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• This Elephant Lived in Europe for 700,000 Years — Could It Live There Today?

  30-04-2025 23:45 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn more about the straight-tusked elephant Palaeoloxodon antiquus, which disappeared from Europe between around 50,000 and 34,000 years ago.
  
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• Trees Communicate With Each Other to Get Ready for a Solar Eclipse

  30-04-2025 23:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn how trees prepare for a solar eclipse, communicating with each other by synchronizing their bioelectrical signals.
  
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• Leaked image teases Samsung's "beyond slim" phone for mid-May launch - Android Headlines

  30-04-2025 23:14 via news.google.com
  Leaked image teases Samsung's "beyond slim" phone for mid-May launch  Android HeadlinesSamsung Galaxy S25 Edge's main and ultrawide cameras revealed - GSMArena.com news  GSMArena.comSamsung Galaxy S25 Edge leak reveals major specs, including how thin it actually is  MashableSamsung Galaxy S25 Edge launch teaser leaks ahead of May 13 reveal  Sammy FansGalaxy S25 Edge selfie camera doesn't fix something that's not broken  SamMobile
  
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• Massive Eruption From Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai Volcano Also Impacted Satellites

  30-04-2025 23:10 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Understanding how waves produced by volcanic eruption can enter the atmosphere has implications for both satellite safety and weather forecasting.
  
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• ‘Rust’ Director Says He Didn’t Watch Alec Baldwin’s Reality Show: ‘I Think I Was Busy Hitting Myself in the Face With a Frying Pan That Night’ - Variety

  30-04-2025 23:09 via news.google.com
  ‘Rust’ Director Says He Didn’t Watch Alec Baldwin’s Reality Show: ‘I Think I Was Busy Hitting Myself in the Face With a Frying Pan That Night’  Variety‘Rust’ Review: Tragedy Hit The Set But Now Alec Baldwin’s Western Hits The Screen – What’s The Verdict?  Deadline‘I wish I’d never written that damn movie’: Rust director Joel Souza on finishing his film after the fatal on-set shooting &nbs
  
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• Miriam Haley describes, for a second time, alleged assaults by Harvey Weinstein - NBC News

  30-04-2025 22:45 via news.google.com
  Miriam Haley describes, for a second time, alleged assaults by Harvey Weinstein  NBC NewsHarvey Weinstein Pushed, Grabbed and Then Attacked, Witness Testifies in NYC Trial  The New York Times‘The unthinkable was happening,’ Weinstein accuser says of alleged 2006 sex assault  AP NewsEx-‘Project Runway’ staffer tearfully recalls moment she realized 'I'm being raped' by Harvey Weinstein in his NYC apartment  New York PostHarvey Weinste
  
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• Conservative activist Robby Starbuck sues Meta over AI responses about him

  30-04-2025 22:30
  Conservative activist Robby Starbuck has filed a defamation lawsuit against Meta alleging that the social media giant’s artificial intelligence chat bot spread false statements about him, including that he participated in the the riot at the U.S. Capit...
  
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• Decades of trust-building in Vietnam, coming undone by Trump - The Washington Post

  30-04-2025 22:19 via news.google.com
  Decades of trust-building in Vietnam, coming undone by Trump  The Washington Post50 Years After the U.S. Left Vietnam, Another Retreat Is Shaking Asia  The New York TimesVietnam Society founder discusses Vietnamese American hopes 50 years after end of war  NPRFall of Saigon: Children of Vietnam’s war refugees reconcile a painful past  Al JazeeraLong arc of reconciliation between U.S. and Vietnam falters under Trump  The Washington Post
  
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• Meta executive apologizes to conservative anti-DEI activist for AI responses

  30-04-2025 22:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  An executive at Meta has issued an apology to conservative influencer Robby Starbuck, who said Meta’s AI chatbot gave responses defaming him.
  
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• Cyclones on Jupiter and a moon with flowing magma: NASA Juno probe's latest discoveries are awesome - Space

  30-04-2025 22:00 via news.google.com
  Cyclones on Jupiter and a moon with flowing magma: NASA Juno probe's latest discoveries are awesome  SpaceView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Oral histories and now DNA of Picuris Pueblo link their ancestors to Chaco Canyon

  30-04-2025 21:42
  For the first time, a tribe in the U.S. has led research using DNA to show their ancestral connection to Chaco Canyon, one of the ancient centers of Pueblo culture and society
  
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• Psychedelic Ayahuasca Could Produce Either Positive or Negative Mental Health Effects

  30-04-2025 21:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Prior mental health conditions, as well as the environment in which ayahuasca is taken and the people around participants can all impact the outcome.
  
