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• Prince Andrew stripped of royal titles amid mounting pressure

  30-10-2025 23:51 via nbcnews.com
  King Charles announced he will remove his brother’s royal titles after growing pressure about Andrew’s connection to Jeffrey Epstein. NBC News’ Molly Hunter reports from Buckingham Palace.
  
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• Wave of RSV, particularly dangerous for babies, sweeping across U.S.; doctors urge vaccination - Los Angeles Times

  30-10-2025 23:08 via news.google.com
  Wave of RSV, particularly dangerous for babies, sweeping across U.S.; doctors urge vaccination  Los Angeles TimesRSV surge sends more infants to hospitals as virus season begins  ConsumerAffairsRSV vaccine, headlight checks and Vashon’s Care Closet  Vashon-Maury Island BeachcomberWhat is RSV, Respiratory Syncytial Virus?  ITVXIs it a cold or RSV? Know when to call your child’s doctor  Pigeon605
  
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• China’s Ancient Tombs Reveal Links Between Political Stability and Prosperous Landscapes

  30-10-2025 23:05 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Periods of peace and wealth allowed people to invest more in the afterlife, leaving behind a lasting record of cultural and environmental history.
  
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• Sudan war: Survivors of el-Fasher siege tell the BBC about RSF brutality - BBC

  30-10-2025 23:01 via news.google.com
  Sudan war: Survivors of el-Fasher siege tell the BBC about RSF brutality  BBCExecutions and Mass Casualties: Videos Show Horror Unfolding in Sudan  The New York TimesSatellite images and videos capture atrocities unfolding in Sudan  Financial TimesHundreds killed in Darfur hospital massacre, 'hero' doctors abducted  NPRSudan war takes a turn as paramilitary force captures Darfur, threatening to split the country  AP News
  
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• Trump sets lowest-ever refugee cap. See how other presidents compare. - Axios

  30-10-2025 22:54 via news.google.com
  Trump sets lowest-ever refugee cap. See how other presidents compare.  AxiosTrump caps refugee admissions at record low - with most to be white South Africans  BBCUS will limit number of refugees to 7,500 and give priority to white South Africans  The GuardianTrump Live Updates: Latest News on Xi Meeting, China Trade Talks and Refugee Admissions  The New York TimesNews Wrap: Trump slashes number of refugees allowed into U.S.  PBS
  
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• Dictionary.com’s word of the year is ‘6-7.’ But is it even a word and what does it mean? - AP News

  30-10-2025 22:51 via news.google.com
  Dictionary.com’s word of the year is ‘6-7.’ But is it even a word and what does it mean?  AP NewsWhat does 67 mean? Dictionary.com just made it the word of the year  Scripps NewsWhy Are Kids Saying “Six-Seven,” and Why Is It Being Banned? The Meme, Explained  glamour.com‘6-7’ declared word of 2025: Here’s why, and what it means  WGN-TVSlang terms like ‘six-seven’ have no definition. But they&rsquo
  
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• Apple delivers strong quarter despite iPhone sales slowdown

  30-10-2025 22:43
  Apple’s iPhone sales growth decelerated during its summertime quarter, but the company still delivered financial results that exceeded analyst projections while the trendsetting company continued to catch up to its Big Tech peers in the artificial inte...
  
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• Physicists detect rare 'second-generation' black holes that prove Einstein right... again - Live Science

  30-10-2025 22:27 via news.google.com
  Physicists detect rare 'second-generation' black holes that prove Einstein right... again  Live ScienceScientists hear 2 newborn black holes 'crying' through ripples in spacetime — and one had a birth unlike anything seen before  SpaceColliding Black Holes Might Have Formed from Earlier Cosmic Smashups  CaltechWhen Black Holes Eat Their Own  Universe TodayBlack hole detected escaping at full speed after a collision for the first time  Earth
  
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• Kristi Noem rejects request to pause immigration actions in Chicago over Halloween weekend

  30-10-2025 22:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  Noem made the comments amid a firestorm of controversy in the Chicago area, as immigration enforcement operations have devolved into chaotic confrontations with residents and activists.
  
