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The FDA will allow COVID-19 booster shots for some people with weakened immune systems
The FDA has expanded the emergency authorizations for leading COVID-19 vaccines. That paves the way for patients with weakened immune…
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Cosmonaut’s Remarkable Photo Shows Unusual View of ISS | Digital Trends
A photo of the International Space Station (ISS) shared this week by Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy offers an unusual view…
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UK antitrust authorities may force Facebook to sell Giphy
Why it matters: After starting an investigation on Facebook’s acquisition of the largest provider of animated GIFs last year, the…
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Say Goodbye to the Dots and Dashes: Enhanced Optical Storage Media
Purdue University innovators have created technology aimed at replacing Morse code with colored “digital characters” to modernize optical storage. They…
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The best of both worlds: Combining classical and quantum systems to meet supercomputing demands
This study shows how quantum entanglement displays a huge energy difference between its states unlike those of molecular hydrogen, promising…
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Uber and Lyft execs say drivers are signing up again now that unemployment checks are running out
Uber and Lyft struggled to attract enough drivers to meet rider demand earlier this year. The companies say more drivers…
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Fortnite Season 7, Week 10 Challenge Guide: How to Damage Doctor Slone | Digital Trends
One of the final Fortnite challenges you’ll likely aim to complete requires you to damage Doctor Slone. This is a character…
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Directory Opus
Are you frustrated by the limitations of Windows Explorer? Directory Opus is a complete replacement for Windows Explorer, with far…
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Spectacular Set of Massive Concentric Rings Around a Black Hole
V404 Cygni Rings (Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/U.Wisc-Madison/S. Heinz et al.; Optical/IR: Pan-STARRS) A spectacular set of rings around a black hole…
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Study argues that pedestrian-friendly environments are critical to trip chains in urban centers
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Polycentric development is being promoted to lessen problems of urban sprawl and reduce vehicle miles traveled…
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Disney films ‘Free Guy’ and ‘Shang-Chi’ will debut in theaters only but data shows strong ‘Black Widow’ performance with hybrid Disney+ streaming strategy
Disney films “Free Guy” and “Shang-Chi” will debut in theaters only, CEO Bob Chapek said. “Black Widow,” released in theaters…
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How long can you go without sleep?
The longest time a human being has gone without sleep is 11 days and 25 minutes. The world record was…
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Fortnite Season 7, Week 10 Challenge Guide: How to Use the Grab-itron to Deliver a Tractor to Hayseed’s Farm | Digital Trends
The latest set of Fortnite challenges is live, this time for season 7, week 10. You’ll likely have an easier time…
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Huawei hardware with Google services: Honor Magic 3 flagship marks a return to the global market
Recap: When Huawei was sanctioned by the US government, Honor was caught in the crossfire because it was a subsidiary…
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Black Howler Monkeys Adapt Mental Maps Like Humans for Efficient Navigation
Ever since humans began committing their view of the world to flat slabs of rock and papyrus, we had a…
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During close pass, Solar Orbiter captures Venus’ glare
Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center On Aug. 9, 2021, ESA/NASA’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft passed within 4,967 miles (7,995 kilometers)…
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Guggenheim Securities just bumped comp for investment-bank analysts for the second time this year as pay raises pour in for junior bankers
Guggenheim Securities has raised analyst base comp for a second time, Insider has learned. Base comp at the investment bank…
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Howler monkeys navigate using adaptable mental maps, just like humans
By Cameron Duke A black howler monkey (Alouatta pigra) Shutterstock / Ethan Daniels Black howler monkeys move through their environment…
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Beat the Back-to-School Rush with Surface Pro 7 and Surface Laptop Deals | Digital Trends
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. Get ready for back-to-school with these…
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Microsoft acknowledges yet another print spooler vulnerability
A hot potato: After repeatedly trying to fix a set of vulnerabilities also known as “PrintNightmare,” Microsoft has yet to…
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2021 BMC Ecology and Evolution Image Competition: See the Spectacular Winning Photographs
Overall Winner and Best Image for ‘Conservation Biology.’ A school of jack fish in a spiral formation at Heron Island…
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TV ads inspire investment interest, study finds
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Stock trading volumes in the United States have soared over the last year and much of…
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The 6 best robot vacuums we tested in 2021
What else we tested James Brains/Insider We’ve tested 27 robot vacuums and counting, here are the ones that didn’t make…
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Satechi USB-C Clamp Hub Solves M1 iMac’s Main Problem | Digital Trends
Satechi debuted its most recent Apple accessory today. It is a small USB-C Clamp Hub especially manufactured with the 2021…
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Amazon Games Studios has stopped laying claim to its employees’ independently created games
Bottom line: For some time, Amazon has required employees working on game projects in their personal time to use company…
