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3 days agoCurrent Event larylin
Asus announces world’s first 500Hz Nvidia G-Sync gaming display
Nvidia and Asus are announcing the world’s first 500Hz G-Sync display at Computex 2022 today. While we saw a prototype 500Hz gaming monitor earlier this year, Asus is promising a shipping 24-inch 500Hz TN panel that’s designed for esports titles running at 1080p. Asus has not yet announced pricing or a release date for its new ROG Swift 500Hz monitor, though.
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8 days agoAnalysis larylin
Daily dose of cranberries can 'dramatically' boost memory, ward off dementia, and even lower cholesterol
A daily handful of cranberries can help strengthen memory and protect against Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related conditions, according to new research. British scientists reveal that the superfruit, most often eaten with turkey on Thanksgiving, boosts recall by increasing blood flow to the brain.
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11 days agoCurrent Event larylin
Unbox Therapy Shares Hands-On Look at iPhone 14 Pro Max Replica
YouTuber Unbox Therapy has shared a hands-on look at the iPhone 14 Pro Max using what he claims is a one-to-one replica created by third-party case makers with access to detailed schematics and dimensions for Apple's new upcoming flagship smartphone.
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12 days agoCurrent Event larylin
Facebook Learns There's Another Company Named Meta Already
Facebook rebranded as Meta last month, but a PC company already called Meta has something to say about that. According to TMZ, another company already filed to trademark the word "Meta" back in August. This company is Meta PC, and it sells computers, laptops, tablets, and software. Founders Joe Darger and Zack Shutt said that they've been operating Meta PC for a little over a year now, but only recently filed to trademark the "Meta" brand.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event larylin
Study highlights the high prevalence of interpersonal dysfunction associated with narcissism
Narcissists have impairment in social functioning, which can have profound effects on the people who love them or spend time with them. A study published in Personality and Mental Health sought to understand how people with narcissistic loved ones are affected. Results showed many negative outcomes, such as increased anxiety, depression, and somatic concerns.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event larylin
‘It’s a 50-50 call’: The Earth is close to crossing a key temperature threshold within 5 years
There’s a 50-50 chance of surpassing the critical global heating threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius over the next five years, according to a new study. Climate prediction centers, led by the U.K. Met Office, said in an annual update that the chance of the planet temporarily exceeding the key global temperature limit has significantly increased.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event larylin
Old Russian rocket motor breaks up in orbit, generating new cloud of space debris
Another cloud of Russian space debris has bloomed in orbit. An Earth-orbiting object cataloged as #32398 broke up on April 15, the U.S. Space Force's 18th Space Defense Squadron tweeted on Tuesday (May 3). Sixteen pieces of space debris associated with the event are currently being tracked, the squadron added.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event larylin
Climate anxiety: 75% of young people worldwide find the future 'scary'
A global study conducted in ten countries around the world reveals that 45% of young people suffer from eco-anxiety.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event larylin
We Don't Deserve Beavers
Tar Creek doesn’t seem like an inviting home for wildlife. For more than 70 years, miners blasted open the earth underneath the Oklahoma waterway in search of lead and zinc. Today, mountains of waste material from the mines tower above what is now classified by the EPA as a Superfund site. Groundwater that flows through the abandoned mines flushes toxic heavy metals, including cadmium and lead—both potent neurotoxins even at low concentrations—into the creek. The water runs bright orange.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event larylin
One in five reptiles faces extinction in what would be a ‘devastating’ blow
More than a fifth of all reptile species are threatened with extinction, which could have a “devastating” impact on the planet, a new study warns. The largest ever analysis of the state of the world’s reptiles, published in Nature, found that 21% of reptile species are facing extinction. From lizards to snakes, such a loss could have disastrous impacts on ecosystems around the world, the study says.
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1 month agoCurrent Event larylin
Biden will make Paxlovid, a highly effective COVID drug, available to more pharmacies
There is a new push from the White House to get Paxlovid, a drug which reduces the risk of COVID hospitalization by 90%, into the hands of more Americans. The rollout of the medication has been slow since it was authorized for use in December, failing to reach many Americans eligible for treatment.
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1 month agoCurrent Event larylin
North Korean parade likely imminent: Kim Il Sung Square busy and roads closed | NK News
Large numbers of people were seen walking towards Kim Il Sung Square and nearby roads were blocked off late on Monday afternoon, informed sources told NK News, the latest signs that North Korea will imminently celebrate a key holiday with a military parade. Arterial bridges across the Taedong River that feed into the square were […]
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1 month agoCurrent Event larylin
Scientists find elusive gas from post-starburst galaxies hiding in plain sight
Scientists have discovered that post-starburst galaxies condense their gas rather than expelling it, begging the question: What's actually keeping them from forming stars? Post-starburst galaxies were previously thought to scatter all of their gas and dust—the fuel required for creating new stars—in violent bursts of energy, and with extraordinary speed.
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1 month agoCurrent Event larylin
Steven Spielberg Tells TCM Festival Audience How ‘E.T.’ Was the Divorce Movie That Turned Him Into a Dad
The general public may not think of “E.T. the Extraterrestrial” as a divorce movie, per se … although Dee Wallace’s reading of the line “He hates Mexico” has always been one of its most resonant. But in speaking about the film for its 40th anniversary at the TCM Classic Film Festival Thursday night, Steven Spielberg explored how the split in his own family growing up informed his original story.
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1 month agoCurrent Event larylin
Elon Musk says he confronted Bill Gates about shorting Tesla
Elon Musk has accused Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates of shorting Tesla. In a tweet on Friday, the Tesla CEO admitted that he asked Gates if he was short-selling shares of the electric carmaker. When investors short a stock, they are betting that the price of the asset will fall.
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1 month agoCurrent Event larylin
‘Yellowstone’ Star Luke Grimes Says He ‘Moved to Montana’ After ‘Falling in Love With the Lifestyle’
For “Yellowstone” star Luke Grimes, filming the Western show in Montana and Utah has influenced his life in several key ways. When you’ve been in a prominent role as long as Luke Grimes has been on “Yellowstone,” it’s bound to change you just a little bit. But for Grimes, being surrounded by the scenery and lifestyle of the American West caused him to uproot his life and settle down again in those key filming locations.
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1 month agoCurrent Event larylin
Ancient Namibian stone could hold key to future quantum computers
A special form of light made using an ancient Namibian gemstone could be the key to new light-based quantum computers, which could solve long-held scientific mysteries, according to new research led by the University of St Andrews.