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• Dutch voters deliver rebuke to the far right in knife-edge election - The Washington Post

  30-10-2025 22:23 via news.google.com
  Dutch voters deliver rebuke to the far right in knife-edge election  The Washington PostNetherlands election: Dutch far right loses ground, opening door for centrist coalition talks  CNNRob Jetten: anti-Wilders, ‘yes we can’ candidate poised to be next Dutch PM  The Guardian‘Not So Bulletproof’: A Far-Right Party Faces Rebuke in the Netherlands  The New York TimesDutch centrist Jetten confident of forming government after far-right'
  
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• Dogs In Chornobyl are Mysteriously Turning Blue, But Radiation Is Not to Blame

  30-10-2025 22:20 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn more about the blue dogs in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone and what is behind the mystery of their blue fur.
  
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• China emerges as US ‘peer rival’ at Xi Jinping-Donald Trump summit - Financial Times

  30-10-2025 22:02 via news.google.com
  China emerges as US ‘peer rival’ at Xi Jinping-Donald Trump summit  Financial TimesTrump’s big concession to Xi is loaded with red flags  CNNThe Long Road to a U.S.-China Trade Pact  The Wall Street JournalHow Xi Walked Away From Trump Trade Talks Looking Stronger  The New York TimesTwo presidents walk into an airport : Sources & Methods  NPR
  
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• 'Dating journalist' seeks answers on Gen Z relationship struggles

  30-10-2025 22:00 via nbcnews.com
  Elsbeth Weempe, a self-proclaimed "dating journalist," is on a mission to figure out why Gen Z is struggling romantically through her viral online interviews. NBC News' Ryan Chandler talks to Weempe on what she has learned from her mission. 
  
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• Carnivorous Death-Ball Sponge and Other New Species Have Been Found in the Deep Sea

  30-10-2025 21:55 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn about the new deep-sea species discovered in the Southern Ocean, including a "death-ball" sponge that uses a deadly method to trap prey.
  
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• Mamdani explains how he would protect New Yorkers from a potential Trump immigration enforcement

  30-10-2025 21:54 via nbcnews.com
  New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani explains to NBC News’ Allan Smith how he would protect New Yorkers from a potential immigration enforcement action ordered by President Donald Trump.
  
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• Trump and Xi Reached a Rare-Earths Deal. Why MP Materials Stock Is Rising. - Barron's

  30-10-2025 21:51 via news.google.com
  Trump and Xi Reached a Rare-Earths Deal. Why MP Materials Stock Is Rising.  Barron'sTrump Touts Rare-Earth Win in Talks That Showed Xi’s Strong Hand  Bloomberg.comWhat are rare earth minerals, and why are they central to Trump’s trade deal with China?  CNNRare earths stocks rally as China delays export controls after Trump-Xi meeting  CNBCTrump Secures Key Mineral Deal With China’s Xi: What To Know  Newsweek
  
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• Could Fat-Trapping Boba Pearls Replace Weight Loss Medications Like GLP-1 Agonists?

  30-10-2025 21:40 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn how microbeads made from green tea polyphenols, vitamin E, and seaweed could help break down fats without the negative side effects that can come from GLP-1 agonists.
  
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• Why Are Some Tomatoes Yellow? Researchers Solve the Mystery

  30-10-2025 21:37 via scitechdaily.com
  A single mutation in the YFT3 gene turns tomatoes yellow by disrupting a crucial pigment-producing enzyme. Researchers have discovered that a single genetic change in the YFT3 gene disrupts a vital enzyme involved in producing carotenoids, the pigments responsible for tomato coloration. The gene encodes the isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase enzyme, which maintains the delicate balance [...]
  
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• Beached Dolphins Show Alzheimer’s-Like Brain Damage

  30-10-2025 21:12 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers investigating why dolphins sometimes strand on beaches have uncovered an unsettling link between toxic algae and Alzheimer’s-like brain damage. Studies show that cyanobacteria, tiny organisms that flourish in warm, nutrient-rich waters, produce toxins such as BMAA that can accumulate in the marine food chain. Dolphins exposed to these toxins exhibit the same brain abnormalities [...]
  
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• An animal rights activist said she ‘rescued’ chickens. A jury convicted her of conspiracy - Los Angeles Times

  30-10-2025 21:05 via news.google.com
  An animal rights activist said she ‘rescued’ chickens. A jury convicted her of conspiracy  Los Angeles TimesCalifornia Animal Rights Activist Convicted in Chicken Theft  The New York TimesJury convicts California activist who took chickens from Perdue Farms plant  ABC NewsUS woman who ‘rescued’ four chickens found guilty of trespassing and conspiracy  The GuardianWhat people are saying about the Zoe Rosenberg verdict  The
  
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• A Strange Discovery in Snake Pee Could Change Medicine

  30-10-2025 20:47 via scitechdaily.com
  Many reptiles excrete solid uric acid crystals instead of liquid urine, a water-saving adaptation that could hold clues for human medicine. If you’ve never cared for a reptile, you might be surprised to learn that many species don’t urinate liquid at all. Instead, they release solid white crystals made of uric acid. A recent study [...]
  
