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These top U.S. CEOs, worth nearly $1 trillion combined, are accompanying Trump to China
President Trump arrived in China alongside a delegation of billionaire U.S. executives, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, underscoring the high stakes for American companies as Washington and Beijing negotiate over...
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Why autism pioneer Uta Frith wants to dismantle the spectrum
Uta Frith seems remarkably cheerful and content for someone who’s spent six decades trying and failing to get to grips with her life’s obsession. “Very...
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New rules confirm public has a right to see how UK government uses AI
Text, images and other content produced by UK government departments and other public bodies using artificial intelligence are subject...
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Inside the Race to Develop a Test for the Rare Andes Hantavirus
As passengers return to the US from the cruise that saw a rare hantavirus outbreak, much of the country is lacking a basic public health tool: a test to diagnose the illness in the earliest stages of infection. Nebraska...
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Why Are Some People Mosquito Magnets? – Slashdot
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fjo3 shares a report from Phys.org: Ever felt like mosquitoes bite you while ignoring everyone else? Scientists are now making progress in deciphering the complex chemical cocktail that makes particular people more enticing to these disease-spreading bloodsuckers. "It's...
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The Android Show 2026: Gemini Intelligence, Googlebook, Android 17 updates, and everything else
Every year, Google front-loads its Android announcements in a separate pre-show the week before its annual I/O conference. This year, the company did exactly that, and The Android Show: I/O Edition was anything but a warmup act. Google showed up...
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Musk mulled handing OpenAI to his children, Altman testifies | TechCrunch
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman finally took the stand this morning to defend himself against his former co-founder Elon Musk’s lawsuit challenging OpenAI’s corporate structure.Altman was immediately asked what he thought of Musk’s allegation that OpenAI’s other founders “stole a...
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Can cloud seeding save us from water bankruptcy?
On a cold, windy night in November 2025, a quadcopter drone took off from a farm field at the...
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Arts and Cultural Engagement ‘Linked To Slower Pace of Biological Aging’ – Slashdot
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: Singing, painting or visiting a gallery or museum helps people age more slowly, according to the latest study to link taking an active interest in art and culture with...
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PCOS has been officially renamed PMOS, and it’s a momentous move
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has finally got a new name. Today at the European Congress of Endocrinology in Prague,...
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Mangrove forests are healing after decades of human destruction
Swampy mangrove forests are staging a surprise comeback - which is good news for coastal communities and the climate.
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