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Most Antarctic animals and plants are set to decline by 2100

Most Antarctic animals and plants are set to decline by...

Under a business-as-usual-scenario, 65 per cent of land animals and plants in the...

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Glass frogs turn translucent by ‘hiding’ blood in their liver

Glass frogs turn translucent by ‘hiding’ blood in their...

By channelling nearly 90 per cent of their blood into their liver while sleeping,...

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How is China ending its zero-covid policy affecting cases and deaths?

How is China ending its zero-covid policy affecting cases...

Covid-19 cases are mounting in China after the government announced it would no...

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Male flies produce a chemical that makes females sleep in after mating

Male flies produce a chemical that makes females sleep...

A “sex peptide” transferred from male to female fruit flies during mating interferes...

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Sneaking drugs into the brain could treat conditions like Alzheimer's

Sneaking drugs into the brain could treat conditions like...

A method of drug delivery that uses one of the body’s own systems to sneak mRNA...

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Sam Bankman-Fried lands in the US after being taken into custody on December 21 to face criminal charges, after a Bahamas judge approved his extradition (Bloomberg)

Sam Bankman-Fried lands in the US after being taken into...

Bloomberg:Sam Bankman-Fried lands in the US after being taken into custody on December...

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Sources: US National Cyber Director Chris Inglis is expected to step down and retire in the next two months after serving in the White House since July 2021 (Sean Lyngaas/CNN)

Sources: US National Cyber Director Chris Inglis is expected...

Sean Lyngaas / CNN:Sources: US National Cyber Director Chris Inglis is expected...

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Deep Voodoo, founded by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone to develop deepfake technology and cost-effective visual effects, raised $20M (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Deep Voodoo, founded by South Park creators Trey Parker...

Todd Spangler / Variety:Deep Voodoo, founded by South Park creators Trey Parker...

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The FCC proposes a record-breaking ~$300M fine against an auto warranty scam robocall campaign that made 5.1B+ calls to 550M+ US phone numbers in Q1 2021 (Tonya Riley/CyberScoop)

The FCC proposes a record-breaking ~$300M fine against...

Tonya Riley / CyberScoop:The FCC proposes a record-breaking ~$300M fine against...

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A look at the intelligence and battle management system, built around software developed by Palantir, that has given Ukraine a high-tech edge in Russia's war (David Ignatius/Washington Post)

A look at the intelligence and battle management system,...

David Ignatius / Washington Post:A look at the intelligence and battle management...

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Sources detail steps Netflix may take to reduce US password sharing, like charging account owners an extra sharing fee at just below the $6.99 ad-supported tier (Wall Street Journal)

Sources detail steps Netflix may take to reduce US password...

Wall Street Journal:Sources detail steps Netflix may take to reduce US password...

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Google's Display Network, which places ads on 2M+ websites, lets site owners stay anonymous while putting ads beside pirated content, porn, and disinformation (ProPublica)

Google's Display Network, which places ads on 2M+ websites,...

ProPublica:Google's Display Network, which places ads on 2M+ websites, lets site...

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Micron reports Q1 revenue down ~47% YoY to $4.09B and plans to reduce its workforce by ~10% over the next year; Micron had 48,000 employees in September 2022 (Ian King/Bloomberg)

Micron reports Q1 revenue down ~47% YoY to $4.09B and plans...

Ian King / Bloomberg:Micron reports Q1 revenue down ~47% YoY to $4.09B and plans...

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Sources: ChatGPT's release led Google to declare a "code red", as teams have been reassigned to respond to the threat that ChatGPT poses to its search business (New York Times)

Sources: ChatGPT's release led Google to declare a "code...

New York Times:Sources: ChatGPT's release led Google to declare a “code red”, as...

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Caroline Ellison and FTX Co-Founder Gary Wang Plead Guilty to Fraud (New York Times)

Caroline Ellison and FTX Co-Founder Gary Wang Plead Guilty...

New York Times:Caroline Ellison and FTX Co-Founder Gary Wang Plead Guilty to Fraud ...

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Netflix will add Nike Training Club workouts to its offerings from December 30, with plans to add over 90 Nike Training Club workouts in total (BreAnna Bell/Variety)

Netflix will add Nike Training Club workouts to its offerings...

BreAnna Bell / Variety:Netflix will add Nike Training Club workouts to its offerings...