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• Alphabet CEO Pichai In Antitrust Trial Says Apple AI Deal Is Close - Investor's Business Daily

  30-04-2025 20:28 via news.google.com
  Alphabet CEO Pichai In Antitrust Trial Says Apple AI Deal Is Close  Investor's Business DailyGoogle Eyes Gemini-iPhone AI Deal This Year, Pichai Tells Court  BloombergGoogle hopes to reach Gemini deal with Apple this year  ReutersGoogle confirms it’s close to getting Gemini support on iPhones  The VergeSundar Pichai and Tim Cook Talked About Gemini Deal, Pichai Says  The Information
  
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• 'Way beyond hazing': Central NY school cancels boys' lacrosse season - Times Union

  30-04-2025 19:58 via news.google.com
  'Way beyond hazing': Central NY school cancels boys' lacrosse season  Times Union11 Syracuse high schoolers face charges over an alleged team hazing. Here’s what we know about the possible punishment  CNN‘Hazing on steroids’: Westhill ends boys lacrosse season as Onondaga County DA demands 11 of its players surrender  WSYRTeen hazing suspects surrender after being given 48 hours deadline  BBC'Hazing on steroids': Syracuse high school stud
  
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• Israel scrambles for international aid as wildfires rage near Jerusalem - The Times of Israel

  30-04-2025 19:57 via news.google.com
  Israel scrambles for international aid as wildfires rage near Jerusalem  The Times of IsraelWildfires in Israel Force Towns Near Jerusalem to Evacuate  The New York TimesFirefighters battling flames in six main areas as blaze continues near Jerusalem  The Times of IsraelDrivers abandon vehicles after wildfire engulfs Israeli highway  Al Jazeera'All you have to do is burn': Hamas calls to set fires in Jerusalem, West Bank  The Jerusalem Post
  
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• Whew Chile! Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour Opening Night Ends in Fan Brawl With a Nasty Ending - The Root

  30-04-2025 19:31 via news.google.com
  Whew Chile! Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour Opening Night Ends in Fan Brawl With a Nasty Ending  The RootBeyoncé Wears Assless Chaps Almost Exclusively for the First Night of Her 'Cowboy Carter' Tour  YahooBeyoncé's Cowboy Carter Tour Just Kicked Off, and You Must See These 10 Photos — Complete with Blue Ivy and Rumi Cameos  People.comBeyoncé's Daughter Rumi Joins Cowboy Carter Tour in Oscar de la Renta  WWDReview: Leav
  
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• The Technocracy Movement In 1930s Wanted To Merge The US, Canada and Greenland

  30-04-2025 18:38 via technocracy.news
  Even the left-of-center The Conversation gets more about Technocracy than the collective MAGA movement does. Today’s Technocrats are still chasing the dream “that a scientifically planned economy could ensure abundance, stability, and fairness.” Fairness for Technocrats, that is, and the rest is a mirage. For the rest of us, it’s neo-feudalism, aka scientific dictatorship. ⁃ Patrick Wood, Editor.A movement that wanted to merge North America into one nation and
  
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• The Technocracy Movement In 1930s Wanted To Merge The US, Canada and Greeland

  30-04-2025 18:38 via technocracy.news
  Even the left-of-center The Conversation gets more about Technocracy than the collective MAGA movement does. Today’s Technocrats are still chasing the dream “that a scientifically planned economy could ensure abundance, stability, and fairness.” Fairness for Technocrats, that is, and the rest is a mirage. For the rest of us, it’s neo-feudalism, aka scientific dictatorship. ⁃ Patrick Wood, Editor.A movement that wanted to merge North America into one nation and
  
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• OpenAI rolled back a ChatGPT update that made the bot excessively flattering

  30-04-2025 18:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  A recent update to ChatGPT made the artificial intelligence model so overly flattering in its responses that OpenAI reversed course to an earlier version.
  
