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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.
New electronic thread revolutionizes discreet wearable medical monitoring:
While everyone needs technology of one sort or another, certain people shrink from any stigma associated with it.
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02 August 2026.
This Week In Techdirt History: July 26th – August 1st:
This Week in 2016 This Week in 2011 This Week in 2006.
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01 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 Tech appoints new Associate Deans for research and education:
Cornell Tech has appointed two longtime faculty leaders to new academic leadership roles.
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31 July 2026.
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Stock market turmoil sheds stark light on the opaque AI economy:
Investors scramble to make sense of a shock Chinese challenge to the dominance of western chipmakersEven for the rollercoaster world of AI, last week was particularly volatile as investors scrambled to keep up with developments that threatened the dominance of the largest western chipmakers.
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02 August 2026.
Drifting SpaceX rocket heading for accidental collision with moon:
Scientists and sky gazers will watch intently as rocket’s upper stage slams into lunar surface on WednesdayA drifting SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon after launching a pair of lunar landers more than a year ago.
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02 August 2026.
I went running with the Galaxy Watch 9 in London, and it taught me something new:
I appreciate the light and comfortable build on Samsung's Galaxy Watch 9, with a range of helpful tracking features and nudges.
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02 August 2026.
Italy putting nearly all major cities on highest heat alert:
Some 19 major Italian cities - including Rome, Milan and Naples - are already on red alert, and by Monday all but two will be.
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01 August 2026.
Why did OpenAI's and Anthropic's AI models hack other companies?:
OpenAI and Anthropic say their models broke into other companies' systems during testing, raising security concerns amid a heated debate over how to regulate AI.
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01 August 2026.
Larry Ellison Bet It All on the A.I. Boom. Will He Be the Face of the A.I. Bubble?:
Inside the 81-year-old billionaire’s risky, debt-fueled scramble to transform his data empire into an A.
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02 August 2026.
Is the Industrial Revolution a good precedent for explosive economic growth today?:
The Industrial Revolution is a weaker precedent for 10× growth than it first appears.
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02 August 2026.
Archaeologists Find Hundreds of Ancient Glyphs in the Amazon:
The geometric earthwork structures, carved into the ground with embankments and ditches, are in some cases more than 2,500 years old, researchers said.
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02 August 2026.
Video: Scientists watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes:
Marine biologists off of Baja California recorded one orca teeing up another to smash a sunfish into pieces.
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24 July 2026.
Is the Industrial Revolution a good precedent for explosive economic growth today?:
The Industrial Revolution is a weaker precedent for 10× growth than it first appears.
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02 August 2026.
As New York Finalizes New Social Media Rules, US Senate Considers Nationwide 'SCREEN' Act:
New York has finalized new rules that will govern social media apps in the state starting on January 25, 2027.
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02 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.
Hubble telescope takes one of the most detailed looks at neighboring Andromeda galaxy ever — Space photo of the week:
The most famous giant spiral galaxy in the universe has been revealed not to be the star factory it once was, just as NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to unlock even more breathtaking cosmic insights.
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02 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.
Longer term weather forecast
