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Penguins carry forever chemicals in their feathers:
Sixteen different PFAS compounds have been discovered in the feathers of Antarctic penguins, demonstrating that the insidious spread of "forever chemicals" now reaches the most remote wildlife on Earth.
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30 July 2026.
OpenAI's Jony Ive-designed AI device targets home use:
After more than a year of rumors about what legendary former Apple designer Jony Ive and OpenAI might be building together, we finally have a reasonably clear idea.
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15 August 2026.
Dev Kills Cloud Version Of Game On Switch, Offers Discount To Rebuy It For Switch 2:
We’ve talked a great deal about the Stop Killing Games movement and those discussions have typically traveled along two paths of importance.
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15 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.
The surprising risks of online passkeys:
A Cornell team’s study to see how people identify and protect themselves from malicious use of their online passkeys paints a “grim picture” of people’s ability to alleviate the threat posed by such online invasions of privacy.
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13 August 2026.
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01 January 1970.
Unemployed young people to join AI boot camps to get job-ready:
Pilot scheme will provide three weeks of training as part of UK government’s latest attempt to address Neets crisisYoung people out of work or at risk of unemployment in the UK are to join “AI boot camps” where they harness the technology to get a foothold in the workplace.
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15 August 2026.
Scientists hope to shed light on young universe by using far side of the moon:
UK team seeking to put suitcase-sized satellite in orbit around moon in search for 21cm line radio frequency signalLittle is known about what was happening shortly after the big bang, but now researchers are hoping to shed fresh light on the matter by harnessing the far side of the moon.
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15 August 2026.
No space for bookshelf speakers? The Victrola Soundstage sits neatly under my turntable:
The Victrola Soundstage is ideal for those who want to build their vinyl system up rather than out, with plenty of digital and analog connections for every kind of listener.
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15 August 2026.
'Days of the farmers' union dictating policy are over' - Muir:
The Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir says he will continue to engage with the Ulster Farmers' Union.
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14 August 2026.
Recent AI 'escapes' are a warning of how unpredictable the technology can be:
Recent episodes of AI agents escaping test zones and hacking other systems may be a harbinger of what's to come, as some experts believe the systems are fundamentally unpredictable.
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14 August 2026.
Google Turns On Gemini A.I. for Students Using Its Classroom App:
Google enabled A.I. features for K-12 schools that have allowed student access to Gemini.
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15 August 2026.
The Color of White Light:
Spectrogram-based look at how different light sources shape perceived color, comparing LEDs, incandescent and halogen bulbs, daylight, neon, mercury vapor, metal halide, xenon flash, fluorescent lamps, and white LEDs.
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15 August 2026.
This Pesticide May Be Too Dangerous to Use. Farmers Say They Need It.:
California announced that it’s phasing out paraquat, a pesticide widely used in the United States that is linked to Parkinson’s disease.
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15 August 2026.
Sticky or slippery? Snails can change their slime to meet the moment:
Snails are slimy. But there's more to it than meets the eye.
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09 August 2026.
The Color of White Light:
Spectrogram-based look at how different light sources shape perceived color, comparing LEDs, incandescent and halogen bulbs, daylight, neon, mercury vapor, metal halide, xenon flash, fluorescent lamps, and white LEDs.
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15 August 2026.
Astronomers Discover a New Kind of Cosmic Object: a Black Hole 'Star':
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope say they may have found a new class of object: a "black hole star," in which a black hole is wrapped in dense gas and radiates in ways that resemble an enormous star.
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15 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.
4 lemurs die of human herpesvirus, including one that had been used in a 'lemur yoga' class:
Researchers recently confirmed cases of human herpesvirus infection in four lemurs, which died of the infection after having close contact with humans.
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15 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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