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CERN Physicists Discover Evidence of Ultra-Rare Particle Decay
Physicists working with the LHCb collaboration at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider have reported evidence for an extremely rare particle decay that researchers have pursued for more than 40 years. The decay is consistent with the Standard Model of particle physics, and the result…
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How Carrier Trade-In Deals Work: Save Up to $1,200 on an iPhone Duo
Apple’s iPhone Duo starts at $1,999, making the company’s first foldable phone unaffordable for many buyers. Apple itself rarely discounts new products, particularly when demand has pushed the device into backorder status, but T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon are offering carrier…
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Biotech Companies Must Pay to Use Earth’s Genetic Data—but They Don’t
Officials wave to participants at the conclusion of this year’s COP17 Global Biodiversity Summit in Yerevan, Armenia. Credit: Karen Minasyan/AFP via Getty Two years after countries agreed that companies using genetic data from plants, animals and microorganisms should help fund…
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Best Air Purifiers for Allergies on Sale in 2026: Levoit and Blueair
Cold weather can trap indoor pollutants, allergens, pet dander and odors inside the home, making an air purifier especially useful during winter. WIRED-tested models currently on sale include compact bedroom purifiers, a heater-and-purifier combination, a sunrise alarm clock…
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NASA Astronauts and STEM Creators Inspire Students on STEM Day
Students across the United States will be able to speak directly with the International Space Station during a live, interactive call featuring NASA astronaut Anil Menon and STEM content creator Mark Rober, founder of the ClassCrunchLabs Foundation. Sponsored by NASA’s Office of…
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Binance Says Hackers Used Well-Known Tricks in $6.34 Billion Heist
North Korean cybercriminals have targeted the cryptocurrency industry for roughly a decade, but the reported theft of $6.34 billion from wallets on the Binance exchange is the largest such heist to date. In a security update issued Tuesday, Binance said hackers spent months…
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NASA’s 3,200-Pound Swift Telescope Could Fall to Earth as Early as Tonight, Officials Say
NASA says the decommissioned Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is rapidly falling from orbit and could re-enter Earth’s atmosphere as early as tonight, November 3. The approximately 3,200-pound (1,450-kilogram) spacecraft is expected to re-enter around 3:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday,…
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NYT Demands Brave Shut Down Paywall Blockers and End Business With AI Company
The New York Times and other newspapers sued Brave Software yesterday, alleging that the browser maker illegally circumvents paywalls and sells copyrighted news content to artificial intelligence companies. The complaint claims Brave copied and resold publishers’ work without…
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Election Day News, Results & Analysis | The New York Times
Democrats are largely avoiding climate change on the campaign trail ahead of this year’s election, marking a sharp shift from 2022, when many candidates highlighted Congress’s major clean-energy legislation. With inflation and the cost of living ranking higher among voters’…
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Voting Issues Fuel Surge in Misleading Election Fraud Claims Online
Problems with vote-tabulation machines in New York and electronic voting machines in Florida fueled a surge of misleading voter-fraud claims during the early hours of Election Day. Social media posts using terms such as “cheating” and “stealing” rose to more than 100 per minute…
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Urgent Action Needed to Address Jersey’s Biodiversity Crisis
Concerns over biodiversity have emerged amid questions about the Jersey government’s environmental commitments. The Environmental Oversight Committee said a ministerial draft did not adequately consider the natural environment, while Professor Liz Bentley of the Jersey Climate…
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Trump Wanted to Give Norking Some Air Before Mehta Deactivated Instagram
The temporary suspension of the No Kings Instagram account has renewed concerns about the vulnerability of political organizing on privately owned social-media platforms, particularly during elections. Digital-rights advocates, state attorneys general and members of Congress are…
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Cosmic Rays May Damage the Heart and Increase Health Risks for Mars Astronauts, Rat Study Suggests
Radiation exposure during deep-space missions could increase astronauts’ long-term risk of heart disease, a study in rats suggests. Rats exposed to radiation levels that astronauts might encounter on a round trip to Mars developed about twice as much scar tissue around the…
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UEFI Bootkit Infects Fully Patched Windows PCs: Is Microsoft Responsible?
In 2023, the malware known as BlackLotus became the first publicly documented UEFI bootkit found in the wild that could bypass Secure Boot on fully updated Windows 11 systems. Although Microsoft had patched the exploited vulnerability in 2022 and issued further updates in 2023…
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TB 26-10: Chip Resistor Body Crack in Printed Circuit Board Assembly
NASA’s Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) investigated two cracked thick-film chip resistors found during environmental testing of printed circuit board assemblies. The alumina substrates cracked during thermal cycling after vibration testing, causing intermittent open…
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Space Company Bets Its Future on Ubiquitous Propellant Technology
Three former SpaceX engineers are developing spacecraft designed to use water as propellant, coolant, and radiation shielding for transportation between low-Earth orbit, geostationary orbit, and the Moon. Robert, Ryan, and Kirby Carlisle founded Argo Space in late 2022, but…
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NASA Hit an Asteroid—Now ESA’s Hera Mission Is Approaching to Investigate the Impact
The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft has captured its first image showing the asteroid pair Didymos and Dimorphos as two separate objects. The observation marks a major milestone as Hera approaches the system targeted in NASA’s historic planetary-defense experiment, in…
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Google Dismantles Botnet Infiltrating 1.3 Million Android TV Boxes
Google and its partners have disrupted the x.cpe botnet, which was linked to Videostrong and infected millions of Android TV devices. The operation involved legal action against the domains and servers used to distribute the malware, but affected devices may still contain an…
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Charity Warns About the Health Risks of Fungi Overdose
Using local ingredients has become popular on social media, but people involved in foraging say rising food prices, a lack of education and the impact on wildlife are also shaping the trend. They are urging foragers to take only what they need, choose abundant species and…
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How AI Is Transforming Semiconductor Manufacturing and Accelerating Engineering
As demand for advanced chips grows, semiconductor manufacturers face increasingly complex processes, costly physical experiments and narrower margins for error. Artificial intelligence is helping engineers address these challenges by accelerating simulations, predicting process…