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Newly identified 'muscles' shape trees in way once thought uniquely animal:
Nearly 15 years ago, scientists found that plants had a biological mechanism that controls their morphology – or, in simpler terms, their form – thought to have only been something seen in animals.
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04 September 2026.
ESPHome Starter Kit review: From blinking lights to building a smart home:
There’s something unusually exciting about opening the ESPHome Starter Kit.
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05 September 2026.
Take-Two’s Leak Burying DMCA Attempts Snared GameStop & Gaming Journalist That Did Nothing Wrong:
I have mostly stayed away from the whole saga surrounding the drip-drip leaks of Grand Theft Auto 6 content prior to the big reveal on Netflix because, frankly, I am quite wary of giving companies the kind of guerilla marketing wins that sometimes look like this sort of thing.
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05 September 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.
‘We’re plausibly close to crossing the line’: are warnings of uncontrollable AI coming true?:
A spate of serious safety incidents have increased fears about the power and impenetrability of the most advanced modelsPicture humanity in a boat being swept down a raging river, praying there is no Niagara Falls ahead.
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05 September 2026.
‘They’ll be finding bodies next year’: a renowned forensic scientist on Nepal’s ‘extreme challenges’:
Prof Richard Bassed helped identify Boxing Day tsunami and victims of Australia’s catastrophic Black Saturday bushfires.
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05 September 2026.
Trump signs order to remove endangered species protection for grey wolves:
The US president says the move will help ranchers, but conservationists say it could derail efforts to recover populations.
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05 September 2026.
Voters are fed up with data centers. Both parties are trying to cash in for midterms:
Democrats and Republicans have found common ground in this campaign season.
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05 September 2026.
Why the Hugging Face Hack Should Make You Worry More About A.I.:
The attack by an aggressive “collective” of OpenAI agents shows the danger of artificial intelligence systems that organize themselves.
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05 September 2026.
Judy Brady: I Want a Wife:
Judy Brady’s 1971 feminist essay contrasts the expectations placed on wives with the freedom husbands often take for granted.
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05 September 2026.
The World’s First Bugs Had Way More Legs:
Meet the earliest known insects.
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05 September 2026.
Scientists map key protein interactions linked with profound autism:
Research published in the journal Science illuminates a "missing piece" in the biological understanding of profound autism and offers new targets for drug development.
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04 September 2026.
Judy Brady: I Want a Wife:
Judy Brady’s 1971 feminist essay contrasts the expectations placed on wives with the freedom husbands often take for granted.
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05 September 2026.
OpenAI Agents Hijacked a German Wiki to Discuss Ways to Escape Their Sandbox:
Citing researchers published Friday, Ars Technica writes that AI agents "posted 18,000 messages to a public wiki that discussed ways for other agents to bypass security sandbox restrictions.
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05 September 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.
How did the Romans build their towering aqueducts?:
The ancient Romans are well known for their aqueducts.
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05 September 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
