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COVID-19 is fueling a boom for cosmetic surgery and non-surgical cosmetic procedures as Zoom Dysmorphia is driving people to improve their appearances after staring at themselves on a screen for the better part of almost a year and half. In fact, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reports that 11% of women surveyed are more interested in cosmetic plastic surgery and non-surgical procedures now than before COVID. The numbers jump for those that have previously had procedures. Ever/Body is a provider of
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The video of the latest killing in Minneapolis is truly horrific. In it, about half a dozen men in military garb, who appear to be federal immigration officers sent to Minnesota by President Donald Trump, wrestle a man to the ground and repeatedly strike him. Then one of the officers appears to fire multiple shots […] Read more ›
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The warning comes days after Mark Carney delivered a speech in Davos, where he opined on the changing face of global politics since Trump's election. Read more ›
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Federal agents in Minneapolis repeatedly punched a man, forced him to the ground, and then shot him multiple times. The man was later pronounced dead. This is just the latest incident of deadly violence involving ICE, which has grown increasingly frequent, especially on the streets of Minneapolis. It's been less than three weeks since an […] Read more ›
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From tariff rebate checks, to bonuses, to Trump accounts, to DOGE dividends, here's all the free money Trump has floated giving to Americans. Read more ›
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AMD has just reminded us that its X3D CPUs don't require fast memory speeds. In a new marketing slide for the upcoming Ryzen 7 9850X3D, we see only a 1% difference in average FPS across five games. We've known about this phenomenon since the DDR4-era 5800X3D, but this marks the first time AMD is explicitly marketing it. Read more ›
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Some Gmail users have noticed that promotional emails that normally go to their own siloed tab have started flooding their inbox. Reports have been hitting the Google forums and Reddit that messages are bypassing the Updates and Promotional filters and going straight to Gmail inboxes. Some are also reporting seeing a banner at the top […] Read more ›
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Plus: The FAA blocks drones over DHS operations, Microsoft admits it hands over Bitlocker encryption keys to the cops, and more. Read more ›
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Launched initially as a strong 1080p and 1440p gaming card, the Radeon RX 5700 XT was revived with basic maintenance after being picked up for just $4.99. Read more ›
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An anonymous reader shared this report from Fortune The large language models (LLMs) that have captivated the world are not a path to human-level intelligence, two AI experts asserted in separate remarks at Davos. Demis Hassabis, the Nobel Prize-winning CEO of Google DeepMind, and the executive who leads the development of Google's Gemini models, said today's AI systems, as impressive as they are, are "nowhere near" human-level artificial general intelligence,... Read more ›
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OpenAI may have called GPT-5.2 its "most advanced frontier model for professional work," but tests conducted by the Guardian cast doubt on its credibility. According to the report, OpenAI's GPT-5.2 model cited Grokipedia, the online encyclopedia powered by xAI, when it came to specific, but controversial topics related to Iran or the Holocaust. As seen in the Guardian's report, ChatGPT used Grokipedia as a source for claims about the Iranian... Read more ›
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Microsoft is said to have cooperated with the FBI and released the backup BitLocker encryption key of one user stored in its servers to the agency after receiving a valid search warrant. Read more ›
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Despite the death threats he faced when first deciding to bring Konami's horror franchise to the big screen, director of the third Silent Hill movie, Return to Silent Hill, would be open to adapting a further game for the big screen. Read more Read more ›
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Rice University chemists replicated Thomas Edison's seminal experiment and found a surprising byproduct. Read more ›
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang laments selling some of his stock in the company to buy a Mercedes Benz S-Class for his parents in 1999. They are said to still have the vehicle in their possession, although they also regret the gift. Read more ›
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Elon Musk and Donald Trump were among the Davos attendees. The luxurious airplanes matched the grandeur of the high-flyers who went to the WEF. Read more ›
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Bethesda is working to "address some of the topics that appeared" after the Fallout 76 update released earlier this week. Read more Read more ›
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And just like, the Greenland crisis seems to have been defused. It was a crisis of President Donald Trump’s own making. After broaching the idea of the United States taking Greenland a year ago, Trump ramped up his rhetoric in recent weeks, culminating with the threat of tariffs against Europe and the specter of military […] Read more ›
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Destructive payload unleashed on 10-year anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine's grid. Read more ›
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The Department of Veterans Affairs gutted its workforce. Lawmakers say veterans are now paying the price. Read more ›
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A Redditor decided to give their RTX 3080 more life by replacing its backplate with a massive heatsink. Read more ›
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The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 1/17/25 featuring funding details for Parambil, Etched.ai, Titl, and twenty-six other deals representing $3.8B in new funding that you need to know about. Read more ›
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9 new deals and $420M+ invested into NYC startups for the week. NYC Tech News for the week ending 1/17 featuring news for Rain, Proxima, WithCoverage, and much, much more. Read more ›
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The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 1/20/2026 featuring funding details for Verse Gaming, Cosmos, and much more. Read more ›
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While billions pour into horizontal AI agents that struggle in production, one NYC company has quietly processed 300 million real customer calls. Flip CX just closed $20M co-led by Next Coast Ventures and Ridge Ventures with a bold thesis: vertical specialization beats generalist AI every time. With 250 global brands including Under Armour and Tory Burch now automating up to 90% of their phone support through Flip's platform, the race... Read more ›
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The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 1/21/2026 featuring funding details for Ultra Pouches, Claim Health, and much more. Read more ›
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AI companies devoured $10.4B—nearly 70% of all US venture funding in December—led by Databricks' $4B mega-round that alone represented more than a quarter of the month's total. The market's $15.4B finish marked a 15% decline from November as investors completed year-end deployment cycles. With AI concentration at unprecedented levels, the question is whether this trend intensifies or moderates in 2026. Read more ›
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The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 1/22/2026 featuring funding details for Claroty, Cubby Storage, and much more. Read more ›
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Healthcare costs are about to jump 10% in 2026, with GLP-1 medications alone driving premium increases up to 14% at some employers. While companies scramble to shift costs to employees, Benepass just closed $40M to do the opposite, giving employers precision control while expanding employee choice. Read more ›
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