New Study Challenges Common Assumptions About Screen Time For Kids
bryanandaimee shares a report from ScienceDaily: A Finnish study has found an unexpected association between screen use…
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Rescue Mission Is Called Off For NASA's Aging Swift Space Telescope
NASA has called off a $30 million mission to rescue its aging Swift space telescope after Katalyst Space's Link…
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Whistleblower Arturo Bejar Leads Testimony In Landmark Trial Against Meta
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: Meta was infused with a culture in which employees obsessed over user…
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Join siguimi.com →PINE64 Halts Linux Device Production Amid DRAM and EMMC Shortages
BrianFagioli writes: PINE64 has some very bad news for Linux hardware fans. PINE64 says it has no plans to produce…
Read at source →Stripe Buys AI Startup OpenRouter For $7.5 Billion
Stripe is acquiring AI model marketplace OpenRouter as it pushes beyond payments into the infrastructure behind AI…
Read at source →Amazon's Drones Will Soon Deliver to Nearly 500 US Cities and Towns
Amazon says its Prime Air drone delivery service will expand sixfold to nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of…
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Music Publisher Round Hill Files $1 Billion Copyright Infringement Suits Against Suno, Anthropic
Independent music publisher Round Hill is suing Suno and Anthropic for allegedly using hundreds of copyrighted songs…
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CISA: Medusa Ransomware Hit Over 500 Critical Infrastructure Orgs
CISA says the Medusa ransomware operation has breached more than 500 U.S. critical infrastructure organizations since…
Read at source →Moderna, Merck Say mRNA Vaccine Prevents Melanoma From Returning
Moderna and Merck say their personalized mRNA melanoma vaccine significantly reduced both cancer recurrence and spread…
Read at source →X's Algorithm Feeds Off Ragebait and Impacts Democrats More, Study Finds
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: X's algorithm learns what you hate and shows you more of it,…
Read at source →Army Unit Offers 4-Day Pass to Play GTA VI As Reenlistment Incentive
A U.S. Army battalion at Fort Stewart is offering soldiers a four-day pass timed to the release of Grand Theft Auto VI…
Read at source →Chinese Robotics Giant Unitree Soars In Stock Market Debut
Chinese robotics giant Unitree surged more than 600% in its Shanghai stock market debut, marking the first mainland…
Read at source →Babies Born Under Sugar Rationing Grew Into Adults With Lower Cancer Risk
A study of more than 64,000 people born around the end of Britain's postwar sugar rationing found that those exposed to…
Read at source →Physicists Entangle Quantum Memories Across a Record-Breaking 420 Kilometers
alternative_right shares a report from Phys.org: Optical fibers are already the backbone of global communication…
Read at source →Top Album Releases Linked To Rise In Fatal Crashes
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: The release of a new album by Taylor Swift might be a cause for…
Read at source →Cursor Launches 'Origin' Code Hosting Platform As GitHub Alternative
Cursor has launched Origin, a GitHub-style code hosting platform built directly into its AI coding environment. The…
Read at source →Comcast Is Turning Millions of Its Routers Into Motion Detectors
Comcast is activating Wi-Fi motion sensing on millions of compatible Xfinity gateways, allowing the routers to detect…
Read at source →Disney, ABC Sue FCC Over Threats to Broadcast Licenses
Disney and ABC are suing the FCC to block an early review of eight station licenses, arguing the Trump administration…
Read at source →Memory Prices Climb 500% In 12 Months
RAM prices have exploded over the past year, with some DDR5 kits approaching 500% year-over-year increases and a 128GB…
Read at source →You Can Finally Buy a Fairphone In the US
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: Your iPhone, SamsungGalaxy, andGoogle Pixel have a 1-year warranty.…
Read at source →Google Buys All of Spirit Airlines' Data to Feed Its AI Models
Google has agreed to pay $10 million for a massive trove of anonymized Spirit Airlines data following the carrier's…
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Apple Lowers App Store Fees In Europe to Settle Dispute With EU
Apple is overhauling its EU App Store fees to settle its Digital Markets Act dispute, simplifying the fee structure and…
Read at source →Microsoft MVP Creates Site to Remind You of All the Brands Redmond Replaced
Microsoft MVP Loryan Strant has created the Microsoft Rebrand Registry, cataloging 72 Microsoft products and the 158…
Read at source →India Paves the Way For Charging Merchants a Fee On UPI Transactions
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: For most Indians, paying by Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has…
Read at source →Sainsbury's Store Pauses Facial Recognition After False Shoplifting Claim
Bruce66423 shares a report from The Guardian: Sainsbury's has paused the use of AI face scanning in one of its stores…
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Solar Power and Batteries Have Been Keeping Europe's Grid Stable
AleRunner writes: "Solar has been doing the 'heavy lifting' to help Europe meet its energy needs amid a string of…
Read at source →'Buy Now, Pay Later' Lenders Pitch Loans For Needs Like Electricity and Rent
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: Buy now, pay later" loans took off during the pandemic as…
Read at source →New Spinning Drone Hides In Plain Sight
To design invisible drones, researchers have tried camouflage, transparent materials and light-bending optical systems.…
Read at source →Is There a Way to Promote Open Document Formats Instead of 'MS Office' Format?
The Register looks at exactly why "It is practically impossible to move any non-trivial Word document out of MS Office…
Read at source →Steam On Linux Use Back Above 4% In July
Valve just published the Steam Survey results for July 2026, reports Phoronix, "and they point to a small uptick in…
Read at source →Group of Teen Hikers Relied on Google Maps. It Was a Disaster.
"When a group of teenagers set out to hike British Columbia's famed Howe Sound Crest Trail in early July, Google Maps…
Read at source →Does Eating Less Protein Produce Healthier Aging and Metabolism?
"A major scientific review is challenging the idea that more protein is always better," reports ABC News: The review,…
Read at source →In a First, 'Super-Earth' Planet Shows It Could Have an Atmosphere
"Scientists say they have detected promising signs that a planet orbiting a star 49 light-years from Earth could have…
Read at source →Linux Desktop Market Share Surpasses 10% in North America
The blog Linuxiac reports: Linux has crossed a major milestone in North America, with the open-source operating system…
Read at source →Are Return-to-Office Mandates Killing Workers' Trust in Workplaces?
The Hill published the thoughts of Gleb Tsipursky, Ph.D., who serves as the CEO of the future-of-work consultancy…
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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. The law…
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