1 hour ago More than 10.7 million viewers chose Fox News to watch Trump's address to Congress, trouncing all networks

Fox News Channel trounced all other networks during President Trump's joint address to Congress, earning a whopping 10.7 million viewers Tuesday night.

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2 h. ago Alex Ovechkin donates to pediatric cancer research as he chases NHL history

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin announced Wednesday he will donate a dollar amount equal to his career goal total to cancer research as he chases an NHL record.

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4 h. ago Tapbots teases a new Bluesky app, Phoenix, saying it can’t ‘survive on Mastodon alone’

There’s a new Bluesky app in the works from a popular developer of iOS applications. Tapbots, the company behind the popular Mastodon client Ivory, born out of its earlier efforts with Tweetbot (RIP), is readying a new app called Phoenix, designed for Bluesky’s growing social network of over 32 million users. In a post on […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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4 h. ago California Rain Forecast Has Water Managers ‘Waiting with Bated Breath’

Back-to-back storms are expected over the next 10 days, potentially bringing a key measure of the state’s crucial water supply up to normal levels.

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4 h. ago Democratic Response to Trump Shows a Party Divided on How to Resist Him

Party leaders opted for a soberly delivered, centrist counter to the president’s speech, but the dominant image of Democratic pushback was a liberal congressman waving his cane in protest.

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5 h. ago Preventing hydrogen vehicle accidents in advance: Equipment monitors hydrogen fuel quality in real

The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science has developed equipment that monitors the quality of hydrogen fuel supplied to vehicles through hydrogen refueling stations in real-time. This equipment is expected to prevent hydrogen vehicle accidents caused by impurities in the hydrogen fuel and improve the quality of hydrogen production. The study is published in the Journal of Separation Science.

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5 h. ago Trump NIH appointee defends president's research funding cuts, lays out new vision for future

Donald Trump's pick to lead the NIH, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, spent much of his time during his confirmation hearing Wednesday defending the president's move to cap indirect research costs doled out by the NIH. However, he also got a chance to lay out his vision for future research at the agency.

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6 h. ago 3 skiers buried in at least 40 feet of snow after massive Alaska avalanche

3 skiers buried in at least 40 feet of snow after massive Alaska avalanche  CBS News

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6 h. ago Using microwave energy to cut carbon fiber production energy costs

A research team at the University of Limerick in Ireland has developed a new method of producing carbon fiber while drastically reducing its energy footprint.

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6 h. ago Future Hall of Famer Wanted to Join Los Angeles Rams at Bargain Rate

Future Hall of Famer Wanted to Join Los Angeles Rams at Bargain Rate  LAFB Network

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8 h. ago New Music: Something Old, Something New, Something Found... and Jazz

This week we balance our passion for new discoveries with reissued music from an iconic Latin American songwriter. Featured artists and songs:• Ezra Collective, "Body Language" (feat. Sasha Keable)• Patti LaBelle, "Teach me Tonight (Me Gusta Tu Baile)"• Teri Gender Bender, "SANAR"• Kevin Kaarl, "recuérdame x siempre"• Violeta Parra, "Cantores Que Reflexionan"• Ben Aler, "Honest"• Jose Luiz Martins, "Cravo e Canela"Audio for this episode of Alt.Latino was edited and mixed by Simon Rentner. Our project manager is Grace Chung. NPR Music's executive producer is Suraya Mohamed. Our VP of Music and Visuals is Keith Jenkins.

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8 h. ago US State Department Kills Global Air Monitoring Program Researchers Say Paid for Itself

The initiative helped pressure the Chinese government to clean up the air in Beijing and was later expanded to dozens of cities around the world. Now, it’s been abruptly halted.

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9 h. ago Study finds Japanese buildings absorb 14% of cement production's carbon footprint

A team of Japanese researchers has discovered that Japan's concrete structures—including buildings and infrastructure—absorb and store about 14% of the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated during cement production.

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9 h. ago Ahead of a possible $4 billion IPO, CoreWeave’s founders already pocketed $488 million

CoreWeave’s initial S-1 document for its upcoming IPO is full of surprises. Backed by Nvidia, CoreWeave runs an AI-specific cloud service from its network of 32 data centers that together have more than 250,000 Nvidia GPUs as of the end of 2024, according to the company. Since then, it has also added a number of […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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10 h. ago Researchers teach neural networks to add clouds and snow to images

Nikita Belyakov and Svetlana Illarionova, researchers from the Skoltech AI Center, presented a new method for semantic segmentation of multispectral data, which can be used to recognize clouds, shadows, and snow patches in satellite images. This approach will increase the accuracy of recognizing complex climatic structures in images without additional human involvement in data annotation.

Society

10 h. ago Los Angeles Filmforum and Brain Dead present Our Heavenly Bodies: Indexicality in Astronomical Films I (Experimentations: Imag(in)ing Knowledge in Film, Program 11)

Los Angeles Filmforum and Brain Dead present Our Heavenly Bodies: Indexicality in Astronomical Films I (Experimentations: Imag(in)ing Knowledge in Film, Program 11)  Discover Los Angeles

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11 h. ago Google’s Shopping tab has a new AI tool that takes your fashion idea and suggests similar clothing

On Wednesday, Google announced the launch of a new AI image feature for its Shopping tab, designed to help users find clothing items they envision by allowing them to search using their own words. The company is also expanding its AR beauty and virtual try-on tools. The new feature, “Vision Match,” is now available in […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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11 h. ago Los Angeles Weather: Latest winter storm to bring widespread rain and mountain snow

Los Angeles Weather: Latest winter storm to bring widespread rain and mountain snow  FOX 11 Los Angeles

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12 h. ago NIH reels with fear, uncertainty about future of scientific research

NIH reels with fear, uncertainty about future of scientific research  The Washington Post

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12 h. ago What some WA Democrats want to add to the state constitution

What some WA Democrats want to add to the state constitution  The Seattle Times

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