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3 weeks ago+16 16 0It's not just rising sea levels – the land major cities are built on is actually sinking, NASA images show
Images shared by NASA show the U.S. East Coast is actually sinking — including the land that holds major cities like New York and Baltimore.
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3 weeks ago+30 30 0McDonald’s Making Job Applicants Take Weird AI Personality Tests
AI has come to hiring at McDonald's and Olive Garden — and it's made those mandatory personality tests all the weirder.
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1 month ago+37 37 0Netflix is going to take away its cheapest ad-free plan
Netflix’s ad-free plans will start at $15.49 per month instead.
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2 months ago+20 20 0Let me check my phone again
New research conducted by students and a professor at the University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College finds that smartphone usage can increase and even become unhealthy for those who have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
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2 months ago+20 20 0Pistons break single-season NBA record for longest losing streak
The Detroit Pistons are now the sole owners of the longest single-season losing streak in NBA history.
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2 months ago+45 45 0Tennis players to get protection from online abuse
A new monitoring service will help protect tennis players from online abuse and threats, the International Tennis Federation and other governing bodies said Wednesday.
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3 months ago+48 48 0Today is the last day to save your unused Gmail account!
Google is set to delete inactive accounts starting December 1, 2023, to enhance security. The purge will only affect personal accounts.
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3 months ago+41 41 0NYC Will Soon Be Home to 15 Robot-Run Vegetarian Restaurants From Chipotle’s Founder
"We’ve taken a lot of human interaction out of the process and left just enough."
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4 months ago+26 26 0WeWork plans to file for bankruptcy as early as next week, source says
WeWork's filing for bankruptcy would mark a stunning reversal of fortune for the New York-based company that was privately valued at $47 billion in 2019 and a black spot for investor SoftBank that sunk billions.
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4 months ago+22 22 0South Korea intercepts boat carrying North Korean defectors
Rare defection by sea comes after nine North Koreans crossed the maritime border in May.
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5 months ago+35 35 0IRS plans rollout of free e-file tax return system with invitations to limited taxpayers
The agency, which is working on implementing state filing into its pilot, estimates that hundreds of thousands of taxpayers will participate in the limited rollout of the program for the 2024 filing season.
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5 months ago+42 42 0Next major Windows update is available September 26, with new AI (and not-AI) features
Passkeys, Paint, Backup, and other app updates make this a significant release.
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7 months ago+29 29 0Environmental human DNA offers new opportunities for public good
The era of human environmental DNA, or eDNA, has arrived.
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7 months ago+20 20 0‘Forever grateful’: Boston Bruins veteran David Krejci announces retirement
Longtime Bruins center David Krejci has announced his retirement from the National Hockey League after 16 seasons in Boston.
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7 months ago+29 29 0Sinéad O’Connor, acclaimed Dublin singer, dies aged 56
The Dublin performer found worldwide fame with hit single Nothing Compares 2 U in 1990
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7 months ago+26 26 0In Los Angeles, "California's $1 Billion Powerball Jackpot Winner Creates Sensation"
A $1.08 billion jackpot was won on Wednesday night in Los Angeles thanks to a Powerball ticket purchased at a convenience store that matched all six numbers.
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7 months ago+30 30 0Snowden Designs a Device to Warn if Your iPhone's Radios Are Snitching
Your smartphone's radio can be used to spy on you. The exiled NSA leaker teamed up with renowned hardware hacker Bunnie Huang to stop it.
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7 months ago+18 18 0Why aren’t we more scared of the climate crisis? It’s complicated
Despite extreme heat and weather in the US, most Americans aren’t cowering in fear. There’s a psychological reason for it
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8 months ago+32 32 0WMO warns of risk of heart attacks, deaths as heatwave intensifies
The heatwave engulfing the northern hemisphere is set to intensify this week, causing overnight temperatures to surge and leading to an increased risk of heart attacks and deaths, the World Meteorological Organization said on Tuesday.
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9 months ago+23 23 0Apple could force a 111-year-old fruit company to change its apple logo
Apple wants to trademark an image of an apple in Switzerland, and this could force a 111-year-old fruit company to change its logo.