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5 under-the-radar Kindle tricks to elevate your e-reading
At first glance, your Kindle might seem like a no-frills reading device: straightforward, minimal, and focused on the basics. Kind of like an actual book, huh?But beneath its simple...
The plastic recycling myth and our very real crisis
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Breaking the forever chemical cycle starts with industry
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AI+EQ is transforming healthcare, not just for doctors
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OpenAI launches new GPT-4.1 models with improved coding
OpenAI on Monday launched its new AI model GPT-4.1, along with smaller versions GPT-4.1 mini and GPT-4.1 nano, touting major improvements in coding, instruction following, and long context comprehension....
Trump signals possible tariff pause for auto industry
President Donald Trump on Monday suggested that he might temporarily exempt the auto industry from tariffs he previously imposed on the sector, to give carmakers time to adjust their supply chains....
Uber and Lyft drivers in California could get the right to unionize under this bill
Two California Democrats have introduced a bill that would allow rideshare drivers to bargain with gig companies, like Uber and Lyft, for better pay and certain benefits. The measure, Assembly...
Goodbye, boarding pass. Hello, facial recognition?
The last big breakthrough in aviation when it comes to boarding your flight came in the early 2000s, with the arrival of eTicketing. But a new proposed overhaul of...
Blue Origin launched an all-female crew with Katy Perry and Lauren Sánchez into space—what does that really prove?
Pop star Katy Perry, journalist Gayle King, and Lauren Sánchez, a former journalist who is Jeff Bezos’s fiancé, were among six women who traveled aboard Blue Origin’s all-female, celebrity-studded, suborbital space mission on...
Trump administration research cuts prompt scientists to seek jobs in Europe
David Die Dejean is passionate about studying tuna. Last year, he landed a dream job at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Miami to pursue his research. By January,...
