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The best screen protectors of 2021 for the top phones and tablets
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These Are Our Favorite New Android 12 Features So Far | Digital Trends
Google finally announced the first Android 12 beta at Google I/O 2021, and it could represent the biggest update to…
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Astronomers have created the largest ever map of dark matter
By New Scientist and Press Association The map shows the pattern of dark matter in the universe N. Jeffrey/Dark Energy…
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Laser experiments suggest helium rain falls on Jupiter
Sprinkles of helium rain may fall on Jupiter. At pressures and temperatures present within the gas giant, the hydrogen and…
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Destiny 2: How To Unlock and Complete the Expunge Mission | Digital Trends
Expunge is the latest activity in Destiny 2 Season of the Splicer. It expands on the Vex network showcased through the…
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Save 45% on Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga for Memorial Day | Digital Trends
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. Everyone loves a bargain. The allure…
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The OLED-packing, DLSS-supporting new Switch could arrive in September following pre-E3 announcement
Rumor mill: The long-rumored new Switch model that features a larger, OLED screen and is capable of outputting a 4K…
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Next-Gen Electric Vehicle Batteries: Questions We Still Need to Answer to Double EV Range
Michael Wang, materials science and engineering Ph.D. candidate, uses a glove box to inspect a lithium metal battery cell in…
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Twitter Confirms Cost of Twitter Blue Subscription Service | Digital Trends
Twitter has quietly confirmed the existence of its Twitter Blue subscription service, dropping a reference to it in its listing…
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Apple’s alleged monopolistic practices called “rotten to the core” in Apple Watch ECG lawsuit
In brief: Apple, a company that is no stranger to accusations of monopolistic practices, has had an antitrust lawsuit filed…
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Biden’s 90-day deadline for virus origins spurred by ‘unexamined intelligence’: NYT
Earlier this week, Biden announced a revived push to determine the origins of the coronavirus. The 3-month probe was prompted…
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Best Verizon New Customer Deals for April 2021 | Digital Trends
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. As the second-largest mobile network in…
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Stepped platforms in Mesopotamia were the oldest known war memorial
By Michael Marshall Tell Banat North in Syria was submerged in 1999 An earthen mound in what is now Syria…
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Best Cheap Verizon Fios New Customer Deals for June 2021 | Digital Trends
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Scientists unravel noise-assisted signal amplification in systems with memory
Two mirrors with a drop of oil in between form a non-linear optical cavity, in which stochastic resonance was observed.…
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QAnon Shaman’s lawyer argues that his shirtlessness on Jan. 6 is evidence of his ‘mental vulnerabilities’
A lawyer for the QAnon Shaman filed a new pretrial release motion for the Arizona native on Wednesday. In it,…
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2021’s Best Dog Grooming Kit for a Home Haircut | Popular Science
If you’re a dog owner, you probably want your pet feeling, smelling, and looking his or her best. Monthly spa…
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Covid-19 news: Possible cause of rare vaccine-linked blood clots found
By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Sam Wong , Graham Lawton , Adam Vaughan ,…
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Earliest known war was a repeated conflict in Sudan 13,400 years ago
By Krista Charles An archival photograph showing a double burial at Jebel Sahaba Wendorf Archives of the British Museum Individuals…
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Privacy watchdogs take legal action against Clearview AI in five countries
In context: As facial recognition technology (FRT) becomes more ubiquitous, fears of its unregulated use increase. The concern is justified.…
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The 5 best note-taking apps to download on your iPad for quick and easy brainstorming
The best note-taking apps for the iPad let you draw, insert pictures, take audio recordings, and more. Some note-taking apps…
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Can’t be bothered? Why some of us are more motivated than others
Some people seem to possess unlimited get-up-and-go, while others can barely muster enough drive to leave the couch. Here’s what…
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PayPal is working on a cryptocurrency withdrawal function
Editor’s take: In the crypto community, there’s a popular expression that applies here. “Not your keys, not your coin,” meaning…
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An AWS exec details how firms like JPMorgan and Millennium are using data analytics in the public cloud as Wall Street leans more into the tech
The data Wall Street firms rely on is increasingly migrating to the public cloud. The shift comes as Wall Street…
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To find answers about the 1921 race massacre, Tulsa digs up its painful past
On May 30, 1921, Dick Rowland, a 19-year-old Black shoe shiner, walked into an elevator in downtown Tulsa, Okla. What…
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Is a self-portrait a self-portrait if the portraitist has no self?
