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324-million-year-old animal with 24 legs reveals how life conquered land:
By now, most of us have some knowledge that life on land involved transitioning from the water and evolving the physiological means to do so.
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30 August 2026.
Keyboard-MIDI controller combo could be the stuff of musicians' dreams:
Polyend, maker of immensely cool drum machines, synths, and guitar pedals, is now working on a product for your desk.
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30 August 2026.
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt:
This week, MrWilson scores another double-win with both top spots on the insightful side.
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30 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.
Sharp rise in incidents of AI escaping users’ control, research finds:
Exclusive: Number of times AI lies, ignores instructions and pursues goals in harmful ways almost doubles in JulyIncidents of AIs escaping users’ control to lie, ignore instructions and pursue goals in harmful ways have hit a new high, according to research that also suggests the severity of deception and misalignment is worsening.
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31 August 2026.
Forbidden planet: was Pluto’s 2006 demotion a big mistake?:
Since it was stripped of planetary status, Pluto’s defenders have been fighting the decision – and they’re only getting more passionateTwenty years ago, Pluto got demoted.
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31 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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31 August 2026.
'A giant leap forward': Nasa launches powerful new space telescope:
The US space agency's telescope is starting a multi-year mission to create a new map of the universe and learn more about dark energy and dark matter.
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30 August 2026.
Are you sure that Kimmel clip was real? Late-night AI deepfakes are spreading online:
While social media is rife with AI celebrity deepfakes, videos featuring late night TV hosts like Jimmy Kimmel and Jon Stewart are are easier to create than other kinds of deepfakes and potentially more disruptive.
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30 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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31 August 2026.
More than 200 set sail for Europe. Only 36 survived:
A harrowing account of a deadly Atlantic migration voyage from West Africa to the Canary Islands, based on survivors, families of victims, and others connected to the journey.
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31 August 2026.
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope Leaves Earth to Chart the Stars:
Astronomers will use data collected by Roman’s wide, deep gaze to study the dark universe and hunt for new worlds.
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31 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.
More than 200 set sail for Europe. Only 36 survived:
A harrowing account of a deadly Atlantic migration voyage from West Africa to the Canary Islands, based on survivors, families of victims, and others connected to the journey.
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31 August 2026.
Amazon's HR Lead Uses AI Tool to Write 100,000 Lines of Code - 25 Years After She Last Coded:
In an Amazon News blog post, their HR leader describes using AI to write 100,000 lines of code — 25 years after she last coded.
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31 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.
An amusement park on Mount Vernon? The agency tasked to protect cultural heritage just abdicated its responsibilities, opening the door for federal agencies to wipe out our past:
Proposed federal rule changes would eliminate the requirement for public feedback and consultation with key parties like Tribal Nations and ultimately lead to the destruction of much of our cultural heritage.
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30 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.
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