reported $8 billion in assets
  
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• Scientists Discover Game-Changing Therapy to Combat High Cholesterol

  29-01-2025 07:03 via scitechdaily.com
  Scientists have discovered a potential new treatment for familial hypercholesterolemia, inspired by signs seen in the Mona Lisa. Using human stem cells, they found compounds that lower cholesterol without relying on the usual pathways, providing a fresh approach to treating the condition. A Hidden Clue in the Mona Lisa Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is [...]
  
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• DeepSeek says it built its chatbot cheap. What does that mean for AI's energy needs and the climate?

  29-01-2025 06:39
  
  Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek stunned markets and AI experts with its claim that it built its immensely popular chatbot at a fraction of the cost of those made by American tech titans
  
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• Ultra-Thin Absorers Break Records and Revolutionize Energy and Stealth

  29-01-2025 06:05 via scitechdaily.com
  Electromagnetic absorbers are essential in energy, stealth, and communication technologies, yet current designs underperform. A research team has introduced ultra-thin absorbers nearing theoretical efficiency limits, promising transformative industrial applications. Absorbing layers are essential to advancements in technologies like energy harvesting, stealth systems, and communication networks. These layers efficiently capture electromagnetic waves across wide frequency ranges, [...]
  
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• The Citizen Scientists of Fukushima

  29-01-2025 06:01 via nytimes.com
  
  Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of lives upended by the 2011 meltdowns in Fukushima.
  
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• First independently developed jet breaks the sound barrier over the California desert

  29-01-2025 05:45
  
  A sleek white aircraft has become the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier
  
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• A Third Type of Magnetism? Altermagnetism Named Top Physics Breakthrough of 2024

  29-01-2025 04:55 via scitechdaily.com
  Altermagnetism was first theorized in 2019 and experimentally confirmed in 2024 by researchers at Mainz University. It bridges the gap between traditional magnetic classifications, offering practical applications in advanced data storage systems. Top Scientific Breakthroughs of 2024 Science and research continuously deliver groundbreaking discoveries, expanding the boundaries of what we know. Each year, the renowned [...]
  
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• The Toxic Truth About “Contaminant Cocktails” – And How Selenium Can Help

  29-01-2025 03:23 via scitechdaily.com
  A study reveals that environmental pollutants like metals and drug residues interact to amplify toxicity in the body, particularly harming the liver. Researchers found that while each pollutant causes damage individually, their combination triggers an excessive antioxidant response, leading to further harm. Fortunately, selenium shows potential in counteracting these effects. Exposure to Harmful Substances People [...]
  
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• The Secret “Love” Lives of Bacteria: New Research Challenges Microbial Evolution Myths

  29-01-2025 02:32 via scitechdaily.com
  New research reveals that bacteria form species and maintain cohesion through frequent DNA exchange within species. This process, homologous recombination, reinforces distinct species boundaries and has major implications for microbiology, medicine, and environmental science. Kostas Konstantinidis overturned a long-standing scientific assumption when he demonstrated that many microbes, like plants and animals, are organized into distinct [...]
  
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• Paleontologists Discover Extremely Rare 45-Million-Year-Old Bird Fossil Hiding in Plain Sight

  29-01-2025 01:41 via scitechdaily.com
  A misidentified Diatryma skull from Germany’s Geiseltal region was rediscovered, confirming the rare bird’s herbivorous nature. About 45 million years ago, a 4.6-foot-tall (1.40 meters) flightless bird known as Diatryma inhabited the Geiseltal region in what is now southern Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. An international research team, led by Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the Senckenberg [...]
  
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• Hidden Hunger Crisis: Alarming Study Reveals Half of Diabetics Are Missing Essential Nutrients

  29-01-2025 00:30 via scitechdaily.com
  Micronutrient deficiencies, such as low vitamin D and magnesium, are alarmingly common in people with type 2 diabetes, affecting nearly half globally Women and those in the Americas are at higher risk, and the study underscores the importance of addressing not just energy metabolism but also overall nutrition. Researchers call for targeted interventions and further [...]
  
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• An Underwater Volcano Off of Oregon Coast May Erupt by End of 2025

  29-01-2025 00:20 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Frequent earthquakes 300 miles off the coast of Oregon signal escalation for the underwater volcano named Axial Seamount.
  
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