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New Blood Test Improves Prostate Cancer Screening – Can Reduce the Number of MRIs Performed
From left: Martin Eklund and Tobias Nordström, associate professors at Karolinska Institutet. Credit: Stefan Zimmerman Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in…
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The push to cashless transit fare leaves some riders behind
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A multi-year study on automated transit fare collection offers a key finding that won’t surprise you:…
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5 takeaways from the long-awaited 2020 US Census
America’s white population dropped for the first time in recorded history People walk through Herald Square on a warm day…
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AirPods To Get Find My Function, Breath Rate Tracking | Digital Trends
Apple’s iconic white true wireless earbuds are slated to get several new functions with the upcoming general release of iOS…
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Diablo IV director, other designers let go from Blizzard
What just happened? Kotaku learned yesterday that Diablo IV director Luis Barriga, World of Warcraft designer Jonathan LeCraft, and lead…
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New Drug Molecules Could Prevent Skin Aging Caused by Ultraviolet Sun Exposure
New drug molecules could prevent skin aging caused by sun exposure. Two new molecules that generate minute amounts of the…
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Study says ‘blue hydrogen’ likely bad for climate
A paper released Thursday said hydrogen production was difficult to justify on environmental grounds, even at sites like this Shell…
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The 5 best bike pumps of 2021, for road cyclists, mountain bikers, or city commuters
Bike pump glossary Before buying a bike pump, you’ll want to decide which style of pump best fits your needs.…
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Surface Pro 7 and Type Cover Discounted at Best Buy | Digital Trends
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. This can be the best time…
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Senate proposes bill forbidding Apple and Google from forcing developers to use their payment systems
In a nutshell: Epic Games has been embroiled in an antitrust battle with Apple for a year over its tight…
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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Spots Perseverance Rover From Above – Can You See It?
This image of the “South Séítah” region of Jezero Crater was taken by NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter during its 11th…
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New marmoset species discovered in Brazilian Amazon
Newly described Schneider’s marmoset. Credit: Rodrigo Costa-Araújo A team of scientists has discovered a new marmoset species in the Brazilian…
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Why this year’s epic surge in lumber sent cheese prices to a 15-month low
istetiana/Getty Images Cheese prices are sitting at a 15-month low and lumber is partly to blame, thanks to the quirky…
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Not convinced that humans are causing climate change? Here are the facts.
This story originally appeared in the Heat issue of Popular Science. Current subscribers can access the whole digital edition here, or click…
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How to Turn Off AMBER Alerts in Android and iOS | Digital Trends
The AMBER Alert system is an excellent tool for finding and recovering children abducted in your area. According to the…
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Nvidia’s GTC 2021 keynote was entirely CGI and nobody noticed
Mind-blowing: Nvidia has revealed that its GTC 2021 keynote that aired back in April took place entirely in the metaverse…
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Mysterious Flickering Decoded: Supermassive Black Hole Size Revealed by Its Feeding Pattern
An artist’s impression of an accretion disk rotating around an unseen supermassive black hole. The accretion process produces random fluctuations…
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Pandemic spurs boom in virtual offerings for US schools
Logan Strauss, 5, does his school work at home with his laptop while participating in an online class in Basking…
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Meet Penelope Register-Shaw, the secret weapon in a new challenger to UPS and FedEx
Penelope Register-Shaw helped launch Amazon’s Delivery Service Partner program. She wanted to help delivery drivers, but she found that the…
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Measuring a black hole’s mass isn’t easy. A new technique could change that
An actively feeding black hole surrounds itself with a disk of hot gas and dust that flickers like a campfire.…
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How to Pre-Order the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 Today | Digital Trends
Yesterday, we got a real treat! At the Samsung Unpacked 2021 event, the company unveiled its latest lineup of foldable…
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to receive semiconductor industry’s top honor
What just happened? The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has announced that Huang is the 2021 recipient of the Robert N.…
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Innovative New Material Inspired by Chain Mail Transforms from Flexible to Rigid on Command
Engineers have developed a material inspired by chain mail that can transform from a foldable, fluid-like state into specific solid…
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Tree falls during dry season in São Paulo City are due to poor management, study suggests
Stormy weather was the main cause during the rainy season. Credit: Priscilla Cerqueira Trees fall every day in São Paulo,…
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Wells Fargo Strategic Capital just poached a Credit Suisse investor to head up deals in wealth management and Wall Street’s behind-the-scenes tech
Wells Fargo Strategic Capital has hired Credit Suisse’s Inessa Even. She will help oversee capital markets and wealth management tech…
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