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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.
Review: Liene PixCut S1 prints AND cuts custom stickers for pennies:
I've used a million printers over my decades of being a computer nerd and a professional photographer.
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06 September 2026.
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt:
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Thad with a comment about calls for RFK Jr.
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06 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.
Online bookies accused of UK privacy breaches with use of cookie banners:
Most gambling websites nudge users towards accepting tracking data and harvest it before consent is given, study showsOnline bookmakers and casinos have been accused of widespread non-compliance of information privacy requirements, including “data surveillance” of customers, according to a study.
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07 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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07 September 2026.
The volunteers risking their lives to defuse Indonesia's wildfire 'carbon bombs':
Peat fires in Borneo are releasing ancient stores of carbon - and sending a toxic smog across South East Asia.
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06 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.
Kenyans Made a Living Writing College Essays. Then A.I. Arrived.:
Thousands of Kenyans made a living writing essays for overseas students.
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06 September 2026.
Black Hole of Los Alamos:
Former surplus store for Los Alamos National Laboratory equipment, from vintage oscilloscopes and liquid-nitrogen dewars to obscure research hardware.
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06 September 2026.
The 92-Year-Old Mathematician and the Teenage Apprentice:
Joan Birman thought her major discoveries were behind her.
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06 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.
Black Hole of Los Alamos:
Former surplus store for Los Alamos National Laboratory equipment, from vintage oscilloscopes and liquid-nitrogen dewars to obscure research hardware.
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06 September 2026.
US Military Disables Ad Trackers On Devices To Protect Troops:
Slashdot reader DeanonymizedCoward writes: Reuters reports that the US Military is disabling ad tracking on devices, to prevent adversaries from buying publicly-available tracking data to assist in targeting troops.
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07 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.
AI's water use is a problem, but shifting from electricity to solar or wind power could help:
It depends. Though water consumption by data centers pales in comparison to that of some other industries, it's a problem in water-stressed regions.
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06 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
