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An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Independent: The two professions associated with the lowest levels of death due to Alzheimer's disease may be surprising. Taxi and ambulance drivers were found to have the lowest proportion of deaths of more than 440 occupations that were considered in a new observation-based study from Massachusetts physicians. Alzheimer's disease is a type of dementia that affects memory, thinking, and behavior. It impacts millions of Americans and is one of the top 10 causes o
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Europe and NATO rely on the US for SEAD capabilities, something that Russia's invasion of Ukraine has shown is critical in a modern conflict. Read more âș
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A Meta Quest 3 on a charging dock. | Photo by David Pierce / The Verge Meta updated a note on the top of its Quest support site to say that a âsoftware update issueâ has been bricking Quest 2, Quest 3, and Quest 3S headsets. The company writes that while âmostâ people can now use their headsets normally, itâs âactively working on resolving the issue for all users.â That... Read more âș
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President-electâs new allies in Silicon Valley suffer backlash over foreign workers from his core supporters Read more âș
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Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram. Read more âș
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A leak suggests that Nvidia has priced the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 at $2,600 and $1,350 in China. Read more âș
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The personal finance website WalletHub compared 100 of the biggest US cities on entertainment, food, costs, safety, and accessibility. Read more âș
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Chinese chip maker Phytium reportedly delivered over 10 million processors to government projects and other key industries as it replaces Western processors from Intel and AMD. Read more âș
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Find out all there is to know about internet service providers across the state of Texas. Read more âș
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Hyundai's Ioniq 5 set a new world record for the greatest altitude change experienced by an electric vehicle (EV). Read more âș
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Adding megawatts of new power consumption at such high speed is starting to affect the power quality in the average American home. Read more âș
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Magnus Carlsen quit the World Rapid Chess Championship on Friday, reports CNN, "after he refused to change out of the jeans he was wearing..." "Carlsen, the world champion from 2013 until 2023, allegedly replied, 'I'm out, f*** you,' after being informed that he would not be permitted to continue," reports the Hindustan Times. The International Chess Federation (or FIDE) "said in a statement that Carlsen breached the tournament's dress code... Read more âș
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China's new amphibious assault ship, the Sichuan, has an electromagnetic catapult system that makes it essentially a light aircraft carrier. Read more âș
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Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The US Department of Health and Human Servicesâ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is proposing new cybersecurity requirements for healthcare organizations aimed at protecting patientsâ private data in the event of cyberattacks, reports Reuters. The rules come after major cyberattacks like one that leaked the private information of more than 100 million UnitedHealth patients earlier this year. The OCRâs proposal includes... Read more âș
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An annual survey of homeless people conducted nationwide in January found an 18% increase compared to 2023. Read more âș
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Ridley Scott advised an audience against vacationing in Malta, a location for "Gladiator II." Local politicians are not happy. Read more âș
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Tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos saw their fortunes soar in 2024, while the net worths of retail titans like Bernard Arnault took a hit. Read more âș
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Manufacturer warranties are pretty much the same, but extended warranties can vary a lot, especially if you miss some of the common red flags. Read more âș
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Scam calls can be frustrating wastes of time, so stop them in their tracks with this method. Read more âș
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A handful of RTX 50 and RDNA 4 GPUs from Asus have emerged online. Read more âș
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Live stream Miami Dolphins vs. Cleveland Browns in the NFL from anywhere in the U.S. Read more âș
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ASUS computer owners have been reporting widespread alarm after a Christmas-themed banner suddenly appeared on their Windows 11 screens, accompanied by a suspicious "Christmas.exe" process in Task Manager. The promotional campaign, first reported by WindowsLatest, was delivered through ASUS' pre-installed Armoury Crate software. It displays a large wreath banner that covers one-third of users' screens. The unbranded holiday display, which can interrupt gaming sessions and occasionally crashes applications Read more âș
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The British-Canadian computer scientist often touted as a "godfather" of artificial intelligence has shortened the odds of AI wiping out humanity over the next three decades, warning the pace of change in the technology is "much faster" than expected. From a report: Prof Geoffrey Hinton, who this year was awarded the Nobel prize in physics for his work in AI, said there was a "10 to 20" per cent chance... Read more âș
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Microsoft has integrated its AI assistant Copilot into Microsoft 365 subscriptions in Australia and Southeast Asia, simultaneously raising prices for all users. The move forces customers to pay for AI features regardless of interest, prompting complaints about intrusive pop-ups and price hikes, WSJ reports. From the report: Some users said on social media that Copilot pop-ups reminded them of Clippy, Microsoft's widely derided Office helper from the late 1990s, that... Read more âș
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Meta is betting that characters generated by AI will fill its social media platforms in the next few years as it looks to the fast-developing technology to drive engagement with its 3 billion users. From a report: The Silicon Valley group is rolling out a range of AI products, including one that helps users create AI characters on Instagram and Facebook [non-paywalled source], as it battles with rival tech groups... Read more âș
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A new study finds that polymer-based commercial tea bags release billions of nanoplastics and microplastics when infused. It also shows for the first time that these particles are capable of being absorbed by human intestinal cells, entering the bloodstream, and potentially affecting human health. The study by the Mutagenesis Group of the UAB Department of Genetics and Microbiology has been published in the journal Chemosphere. Medical Xpress reports: The tea... Read more âș
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Software development is entering an "autopilot era" with AI coding assistants, but the industry needs to prepare for full autonomy, argues former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor. Drawing parallels with self-driving cars, he suggests the role of software engineers will evolve from code authors to operators of code-generating machines. Taylor, a board member of OpenAI and who once rewrote Google Maps over a weekend, calls for new programming systems, languages, and... Read more âș
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Apparently Hertz's purging of electric vehicles from its fleet isn't going fast enough for the car rental giant. A Reddit user posted an offer they received from Hertz to buy the 2023 Tesla Model 3 they had been renting for $17,913. Hertz originally went strong into EVs, announcing a plan to buy 100,000 Model 3s for its fleet by the end... Read more âș
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: More than 140 Facebook content moderators have been diagnosed with severe post-traumatic stress disorder caused by exposure to graphic social media content including murders, suicides, child sexual abuse and terrorism. The moderators worked eight- to 10-hour days at a facility in Kenya for a company contracted by the social media firm and were found to have PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)... Read more âș
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Apple's $3,499 Vision Pro headset has failed to gain widespread adoption despite advanced technology, with consumers preferring discreet wearables like smartwatches. The Verge: Nearly a year from launch, though, Apple hasn't done enough to demonstrate why the Vision Pro should be a potential showcase of the future of computing. It's taking a long time to put together its immersive content library, and while those are great demonstrations of what's possible,... Read more âș
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Researchers at Northwestern University have successfully achieved quantum teleportation over a standard fiber optic cable carrying regular internet traffic, demonstrating that quantum and classical communication can coexist on existing infrastructure. The research has been published in the journal Optica. TechSpot reports: Nobody thought it would be possible to achieve this, according to Professor Prem Kumar, who led the study. "Our work shows a path towards next-generation quantum and classical networks... Read more âș
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