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Mosquitoes: World's Deadliest Animal
New repellent technologies offer hope in the fight against mosquitoes, which can transmit diseases like West Nile, Zika, and malaria, with products like the Thermacell repeller showing promise
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Thrustmaster Unveils $749.99 T-GT III Steering Wheel
The officially licensed Gran Turismo 7 accessory for PS4 and PS5 launches on December 3 with a constant torque of 5 Nm and native load-cell pedal set integration
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Artificial Gravity Possible
Researchers explore three approaches to create artificial gravity on spaceships, but budget concerns and technical questions hinder implementation, despite potential to mitigate health risks of microgravity
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12 Brands Never to Pay Full Price For
Amazon AU's most discounted products revealed, including Ninja, Shark, and Dyson, with savings of up to 71% on top items
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New LASIK Alternative Reshapes Cornea Without Surgery
Researchers have developed a method called electromechanical reshaping, which uses a platinum mold and electrical potential to improve vision without cutting or removing tissue, with promising results in early experiments
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Dutch Chain Halts Meta Glasses Sale
Hans Anders stops selling Meta glasses over privacy concerns, citing potential risks to customers
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Aaeon Unveils Near-Silent Industrial PC
The Up Xtreme PTL Edge Air combines Intel Arc B390 graphics with AirJet cooling, making it ideal for space-constrained applications like kiosks and robotics
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100 Eco Bricks Give Urban Birds Alternative To Trash Nesting
A Melbourne project installs natural-material bricks to reduce risks of choking, poisoning, and entanglement from trash in bird nests, with 100 bricks combining bark, casuarina needles, and coconut fiber
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422 Bird Species Study Reveals Surprising Forest Diversity
Research across 1,410 sites in Borneo and the Wallacea region finds that densely forested areas don't necessarily harbor more bird species, and evolutionary relatedness is key to understanding diversity
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Laser Stays Locked Without Control
EPFL researchers develop a chip-based laser that remains stable across its operating range without active electronic control, using a technique called 'endless self-injection locking'
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Applied Digital Powers Up 250 MW
The company's North Dakota campus now boasts a significant increase in capacity, marking a major milestone in its operations with 250 MW of power online
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Windows 11 Update Cuts RAM Usage by Up to 3GB
Some users report significant reductions in memory usage after applying the Windows 11 26H2 update, with improvements ranging from 1GB to 3GB
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NODES Launches Startup Accelerator
The new program aims to support emerging companies, as reported by Investing.com
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Discord Opens Ads to All Brands
The platform launches Discord Ads Manager, expanding access to its 90 million daily users, with full self-serve access due in early 2027
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Turn Your Porch Into A Campfire
The Linkind Smart Light Stick brings 16 million colors and a flickering flame effect to any standard E26 socket, controlled via the AiDot app
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KaiCenat Leads Twitch
The American streamer has 21.78 million followers, ahead of ibai and Ninja, according to Social Blade data
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Georgia Tops List Of Easiest Countries For Digital Nomads
A new study by Holafly ranks Georgia as the easiest country to set up in as a digital nomad, due to its low bureaucracy and ease of opening a bank account, with Peru and South Africa following closely
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Techie's China Trip Turns Sour
A UK-based techie, Carson, was sent to China without a visa, leading to a series of misadventures including a wasp sting, overnight detention, and a 13-hour meeting
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Google Meet, Microsoft Teams Unite
Google Meet hardware can now join Microsoft Teams calls, and vice versa, across supported Android-based meeting-room hardware, rolling out to Google Workspace customers
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YouTube Login Bug Locks Out Users
A mysterious issue is preventing some users from signing in on web browsers, despite their Google accounts working normally elsewhere, with reports spanning multiple browsers and computers
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Weak Sunlight Damages DNA
A new Australian study finds that even low-intensity sunlight can cause DNA damage and increase skin cancer risk, regardless of whether it causes visible redness
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Gemini: Real-Time Visual Aid For Blind Community
Guided Vision's new feature turns Android cameras into conversational narrators, a year after Apple's similar launch
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Pickle Glows with 100+ Experiments
Researcher Josh Méndez cracks the explosive answer behind the glowing pickle phenomenon, a classic K-12 science demonstration, with a hybrid of spark discharge and chemical ignition via electrolysis
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VPN Giant Expands to 170 Locations
Private Internet Access adds 15 new server locations, covering 13 new countries including Cuba, Belarus, and Myanmar, with plans starting from $2.03 per month