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World's Biggest Polluter? It's The US Military, Says Shocking Study
The study reveals that the US military is the single largest institutional emitter of greenhouse gases in the world. Researchers suggest that reducing military spending could significantly lower energy use and help combat climate change.
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GTA 6 Delay Weighs on Global Videogame Market Growth, Data Shows
The delay of the long-awaited Take-Two's Grand Theft Auto 6 to next year and price hikes to videogame hardware arising from tariffs, have made consumer spending uncertain. A report from research firm Newzoo has predicted that the global videogame market's growth rate is expected to improve only marginally in 2025.
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2024 Global Military Spending Hit $2.7 Trillion In Record Surge. Here's Why
Amid changing geopolitical relations, wars and rising tensions, the year 2024 saw the steepest rise in worldwide military expenditure since the end of the Cold War, reaching $2.7 trillion, researchers said Monday.
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France Attracts US 'Refugee Scientists' Post Cuts Imposed By Trump
The first researchers fleeing US spending cuts imposed by President Donald Trump will start work at a French university in June, officials said Thursday.
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SpaceX Fram2 Mission Lifts Off, First Private Flight Over Earth's Poles
SpaceX's Fram2 mission has launched from Kennedy Space Center, marking a major milestone in private spaceflight. Led by billionaire Chun Wang, the crew of four will spend up to five days in orbit conducting 22 scientific experiments. Their research includes studying mushroom growth in microgravity and advanced X-ray imaging of the human body. The m...
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GTA 6, Nintendo Switch 2 Will Boost Consoles to Power Video Game Market Growth Until 2027, Research Says
The power of major console releases such as Sony's "Spider-Man" and "God of War" is driving players to spend more time on their consoles, Emmanuel Rosier, director of market analysis at Newzoo, told Reuters.
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SpaceX Crew-10 Launches to ISS, Relieving Stranded NASA Starliner Crew
SpaceX has launched the Crew-10 mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, sending four astronauts to the ISS. The team will replace Crew-9 members, two of whom have been stranded since June due to Boeing’s Starliner delays. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off successfully on March 14, and Crew-10 is expected to dock with the ISS in about 28 hours. T...
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Thesis Linking Body Odour With Racism Goes Viral. Internet Reacts
As the post went viral, users questioned OP for spending time and money, researching a topic that may not have any real-life implications.
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Google’s Project Green Light Leverages AI to Tackle Traffic Congestion and Reduce Emissions
Google Research is running a project that aims to mitigate the time one spends at the traffic light, especially at city intersections. The initiative, dubbed ‘Project Green Light’, is said to harness traffic engineering, coupled with artificial intelligence (AI), to improve the flow of traffic, tackle congestion and reduce fuel consumption – ...
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What Is Brain Rot And Why Is The Internet Talking About It
Researchers call it a condition of "mental fogginess", simply put, 'brain rot' is the effect of spending too much time online consuming low-quality content.
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Apple Releases MGIE AI Image Editing Tool Capable of Making Detailed Edits Using Text Prompts
Apple researchers have released MGIE (MLLM-Guided Image Editing), an AI image-editing tool, that can make edits using just text prompts. The instruction-based image editing model can do Photoshop-style edits, global optimisation, and local edits. The AI tool was released just a few days after Apple announced in its quarterly earnings call that it h...
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Crypto Firms in US Spent Nearly $19 Million on Lobbying in First 3 Quarters of 2023, on Track for Record Year
The cryptocurrency industry was on track to hit a new record for federal lobbying spending, after a year in which firms scrambled to repair their reputations and advance friendly legislation, according to data provided to Reuters by nonprofit research group OpenSecrets.
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Infosys, TCS Cut Back On Hiring Due To Waning Demand For IT Services
India's top IT service providers are going slow on hiring as clients cut back spending and defer projects due to macroeconomic challenges, in a U-turn from the excesses of the past few years made in anticipation of further growth.
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Americans Spending Half Their Lives on Prescription Drugs: Study
Analysis shows that American boys born in 2019 are projected to dedicate 48% of their lives to taking prescription drugs, while girls born in the same year are expected to allocate 60% of their lifetimes to prescription drug use.
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US Warns Its Space Industry Against Cyberattacks, Hacking by Foreign Entities
US counterintelligence agencies on Friday warned the American space industry to guard against efforts by foreign intelligence entities to steal research and trade secrets as they try to boost their own countries' space programs. US authorities have for years said Chinese hackers are targeting US space know-how, including having accessed computers ...