Josie Ford No selfie As a philistine, Feedback is unsure whether AI art is a good or a bad thing,…
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Iran issues four-month ban on cryptocurrency mining following widespread power outages
What just happened? Multiple cities in Iran have been facing unplanned power blackouts recently, which according to President Hassan Rouhani,…
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High-capacity pseudocapacitive electrodes by valence engineering developed for desalination
Credit: Nano Res. (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-021-3467-z Recently, the researchers from Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS)…
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Alice Roberts: Archaeogenetics will help us solve mysteries of past
By Alice Roberts Michelle D’urbano TWO seemingly disparate scientific disciplines have been drawn into each other’s orbits, set on a…
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Uncharted 4’s PC version confirmed by Sony, could be revealed later today
What just happened? There have been plenty of signs that more PlayStation exclusives will soon land on PC, and we…
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MIT Smart Clothes: Tactile Textiles Sense Movement via Touch
Tactile electronics developed at MIT use a mix of more typical textile fibers alongside a small amount of custom-made functional…
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World may breach 1.5C warming within 5 years: WMO
There is a 90 percent chance of at least one year between 2021-2025 being the hottest on record, according to…
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Apple hints at an interest in cryptocurrencies after posting a job ad for an ‘alternative payments’ manager
Apple is looking to hire a crypto-savvy business development manager, according to a new job ad. The candidate should have…
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Two-player games to keep friendships intact | Popular Science
This post has been updated. Board games don’t have to be a group activity. Some of the best are strictly…
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Canada to send rover to Moon by 2026: minister
Canada plans to land a robotic rover on the Moon. Canada will land a robotic rover on the Moon within…
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This Year’s Blizzcon Is Canceled, it Will Return in 2022 | Digital Trends
BlizzCon 2021 has been canceled, according to an announcement from BlizzCon’s executive producer Saralyn Smith via the BlizzCon site. The…
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Why Microsoft’s Approach to ARM is Different This Time | Digital Trends
Microsoft’s Build developer conference saw updates for products like Azure, Outlook, Teams, and the remainder of the Microsoft 365 services.…
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New Hazards of Earth’s Largest Volcano Uncovered
By University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science May 26, 2021 Standing 9 kilometers tall from the…
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Unveiling what governs crystal growth
Schematic of microbeam surface X-ray scattering during growth of gallium nitride crystal at high temperature. Credit: Argonne National Laboratory. With…
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Tech firms trumpeted diversity pledges after George Floyd’s death. But half the UK’s tech workforce say nothing has changed a year on.
Around 38% of tech workers think companies’ responses to Floyd’s death were ‘tokenistic’. The figures come from a study of…
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No good decisions without good data: Climate, policymaking, the critical role of science
Credit: CC0 Public Domain “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” This concept is also true within the…
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The Senate unanimously passed a bill to declassify intel on the origins of COVID-19, including the Wuhan lab
The Senate passed a bill to declassify what the US government knows about the origins of COVID-19. Earlier Wednesday, President…
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Best Prime Day TV Deals: Amazon Prime Day 2021 | Popular Science
If you’ve been considering springing for a television to take your home media setup to the next level, there’s never…
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Activision Plans to Address Call of Duty’s Toxicity Problem | Digital Trends
If players jump into a match across Call of Duty: Warzone, Black Ops Cold War or Mobile, it’s currently quite common…
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Microsoft and Bethesda E3 Showcase Set for June 13 | Digital Trends
Microsoft and Bethesda Games’ joint E3 2021 showcase will air at 10 a.m. PT on Sunday, June 13. The presentation…
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Why the Sun’s Atmosphere Is Hundreds of Times Hotter Than Its Surface – 80 Year-Old Theory Finally Confirmed
The visible surface of the Sun, or the photosphere, is around 6,000°C. But a few thousand kilometers above it – a…
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Amazon Indigenous People May Hold a Key to Slowing Down Aging
A Tsimane child in a canoe. Credit: Chapman University Tsimane people are unique for their healthy brains that age more…
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GM’s newest vehicle: Off-road, self-driving rover for moon
This illustration provided by General Motors and Lockheed Martin in May 2021 depicts astronauts and concepts of lunar rovers on…
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BlizzCon 2021 is canceled, BlizzConline returns early next year
Recap: BlizzCon 2021, originally scheduled in November, has been cancelled due to concerns over public health, as well as logistical…
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Mystery Deepens About Evolution of Bees’ Social Behavior
A large, parasitic orchid bee (Exaerte smaragdina). Credit: USGSBIML Team Largest-ever analysis of bees’ morphological diversity paints complicated picture as…
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