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• Bird flu isn't as silent as we think — experts caution the pandemic threat is still growing - Salon.com

  30-04-2025 18:00 via news.google.com
  Bird flu isn't as silent as we think — experts caution the pandemic threat is still growing  Salon.comTop virologists sound the alarm on bird flu and plead with world leaders to prepare for another pandemic  FortuneH5N1 avian flu surges in Idaho's dairy cattle  CIDRAPExperts Urge US To Prepare For Potential Pandemic As A New Virus Spreads In All 50 States  NDTVColorado State University studies increased threat of avian flu amid rise in household cat
  
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• New Biomass satellite will provide an unprecedented look at the planet's forests - ABC News

  30-04-2025 17:45 via news.google.com
  New Biomass satellite will provide an unprecedented look at the planet's forests  ABC NewsThe satellite that will "weigh" world's 1.5 trillion trees  BBCVega launches Biomass satellite  SpaceNewsSatellite launches on mission to "weigh" the world's 1.5 trillion trees  CBS NewsESA launches Biomass, a satellite set to unlock the secrets of forests  Euronews.com
  
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• WhatsApp is working on private AI chats in the cloud - The Verge

  30-04-2025 17:21 via news.google.com
  WhatsApp is working on private AI chats in the cloud  The VergeBuilding Private Processing for AI tools on WhatsApp  Engineering at MetaHow to Turn Off Meta AI: Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp  MetricoolDisgruntled user has left the chat: Is it time to hang up on WhatsApp?  The IndependentWhatsApp defends 'optional' AI tool that cannot be turned off  BBC
  
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• Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff Want Their New Wrestling League to Be Like ‘The Voice’ - The Hollywood Reporter

  30-04-2025 17:19 via news.google.com
  Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff Want Their New Wrestling League to Be Like ‘The Voice’  The Hollywood ReporterPro wrestling icon Hulk Hogan to be commissioner of Real American Freestyle  AP NewsHulk Hogan And Eric Bischoff Talk Cena’s Heel Turn, Unveil Real American Freestyle  ForbesHulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff team up to launch Real American Freestyle, bring competitive wrestling to mainstream  Fox NewsBackstage Update On Hulk Hogan & Eric
  
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• Experiment sheds new light on the origins of consciousness - Medical Xpress

  30-04-2025 17:00 via news.google.com
  Experiment sheds new light on the origins of consciousness  Medical XpressAdversarial testing of global neuronal workspace and integrated information theories of consciousness  NatureTwo Theories Face off to Explain the Origins of Consciousness  Scientific AmericanTwo Theories of Consciousness Faced Off. The Ref Took a Beating.  The New York TimesStudy turns up new clues, new questions in the search for the roots of consciousness  GeekWire
  
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• T. rex researchers eviscerate 'misleading' dinosaur leather announcement - Live Science

  30-04-2025 16:05 via news.google.com
  T. rex researchers eviscerate 'misleading' dinosaur leather announcement  Live ScienceFearsome to fashion: How your next fashion accessory could be made from real T. rex  NBC NewsVML, Lab-Grown Leather Ltd. and The Organoid Company announce partnership to create world's first T-Rex leather  VMLAre You Wearing The T. Rex Boots? World-First Leather Takes Fossil Dinosaur Collagen And Makes It Fashion  IFLScienceWorld's First 'T. Rex Leather' Is Claimed to Com
  
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• Microsoft pledges to protect European operations and unveils data center expansion

  30-04-2025 14:38
  Microsoft has pledged to fight any U.S. government order to halt data center operations in Europe, as it sought to soothe concerns among European customers that trans-Atlantic tensions would lead to service disruptions
  
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• Forget Meta AI – WhatsApp now lets you talk directly to Perplexity and ChatGPT in the app, here’s how - TechRadar

  30-04-2025 13:04 via news.google.com
  Forget Meta AI – WhatsApp now lets you talk directly to Perplexity and ChatGPT in the app, here’s how  TechRadarTackling scams, misinformation: Deep dive into Perplexity’s WhatsApp bot proposition  Hindustan TimesPerplexity AI launches on WhatsApp to make AI smarter and more accessible  YourStory.comPerplexity AI Chatbot Now Available on WhatsApp Without Sign-Up  The Hans IndiaPerplexity AI on WhatsApp: Will it Set a New Standard for Chat
  
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• Even a small uptick in vaccination could prevent millions of US measles cases. Here's how - ABC News

  30-04-2025 12:05 via news.google.com
  Even a small uptick in vaccination could prevent millions of US measles cases. Here's how  ABC NewsSome adults may need a measles booster shot. Who should get one and why?  Harvard HealthMeasles cases in Texas rise to 663, state health department says  ReutersTexas measles total grows to 663 as Arkansas reports local spread  CIDRAPTexas measles outbreak now over 660 cases, but fewer than 10 actively infectious  Dallas News
  
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• More and more older Americans want to know their Alzheimer’s status, survey finds : Shots - Health News - NPR

