1 hour ago NSA investigates 'secret sex chats' under guise of DEI on internal agency message board

The NSA said it is investigating potential abuses of an internal agency message board that was uncovered to be host to explicit discussions of officials' sexual fetishes and experiences with transgender surgery.

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3 h. ago Engineers show industrial potential of diamond quantum sensors for EV battery monitoring

Electric vehicles (EVs) are leading the transition to sustainable transportation. However, effective battery management remains a significant challenge, as traditional monitoring techniques often lack adequate precision and noise resistance.

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3 h. ago British musicians release silent album to protest plans to let AI use their work

Over 1,000 musicians teamed up to release a silent album called “Is This What We Want?" to protest potential changes to U.K. AI laws that could reduce artists' creative control.

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6 h. ago Mitico raises $4.3M seed round to capture CO2 using ‘prehistoric chemistry’

Mitico thinks that it has found a way to slash the cost of carbon capture using a simple salt that’s been tweaked for industrial duty. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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7 h. ago Quantum Machines raises $170M, says it’s working with more than half of all quantum computing companies

Quantum computing remains a holy grail in the world of technology, but with some important breakthroughs in the last several months, investors are betting on the more promising startups in the space to make the concept of super-efficient particle- and electron-based computing a reality. In the latest development, Quantum Machines, an Israeli startup that provides […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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7 h. ago Stay on top of your heart health with the help of these 6 monitoring tools

Track your heart health easily with the help of these six monitoring devices

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18 h. ago Potential No 1 overall pick skipping NFL Combine workouts due to injury

Abdul Carter, one of the best defensive prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft, will not participate in scouting combine workouts due to a shoulder injury.

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18 h. ago Exclusive– Alaska Gov. Dunleavy Lauds Trump's Energy Executive Actions as Talks with Burgum, Wright Underway

Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R-AK), who maintains that President Donald Trump has been the best president ever for Alaska, exclusively told Breitbart News he believes the Trump administration is serious about moving quickly to help unleash Alaska's energy potential. The post Exclusive– Alaska Gov. Dunleavy Lauds Trump’s Energy Executive Actions as Talks with Burgum, Wright Underway appeared first on Breitbart.

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19 h. ago Immigrant families in Los Angeles brace for potential ICE raids and family separation

Immigrant families in Los Angeles brace for potential ICE raids and family separation  NBC Los Angeles

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19 h. ago Democrats outline playbook to target House Republicans on Medicaid, budget and DOGE

Democrats to target vulnerable House Republicans by highlighting potential cuts to Medicaid, other federal spending in the budget GOP lawmakers hope to vote on this week.

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21 h. ago Brad Marchand, Trent Frederic ponder future as Bruins brace for potential sell

"I’ve always planned on playing here my entire career. That hasn’t changed." The post Brad Marchand, Trent Frederic ponder future as Bruins brace for potential sell-off appeared first on Boston.com.

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21 h. ago Russia's Putin outlines potential aluminium, rare earth deals with the US

Russia's Putin outlines potential aluminium, rare earth deals with the US  Reuters

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23 h. ago 49ers secure potential starter for offensive line: Ben Bartch

49ers secure potential starter for offensive line: Ben Bartch  The Mercury News

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23 h. ago Ethics watchdog flags senator helping wife rake in millions for nonprofit

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is being accused of a potential conflict of interest after his wife's firm received money from an organization given grants by the federal government.

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23 h. ago Enhanced battery electrode could enable more than 600 km of travel on single charge

A research team led by Professor Kyeong-Min Jeong in the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST, has unveiled an electrode that is five times thicker than existing models, utilizing the dry process.

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23 h. ago Apple exec Phil Schiller testifies that he raised concerns over App Store commissions on web

Apple Fellow Phil Schiller, the executive in charge of leading the App Store, testified in court on Monday that he had originally raised concerns about the 27% commission the iPhone maker planned to charge app developers on any purchases made outside the App Store. In addition to being a potential compliance risk, he suggested that […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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23 h. ago Novel system optimizes the electrical, thermal and mechanical behavior of 3D printed materials

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), in collaboration with the University of Oxford, Imperial College London and the BC Materials research center in the Basque Country, has developed an innovative computational model that makes it possible to predict and improve the behavior of multifunctional structures manufactured using 3D printers. This breakthrough, recently published in the journal Nature Communications, opens the door to new applications in sectors such as biomedicine, soft robotics and other branches of engineering.

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23 h. ago Act before it cracks: Innovative coating of concrete to protect bridges

Elastomers similar to paint coatings developed at the University of Luxembourg and the Technical University of Darmstadt, were proven to help detect and monitor potential concrete cracks in existing or future buildings. Many of the tunnels and bridge infrastructure in Europe is more than 50 years old, and are approaching end of life with important maintenance needs, posing the threat of more disastrous accidents, such as the Morandi Bridge in Genoa in 2018 in Italy (43 deaths and 16 injured).

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24 h. ago DeSantis promotes his wife as next Florida governor and takes a shot at Trump's pick

As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis approaches the end of his term in office, he’s talking up one potential heir to succeed him in 2026: his wife Casey DeSantis

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24 h. ago DeSantis declines to endorse Trump pick Byron Donalds for Florida governor, touts wife Casey DeSantis

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declined to support a potential gubernatorial bid by Republican Rep. Byron Donalds, whom President Donald Trump recently endorsed.

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