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A new Nature Climate Change study suggests airborne microplastics -- especially darker and colored particles -- are likely contributing to atmospheric warming by absorbing more heat than they reflect. Researchers estimate the effect could be roughly one-sixth that of black carbon, though outside experts say the uncertainties remain large and more study is needed before drawing firm policy conclusions. "We can say with confidence that overall they are warming agents," said Drew Shindell, a Duke University ea
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An East Bay apartment complex has been bought at a price that's well below its prior value. Read more ›
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A PG&E Corp. unit has bought a San Jose building in a move to bolster the utility's South Bay operations. Read more ›
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The upcoming Xiaomi 17T and 17T Pro could come in three different colors and a design reminiscent of the 15T series. Read more ›
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Honor has quietly introduced a budget Play series device in China, called the Play 70C. It is powered by a MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra chipset and packs a 5,300mAh battery. The company also unveiled the Play 80 Plus with a 7,500mAh battery and a Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 SoC. The Honor Play 70C comes with a 6.75-inch LCD display that offers HD+ resolution and a refresh rate of 90Hz. It... Read more ›
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London-founded Corvera, an agentic supply chain management platform backed by Y Combinator, today announces it has raised $4.2 million (£3 million) in Seed funding to accelerate its expansion and aut... Read more ›
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AI might be better than your entry-level workers for productivity today, but it could spell disaster for future employment. Read more ›
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Zee Entertainment Enterprises has filed a suit against Nykaa in the Delhi High Court, alleging the beauty ecommerce marketplace used… Read more ›
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Harvey's CEO says as AI agents take on more work, firms might put fewer lawyers on each case. That doesn't mean there will be less work, he says. Read more ›
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Last Thursday, in a staged home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, I sat on a couch that was a bit too low and a tad too deep in front of a small, beige-colored smart speaker sitting on the middle of a trio of arched midcentury storage cabinets. On either side of the smart […] Read more ›
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Bose's new Lifestyle collection includes a speaker and a soundbar that are all about spatial audio. Read more ›
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Airlines are quickly adding new routes out of some of Spirit’s biggest cities, including Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, and Atlantic City. Read more ›
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The new fund arrives as firms like Haun Ventures raise $1 billion and VC firms adapt to an AI-driven shift in capital. Read more ›
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As Marvel prepares to drop 'Endgame' later this year, even Joe Russo thinks that spoiler culture has made people a little too skittish about engaging with stories. Read more ›
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I've been campaigning for all three BBC Paradise crime dramas have a crossover episode for at least a year — and the Beyond Paradise season 4 cast is completely up for it. Read more ›
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SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s venture capital division takes a $150 million stake in crypto trading firm GSR at a valuation of more than $1 billion, according to Bloomberg. Read more ›
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WaiV Robotics, a British maritime autonomous infrastructure developer, has raised €6.4 million ($7.5 million) in Seed funding as it emerges from stealth in order to introduce their fully automatic landing and takeoff platform designed to enable reliable VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) drone operations even in high sea states. “For drones to become a reliable part of ... Read more ›
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The Inland QN450 is a surprisingly capable Gen 4 drive with strong all-around performance and exceptional power efficiency. It outshines the NV3 but has hardware uncertainty and low TBW. Read more ›
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The new Lifestyle Ultra Speaker, Ultra Soundbar, and Ultra Subwoofer introduce a cozier look. Read more ›
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Solar Ireland is calling on the Government to introduce a €5,000 grant to help people install solar panels on their homes. This follows reports that the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris is working on a fresh round of measures to reduce both household bills and Ireland’s reliance on fossil fuel-based energy. The Micro-generation […] Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Monday heard a dispute over labels on the popular Roundup weed killer, which thousands of people blame for their cancers. How the Supreme Court rules could have implications for tens of thousands of lawsuits against Roundup maker Monsanto, which is now owned by Bayer. The case centers on who decides about warning labels on chemicals: the... Read more ›
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Bay Area homeowner and investment banker Storm Duncan is trying to swap a 13-acre Mill Valley property for Anthropic equity instead of cash. He created a LinkedIn page for the home, describing the move as a "diversification play" because he is "under-concentrated in AI investments relative to the importance of AI in the future, and over-concentrated in real estate." A young Anthropic employee, Duncan says, might be "in the exact... Read more ›
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fjo3 writes: The United Arab Emirates announced Tuesday that it would exit the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (source paywalled; alternative source), or OPEC, along with the wider group of partners known as OPEC+, effective May 1, in what could be a blow to control over prices by the group, long led in practice by Saudi Arabia. The move "reflects the UAE's long-term strategic and economic vision and evolving... Read more ›
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Google has reportedly signed a classified agreement allowing the Pentagon to use its AI models for "any lawful government purpose." While the deal is said to discourage domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons without human oversight, it apparently does not give Google the power to block how the government actually uses its models. The Verge reports: The agreement was reported less than a day after Google employees demanded CEO Sundar... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: For its famous intractability, the Bloomberg Terminal has long inspired devotion, bordering on obsession. Among traders, the ability to chart a path through the software's dizzying scrolls of numbers and text to isolate far-flung information is the mark of a seasoned professional. But as a greater mass of data is fed into the Terminal -- not only earnings and asset prices, but... Read more ›
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Apple is adding a new App Store subscription option that lets developers offer lower monthly prices in exchange for a 12-month commitment. "This model will allow developers to offer discounted rates to customers in exchange for more predictable long-term revenue," reports TechCrunch. "This also caters to how many developers have already been marketing their annual subscriptions in their apps." From the report: Often, app developers will display the lower monthly... Read more ›
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Sony is reportedly rolling out a 30-day online check-in requirement for some digital PS4 and PS5 games, meaning players could temporarily lose access if their console does not reconnect to renew the license. Tom's Hardware reports: In the info page of an affected game, you'd see a new validity period and a "remaining time" deadline. At first, this seemed like a software bug, but now PlayStation Support has confirmed its... Read more ›
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Apple's Vision Pro has been used in what's described as the world's first cataract surgery performed with the headset. MacRumors reports: [New York opthalmologist] Dr. Eric Rosenberg of SightMD completed the initial procedure in October 2025 and has since performed hundreds of additional cases using ScopeXR, a surgical platform he co-developed for Apple's mixed reality device. ScopeXR streams live feeds from 3D digital surgical microscopes directly into the Vision Pro,... Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: University of Oregon chemist Christopher Hendon loves his coffee -- so much so that studying all the factors that go into creating the perfect cuppa constitutes a significant area of research for him. His latest project: discovering a novel means of measuring the flavor profile of coffee simply by sending an electrical current through a sample beverage. The results appear in... Read more ›
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Elon Musk testified on day two of his trial against OpenAI, saying he helped create the company as a nonprofit counterweight to Google and would not have backed it if the goal had been private profit. CNBC reports: Musk on Tuesday was the first witness called to testify in the trial. He spoke about his upbringing, his many companies, his role in founding OpenAI and his understanding of its structure.... Read more ›
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