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    News War never changes: A Fallout fan’s spoiler-laden review of the new TV series

    Enlarge / The nukes went off in 2077 in Fallout's universe. The show tells us more about this event than we've learned from the games before. (credit: Amazon) It's been just over a week since the Fallout TV series premiered on Amazon Prime, and one thing's for sure: It's a huge hit. You can...
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    News How to change or cancel your music streaming services

    The Verge There are more digital subscriptions around than ever, and among them, you may well have a music streaming service (or two or three). What with “free” trials and trying to find a service you really like, it’s easy to suddenly realize you’re oversubscribed. Luckily, canceling a music...
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    News The GMO tooth microbe that is supposed to prevent cavities

    Enlarge (credit: zhangshuang via Getty) About seven years ago, Aaron Silverbook and his then-girlfriend, a biologist, were perusing old scientific literature online. “A romantic evening,” joked Silverbook. That night, he came across a study from 2000 that surprised him. Scientists had...
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    News Why are groups of university students modifying Cadillac Lyriq EVs?

    Enlarge / For the previous EcoCar 3 competition, student teams turned Camaro sportscars into hybrids. For the EcoCar EV challenge, their job is to improve on the Cadillac Lyriq. (credit: EcoCar) Across the country, teams of students at 15 different universities are in the middle of a four-year...
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    News Flash Sale: Microsoft Visio is just $20 now!

    Crunching large numerical data sets is hard, but things get extra tricky when you’re working with different information. Excel can’t help you organize thoughts or individuals. That’s where Microsoft Visio 2021 Professional for Windows comes in. Microsoft’s leading visual diagramming software is...
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    News For $25, you can get a simple, professional backup for your PC

    Losing data to thievery or crashes is an all-too-common occurrence in today’s digital age. Protecting your PC is as simple as using AOMEI Backupper Professional Edition. For a limited time, it’s on sale for half off of its typical price. AOMEI Backupper creates a seamless backup of everything...
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    News Microsoft's AI tool can turn photos into realistic videos of people talking and singing

    Microsoft Research Asia has unveiled a new experimental AI tool called VASA-1 that can take a still image of a person — or the drawing of one — and an existing audio file to create a lifelike talking face out of them in real time. It has the ability to generate facial expressions and head...
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    News Controversial US surveillance program (briefly?) lapses amid congressional dysfunction

    Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images The Senate has passed a bill reauthorizing Section 720 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a controversial program that allows warrantless spying on foreign “targets,” but a long, knock-down, drag-out fight over amendments...
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    News Philosopher Daniel Dennett dead at 82

    Enlarge / Daniel Dennett, a leading philosopher with provocative takes on consciousness, free will, and AI, has died at 82. (credit: Alonso Nichols/Tufts University) World renowned philosopher Daniel Dennett, who championed controversial takes on consciousness and free will among other...
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    News Long-lost model of the USS Enterprise returned to Roddenberry family

    Enlarge / This mysterious model appeared on eBay with little fanfare. (credit: eBay) The first-ever model of Star Trek's USS Enterprise NCC-1701 has been returned to the Roddenberry family, according to an ABC News report. The three-foot model was used to shoot the pilot and credits scene for...
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    News CNN, record holder for shortest streaming service, wants another shot

    Enlarge (credit: Getty) On March 29, 2022, CNN+, CNN's take on a video streaming service, debuted. On April 28, 2022, it shuttered, making it the fastest shutdown of any launched streaming service. Despite that discouraging superlative, CNN has plans for another subscription-based video...
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    News It’s cutting calories—not intermittent fasting—that drops weight, study suggests

    Enlarge (credit: Getty | David Jennings) Intermittent fasting, aka time-restricted eating, can help people lose weight—but the reason why may not be complicated hypotheses about changes from fasting metabolism or diurnal circadian rhythms. It may just be because restricting eating time means...
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    News You can buy a refurbished Steam Deck for almost half off

    Valve says each unit has received over 100 tests and meets the same performance standards as new Steam Decks. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge It’s not often we see an excellent portable gaming PC like the Steam Deck on sale for nearly half off, but today’s your lucky day. So long as you...
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    News Finally, someone used Pareto’s economic theories to find the best Mario Kart 8 racer

    Who hasn’t spent sleepless nights pondering what would happen if we applied Vilfredo Pareto's (the early 20th-century Italian economist) theories to Mario, the Mushroom Kingdom’s Italian high-jump champion and part-time elephant cosplayer? Data scientist Antoine Mayerowitz, PhD, tackled that...
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    News Target confirms it’s all but completely ditching DVDs in physical stores

    Image: Target Target is scaling back the presence of physical media in its stores. A spokesperson for Target tells IGN that the company is “transitioning the limited assortment of DVDs” it sells in stores to its website. “Moving forward, we’ll offer select DVDs in stores when they are newly...
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