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Happy rather than sad music soothes newborns — findings suggest that newborns do react to emotions in music, and that responses to music are present at birth

theconversation.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_108rkgu on January 11, 2023 at 1:29 AM in science

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When conditions in their bacteria colony deteriorate, use of a ‘programmed cell death mechanism’ causes some bacteria cells to sacrifice themselves, stimulating relocation of the colony to survive

nouvelles.umontreal.ca

Submitted by marketrent t3_106k1f4 on January 8, 2023 at 2:05 PM in science

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‘Homeless’ stars, drifting through intergalactic space, were shed from their galactic birthplaces billions of years ago

nasa.gov

Submitted by marketrent t3_103ybf1 on January 5, 2023 at 12:57 PM in science

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Discovery of a new kind of quantum entanglement, revealed by interference patterns between distinguishable particles with different charges, has implications for nuclear physics

vice.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_103l5ss on January 5, 2023 at 1:09 AM in science

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First video records of dolphin points-of-view as they hunt prey at sea, squealing in victory when capturing fishes and snakes

arstechnica.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_102ouo6 on January 4, 2023 at 12:39 AM in science

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New York mayor says 'no room' in his city for migrants

voanews.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_10daa8g on January 16, 2023 at 9:30 AM in nottheonion

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Longest ‘dako’ iron sword at 2.6m, along with a unique shield-shaped mirror, found in 4th-century Japanese burial mound — Finds indicate that the technology of the Kofun period (300-710 AD) was more advanced than previously thought

english.kyodonews.net

Submitted by marketrent t3_10lhuzo on January 26, 2023 at 3:07 AM in history

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‘Which sites should be saved, and which sites should be allowed to decay?’ — Climate change is accelerating, amplifying existing risks and creating new ones, the consequences of which could be devastating for the global archaeological record

cambridge.org

Submitted by marketrent t3_10i8gyk on January 22, 2023 at 2:17 AM in history

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‘When something like this comes up where we’re both excited, but also that sorrowful that we lost so much.’ — A Māori tribe in New Zealand is calling for the return of treasured artefacts listed for sale by the auction house Sotheby’s

theguardian.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_10bg2qg on January 14, 2023 at 5:05 AM in history

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Earliest evidence of the use of the Mesoamerican 260-day calendar, ‘centuries earlier than its previously known use in textual records,’ revealed by the orientations of newly-uncovered ruins along Mexico’s southern Gulf Coast

smithsonianmag.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_1063l3r on January 7, 2023 at 11:48 PM in history

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Ancient Chinese text reveals earliest known record of auroral display, described as a ‘five-colored light’ event in either 977 or 957 BCE

arstechnica.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_100huv5 on January 1, 2023 at 11:34 AM in history

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The vibes are off at Tesla: layoffs, lawsuits, delays, stock in free fall, factory shutdowns — What happened to America’s favorite electric car company?

theverge.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_zyhbb6 on December 29, 2022 at 9:39 PM in technology

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Comcast agents mistakenly reject some poor people who qualify for free Internet

arstechnica.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_zrankc on December 21, 2022 at 4:49 AM in technology

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In scathing exit memo, Meta VR expert John Carmack derides the company's bureaucracy: 'I have never been able to kill stupid things before they cause damage.'

businessinsider.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_zo0ugf on December 17, 2022 at 7:21 AM in technology

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Scammers are scamming other scammers out of millions of dollars

wired.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_zia64h on December 11, 2022 at 1:41 AM in technology

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Pentagon splits $9 billion cloud contract between 4 firms — Google, Oracle, Microsoft and Amazon

apnews.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_zfkg5x on December 8, 2022 at 1:15 AM in technology

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Grandmother sues cop who wrongly targeted her home using “Find My” app — Denver Police Department vows to train officers on how "Find My" app works

arstechnica.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_zdzaqq on December 6, 2022 at 7:29 AM in technology

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UK, Italy and Japan team up to develop a new fighter jet that uses artificial intelligence

bbc.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_zgoq0w on December 9, 2022 at 6:06 AM in technology

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How tech’s defiance of economic gravity came to an abrupt end — The year Silicon Valley fell to earth

economist.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_zuwu3e on December 25, 2022 at 11:59 AM in technology

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Third Activision Blizzard video game studio forms labor union

bnnbloomberg.ca

Submitted by marketrent t3_zwre6g on December 27, 2022 at 9:54 PM in technology

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Microsoft-Activision deal: Gamers sue to stop merger

bbc.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_zrkbfi on December 21, 2022 at 12:42 PM in technology

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UAE could contribute airlock module to NASA's Lunar Gateway Moon station — If an agreement is reached, it would give Emirati astronauts easier access to space programmes

thenationalnews.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_zmj4bj on December 15, 2022 at 11:44 AM in technology

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Japan eyes [joint venture] and shared assembly for fighter with U.K., Italy — Prime contractor Mitsubishi believes single structure would be more efficient

asia.nikkei.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_zxsnll on December 29, 2022 at 2:12 AM in technology

8 comments

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NASA and SpaceX to study possibilities of reboosting Hubble Space Telescope

nasa.gov

Submitted by marketrent t3_zwulb4 on December 28, 2022 at 12:04 AM in space

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Antimatter from space can travel thousands of light years to Earth, a promising development in the search for dark matter

vice.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_zrirmc on December 21, 2022 at 12:01 PM in space

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