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When I left the Marines, I struggled to adjust to civilian life. Finding work in the real world was the most challenging.

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Miguel Echols @ Business Insider 1 place · today 07:17 EDT

I left the Marines to become an entrepreneur. While the skills I learned in the military helped my transition, I struggled with civilian work life. Read more ›

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RFK Jr. Says He’s Ending the War on Protein. It Doesn’t Exist

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Sam Eagan @ Wired 1 place · today 06:00 EDT

There is no war on protein. But pretending there is goes hand-in-hand with the Trump administration’s appeal to traditional masculinity. Read more ›

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Many high-capacity NVMe SSDs are now as expensive as gold by weight as shortage intensifies — we ran the numbers, here's what we found

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Tom's Hardware 1 place · today 06:20 EDT

High-capacity NVMe SSDs are quickly becoming pricier than their gold weight Read more ›

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Seth Meyers mocks the White Houses 3-ingredient budget meal idea

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Mashable 1 place · today 06:32 EDT

In a derided interview, U.S. agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins suggested a $3 meal for tight budgets — and Seth Meyers has thoughts. Read more ›

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Don’t wait for the Galaxy S26: The S25 is the smart buy of early 2026

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Rita El Khoury @ Android Authority 1 place · today 07:00 EDT

Why wait for an expensive new phone when you can buy the same phone today for less? Read more ›

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Gigabyte CEO explains Nvidia's potential GPU supply strategy amid crushing memory shortages — gross revenue per gigabyte of GDDR7 memory could decide what products thrive

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Tom's Hardware 2 place · today 06:00 EDT

Gigabyte CEO Eddie Lin says the revenue contributed per gigabyte of GDDR7 on Nvidia graphics cards will be the key measure for which products thrive and which will be in short supply in 2026. Read more ›

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Windows 11 Gets a Lot Better When You Fix the 8 Most Annoying Features

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Alex Valdes @ CNET 1 place · today 06:30 EDT

A few small changes can make using the latest Windows OS much more enjoyable. Read more ›

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The Morning After: ASUS stops making some NVIDIA GPUs due to memory supply crunch

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Mat Smith @ Engadget 1 place · today 07:15 EDT

If you thought we were exaggerating, the hunger for memory and GPUs is making many companies reassess their priorities. YouTube channel Hardware Unboxed discovered ASUS has stopped producing the RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti 16GB due to the ongoing memory crunch. Both GPUs are 16GB models, making them more expensive to manufacture in the current climate. “Demand for GeForce RTX GPUs is strong, and memory supply is constrained. We... Read more ›

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Joaquín Cuenca Abela, Co-founder & CEO of Freepik, will speak at this year’s EU-Startups Summit!

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Antonio L. Escárzaga @ EU-Startups 1 place · today 07:00 EDT

We are pleased to announce that Joaquín Cuenca Abela, Co-founder and CEO of Freepik, will take the stage at the upcoming EU-Startups Summit, which will take place for the third time in sunny Malta on May 7 to 8, 2026. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Málaga, Spain, Freepik has evolved into a global all-in-one ... Read more ›

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Smart Plug Guide (2026): When You Should and Shouldn’t Use One

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Nena Farrell @ Wired 2 place · today 07:37 EDT

Smart plugs can add controls to any outlet, but they aren’t perfect for everything. Here’s our guide to using one and which ones to buy. Read more ›

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Hard drive prices have surged by an average of 46% since September — iconic 24TB Seagate BarraCuda now $500 as AI claims another victim

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · today 07:01 EDT

New research indicates that hard drive prices are now pushing an average increase of nearly 50% in the last four months. Read more ›

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Is America turning on birth control?

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Hannah Seo @ Vox 1 place · today 06:00 EDT

Birth control in the US right now is full of contradictions.  Access to contraceptives has never been easier. Many states have passed legislation to allow pharmacists to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptives directly to individuals, instead of requiring a doctor’s prescription first. Telehealth services have helped make it easier to find different contraceptive methods in […] Read more ›

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Can Trump send soldiers to Minneapolis?

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Caitlin Dewey @ Vox 2 place · today 07:00 EDT

This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. When I hear the word “insurrection,” I still think about January 6. It’s a strange twist of history — and also, probably, etymology — that this particular term is now finding new […] Read more ›

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Disney's sluggish stock threatens to dent CEO Bob Iger's legacy

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Lucia Moses @ Business Insider 2 place · today 04:40 EDT

Disney's stock is lagging despite CEO Bob Iger's comeback tour. Analysts broke down the reasons and the potential impact his successor could have. Read more ›

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How Does the Hive Mind Work in ‘Pluribus?

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Rhett Allain @ Wired 3 place · today 07:00 EDT

The “Joining” seems to connect people via radio waves. Let’s dig into the physics at play. Read more ›

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A Ford worker heckled Trump. His suspension is a reminder that free speech can get you in trouble at work.

