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Researchers at Stanford have developed a compact optical amplifier that dramatically boosts light signals using very little power. By recycling energy inside a looping resonator, the device achieves strong amplification with minimal noise and wide bandwidth. Its efficiency and small size mean it could run on batteries and be integrated into consumer electronics. This breakthrough could enable faster communications and more powerful optical technologies.
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An East Bay apartment complex has been bought at a price that's well below its prior value. Read more âș
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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 âș
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Execs from PayPal, Robinhood, Public.com and 248 Ventures said the way to move retail into crypto and AI is to slow down, show your work, and put users back in control. Read more âș
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The season two finale of the Marvel Studios show starring Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio debuts tonight. Read more âș
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Coinbase is laying off about 700 workers, or 14% of its workforce, as CEO Brian Armstrong says the company is restructuring to become "lean, fast, and AI-native." Engadget reports: Armstrong claimed he'd seen engineers "use AI to ship in days what used to take a team weeks" and that non-technical teams in the company are "shipping production code," while Coinbase is automating many of its workflows. "All of this has... Read more âș
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Senior leaders from Mastercard, the Crypto Council for Innovation and Clerisy said the right people in the right rooms can reshape internal decisions, citing examples from stablecoin-linked cards and financial access to staking-policy framing in Washington. Read more âș
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In February 2026, Anthropic released a set of plugins for its Claude Cowork AI agent, setting off what the market quickly dubbed the âSaaSpocalypse.â Within days, nearly $285 billion in software market value was wiped out as investors reacted to ... Read more âș
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The proposed settlement is the result of a class action lawsuit filed in California. Read more âș
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The porn site is once again allowing new users in the U.K. to access its content if they verify their age through an Apple device. Read more âș
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The companyâs Chief Strategy Officer said that more than half of internet traffic is now non-human, but that the x402 Foundation is building the rails for a "golden age of content." Read more âș
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Google Home users can now ask Gemini to complete more complex, multi-step tasks and combine multiple tasks in a single command. Google has updated Gemini for Home to Gemini 3.1, which it says will improve the smart home assistant's ability to interpret and act on requests. The upgrade will also make Gemini for Home better [âŠ] Read more âș
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Google looked all set to play a big role in the Pentagon's efforts to develop new ways to control the U.S.' drone swarms, but the tech giant has pulled out. Read more âș
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Nonprofit Citizens for Constitutional Integrity released the first batch of emails from federal workers responding to Elon Musk's DOGE directive. Read more âș
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Back at MWC Barcelona, Lenovo unveiled several new tablets, including the gamer-focused Legion Tab Gen 5, aka Legion Y700 Gen 5 in China. That device has now made its way to the US with a starting price of $850 in its Eclipse Black colorway. That price gets you the 12GB RAM and 256GB storage trim. Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 5 in Eclipse Black Comparing the Legion Tab Gen 5âs US... Read more âș
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This five-year deal is one of many circular agreements keeping the AI sector afloat. Read more âș
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This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Stop me if youâve heard this one â President Donald Trumpâs proposed White House ballroom is getting more expensive (again). Whatâs happening? On Monday evening, [âŠ] Read more âș
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Microsoft has canceled Xbox Copilot AI development for consoles and mobile, as CEO Asha Sharma shifts focus toward player experience and core platform improvements. Read more âș
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Payward and Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi says the exchange is â80% readyâ to go public, as a new partnership with MoneyGram aims to expand access to digital assets by solving last-mile cash conversion. Read more âș
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Kevin O'Leary is dismissing critics of his Utah data center, suggesting some of the opposition is being amplified by artificial intelligence. Read more âș
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Angus Fletcher, State Streetâs head of digital assets said the young crypto industry needs to find solutions now before trillions in RWAs come on-chain. Read more âș
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A troubling new study from MIT reveals that a common environmental contaminant, NDMAâfound in polluted water, certain medications, and even processed foodsâmay pose a far greater cancer risk to children than adults. In experiments with mice, young animals exposed to the chemical developed significantly more DNA damage and cancer, despite experiencing the same initial exposure as adults. The key difference lies in how rapidly childrenâs cells divide, which turns early... Read more âș
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A decades-old drug once used to treat sleeping sickness is now showing surprising promise against an ultra-rare and life-threatening genetic disorder called Bachmann-Bupp syndrome (BABS). Early patient treatments suggest the drug, DFMO, may ease severe symptoms by targeting the underlying genetic malfunction. Researchers have already treated a handful of patients with encouraging results, but progress has been slowed by regulatory and logistical hurdles. Read more âș
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Scientists have uncovered the true boundary of the Milky Wayâs star-forming region using stellar âage mapping.â They found a telltale U-shaped pattern showing that star formation drops sharply around 35,000â40,000 light-years from the center. Beyond that, stars are mostly migrants, slowly drifting outward rather than forming in place. The discovery gives a long-sought answer to where our galaxyâs stellar nursery really ends. Read more âș
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A spectacular cosmic event nicknamed âSN Winnyâ could help solve one of astronomyâs biggest mysteries: how fast the universe is expanding. This rare superluminous supernova, located 10 billion light-years away, appears five times in the sky thanks to gravitational lensing, creating a dazzling âcosmic fireworksâ effect. By measuring the slight delays between each appearanceâcaused by light taking different paths around two foreground galaxiesâscientists can directly calculate the universeâs expansion rate. Read more âș
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A massive prehistoric snake discovered in India may rank among the largest ever to slither across Earth. Named Vasuki indicus, this ancient giant lived around 47 million years ago and is estimated to have stretched an astonishing 11 to 15 meters longârivaling the legendary Titanoboa. Fossilized vertebrae unearthed from a lignite mine in Gujarat reveal a thick-bodied, powerful snake likely built for slow, stealthy ambush attacks, similar to modern anacondas. Read more âș
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New experiments suggest that freezing and thawing on early Earth may have helped primitive cell-like structures grow and evolve. Tiny lipid bubbles behaved very differently depending on their membrane makeupâsome fused into larger compartments and captured DNA more efficiently. These fusion events could have mixed key molecules, setting the stage for more complex chemistry. Read more âș
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Archaeologists have uncovered six previously unknown Bronze Age mines in southwestern Spain, offering a striking new clue about where the metal in ancient Scandinavian artifacts may have come from. Found near Cabeza del Buey, the sites include everything from small extraction zones to larger mining operationsâone even packed with around 80 stone axes used to crush ore. These mines contain copper, lead, and silver, key materials that powered trade networks... Read more âș
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For the first time, scientists have watched a subduction zone literally fall apart beneath the ocean floor. Using advanced seismic imaging, they found the Juan de Fuca plate splitting into fragments as it sinks beneath North America. Rather than collapsing all at once, the plate is tearing piece by piece, like a train slowly derailing. The finding helps explain ancient plate fragments and could refine how scientists understand earthquake behavior. Read more âș
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The bodyâs âkillerâ T cells donât just attackâthey strike with astonishing precision, forming a tiny, highly organized contact zone that lets them destroy dangerous cells without harming their neighbors. Now, scientists have captured this process in unprecedented detail, revealing a hidden world of molecular choreography. Read more âș
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Scientists have finally cracked one of the biggest mysteries in the senses: how smell is organized. By mapping millions of neurons in mice, researchers discovered that smell receptors in the nose arenât random at allâtheyâre arranged in neat, overlapping stripes based on receptor type, forming a hidden structure scientists never knew existed. Even more striking, this layout mirrors how smell information is mapped in the brain, revealing a coordinated system... Read more âș
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