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Orbital space race heats up in Arctic north
We are visiting the Esrange Space Centre near the city of Kiruna, run by the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC Space), where more than 600 rockets have launched since the 1960s, mostly sub-orbital rockets used for scientific research, or to...
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The US Had a Big Battery Boom Last Year
The US added a record-breaking amount of energy storage in 2025, according to a new solar industry report published Monday. The growth of battery storage across the US is a rare success story for clean energy during the renewables-hostile...
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Why our brains tune things out and how to overcome it when you need to
Recently, I was scrolling TikTok when my brain failed me. I watched a video of Donald Trump berating CNN...
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The Age Verification Trap
Social media is going the way of alcohol, gambling, and other social sins: societies are deciding it’s no longer kids’ stuff. Lawmakers point to compulsive use, exposure to harmful content, and mounting concerns about adolescent mental health. So, many...
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Bill Gurley says that right now, the worst thing you can do for your career is play it safe | TechCrunch
For nearly three decades, Bill Gurley has been among of the most influential voices in Silicon Valley — a general partner at Benchmark whose early bets on companies like Uber, Zillow, and Stitch Fix helped define what modern venture...
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China’s brain-computer interface industry is racing ahead | TechCrunch
While Elon Musk’s Neuralink likes to say it’s “pioneering” brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), China’s BCI industry is already quietly moving from research to scale.A new wave of startups is racing to commercialize both implantable and noninvasive BCIs, backed by stronger...
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How to Hide Google’s AI Overviews From Your Search Results
Going online in 2026 means subjecting yourself to a relentless bombardment of generative AI tools. How about a few AI agents to get you started? Do you want to use this chatbot sidebar? Would you like every search query...
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Should I Take Creatine Supplements?
Updated February 2026: I’ve added Onnit Creatine to our Honorable Mentions. We also updated links and prices.Creatine, ExplainedCreatine is a compound your body produces in the liver, kidneys, and pancreas, according to Federica Amati, a medical scientist and registered...
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Google VP warns that two types of AI startups may not survive | TechCrunch
The generative AI boom minted a startup a minute. But as the dust starts to settle, two once-hot business models are looking more like cautionary tales: LLM wrappers and AI aggregators. Darren Mowry, who leads Google’s global startup organization across...
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Password Managers Share a Hidden Weakness
An FBI informant helped run the Incognito dark web market and allegedly approved the sale of fentanyl-laced pills, including those from a dealer linked to a confirmed death, WIRED reported this week. Meanwhile, Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Customs and...