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• Google shows off prototype Android XR glasses from extended Magic Leap deal [Video] - 9to5Google

  30-10-2025 20:15 via news.google.com
  Google shows off prototype Android XR glasses from extended Magic Leap deal [Video]  9to5GoogleGoogle and Magic Leap are showing off prototype AI glasses.  The VergeMagic Leap's Android XR Prototype Reveals AR's Future  virtual.reality.newsMagic Leap, One of the Biggest Flops in AR, Is Back  LifehackerMagic Leap & Google Extend Partnership And Show HUD Glasses Prototype  UploadVR
  
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• 'Call of Duty’ movie in the works with Peter Berg, Taylor Sheridan

  30-10-2025 19:53
  “Call of Duty” is being adapted into a feature film
  
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• 5 more arrests as Louvre jewel heist probe deepens and key details emerge - AP News

  30-10-2025 19:26 via news.google.com
  5 more arrests as Louvre jewel heist probe deepens and key details emerge  AP NewsFrench Police Arrest 5 More in Louvre Jewel Heist Investigation  The New York TimesFive new suspects arrested over Louvre heist – but still no sign of looted jewels  CNNLouvre heist suspects charged, jewels not recovered: Paris prosecutor  ABC NewsMFA Boston’s Historic Restitution, Five New Louvre Arrests Made, and More: Morning Links for October 30, 2025 &nb
  
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• ‘Teenage T. rex’ fossil is actually a different species - Nature

  30-10-2025 19:11 via news.google.com
  ‘Teenage T. rex’ fossil is actually a different species  NatureOne of science’s biggest dinosaur debates may finally be settled  The Washington PostThe Case of the Tiny Tyrannosaurus Might Have Been Cracked  The New York TimesScientists thought this fossil was a teen T. rex. Turns out it's a new tyrannosaur  NPR‘Dueling dinosaurs’ fossil forces a radical rethink of T. rex remains  CNN
  
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• Android 17 could bring full-screen apps to your phone’s always-on display - Android Authority

  30-10-2025 19:06 via news.google.com
  Android 17 could bring full-screen apps to your phone’s always-on display  Android AuthorityYour Android always-on display might be about to get a massive upgrade  PhoneArenaAndroid 17 may add full-screen apps to always-on display  findarticles.comAndroid 17 Min Mode turns AOD into a live app canvas  NokiamobOne UI built on Android 17 to bring massive AOD upgrade  Sammy Fans
  
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• NFL Week 9 picks: Upset and score predictions, matchup analysis for every game - NFL.com

  30-10-2025 18:20 via news.google.com
  NFL Week 9 picks: Upset and score predictions, matchup analysis for every game  NFL.comLamar Jackson is back and the Chiefs visit the Bills: Five things to know about Week 9 in the NFL  CNNBest NFL Week 9 picks and predictions: Top bets and underdogs to back  CBS SportsNFL Week 9 bold predictions & key matchups + 2026 NFL MOCK DRAFT breakdown  Yahoo Sports2025 NFL Week 9 Expert Picks  Bleacher Report
  
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• Amazon has reportedly canceled its LOTR MMO - The Verge

  30-10-2025 18:19 via news.google.com
  Amazon has reportedly canceled its LOTR MMO  The VergeAn Update on New World - News | Official New World: Aeternum Website  newworld.comIt Looks Like Amazon's The Lord of the Rings MMO Is Dead  IGNAmazon have reportedly cancelled their Lord Of The Rings MMO, again  Rock Paper ShotgunAs New World dies thanks to Amazon, ex World of Warcraft lead thanks the devs who made it for "trying to keep the MMO dream alive" as he struggles with his own new MMORPG 
  
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• Lunchbreak: ESPN Forecasts Teams’ Activity as NFL Trade Deadline Approaches - Minnesota Vikings

  30-10-2025 18:06 via news.google.com
  Lunchbreak: ESPN Forecasts Teams’ Activity as NFL Trade Deadline Approaches  Minnesota VikingsWhich NFL teams should make trades before the deadline? Barnwell sizes up expectations for all 32  ESPN2025 NFL trade deadline: CBs are hot. It's unclear if Maxx Crosby is off limits. And will Eagles shock everyone?  Yahoo SportsNFL Trade Deadline Buzz: Latest Intel on Selling Teams, Players to Watch  FOX Sports2025 NFL trade deadline: 11 player-team fits th
  
