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Google says its upcoming data center will cool itself without water:
Among the many problems posed by the rapid proliferation of data centers around the world is the strain on local water supplies.
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25 February 2026.
Ingenious invention turns wheelchair users into Steadicam operators:
If Caerus, the son of Zeus and the Greek god of opportunity zips by, one is supposed to seize the single lock of hair on his head to capture the golden fortune it symbolizes.
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02 March 2026.
The Return Of Measles Is Bad. A Polio Comeback Would Be So, So Much Worse:
We’ve talked a lot about the resurgence of measles in America over the past 14 or so months, and for good reason.
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03 March 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.
Experts to examine the use of generative AI in science:
The Assessing and Imagining the Impact of Generative AI on Science Symposium, March 3-5, will feature experts from across academia and industry engaging in discussions on the use and implications of generative AI.
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02 March 2026.
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01 January 1970.
Hundreds of UK teenagers to pilot social media bans and restrictions:
Trials to form part of three-month consultation on Keir Starmer’s plans to tackle negative effects of smartphone useHundreds of teenagers will be enlisted to trial social media bans in the coming months with overnight digital curfews and daily screen time limits also tested as part of Keir Starmer’s plan to crack down on the negative effects of smartphone use.
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03 March 2026.
‘I love midges because I know what their hearts look like’: is the passion for taxonomy in danger of dying out?:
Insect taxonomist Art Borkent has described and named more than 300 species of midges but fears his field of science is dying out, despite millions of insects, fungi and other organisms waiting to be discoveredOnce Art Borkent starts speaking about biting midges, he rarely pauses for breath.
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03 March 2026.
Everything Lenovo announced at MWC 2026, including foldables and modular laptops:
At Mobile World Congress, Lenovo previewed a mix of new laptops and bold conceptual devices that push the boundaries of personal computing.
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03 March 2026.
I went to rural Wales to bathe in starlight and the Milky Way blew me away:
I join two tourists in the mountains to immerse ourselves in the wonders of the night sky with a star guide.
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01 March 2026.
How long do electric vehicle batteries actually last?:
When the modern electric vehicle was still in its infancy, drivers worried that vehicles would need expensive battery replacements within a few years.
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02 March 2026.
The Pentagon’s Favorite Tech Guy Is This Hawaiian Shirt-Wearing Founder:
Palmer Luckey, who founded the defense tech start-up Anduril, has become the It Guy as President Trump aims to modernize the U.
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03 March 2026.
How will the Iran war affect U.S. gasoline prices? #world:
How energy shocks translate into higher pump prices The conflict in and around Iran has pushed oil and refined fuel markets into immediate volatility, a dynamic that usually filters down to retail gasoline prices in the United States within days to weeks.
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03 March 2026.
Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse 2026: Time and Visibility Guide:
Earth’s shadow will temporarily drape the moon in a copper hue before sunrise on Tuesday.
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03 March 2026.
Peer pressure can make this clownfish change its stripes:
Tomato clownfish, in response to an unpredictable world, appear capable of adjusting when they lose their stripes based on cues from other fish and their habitat, a new study in PLOS Biology finds.
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02 March 2026.
How did Qatar’s LNG blackout break the gas market? #world:
A sudden shock to global LNG supply A wave of drone strikes forced QatarEnergy to halt liquefied natural gas (LNG) production at key facilities, producing what analysts described as a seismic event for global energy markets.
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03 March 2026.
Superagers' 'Secret Ingredient' May Be the Growth of New Brain Cells:
alternative_right shares a report from ScienceAlert: According to a study of 38 adult human brains donated to science, superagers -- people who retain exceptional memory as they age -- have roughly twice as many immature neurons as their peers who age more typically.
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03 March 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.
Lady of Elche: A 2,400-year-old bust of a mysterious 'highborn' woman from pre-Roman Spain:
The mysterious Lady of Elche was crafted from a large limestone block before the Romans ruled Spain.
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02 March 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
