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upstart writes:The research demonstrated that participants could detect faces quicker under surveillance without being consciously aware of this enhanced perception:

As Kiribati (and in particular the island of Kiritimati) is now beginning 2025 I think that this is as good a time as any to wish everyone a very Happy New Yearand all the very Best Wishes for 2025.Read more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes:The hype is fading, and people are asking what generative artificial intelligence is really good for. So far, no one has a decent answer:

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hubie writes:Malware botnets exploit outdated D-Link routers in recent attacks:

James Earl Carter Jr. (October 1, 1924 - December 29, 2024) was an American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, Carter previously served from 1963 to 1967 in the Georgia State Senate and from 1971 to 1975 as the 76th governor of Georgia. He was the longest-lived president in U.S. history and the first to live to 100 years.Please see drussell's journal for discussion.Read more of this story at SoylentNews.

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looorg writes:Volkswagen accidentally leaked, or left open to the public via the cloud, location data and personal information of the owner for more then 800,000 electric cars.

upstart writes:As machine learning and generative AI reshape the world, MIT's Schwarzman College of Computing is integrating these and other advanced computing technologies into classrooms and labs across campus:

owl writes:https://www.righto.com/2024/12/this-die-photo-of-pentium-shows.html

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upstart writes:US obesity rates drop for 1st time in a decade, with possible help from weight loss medications:

canopic jug writes:EcoWatch has an article about a new species of pitcher plant discovered in mountains of Borneo. The rims are quite dark red. Nepenthes are a tropical vine which generally grow in very acidic soil and have pitchers dangling from the end of their leaves to capture rainfall and insects. [nitrogen]. The pitchers can occur up in the air, rest on the ground, or even be found slightly underground in various species.

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canopic jug writes:Developer Niels Provos has a short guide on building your own generative AI search engine using Python and PlanAI:

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upstart writes:US finalizes up to $6.75 billion in chips awards for Samsung, Texas Instruments, Amkor:

hubie writes:The numbers confirm what many of us have long suspected - that Twitter wasn't worth the effort, at least in terms of traffic:

upstart writes:The Water on Earth Might Have Been Delivered From Space by Comets:

SAE is running this https://www.sae.org/news/2024/11/refrigerant-fight story about near-term changes in the working fluid used in car air conditioning systems. Your boomer submitter remembers when Freon/R-12 was universal. By the 1990s R-134a was the standard, more recently followed by much lower global warming potential (GWP) gas R-1234yf which is nearly universal at present. However,

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upstart writes:Web Hacking Service 'Araneida' Tied to Turkish IT Firm:

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upstart writes:How to build (and rebuild) with glass:

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taylorvich writes:https://techxplore.com/news/2024-12-nondestructive-microwave-radar-moisture-walls.html

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upstart writes:Fossil fuel-free jet propulsion with air plasmas:

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taylorvich writes:https://phys.org/news/2024-12-geochemical-surveys-reveal-ancient-copper.html

upstart writes:Lawmakers stripped language that would keep the Trump administration from wielding unprecedented authority to surveil Americans.:

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upstart writes:They may one day deliver drugs within the human body:

owl writes:http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2024/12/storm-cloud-approaching-rapidl.html

upstart writes:Sega considering Netflix-like game subscription service:

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upstart writes:The Oropouche virus is spreading to new places:

upstart writes:Google suggests fixes to its search monopoly:

upstart writes:Ireland wanted to build data centres for the AI boom. Now they fear blackouts:

upstart writes:Ultra-thin diamond wafers for electronics made using sticky tape:

upstart writes:Why childhood vaccines are a public health success story:

owl writes:https://crookedtimber.org/2024/11/11/occasional-paper-four-hidden-species-of-portuguese-man-o-war/