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• ‘Wicked: For Good’ Will Deliver Magic To The Box Office With $112M-$115M+ Opening – Early Look - Deadline

  30-10-2025 17:46 via news.google.com
  ‘Wicked: For Good’ Will Deliver Magic To The Box Office With $112M-$115M+ Opening – Early Look  DeadlineCynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande Talk the End of the Yellow Brick Road in Wicked: The Official Podcast —and I’m Hosting  Vanity Fair‘Wicked: For Good’ Tracking to Open to Bewitching $115M-$120M at Thanksgiving Box Office  The Hollywood Reporter‘Wicked: For Good’: Dorothy’s Iconic Slippers Will Appear, They
  
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• Scientists find an explanation for oddball, water-rich exoplanets: They make their own water - Phys.org

  30-10-2025 16:41 via news.google.com
  Scientists find an explanation for oddball, water-rich exoplanets: They make their own water  Phys.orgBuilding wet planets through high-pressure magma–hydrogen reactions  NatureSome planets might home brew their own water  Science NewsWhere Water Comes From: A New Clue From Alien Worlds  astrobiology.comExperiments Uncover Intense Water Production in Planet Formation  Bioengineer.org
  
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• Floyd Roger Myers Jr., ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ Actor, Dies at 42 - The Hollywood Reporter

  30-10-2025 16:41 via news.google.com
  Floyd Roger Myers Jr., ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ Actor, Dies at 42  The Hollywood ReporterFloyd Roger Myers Jr., Child Star of ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ Series, Dies at 42  Yahoo'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' Child Star Floyd Roger Myers Jr. Dies in Maryland Home at 42 After Suffering a Heart Attack  Realtor.com'Fresh Prince of Bel Air' Child Actor Floyd Roger Myers Jr. Dead at 42  TMZFloyd Roger Myers Jr., child star on 'Fresh Princ
  
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• Scientists Need to Take Headaches Seriously

  30-10-2025 16:17 via nytimes.com
  One in seven Americans has migraines. They deserve relief.
  
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• Over 100 ‘BSL-4’ Bioweapons Labs Now Operate Worldwide, With More Under Construction

  30-10-2025 16:12 via technocracy.news
  These are the most dangerous people on the planet. Global bans on this kind of research don’t work. Government oversight is a joke. The only solution to get rid of these megalomaniac Technocrats is to swoop in and escort them off the premises, take away their security card to prevent re-entry, hand them a restraining order preventing them from conducting research ever again, and finally, burn the research facility to the ground. After that, each person should be monitored for life to make
  
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• OpenAI Says A Million ChatGPT Users Talk About Suicide

  30-10-2025 15:36 via technocracy.news
  This odd story appears to be written by AI and probably by a competitor of OpenAI. This is not just a problem with OpenAI, but also with Grok, Meta, and the multiple companion apps circulating around. The problem stems from the collapse of reality, and it can strike anybody at any time. Sycophant responses from AI, coupled with sensory misalignment (seeing or hearing fakery), land people in a state of mental vertigo. When you cannot tell reality from a fence post, you are in the hands of the Rab
  
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• International Space Station marks 25 years of nonstop human presence in orbit

  30-10-2025 15:27
  The International Space Station is marking 25 years of nonstop human presence in orbit
  
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• Missing Brain Molecule May Hold the Secret to Improving Cognition in Down Syndrome

  30-10-2025 15:23 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers at the Salk Institute have identified a missing molecule, pleiotrophin, as a possible key to repairing faulty brain circuits in Down syndrome. New research indicates that faulty brain circuits observed in Down syndrome could stem from insufficient levels of a specific molecule critical to nervous system development and operation. Scientists believe that replenishing this [...]
  
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• Meditation Has Potentially Dangerous Side Effects. Here’s What Scientists Say You Should Know

  30-10-2025 14:58 via scitechdaily.com
  A new study reveals that meditation, though often beneficial, can cause side effects for many practitioners. Meditation has become a popular tool for everything from reducing stress to boosting productivity, often viewed as a universal solution for improving mental health. However, when any practice is considered for clinical or medical use, several important questions need [...]
  
