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Could glowing green skin be an alternative to blood sampling?:
Blood sampling is painful and invasive, plus it only tells you what's going on in the patient's body right when the sample is taken.
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14 January 2026.
'World's smallest' ergonomic horizontal mouse can be used almost anywhere:
Even a device as simple as a computer mouse still has plenty of room for improvement.
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19 January 2026.
State Department: Detaining People For Social Media Activity Is ‘Paranoid’ And Sign Of An ‘Illegitimate Regime’ (Unless We Do It):
You really can’t make this stuff up.
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20 January 2026.
How I Get Free Traffic from ChatGPT in 2025 (AIO vs SEO):
Three weeks ago, I tested something that completely changed how I think about organic traffic.
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04 December 2025.
MathGPT founders say site boosts students’ skills, confidence:
The founders of MathGPT are featured on the January episode of the Startup Cornell podcast.
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16 January 2026.
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01 January 1970.
UK study to examine effects of restricting social media for children:
Trial involving 4,000 children will explore impact on mental health, sleep and time spent with friends and familyA pioneering investigation into the impact of restricting social media access for children in the UK has been announced as politicians around the world consider action on the issue.
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20 January 2026.
UK study to examine effects of restricting social media for children:
Trial involving 4,000 children will explore impact on mental health, sleep and time spent with friends and familyA pioneering investigation into the impact of restricting social media access for children in the UK has been announced as politicians around the world consider action on the issue.
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20 January 2026.
I asked six popular AIs the same trick questions, and every one of them hallucinated:
Everyone knows AI chatbots can get things wrong, so I tested the leading ones to see which are the worst offenders.
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20 January 2026.
Cow astonishes scientists with rare use of tools:
The discovery suggests cows may have far greater cognitive abilities than previously assumed.
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20 January 2026.
Do phone sleep trackers work?:
Are sleep trackers on your phone helping you get a full night's rest? NPR's Life Kit investigates.
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18 January 2026.
An A.I. Start-Up Says It Wants to Empower Workers, Not Replace Them:
Founded by researchers from Anthropic, Google and xAI, the new company, Humans&, is already valued at $4.
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20 January 2026.
CA Is Ground Zero For the U.S.'s Descent Into Socialism:
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20 January 2026.
Filoplumes Are Nature’s Super Feather:
Filoplumes may be tiny, but these hairlike feathers enable nonstop flights that span thousands of miles.
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20 January 2026.
The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says:
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.
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14 January 2026.
Netflix sweetens Warner Bros bid with all-cash offer to block Paramount:
Netflix has sweetened its $82.
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20 January 2026.
Anthropic CEO Says Government Should Help Ensure AI's Economic Upside Is Shared:
An anonymous reader shares a report: Anthropic Chief Executive Dario Amodei predicted a future in which AI will spur significant economic growth -- but could lead to widespread unemployment and inequality.
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20 January 2026.
China’s humanoid robots are gaining ground – but they’re not there yet:
The U.S. and China are racing to build humanoid robots capable of performing many daily tasks – but the complexity of home and business environments makes that challenging.
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29 August 2025.
Tiny improvements in sleep, nutrition and exercise could significantly extend lifespan, study suggests:
Combining small improvements to several areas of well-being could lead to bigger health gains than improving just one in isolation, a new study suggests.
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20 January 2026.
Some of the tech in my workday
Best programming language?
The PYPL PopularitY of Programming Language Index is created by analyzing how often language tutorials are searched on Google.
The TIOBE Programming Community index measures popularity based on the number of skilled engineers world-wide, courses, third party vendors and search engine activity.
w3techs analyses page content to determine the technology used, and also uses publicly available information from sources such as Alexa, Google, Microsoft and ipinfo.io.
While Java and Python top the popularity charts, more than 80% of all websites run on PHP.
Longer term weather forecast
