94 m. ago Nolte: Blaming the Orange Bad Man for an Election Loss in Canada

President Trump is somehow responsible for the liberals winning Monday’s national elections in Canada. The post Nolte: Blaming the Orange Bad Man for an Election Loss in Canada appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 h. ago Perfect is the enemy of good for distributed deep learning in the cloud

A new communication-collective system, OptiReduce, speeds up AI and machine learning training across multiple cloud servers by setting time boundaries rather than waiting for every server to catch up, according to a study led by a University of Michigan researcher.

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3 h. ago Jack Black hits a milestone on the charts, while Alex Warren's 'Ordinary' keeps rising

It's a slow week on the Billboard charts, but Jack Black breaks a surprising record on the chart. Plus, rapper Doechii lands her first Top 10 album and Alex Warren's 'Ordinary' continues to move up the Hot 100.

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3 h. ago Pores for thought: Weighing the environmental costs of carbon capture materials

A new life-cycle assessment comparing the production impacts of three materials used in carbon dioxide capture technology has highlighted the environmental trade-offs involved in using such materials. The research, published in the International Journal of Global Warming, analyzed the emissions associated with manufacturing, a so-called "cradle-to-gate" analysis. The results offer new insights into whether the use of such materials can truly be sustainable in part of how we address climate change.

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4 h. ago Unequal internet: Study highlights differences between websites from developing and developed countries

The Internet may be a global phenomenon, but its often-claimed global nature is tempered by the "digital divide"—digital participation still heavily depends on economic conditions.

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4 h. ago Mapping dynamical systems: New algorithm infers hypergraph structure from time

In a network, pairs of individual elements, or nodes, connect to each other; those connections can represent a sprawling system with myriad individual links. A hypergraph goes deeper: It gives researchers a way to model complex, dynamical systems where interactions among three or more individuals—or even among groups of individuals—may play an important part.

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4 h. ago Pakistan may hit 120 degrees this week. It could be a global record.

Pakistan may hit 120 degrees this week. It could be a global record.  The Washington Post

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4 h. ago Los Angeles Chargers make surprising move following the 2025 NFL draft

Los Angeles Chargers make surprising move following the 2025 NFL draft  Sports Illustrated

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5 h. ago WhatsApp Is Walking a Tightrope Between AI Features and Privacy

WhatsApp's AI tools will use a new “Private Processing” system designed to allow cloud access without letting Meta or anyone else see end-to-end encrypted chats. But experts still see risks.

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5 h. ago Response to infection highlights the nervous system’s surprising degrees of flexibility

Upon infection, the C. elegans worm reshuffles the roles of brain cells and flips the functions of some of the chemicals it uses to regulate behavior.

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6 h. ago Spain and Portugal power cut: How public and official responses have prevented a crisis

For Spain and Portugal, 28 April 2025 will go down in history as the day of "el gran apagón," the big blackout. The outage, which affected the two countries simultaneously, was one of the 15 largest power cuts in world history in terms of the number of people affected, with over 58 million people experiencing its consequences.

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6 h. ago A new documentary checks out the many ways libraries are a 'Free For All'

By examining the value of libraries in the distant and recent past, this PBS film makes a compelling case for the importance of the American public library system today.

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6 h. ago Potential 2028 hopeful accused of 'inciting violence' after call for 'mass protests' against Trump

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker reignited speculation about his 2028 presidential ambitions this weekend, but his call for "mass protests" dominated headlines as Republicans accused him of "inciting violence."

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6 h. ago The Oscars have rolled out the red carpet for generative AI. And surprisingly, viewers don't seem to mind

The Oscars have entered the age of artificial intelligence (AI). Last week the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences explicitly said, for the first time, films using generative AI tools will not be disqualified from the awards.

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7 h. ago Nolte: Amazon Immediately Denies Media Report of Adding Partisan 'Tariff Tracker'

Amazon is now denying media reports that it intended to add a "tariff tracker" to its items to highlight their cost of import fees. The post Nolte: Amazon Immediately Denies Media Report of Adding Partisan ‘Tariff Tracker’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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7 h. ago White House Attacks Amazon Over Idea of Showing Tariffs’ Cost

The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, attacked the retail giant over a report that suggested Amazon would highlight tariff-related price increases. Amazon said it was “not going to happen.”

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7 h. ago States and Startups Are Suing the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Critics of the NRC say its red tape and lengthy authorization timelines stifle innovation, but handing some of its responsibilities to states could undermine public trust and the industry’s safety record.

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8 h. ago She tried to expose Russia’s brutal detention system — and ended up dead

She tried to expose Russia’s brutal detention system — and ended up dead  The Washington Post

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9 h. ago Amazon Prime Day to return in July despite threat of tariffs

Amazon is bringing back its annual sales event, Prime Day, in July, the e-commerce giant said on Tuesday. This year, consumer demand for the popular sale event could be dampened by the possibility of tariffs increasing the cost of goods. To highlight the impact of President Trump’s tariffs, Amazon will reportedly begin to display the […]

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12 h. ago Greasing the wheels of the energy transition to address climate change and fossil fuels phase out

The global energy system may be faced with an inescapable trade-off between urgently addressing climate change versus avoiding an energy shortfall, according to a new energy scenario tool developed by University of South Australia researchers and published in the open-access journal Energies.

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