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Study predicts when the last plants on Earth will die:
One day, far in the future, a leaf will turn brown and crumble to dust, representing the end of all plants on Earth.
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30 June 2026.
Robotic bird could fix drones' biggest aerodynamic problem:
A robotic bird tested in a wind tunnel may hold the blueprint for drones that can finally handle a windy day.
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02 July 2026.
The Nintendo/Palworld Patent Suit Appears To Be Heading For A Muted Conclusion:
It’s been a while since we checked in on the Nintendo patent suit in Japan against Pocketpair, the company behind the hit game Palworld.
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03 July 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.
Can AI plan for heat emergencies better than simple rules? It depends:
For consequential decision-making, the benefits of a simple index score vs.
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01 July 2026.
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01 January 1970.
UK parents warned over posting images of children amid AI sexual abuse fears:
Exclusive: National Crime Agency and safety watchdog issue guidance amid rise in explicit material onlineAI prey: why watchdogs are telling parents to protect children from nudification appsParents should not put photos of their children on public display online, according to landmark guidance issued to tackle the rise of AI-generated sexual abuse material.
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03 July 2026.
Sitting for more than 30 minutes at a time linked to higher risk of cancer death:
Study suggests even light activity such as ironing could reduce health risks linked to prolonged sedentary behaviourSitting for longer than half an hour at a time each day raises the risk of dying from cancer, a study suggests.
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03 July 2026.
My canvas art TV gets endless compliments, and it's cheaper than Samsung's Frame TV:
The Hisense Canvas Art TV is on sale for $350 off during July 4th weekend.
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03 July 2026.
Record-breaking temps in US as 4th July holiday begins:
Record-breaking heatwave hits US as Fourth of July holiday weekend gets underway.
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03 July 2026.
A hot summer trend in the sharing economy? Rental swimming pools:
The Airbnb-style company Swimply said there have been about 275,000 private pool reservations so far this year.
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03 July 2026.
The Yoto Music Box Is a Ray of Hope Amid the ‘Techlash’:
Amid widespread “techlash” over addictive screens and apps, the Yoto, an audio player for children, shows there’s still a way to make money while doing something nice.
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03 July 2026.
Elon Musk’s Deadly Future:
Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff’s Muskism argues that Musk became the world’s first trillionaire by selling a future of techno-sovereignty, fortified enclaves, and selective power that few people would actually want to live in.
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03 July 2026.
A Mission to Save NASA’s Swift Telescope Launches to Orbit:
A refrigerator-size spacecraft will try to grab onto Swift and nudge it to a higher orbit, enabling it to continue observing powerful cosmic explosions.
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03 July 2026.
Critical fire weather complicates firefighting efforts in massive Utah wildfire:
Firefighters working on the nation's largest current wildfire, burning in southern Utah, are being challenged by historic weather conditions.
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27 June 2026.
Elon Musk’s Deadly Future:
Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff’s Muskism argues that Musk became the world’s first trillionaire by selling a future of techno-sovereignty, fortified enclaves, and selective power that few people would actually want to live in.
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03 July 2026.
New PamStealer macOS Malware Uses Clever Tradecraft To Remain Stealthy:
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Researchers have found a never-before-seen piece of macOS malware that combines a series of clever tradecraft to infect Macs with stealthy, custom-developed credential-stealing code.
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03 July 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.
'Machine-gun sun' could bring auroras to more than a dozen states this Independence Day weekend:
The sun launched 10 M-class solar flares over 24 hours, and more could be on the way.
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03 July 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
