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Furious at the FCC, Arkansas jail cancels inmate phone calls rather than lower rates
If "the Federal Communications Commission reverses their adverse regulations," Montgomery said, "the Baxter County Sheriff's…
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Gemini gets new coding and writing tools, plus AI-generated “podcasts”
On the heels of its release of new Gemini models last week, Google has announced…
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FCC to get Republican majority and plans to “delete” as many rules as possible
By contrast, then-President Joe Biden waited nine months to choose a Democratic nominee in 2021.…
New Portal pinball table may be the closest we’re gonna get to Portal 3
Fans of Portal 2 have been waiting nearly 14 years now for another official entry…
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Google inks $32 billion deal to buy security firm Wiz even as DOJ seeks breakup
"While a tough regulatory climate in 2024 had hampered such large-scale deals, Wall Street is…
Posted inbiomimicry engineering Physics
SpiderBot experiments hint at “echolocation” to locate prey
It's well understood that spiders have poor eyesight and thus sense the vibrations in their…
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Eight years later, new but familiar-looking PebbleOS watches appear
Certain watches can stay just as they are and people will keep buying them. The…
Posted indoge Invasive species Policy
DOGE cuts to USDA may open door to invasive species, higher food prices
Two federal judges and an independent agency that assesses government personnel decisions have already ordered…
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New EV battery boasts 5-min charge time, adding 250 miles of range
"Our goal is to make EV charging as fast as refueling a gasoline car," said…
Posted inBiology Ecology end-permian
Even the worst mass extinction had its oases
Some earlier plants might not have made it through the extinction since rock layers from…