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• Scientists “Completely Eliminate” Leukemia in Preclinical Model

  30-10-2025 14:33 via scitechdaily.com
  New triple therapy reprograms cancer cell death, helping the immune system destroy tumors. The goal of immunotherapy is to activate a patient’s own immune system to target and destroy tumor cells. In a preclinical study, researchers from the Institut Pasteur and Inserm successfully triggered a potent anti-tumor immune response by reprogramming how malignant B cells [...]
  
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• WhatsApp adds passkey protection to end-to-end encrypted backups - TechCrunch

  30-10-2025 14:00 via news.google.com
  WhatsApp adds passkey protection to end-to-end encrypted backups  TechCrunchWhatsApp can now use passkeys to secure your backups  The VergeWe’re Making it Easier to Encrypt Your WhatsApp Chat Backups  Meta StoreMeta: WhatsApp Gradually Rolls Out Rolling Passcode-Encrypted Chat Backup Feature  BitgetWhatsApp Adds Passkey Protection for Chat Back-Ups  Social Media Today
  
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• How tiny drones inspired by bats could save lives in dark and stormy conditions

  30-10-2025 13:06
  Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are developing tiny drones inspired by bats for search and rescue missions
  
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• Tens of thousands of layoffs are being blamed on AI. Experts say there may be more to the story.

  30-10-2025 10:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Large U.S. companies are pointing to AI to justify job cuts. But some experts question whether AI is cover for more traditional business challenges.
  
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• The Sun’s Fiery Secret Waves Discovered After 80 Years of Searching

  30-10-2025 09:54 via scitechdaily.com
  Scientists have finally observed long-sought twisting magnetic waves, known as torsional Alfvén waves, in the Sun’s corona—ending an eight-decade search that began in the 1940s. Using the powerful Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii, researchers captured the first direct evidence of these small, constant waves, which may be responsible for heating the Sun’s outer [...]
  
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• How AI Saved NASA’s $10 Billion Webb Telescope From Blurry Vision

  30-10-2025 09:19 via scitechdaily.com
  Sydney scientists fixed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope without ever leaving Earth. Using AI-powered software called AMIGO, they eliminated image blurring caused by subtle electronic distortions. The fix restored the telescope’s full power to reveal distant exoplanets and cosmic phenomena. It’s a remarkable story of how code, not astronauts, saved NASA’s $10 billion telescope. Sydney [...]
  
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• China says it's on track to land astronauts on the moon by 2030

  30-10-2025 09:17
  China said it's on track to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 as it prepared to send another team of astronauts to its space station, as part of its ambitious plans to be a leader in space exploration
  
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• Archaeological site in Alaska that casts light on early Yup'ik life ravaged by ex-Typhoon Halong

  30-10-2025 06:17
  A Yup'ik community near the Bering Sea in southwest Alaska was spared the widespread devastation other communities experienced from the remnants of Typhoon Halong earlier this month
  
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• Researchers Discover Lost 3,000-Year-Old Babylonian Hymn

  30-10-2025 04:23 via scitechdaily.com
  A previously unknown hymn of praise dating to around 1000 BCE was discovered by LMU Professor Enrique Jiménez, who used AI to identify 30 related manuscripts. During a joint project with the University of Baghdad, LMU Professor Enrique Jiménez uncovered a text that had been missing for a millennium. “It’s a fascinating hymn that describes [...]
  
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• Scientists Discover Ocean Bacteria That Feast on Plastic

  30-10-2025 03:56 via scitechdaily.com
  A newly discovered enzyme motif reveals how ocean microbes are evolving to digest plastic, potentially aiding future cleanup efforts. Hidden in the depths of the ocean, scientists have discovered marine bacteria equipped with enzymes that can consume plastic, their evolution shaped by humanity’s discarded waste. According to a global study by researchers at KAUST, these [...]
  
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• This Wonder Material Could Revolutionize Renewable Energy

  30-10-2025 03:33 via scitechdaily.com
  A team of researchers has explored how two-dimensional materials known as MXenes could revolutionize renewable energy and sustainable chemical production. Scientists searching for cleaner and more sustainable technologies are turning their attention to two-dimensional materials that could transform renewable energy systems. Their work may make it possible to create essential compounds like ammonia, a key [...]
  
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• A nonprofit on top, billions below: How OpenAI's new structure works

  30-10-2025 00:10 via nbcnews.com
  
  OpenAI announced Tuesday that it had completed a tumultuous corporate restructuring effort, simplifying a complex ownership web for the ChatGPT creator.
  
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