The Download: US aid disruptions, and imagining the future

Around 1,400 infants are being infected by HIV every day as a result of the new US administration’s cuts to ...
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Brains of parrots, unlike songbirds, use human-like vocal control

Due to past work, we’ve already identified the brain structure that controls the activity of the key vocal organ, the ...
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FTC Removes Posts Critical of Amazon, Microsoft, and AI Companies

The Trump administration’s Federal Trade Commission has removed four years’ worth of business guidance blogs as of Tuesday morning, including ...
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4 technologies that could power the future of energy

A major topic of conversation at the ARPA-E summit was geologic hydrogen—there’s a ton of excitement about efforts to find ...
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‘It’s a Heist’: Real Federal Auditors Are Horrified by DOGE

Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has spent the first six weeks of the new Trump administration turning ...
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Veterans Furious at Elon Musk

Veterans shafted by cuts from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are speaking out — and they don’t have ...
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Tesla Got a Permit to Operate a Taxi Service in California—but There’s a Catch

Tesla has been granted a permit to operate a taxi service in California, a spokesperson for the California Public Utilities ...
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I tested the AI voice recorder that’s got the work industry buzzing – and it did not disappoint

ZDNET’s key takeaways Plaud Note is available now on Amazon.com for $159 This device and app combo lifts your note-taking ...
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How Agentic AI Closes The Gap Between IRL And E-Commerce Shopping

By Brian Schwarzbach When you think of personalization, what springs to mind? If you’re a boomer or member of Gen ...
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