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World's Biggest Polluter? It's The US Military, Says Shocking Study
The study reveals that the US military is the single largest institutional emitter of greenhouse gases in the world. Researchers suggest that reducing military spending could significantly lower energy use and help combat climate change.
-
GTA 6 Delay Weighs on Global Videogame Market Growth, Data Shows
The delay of the long-awaited Take-Two's Grand Theft Auto 6 to next year and price hikes to videogame hardware arising from tariffs, have made consumer spending uncertain. A report from research firm Newzoo has predicted that the global videogame market's growth rate is expected to improve only marginally in 2025.
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2024 Global Military Spending Hit $2.7 Trillion In Record Surge. Here's Why
Amid changing geopolitical relations, wars and rising tensions, the year 2024 saw the steepest rise in worldwide military expenditure since the end of the Cold War, reaching $2.7 trillion, researchers said Monday.
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France Attracts US 'Refugee Scientists' Post Cuts Imposed By Trump
The first researchers fleeing US spending cuts imposed by President Donald Trump will start work at a French university in June, officials said Thursday.
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SpaceX Fram2 Mission Lifts Off, First Private Flight Over Earth's Poles
SpaceX's Fram2 mission has launched from Kennedy Space Center, marking a major milestone in private spaceflight. Led by billionaire Chun Wang, the crew of four will spend up to five days in orbit conducting 22 scientific experiments. Their research includes studying mushroom growth in microgravity and advanced X-ray imaging of the human body. The m...
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GTA 6, Nintendo Switch 2 Will Boost Consoles to Power Video Game Market Growth Until 2027, Research Says
The power of major console releases such as Sony's "Spider-Man" and "God of War" is driving players to spend more time on their consoles, Emmanuel Rosier, director of market analysis at Newzoo, told Reuters.
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SpaceX Crew-10 Launches to ISS, Relieving Stranded NASA Starliner Crew
SpaceX has launched the Crew-10 mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, sending four astronauts to the ISS. The team will replace Crew-9 members, two of whom have been stranded since June due to Boeing’s Starliner delays. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off successfully on March 14, and Crew-10 is expected to dock with the ISS in about 28 hours. T...
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Thesis Linking Body Odour With Racism Goes Viral. Internet Reacts
As the post went viral, users questioned OP for spending time and money, researching a topic that may not have any real-life implications.
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Google’s Project Green Light Leverages AI to Tackle Traffic Congestion and Reduce Emissions
Google Research is running a project that aims to mitigate the time one spends at the traffic light, especially at city intersections. The initiative, dubbed ‘Project Green Light’, is said to harness traffic engineering, coupled with artificial intelligence (AI), to improve the flow of traffic, tackle congestion and reduce fuel consumption – ...
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What Is Brain Rot And Why Is The Internet Talking About It
Researchers call it a condition of "mental fogginess", simply put, 'brain rot' is the effect of spending too much time online consuming low-quality content.
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Apple Releases MGIE AI Image Editing Tool Capable of Making Detailed Edits Using Text Prompts
Apple researchers have released MGIE (MLLM-Guided Image Editing), an AI image-editing tool, that can make edits using just text prompts. The instruction-based image editing model can do Photoshop-style edits, global optimisation, and local edits. The AI tool was released just a few days after Apple announced in its quarterly earnings call that it h...
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Crypto Firms in US Spent Nearly $19 Million on Lobbying in First 3 Quarters of 2023, on Track for Record Year
The cryptocurrency industry was on track to hit a new record for federal lobbying spending, after a year in which firms scrambled to repair their reputations and advance friendly legislation, according to data provided to Reuters by nonprofit research group OpenSecrets.
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Infosys, TCS Cut Back On Hiring Due To Waning Demand For IT Services
India's top IT service providers are going slow on hiring as clients cut back spending and defer projects due to macroeconomic challenges, in a U-turn from the excesses of the past few years made in anticipation of further growth.
-
Americans Spending Half Their Lives on Prescription Drugs: Study
Analysis shows that American boys born in 2019 are projected to dedicate 48% of their lives to taking prescription drugs, while girls born in the same year are expected to allocate 60% of their lifetimes to prescription drug use.
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US Warns Its Space Industry Against Cyberattacks, Hacking by Foreign Entities
US counterintelligence agencies on Friday warned the American space industry to guard against efforts by foreign intelligence entities to steal research and trade secrets as they try to boost their own countries' space programs. US authorities have for years said Chinese hackers are targeting US space know-how, including having accessed computers ...