  30-04-2025 12:00 via news.google.com
  More and more older Americans want to know their Alzheimer’s status, survey finds : Shots - Health News  NPRAlzheimer's Association calls on doctors to use newer early diagnostic testing due to improvements  ABC NewsMore than 7 million Americans have Alzheimer's. Research cuts could slow the fight.  USA TodayNumber of people suffering with Alzheimer’s disease increased by 300K in past year: What you need to know  Dayton Daily NewsAlzheimer's ra
  
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• Trump’s Cuts to Science Funding Could Hurt U.S. Economy, Study Shows

  30-04-2025 11:01 via nytimes.com
  Reducing federal support for research and development could cause long-run economic damage and reduce government revenue.
  
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• 3 astronauts return to Earth after 6 months on China's space station

  30-04-2025 09:12
  Three Chinese astronauts have landed back on Earth after six months on China’s space station
  
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• The US government has a new policy for terminating international students' legal status

  30-04-2025 05:02
  The U.S. government has issued a new policy for terminating international students' legal status
  
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• Trump, who promised Day 1 relief and lower prices, talks of a 'transition period'

  30-04-2025 03:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  Trump insisted that he had prepared Americans for a tough “transition period,” despite having run a campaign that made explicit Day 1 promises to restore prosperity.
  
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• Japan's Toyota starts collaborating with self-driving leader Waymo on autonomous cars

  30-04-2025 03:58
  Japan’s top automaker Toyota has announced a partnership with U.S. autonomous driving technology company Waymo
  
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• Meta launches AI app, Zuckerberg chats with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at developer conference

  30-04-2025 03:10
  Meta Platforms Inc. is hosting its first generative artificial intelligence conference for developers, LlamaCon, on Tuesday
  
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• Lost Fortresses, Shifting Sands, and Coral Cities: The Secrets of Dry Tortugas

  30-04-2025 02:34 via scitechdaily.com
  Off the coast of Key West lies the pristine Dry Tortugas, a cluster of remote islands where coral reefs, historical forts, and vibrant marine life take center stage. From the imposing walls of Fort Jefferson to hidden underwater treasures like shipwrecks and Texas Rock, this largely submerged national park offers a spectacular blend of history [...]
  
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• Textbooks Wrong? Melting Ice Sheets May Have Supercharged Continental Drift

  30-04-2025 02:11 via scitechdaily.com
  Melting glaciers 10,000 years ago sped up continental drift and volcanic activity, a process that could repeat as modern ice sheets melt. About 10,000 years ago, as the last Ice Age came to an end, the movement of the North American continent and the expansion of the Atlantic Ocean may have temporarily accelerated. According to [...]
  
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• Earth’s Future at Risk: Scientists Warn of Imminent Climate “Tipping Points”

  30-04-2025 01:48 via scitechdaily.com
  New research shows that multiple climate tipping points are likely if global policies stay unchanged, with a 62% risk on average. However, more sustainable pathways could significantly reduce these risks. New research finds that multiple climate “tipping points” are likely to be triggered if global policies continue on their current path. Scientists evaluated the risk [...]
  
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• Antarctica’s Astonishing Rebound: Ice Sheet Grows for the First Time in Decades

  30-04-2025 01:24 via scitechdaily.com
  Mass changes across the Antarctic ice sheet have been detected using satellite gravimetry, revealing significant instabilities in major glacier basins of East Antarctica as well as across the entire ice sheet. The Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) plays a major role in global sea-level rise. Since March 2002, the GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) mission [...]
  
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• Prehistoric Crocodile Fossil Shows Species Went Extinct 5 Million Years Later Than Thought

  30-04-2025 01:05 via discovermagazine.com
  
  A sebecid tooth and two vertebraes found in the Dominican Republic show that the crocodile species persisted in the Caribbean after it died out in other areas.
  
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• The Fungus on Your Skin Can Stave Off An Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

  30-04-2025 00:10 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn more about Malassezia, a type of fungi that’s found on human skin, which could help humans fight off antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria.
  
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• New Atomic Fountain Clock Props Up the World's Time With Pinpoint Precision

  30-04-2025 00:05 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn about NIST-F4, the latest cesium fountain clock that now stands as one of the most accurate timekeepers in the entire world.
  
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• As Breast Cancer Cases Grow, Deaths from the Disease are Declining

  30-04-2025 00:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  More and better kinds of screening as well as new, more targeted treatments are making breast cancer less deadly.
  
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