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Human hair grows by being 'pulled' rather than pushed.

Using 3D live imaging of living human hair follicles, a research team from cosmetics company L'Oréal and Queen Mary University of London discovered that hair growth is driven not by pushing forces ...
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FaceTime banned in Russia

According to Reuters, when you launch FaceTime in Russia, you'll see the message 'User unavailable.' Roskomnadzor, Russia's communications and information technology regulator, justified blocking ...
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Amazon announces new 3nm AI chip 'Trainium3', 4 times faster than 'Trainium2' and up to 50% lower cost, and also announces 'Trainium4'

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has begun offering the latest generation of Trainium chips, the Trainium3, through its UltraServer service. Trainium3 is the company's first AI chip manufactured on a 3nm ...
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A series of impossible observations of the universe have raised the possibility that our understanding of the universe to date may be fundamentally wrong.

cosmological theories that seem to be scientifically accurate. However, in recent years, advances in observational technology have led to numerous observations that overturn our previous understanding ...
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declares 'Code Red,' prioritizes ChatGPT improvements and puts advertising on hold in light of Gemini's success

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has declared a 'Code Red' emergency within the company due to the success of Google's Gemini AI program. Altman has indicated that he will prioritize improving ChatGPT, putting ...
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Celebrities' pet cloning puts animals' health and well-being at risk

Pets such as dogs and cats generally have a shorter lifespan than their owners, and most owners are left grieving the loss of their pets. In recent years, advances in cloning technology have led some ...
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Introducing 'YouTube Recap,' which lets you look back on the trends in videos watched on YouTube over the past year and your favorite channels.

YouTube has launched ' YouTube Recap,' a service that allows users to look back at what they were interested in and what they searched for on YouTube in 2025 based on their viewing history. YouTube ...
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Slop Evader is a search tool that displays only content created before ChatGPT was released to the public.

ChatGPT, a pioneer of chat AI based on generative AI models, the internet has become flooded with low-quality, unreliable information generated by generative AI. A new browser extension, Slop Evader, ...
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Bluesky will be updated with new features such as dark theme icons, more options when reporting, and improved custom replies.

According to Bluesky, the size of its community has doubled over the past year, growing to 40 million users worldwide. To accommodate this growth, Bluesky says it has made significant updates to its ...
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What is the purpose of human 'fat'? How bad are the negative effects of excess fat?

While fat is often seen as the enemy of beauty and health, it actually plays an important role in the body and is essential for maintaining good health. Science-focused YouTube channel Kurzgesagt ...
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Lenovo is stockpiling 50% more memory than usual to weather the PC parts shortage caused by the AI boom, and expects it to last until 2026

PC maker Lenovo is reportedly stockpiling memory and other PC parts to combat the supply shortages caused by the AI boom. According to the company's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Winston Chen, Lenovo ...
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The calculator in the original Macintosh was designed by Steve Jobs.

The Macintosh 128K, released by Apple Computer in 1984, was equipped with System 1.0, the earliest version of the Mac OS. System 1.0 included a desktop calculator app, which is said to have been ...