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Wood scraps turn 'useless' desert sand into concrete:
A team of researchers based in Norway and Japan might soon have you walking on desert sand, no matter how far from the dunes you live.
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05 February 2026.
3rd-gen retro-fantastic ring ruler clicks n' rolls as it measures n' converts:
Titaner, a design team of outdoor enthusiasts, has been creating everyday carry gear for the last 20 years.
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05 February 2026.
Ctrl-Alt-Speech: C’est La Vile Content:
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw.
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06 February 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.
College of Arts and Sciences announces 2026 Klarman Fellows:
Twelve outstanding early-career scholars have been chosen as the 2026 cohort of Klarman Postdoctoral Fellows to pursue research in the sciences, social sciences and humanities.
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04 February 2026.
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‘Orwellian’: Sainsbury’s staff using facial recognition tech eject innocent shopper:
Man misidentified by London supermarket using Facewatch system says: ‘I shouldn’t have to prove I am not a criminal’A man was ordered to leave a supermarket in London after staff misidentified him using controversial new facial recognition technology.
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06 February 2026.
Unlicensed weight-loss drugs marketed on social media as ‘prizes’:
‘Giveaway’ competitions on WhatsApp and Telegram for retatrutide and other drugs described as ‘extremely dangerous’Hidden-market promoters of weight-loss drugs are running social media “giveaway” competitions that offer powerful, unlicensed medicines as prizes.
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06 February 2026.
Finally, I found a highly functional multitool that isn't a gimmick - and it's on sale:
Bibury's Multitool Pliers Pro is a fraction of the price of the big brand names, but no less handy with 31 different tools.
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06 February 2026.
What are critical minerals and why do countries need them?:
Countries are racing to secure the critical minerals and rare earths needed to make vital products.
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05 February 2026.
Researchers say no evidence of TikTok censorship, but they remain wary:
Posts have been going viral on social media accusing TikTok's new owners of suppressing content, but eight academics examined the issue and found no evidence to support the claims.
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04 February 2026.
Files Reveal Epstein’s Money Mingled with Silicon Valley’s Tech Start-Ups:
The disgraced financier regularly courted tech industry figures not just for their prestige but also for access to promising companies.
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06 February 2026.
Minions close to hitting Olympic ice as a Spanish skater nears music approval:
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05 February 2026.
Rare Deep-Sea Giant Phantom Jellyfish Sighting Is Recorded on Video:
During a dive off Argentina, scientists documented a rare jellyfish discovered a little over a century ago and seldom seen since, as well as the fish that keep it company.
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05 February 2026.
Searching for dinosaur secrets in crocodile bones:
Until now, estimating how old a dinosaur was when it died has been a fairly simple process: Count up the growth rings in the fossilized bones.
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05 February 2026.
Uber Is Responsible for Rape by Driver, Jury Finds:
In the first of thousands of forthcoming sexual assault cases, the ride-hailing giant was ordered to pay $8.
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06 February 2026.
Court Rules That Ripping YouTube Clips Can Violate the DMCA:
A federal court in California has ruled that YouTube creators who use stream-ripping tools to download clips for reaction and commentary videos may face liability under the DMCA's anti-circumvention provisions -- a decision that could reshape how one of the platform's most popular content genres operates.
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06 February 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.
The 'mono' virus raises the risk of MS and cancer in some. 22 genes hint at why.:
An infection with Epstein-Barr virus is a nonevent for most people.
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05 February 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.
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