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Scientists Have Simulated What It Might Be Like to Plunge Into Uranus

Using a high-temperature plasma tunnel, scientists have discovered what it might be like to plumb the depths of Uranus. Sure, we know it would be…

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Bumble, Grindr, and Hinge Moderators Struggle to Keep Users—and Themselves—Safe

“I wasn’t able to go outside anywhere alone,” Ana says. “I had so much anxiety that when I went outside to do errands, I lost…

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Mars Is About to Vanish For a Whole Fortnight. Here’s Why.

Mars will disappear from Earth’s sky for two weeks starting Saturday. That’s thanks to a scientific phenomenon known as solar conjunction: a period during which…

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The EU Wants to Fix Gig Work. Uber Has Its Own Ideas

“Our advertising campaign simply puts certified facts about the company in the public domain,” says Uber spokesperson Nixon. “Uber supports a strong and enforceable directive…

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Kyle Vogt, CEO of Robotaxi Developer Cruise, Resigns As Questions Linger Over Grisly Crash

Kyle Vogt, CEO of self-driving car developer Cruise and who founded the company before its acquisition by General Motors in 2016, resigned this evening. His…

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Sam Altman’s Attempt to Return as OpenAI CEO Fails as Board Turns to Ex-Twitch Boss

News of Altman’s exit blindsided investors who have spent billions of dollars bankrolling OpenAI’s research. Microsoft, a key partner that has pledged $13 billion in…

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Sam Altman’s Attempt to Return as OpenAI CEO Fails as Board Turns to ex-Twitch CEO

Shear cofounded livestreaming platform Twitch, which sold to Amazon for nearly $1 billion in 2014. He stepped down as CEO in March, ending a 16…

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Paul McCartney Insisted Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson Tour Again

Paul McCartney tried to convince Geddy Lee and Rush bandmate Alex Lifeson to tour together again. The conversation took place in September 2022, when all three classic…

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Earth’s Core Is Changing: Little-Known Phenomenon Is Creating a Mysterious New Layer

Water from Earth’s surface can find its way deep into the planet, and new research explains how it changes the outermost region of the metallic…

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Planets Are Mysteriously Shrinking, And We May Finally Know Why

NASA scientists have been puzzling over a group of planets that seem to be shrinking. The culprit might be radiation. All kinds of worlds exist…

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