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Facebook is making unusual demands of ad agencies, and it’s testing relations with some of the biggest ad giants
Facebook is making unusual demands of the agencies competing for its $1 billion ad-buying business. Sources said the social network…
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What is the ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf of Mexico, and why is it super-sized this year?
An expansive portion of the northern Gulf of Mexico, stretching from Texas to Florida, has very low oxygen levels. Those…
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SpaceX looks to expand Starlink broadband internet with a high-performance, ruggedized dish for vehicles
In a nutshell: SpaceX has filed an application with the FCC, requesting a blanket license for its ‘high performance Earth…
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Lunar samples solve mystery of the moon’s supposed magnetic shield
The lunar glass samples tested by Rochester scientists were gathered during NASA’s 1972 Apollo 16 mission. Credit: University of Rochester…
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A top PointsBet exec tasked with expanding the sports-gambling operator’s presence in the US has quietly exited his role to join a startup
PointsBet’s US chief innovation officer exited his role at the sports-gambling company. Insider has learned that Seth Young stepped down…
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Astronomers Find Small Rocky Planet – Just Half the Mass of Venus
This artist’s impression shows L 98-59b, one of the planets in the L 98-59 system 35 light-years away. The system…
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Israel vaccinated fast and looked like it had beaten COVID-19. It just brought back a swathe of restrictions amid a Delta surge.
Israel reintroduced a raft of new restrictions amid a surge of the Delta coronavirus variant. It comes after the country…
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Two Types of Blood Pressure Medicine Prevent Heart Events Equally, but Side Effects Differ
In an analysis of almost 3 million patients taking a single high blood pressure medication for the first time, angiotensin…
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The First “Bionic Bird” – New Foot for “Mia” the Bearded Vulture
Oskar Aszmann (MedUni Wien), Rickard Branemark (MIT Media Lab USA & Schweden), Sarah Hochgeschurz (VetmedUni Wien), Flavia Restitutti und Attillio…
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The US doesn’t have enough homes for the number of people who want to buy them — and experts say relief might not come for a decade
The nesting frenzy sparked by the pandemic exacerbated a housing shortage in the US. The shortage will last years, according…
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In blistering drought, California farmers rip up precious almond trees
Uprooted almond trees, destroyed for lack of water, lie in a field in Huron, California, in July 2021. Crushed by…
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American Airlines Offers Flyers Free TikTok for 30 Minutes | Digital Trends
American Airlines is now flying high with TikTok, giving passengers an easy way to while away 30 minutes of travel…
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The Best Comedies on Netflix Right Now (August 2021) | Digital Trends
It might be nice outside, but it’s also nice to cozy up with a good movie on a warm summer…
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Launch Preparations Underway for NASA’s First Mission to the Trojan Asteroids
Artist’s concept of Lucy spacecraft at Trojan asteroid. Credit: NASA NASA’s first spacecraft to explore the Trojan asteroids arrived Friday,…
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The mind-blowing diets of the world’s best shot-putters are so wild they ‘don’t even like food anymore’
Two of the world’s best shot putters, Ryan Crouser and Joe Kovacs, broke down their diets in 2019. Both men…
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How Cells Use Memories of Past Inflammation To Respond to New Threats
Inflamed mouse stem cells located in the basal layer (red) of the epidermis and FOS (green), a near-universal stress response…
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Big brands are funneling as much as $2.6 billion into misinformation websites per year
Advertisers are spending as much as $2.6 billion a year to misinformation sites, per a new report. NewsGuard and Comscore…
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Triboelectric Nanogenerators: Harvesting Energy From Ocean Waves
Researchers have developed sphere-based triboelectric nanogenerators that can be incorporated directly into navigational buoys to provide electricity from ocean waves.…
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Fandango rolls its streaming service into Vudu
What just happened? Fandango Media has merged its existing streaming platform, FandangoNow, with Vudu to create a “bigger, better on-demand…
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How “Overwhelming” Government Guidance Held Schools Back As COVID Hit
Perceptions of influence of Government information expressed by respondents, categorized by region. Credit: University of Cambridge Study shows that UK…
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My favorite Martian image: Helicopter scouts ridge area for Perseverance
This 3D view of geologic feature the Mars Perseverance rover team calls “Raised Ridges” was generated from data collected by…
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The ‘Delta Plus’ variant has spread to nearly 30 countries, but low case numbers are a sign it won’t overtake Delta
The Delta Plus variant is the Delta variant with an extra mutation. It has reached nearly 30 countries. It’s not…
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Hawaii is the latest state to experience a record-breaking fire | Popular Science
This post was originally published on July 20, 2021, and has been updated. As of August 3, 97 large fires…
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“Founding Father” of Lithium-Ion Batteries Helps Solve Persistent 40-Year Problem With His Invention
The “Founding Father” of lithium-ion batteries used SNS neutrons to confirm coating cathode material (blue) with lithium-free niobium oxide (light…