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Ben Shimkus @ Business Insider 3 place · 01/15/2026 16:43 EDT

The advice from five legal experts all boiled down to a blunt reality: employees should watch their mouth if they want to keep their job. Read more ›

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I'm not sure Animal Crossing: New Horizons' busted megaphone and other Switch 2 bits are worth £4.19, but 3.0's a welcome nudge back into Nintendo's lovely world

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Matt Wales @ Eurogamer.net 1 place · today 05:00 EDT

I cannot begin to tell you how much I was looking forward to hoisting megaphone and bellowing insults at Chops from halfway across my island in Animal Crossing: New Horizon's Switch 2 Edition, but the whole voice recognition thing is so flakey - so prone to drawing the attention of entirely the wrong villager - there's liable to be Honaloha-wide revolt if this goes on. I've already shoved the damn... Read more ›

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman raises $252 million for brain computer interface venture — but Merge Labs is still in an early research phase

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Tom's Hardware · today 06:40 EDT

OpenAI has signaled its intentions to become a major player in brain computer interfaces (BCIs) with a $252 million investment in Merge Labs. Read more ›

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NASA says Artemis II can fly without its big, broken deep space antenna

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Mashable 2 place · today 05:00 EDT

Despite its largest radio antenna being broken, NASA is confident Artemis II, which could launch in February, won't be affected by it. Read more ›

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How to watch Suddenly Amish online from anywhere

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TechRadar 1 place · today 05:17 EDT

Want to watch Suddenly Amish from anywhere? Stream every culture clash as six outsiders confront Amish life head-on. Read more ›

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New York State takes steps to ban 3D-printed guns — proposal requires 3D printer manufacturers to prevent weapon printing

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Tom's Hardware 1 place · 01/15/2026 06:20 EDT

NY State Governor Kathy Hochul wants 3D printer manufacturers to make it impossible to 3D print guns. Read more ›

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Modder saves $130 by building 32GB DDR5 desktop DIMMs from scavenged laptop memory — donor modules soldered to bare PCB flashed with custom firmware even run XMP

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 01/11/2026 09:33 EDT

DIY DDR5 is no longer just a concept, but a reality, as modder VIK-on has built his first 32GB stick from scavenged parts. The memory chips came from laptop SODIMMs, while a new PCB and cooler were acquired from China. After flashing custom firmware enabling 6400 MT/s XMP, the entire build put together cost $218. Read more ›

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This $2,000 Bitcoin mining water heater can pay for itself by slashing your energy bills, company claims — can rake in $1,000 a year in BTC, offset 80% of electricity and water costs

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Tom's Hardware 1 place · 01/10/2026 06:50 EDT

Superheat was at CES 2026 to showcase what it describes as “a water heater that pays for itself.” Instead of a resistive heating element, it warms your H2O with heat generated by a Bitcoin ASIC miner. Read more ›

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Trump says that AI tech companies need to ‘pay their own way’ when it comes to their electricity consumption — says major changes are coming to ensure Americans don't 'pick up the tab' for data centers

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Tom's Hardware · 01/13/2026 09:05 EDT

The U.S. President says that his team will work with various AI tech companies, starting with Microsoft, to ensure that their power demands will stop affecting the power prices that ordinary Americans pay for. Read more ›

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Jensen Huang claims that 'god AI' is a myth — Nvidia chief says 'doomer narrative' is 'extremely hurtful'

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Tom's Hardware · 01/12/2026 15:14 EDT

Nvidia's Jensen Huang says negative narratives around AI are "extremely hurtful," and that science fiction speculation isn't connected to reality. Read more ›

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Micron addresses Crucial exit backlash: 'We are trying to help consumers around the world' — company warns that DRAM drought could last until at least 2028

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Tom's Hardware · 01/12/2026 06:48 EDT

Micron has responded to criticism over its decision to exit the consumer memory business and warns that shortages may last until 2028. Read more ›

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Dev creates UEFI games compendium you have to beat in order to boot your computer — 10-month project will shut down your PC if you lose

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Tom's Hardware 1 place · 01/10/2026 07:00 EDT

Dev creates a quintet of UEFI games with the premise of Win -> Boot, Lose -> Shutdown. Read more ›

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Windows Media Player’s ‘find album information’ functionality has been removed — you’ll have to find other software for playing and ripping CDs with relevant track information

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 01/11/2026 08:45 EDT

Microsoft has quietly removed ‘find album information’ and ‘update album info online’ tools from the Media Player apps supplied with Windows 11. Read more ›

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Admins finally get the power to uninstall Microsoft Copilot on Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and EDU versions — devices must meet specific conditions to allow the removal of the AI app

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Tom's Hardware · 01/10/2026 11:03 EDT

Microsoft finally allows administrators to remove the Microsoft Copilot app from managed versions of Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and EDU. However, you need to have Microsoft 365 Copilot installed, among other conditions. Read more ›

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Iran government takes down Starlink amidst civil unrest with 'military-grade jamming signals', report claims — President Trump vows to speak to Elon Musk to restore internet in crisis-hit country

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Tom's Hardware · 01/12/2026 12:43 EDT

Amid widespread anti-government protests, Iran shut down all methods of internet access, including Starlink. Read more ›

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