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Microbes are part of the food we eat and can influence our own microbiome, but we know very little about the microbes in our foods. Now, researchers have developed a database of the 'food microbiome' by sequencing the metagenomes of 2,533 different foods. They identified 10,899 food-associated microbes, half of which were previously unknown species, and showed that food-associated microbes account for around 3% of the adult and 56% of the infant gut microbiome on average.
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World’s first gigawatt-scale floating solar power system launches off China’s eastern coast. The 1,223-hectare installation has annual output of 1.78 billion kilowatt-hours. China has expanded its renewable energy portfolio with a pioneering floating solar power installation in the Yellow Sea. The one-gigawatt facility, activated by state-owned utility CHN Energy, transforms unoccupied ocean space into a... Read more » Read more ›
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Tallinn-based Grünfin, a sustainable investing platform focusing on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors is shutting its operation after four years. The company’s CEO Karin Neme made an official announcement on LinkedIn. “After over 4 years of building and running Grünfin, we let the world know with a heavy heart that we’re shutting it down. ... Read more Read more ›
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A Nvidia sales lead said in an email to colleagues that Musk's demand for chips was straining the company's supply chain, per The Wall Street Journal. Read more ›
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Get 10% off a website or domain, on any plan, with this exclusive Squarespace promo code from WIRED. Save on your next big project this November. Read more ›
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Lava unveiled the Yuva 3 in February, and today, the brand announced the Yuva 4 as its successor. The Lava Yuva 4 comes with the Unisoc T606 SoC, 4GB RAM, up to 128GB storage, and Android 14. The Yuva 4 is built around a 6.56" HD+ 90Hz LCD and packs a 5,000 mAh battery with 10W charging support. For photography, you get an 8MP selfie camera on the front and... Read more ›
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Looking for new Pixels this year? Well, for better or worse, this year's lineup is as big as it gets. You have a choice between four Pixel 9 phones. But if you've narrowed down your choice to just the Google Pixel 9 Pro and the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, we've got you covered as we'll be putting them head-to-head in this comparison based on our extensive review findings. We... Read more ›
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The UK's critical infrastructure still widely uses removable media, so how does it secure it? Read more ›
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No Man's Sky didn't get off to the smoothest of starts, but eight years after its controversial launch, Hello Games' exploratory space sim has reached a significant milestone, finally gaining enough favourable player reviews on Steam to shift its overall rating to "Very Positive". Read more Read more ›
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly met with Trump, who previously threatened to jail the Facebook founder. Read more ›
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Sleep experts at CNET have pushed the Helix Dusk Luxe to its limits. Read this review to see if it’s the right fit for you. Read more ›
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Luxury cobblers previously told BI that Taylor Swift may have sparked an interest in Louboutins among Gen Z after wearing them on the Eras Tour. Read more ›
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Traveling for the holidays doesn't have to mean leaving your favorite streaming channels at home. My go-to streaming stick gets a big discount for Black Friday. Read more ›
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While the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max are not expected to launch for 10 more months, there are already plenty of rumors about the devices. Below, we recap key changes rumored for the iPhone 17 Pro models so far: Aluminum frame: iPhone 17 Pro models are rumored to have an aluminum frame, whereas the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro models have a titanium frame, and... Read more ›
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Republicans and the banking industry have accused the CFPB of regulatory overreach because it doesn't follow the usual congressional budget process. Read more ›
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In an era of dwindling glaciers, Southern Patagonia has managed to hold on to a surprising amount of its ice. But, a new study suggests that this protective effect might be pushed up against its limits soon. Read more ›
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Researchers recently collaborated on a novel, highly specific strategy to treat type 1 diabetes (T1D) using a tagged beta cell transplant in tandem with localized immune protection provided by specialized immune cells also tagged with a complementary but inert targeting molecule. Read more ›
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Physical reservoir computing (PRC) utilizing synaptic devices shows significant promise for edge AI. Researchers from the Tokyo University of Science have introduced a novel self-powered dye-sensitized solar cell-based device that mimics human synaptic behavior for efficient edge AI processing, inspired by the eye's afterimage phenomenon. The device has light intensity-controllable time constants, helping it achieve high performance during time-series data processing and motion recognition tasks. This work. Read more ›
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Archaeologists have collected data which indicates the presence of a large-scale pre-Columbian fish-trapping facility. Discovered in the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary (CTWS), the largest inland wetland in Belize, the team dated the construction of these fisheries to the Late Archaic period (cal. 2000-1900 BCE), pre-dating Amazonian examples by a thousand years or more. Read more ›
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A new study warns that current plans to achieve zero emissions on the grid by 2050 vastly underestimate the required investments in generation and transmission infrastructure. The reason: these plans do not account for climate change's impacts on water resources. Specifically, changes in water availability caused by climate change could decrease hydropower generation by up to 23% by the year 2050, while electricity demand could increase by 2%. Read more ›
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Infants whose mothers regularly use language to describe what their child is thinking or feeling, have higher levels of the hormone oxytocin, finds a new study. Read more ›
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An international team of researchers has made new observations of an unusual supernova, finding the most metal-poor stellar explosion ever observed. Read more ›
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Scientists have recently identified electrons and positrons with the highest energies ever recorded on Earth. They provide evidence of cosmic processes emitting colossal amounts of energy, the origins of which are as yet unknown. Read more ›
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You may have heard sleep described as something of a magic pill for the body. With the right amount, timing, and quality, it can work wonders -- strengthen the immune system, improve blood sugar, even decrease the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Sleep differences have been reported for some time in men and women, but it is not well known whether the characteristics of sleep serve different functions in... Read more ›
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We distance ourselves from completely neutral products if they are liked by people who have political views that we find disagreeable. Even chocolate can be political, according to new research from Sweden. The behavior is reinforced if we have to make a decision when others are watching. Read more ›
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