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As restaurants struggle to find workers, some are finding creative ways to fill openings
Leisure and hospitality is down 2.2 million jobs from February 2020 levels. One restaurant owner said the people they typically…
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Asking processed food firms to cut calories voluntarily hasn’t worked
By Krista Charles Voluntary targets to reduce the calorie or sugar content of food seem not to work Stephen French/Alamy…
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Apple further expands mobile student ID program on iPhone and Apple Watch
In brief: Apple is expanding support for mobile student IDs on iPhone and Apple Watch to even more colleges and…
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The Best Horror Movies on Netflix Right Now (August 2021) | Digital Trends
Horror movies know no bounds. Free to wreak havoc on our healthy dispositions and dreams of a happier tomorrow, horror…
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NASA Identifies Most Likely Locations of the Early Molten Moon’s Deep Secrets
The thorium concentration across the vast South Pole – Aitken Basin on the lunar farside reveals the distribution of mantle…
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Study reveals how smell receptors work
The channel pore (blue) of an olfactory receptor dilates (pink) when an odor molecule binds the receptor. Credit: Laboratory of…
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Greece hopes to bring wildfires under control ‘in coming hours’
More than 500 firefighters, dozens of water-bombing planes and five helicopters have been battling forest fires near Athens since Tuesday…
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What’s pushing growth in proximity mobile payment usage?
Mobile proximity and peer-to-peer (P2P) payments have hit the mainstream, thanks to a pandemic-driven upswing in digital payments. We present…
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$500 Off a 75-inch 4K TV? It’s Real at Walmart Today | Digital Trends
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. Even though there are 4K TV…
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Report: Amazon illegally confiscated union pamphlets from a warehouse worker and creeped on a pro-union barbecue, NLRB says
The NLRB found Amazon illegally stopped a worker handing out union pamphlets, Vice reports. The NLRB also said Amazon gave…
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Protecting Port Fourchon: Scientists pinpoint how to manage sediment to prevent land loss and improve hurricane prepared
Kevin Xu, the James P. Morgan Distinguished Professor in the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences in the LSU College…
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Why Do Image Files Need Different Formats?
Most of your digital photos are stored in the JPEG format (a.k.a. JPG), but when you download an image from…
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson pardoned the St. Louis couple who pointed guns at Black Lives Matter protesters
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson pardoned the St. Louis couple who pointed guns at BLM protesters in 2020. Mark and Patricia…
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Rufus
Rufus is a small utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks,…
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Netflix Documentary to Feature SpaceX’s All-civilian Mission | Digital Trends
Netflix has announced a documentary series that will follow events surrounding the first-ever all-civilian space trip. September’s Inspiration4 mission is…
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Blizzard president J. Allen Brack steps down amid sexual harassment lawsuit against parent company
What just happened? Blizzard Entertainment president J. Allen Brack is leaving his position amid a lawsuit accusing parent company Activision…
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Deadly wildfire encircles Turkish power plant
The government said it had contained 147 fires and was still fighting nine. Roaring blazes encircled a Turkish thermal power…
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Logitech’s new wireless earbuds are built for business professionals
In a nutshell: Logitech is most often associated with gamers and PC enthusiasts, but with its latest offering, the company…
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GTA V ships over 150 million copies, pushing the franchise to over 350 million sold in total
Why it matters: Take-Two Interactive has published its Q2 earnings report, and according to the data, GTA V keeps selling…
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Thick smoke over Athens as suburbs battle wildfires
The blaze spread at the foot of Mount Parnitha with the fire service telling people to evacuate. Hundreds of firefighters,…
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Facebook is reportedly trying to analyze encrypted data without decrypting it
A hot potato: Facebook is reportedly building a team that’ll be tasked with learning how to analyze encrypted data without…
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Scientists Catch Shape-Shifting Coronavirus Protein Complex in the Act
ORNL researchers found the papain-like protease (in orange) can bind to the human interferon-stimulated gene 15 protein (in blue) in…
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Extraordinary New Material Converts Waste Heat Into Energy
Purified tin selenide has extraordinarily high thermoelectric performance. Perseverance, NASA’s 2020 Mars rover, is powered by something very desirable here…
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Whatever is killing coral reefs in Florida is also killing them in Belize
A large coral (Siderastrea siderea) colony at Glover’s Atoll (2018) shows dead surfaces covered with boring sponge (Cliona sp.), which…
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You Won’t Want to Miss This Incredible ExpressVPN Deal | Digital Trends
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. Technology is developing at a rapid…
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Safety of Stem Cell Therapy for Chronic Knee Pain Confirmed in New Study
A study released in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine has confirmed the safety of a novel type of cellular therapy for knee pain…
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