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In fear of more user protests, Reddit announces controversial policy change
Moderators now need Reddit's permission to turn subreddits private, NSFW.
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Microsoft wants to change the way you use your PC. It needs to succeed.
Microsoft is changing the way you interact with your computer. But its efforts face serious competition from some old rivals.
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Hurricane Helene barreled through a crucial chip mining area in North Carolina
The potential damage could affect the entire chip industry.
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YouTube's new way to interrupt your viewing is going wide
YouTube is now widely rolling out pause ads. These ads will appear when you pause playback, in addition to regular YouTube ads.
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Scientists reviewed 7,000 studies on microplastics. Their alarming conclusion puts humanity on notice
Global action is urgently needed to tackle microplastic – and the problem has never been more pressing.
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The Dumbest Business Idea in History
Business decisions made in the interest of “maximising shareholder value” have caused mass layoffs, environmental catastrophes, an endless list of corporate frauds, and record inequality in the workplace. The very same CEO who made millions of dollars by being the first champion of “maximising shareholder value” in the 60’s called it the dumbest idea in the world, and something that could rot capitalism to its core.
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Linux and open-source documentation is a mess: Here's the solution
Simply telling someone to RTFM is not an answer when the manual is outdated, unreadable, or nonexistent. We need to improve the quality of our documentation, and the way to do that is simple.
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Man Dies After Surgeon Removed his LIVER
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AlmaLinux Adds New Hardware Certification Program
AlmaLinux wants to be taken seriously by enterprise hardware vendors.
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How to get Windows 11 cheap (or even for free)
Unlike taxes, paying full price for Windows isn't inevitable. In fact, depending on your circumstances (and how much effort you're willing to apply), you could pay nothing for it.
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60% of Earth's Food Crops Aren't Being Visited by Enough Pollinators
Some of our favorite food crops around the world aren't reaching their full potential because of fewer visits from the insects that pollinate them, a new study has found.
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Alzheimer's breakthrough: Cancer drug wakes up sleepy brain cells in mice and human brain cells
an experimental cancer drug appeared to re-energize the brains of mice that had a form of Alzheimer’s — and even restore their ability to learn and remember.
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The World Map of the Internet in 2021 by Martin Vargic
After almost a full year of work, young Slovakian designer Martin Vargic is introducing the brand new Map of the Internet, up to date for the year 2021. This fun and extensive project aims to concisely, but still comprehensively visualize the current state of the World Wide Web today.
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Don’t stop me now: Queen’s Brian May on saving badgers — and the scientific method
The guitarist has spent a decade studying the science of bovine tuberculosis and identified a new method of spread.
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The $212 Billion Dollar Food ingredient poisoning your Brain
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Stonehenge megalith came from Scotland, not Wales, ‘jaw-dropping’ study finds
Monument’s largest ‘bluestone’ moved more than 450 miles – a discovery researchers say rewrites relationships between Neolithic populations
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Heart of the Matter: Higher LDL on Keto Does NOT Mean More Plaque.
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Israel is deliberately targeting journalists in Gaza: Experts
Press freedom groups point to a pattern of killing clearly identified journalists.
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There's a Surprisingly Easy Way to Remove Microplastics From Your Drinking Water
Tiny fragments of microplastics are making their way deep inside our bodies in concerning quantities, significantly through our food and drink.
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Mac and Windows users infected by software updates delivered over hacked ISP
DNS poisoning attack worked even when targets used DNS from Google and Cloudflare.