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Yeast that makes food from plastic could solve two problems with one cookie:
A protein-rich cookie made from plastic and agricultural waste could help solve two serious problems facing future generations, according to a team presenting results from their NASA-funded project at the Fall Meeting of the American Chemical Society.
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28 August 2026.
Apolosign's portable 32-inch smart TV is more than just a TV:
To call the Apolosign 32-inch Portable Smart TV a "TV" isn't really doing it justice.
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29 August 2026.
Buc-ee’s Decides The Right Response To Pushback On Its Trademark Bullying Is To Invoke Partisanship:
We’ve been detailing the trademark bullying ways of Buc-ee’s, famous gas station and convenience store chain in the American south and infamous IP bully, for over a year now.
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29 August 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.
Cornell CAT awards support seven new biotechnology partnerships:
Seven Cornell research teams have received Center for Advanced Technology grants to advance early-stage life science technologies through collaborations with biotechnology companies across New York state.
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26 August 2026.
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01 January 1970.
What could Meta’s US settlement mean around the world – and what now for other claims against firm?:
Other governments could seek similar concessions, while separate legal action is pending in places ranging from Kenya to the NetherlandsIn October 2021, Abrham Meareg’s father, a professor of chemistry in Ethiopia’s northern town of Bahir Dar, was shot at close range and died outside his family home.
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29 August 2026.
‘So much fringe science’: RFK Jr’s advisers are pushing an extreme makeover in autism research:
Experts warn the 336-page plan from RFK Jr’s advisers deflects federal dollars into unreliable alternative therapiesAutism groups and researchers have reacted with alarm to a federal research roadmap drawn up by advisers handpicked by the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, fearing it will promote unproven fringe therapies at the expense of promising genetic research.
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29 August 2026.
A week with the Google Pixel 11 changed my mind about Gemini (for the better):
In a year of iterative upgrades, Google is introducing smart features that make the base Pixel the standout in its generation.
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29 August 2026.
The race to stop England running out of water:
Who is to blame for the summer drought, and can England future-proof its water supplies?.
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29 August 2026.
Meta's multi-billion settlement launches the next phase of national tech regulation:
Meta's settlement with states in a child safety case this week had a big payout, but the attorneys general have their eyes on a bigger prize: national regulation of social media companies.
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29 August 2026.
Prediction Markets and States Clashed, Setting Off a Furious Political Battle:
A legal dispute over the future of Kalshi, Polymarket and others has drawn in the Trump administration, the president’s son and nearly every state attorney general.
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29 August 2026.
Glacier mice:
Colonies of moss found on some glaciers and nearby ecosystems.
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29 August 2026.
How the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope, NASA’s New Window Into the Universe, Came to Be:
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, scheduled to launch on Sunday, will study dark energy and discover a multitude of planets.
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29 August 2026.
Scientists map the interactions of key proteins linked with profound autism:
After more than a decade, UCSF scientists have mapped around 100 varied genes associated with profound autism to a smaller set of biological pathways, offering a promising path for developing drugs.
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27 August 2026.
Glacier mice:
Colonies of moss found on some glaciers and nearby ecosystems.
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29 August 2026.
'Grand Theft Auto 6' Preview Signals Blockbuster Demand, Analysts Say:
Rockstar Games has released a 26-minute "extended look" at Grand Theft Auto VI, due for release November 19th.
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29 August 2026.
With viral ‘Lego’ videos, Iran stakes claim as a propaganda power player:
Iran’s viral social media campaign has been slick, savvy, and accessible to a Western audience.
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20 May 2026.
2,600 silver coins found in outskirts of Moscow may have been buried by a medieval plague victim:
A hoard of silver coins has been unearthed near Moscow, revealing new information about money minting in the 15th century.
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29 August 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
