AI and scientists unite to decipher old scrolls charred by the Vesuvius volcano
U.K. scientists say they have made a historic breakthrough by making the first image of the inside of a scroll carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago
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Scientists warn Trump’s $4bn funding cuts will harm US medical research
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Man United loanee Antony scores first Betis goal
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Scientists, researchers work to archive federal health data purged by Trump administration
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A 311-Year-Old Stradivarius Violin Sells for $11.25 Million at Sotheby’s
The money from the sale of the violin, which was once owned by the 19th-century virtuoso Joseph Joachim, will benefit a scholarship program at the New England Conservatory.The New York Times - 1d -
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2025: The Year of the AI App
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From 220M data points to revenue: How AI is transforming sports entertainment ROI
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Cyprus jails Syrian man over the death of a 3-year-old girl on overloaded migrant boat
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Global chip sales rose 19.1% in 2024 and will hit double digit growth in 2025 thanks to AI | SIA
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Acer unveils Predator Helios Neo AI laptops at Intel Extreme Masters
Acer unveiled two new Predator gaming laptops today at the Intel Extreme Masters esports event in Katowice, Poland.VentureBeat - 1d -
GitHub Copilot previews agent mode as market for agentic AI coding tools accelerates
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Hugging Face brings ‘Pi-Zero’ to LeRobot, making AI-powered robots easier to build and deploy
Pi0 is a groundbreaking AI model that helps robots understand natural language commands, potentially revolutionizing industrial automation.VentureBeat - 1d -
Grand Theft Auto V hits 210M units, Red Dead 70M shortly before GTA VI’s debut
Grand Theft Auto V has now sold over 210 million units, with Red Dead Redemption 2 following with 70 million has Rockstar's next sequel awaits.VentureBeat - 2d -
OpenAI Is Looking Across the U.S. for Sites to Build Its Trump-Backed Stargate AI Data Centers
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House lawmakers push to ban AI app DeepSeek from US government devices
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DeepSeek’s R1 and OpenAI’s Deep Research just redefined AI — RAG, distillation, and custom models will never be the same
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How to Boil an Egg? Scientists Claim to Have Cracked the Recipe.
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Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra Review: AI Snoozefest
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January Was Hottest January on Record, Scientists Report
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Birmingham City 2-3 Newcastle United: FA Cup fourth round – as it happened
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A 'hidden electronic warfare battle' is raging in Ukraine and demanding more from the soldiers fighting it, special drone unit says
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Now more than ever, AI needs a governance framework
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Trump dismisses Archivist of the United States
President Trump dismissed Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan, a decision he previewed a month earlier before assuming office on Jan. 20. “At the direction of @realDonaldTrump the ...The Hill - 18h -
Trump fires archivist of the United States
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Luck saves Man United in the FA Cup as rocky performances continue under Amorim
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Blind 10-year-old says losing California home to wildfires was an "emotional rollercoaster"
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311-year-old violin sells for over $11 million at auction
The sale of a one-of-a-kind violin has sold for $11.3 million during an auction at Sotheby's in New York. The money will finance student scholarships at Boston's New England Conservatory, the ...CBS News - 21h -
Constantly scrolling on your phone? Why we can’t stand feeling bored
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Bill Belichick shows up to NFL honors with 24-year-old girlfriend, who gets roasted by Snoop Dogg
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Google Rolls Back AI Promises and DEI Measures as Staff Ask, ‘Are We the Bad Guys Now?’
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Adobe’s New AI Promises to Help Your Company Tackle Tricky Contract Language. Should You Let It?
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LinkedIn Is Testing an AI Tool That Could Transform How People Search for Jobs
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Google’s holiday ad boost can’t ease AI letdown fears
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