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Newly identified 'muscles' shape trees in way once thought uniquely animal:
Nearly 15 years ago, scientists found that plants had a biological mechanism that controls their morphology – or, in simpler terms, their form – thought to have only been something seen in animals.
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04 September 2026.
The slimmest semi-solid-state power bank is perfect for small EDC kits:
I've never really been one to carry around a power bank often, mostly because of the added bulk.
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12 September 2026.
This Week In Techdirt History: September 6th – 12th:
This Week in 2016 This Week in 2011 This Week in 2006.
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12 September 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 Unplugged encourages mindful tech use, social connection:
New event asks the community to decrease technology use, increase face-to-face interaction and consider that every AI chat, doomscroll and text message has a water, energy and carbon footprint.
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09 September 2026.
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‘We must slow the pace’: CEO of Anthropic calls for an AI slowdown:
In a social media post, Dario Amodei proposed a plan including third-party evaluations of AI systemsThe CEO of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic issued a new appeal on Saturday for the AI industry to “slow down” and offered a three-part plan for doing so, saying that his company would “unilaterally” commit to the first of the steps.
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13 September 2026.
Indonesian foragers may have sucked on mind-altering nuts 25,000 years ago, research finds:
Analysis of two skeletons reveals tooth wear and traces of psychoactive substance in what may be earliest known evidence for human drug takingWhat may be the earliest known evidence for human drug taking has been traced to ancient Indonesian foragers who sucked on mind-altering nuts as long as 25,000 years ago.
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13 September 2026.
Five night sky events to look out for this autumn:
From meteor showers to a November supermoon, there are a number of impressive sights to behold in the autumn night sky.
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12 September 2026.
Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs call for AI development to slow down, OpenAI to delay IPO:
Dario Amodei and Sam Altman are the latest to urge caution amid fears the industry is racing too fast to build powerful AI while safety measures lag.
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12 September 2026.
Anthropic C.E.O. Dario Amodei Calls for A.I. Slowdown:
In an essay, the head of Anthropic laid out the rapidly advancing capabilities of artificial intelligence and said there needed to be greater safety controls across the industry.
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13 September 2026.
The Succession Crisis That Tore England Apart:
After Henry I’s death, England was thrown into a long civil war between King Stephen and Empress Matilda, with the barons divided and the countryside ravaged.
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13 September 2026.
Mercury Is Shrinking, and Faster Than We Thought:
New estimates using the planet’s surface wrinkles show that our smallest planet is growing even smaller, at a faster clip than expected.
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13 September 2026.
A fossil feather from the age of dinosaurs may explain why only some birds survived:
An extremely well preserved fossil feather could reveal why some birds survived the dinosaur-killing asteroid, and others did not.
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10 September 2026.
The Succession Crisis That Tore England Apart:
After Henry I’s death, England was thrown into a long civil war between King Stephen and Empress Matilda, with the barons divided and the countryside ravaged.
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13 September 2026.
Sam Bankman-Fried, Former Crypto Billionaire, Appeals His Conviction To the US Supreme Court:
America's highest court heard Sam Bankman-Fried's request for a new trial on Thursday, CNN reports.
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13 September 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.
Scientists got diamond's melting point wrong by more than 1,000 degrees, crushing new laser experiment reveals:
Scientists blasted diamonds with lasers to get the best measurement of the mineral's melting point yet.
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12 September 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
