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Open Questions: A Series on What Science and Law Have Not Settled
A new x9m8 series on unsettled questions in AI, consciousness, evolution, biotech and law, each with the evidence, the rival answers and…
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How Much Energy Does AI Use? Data Centers, Water and Numbers
Per-query, data-center and water figures for AI, drawn from IEA, US DOE and published studies, with the uncertainty spelled out.
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How Did Life Begin? Leading Theories of Abiogenesis
Nobody knows exactly how life began, but several hypotheses are testable. This guide separates the evidence from the guesses.
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Marinus Link Breaks Ground: Tasmania’s Undersea Power Cable, in Numbers
Marinus Link, the Bass Strait HVDC cable linking Tasmania and Victoria, held its sod turn in October. Capacity, cost, how it works,…
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How do mRNA vaccines work? A step-by-step explanation
An mRNA vaccine gives cells a short-lived instruction to make one harmless piece of a germ. Here is each step and what…
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Long-Read Sequencing: What It Finds in a Genome That Short Reads Miss
Short reads cover most of a genome but stumble on repeats and large rearrangements. Here is what long-read sequencing adds, with yields…
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CRISPR-Cas9, Base Editing and Prime Editing: What Each Tool Actually Changes
Cas9 cuts, base editors swap a letter, prime editors rewrite short stretches. A plain comparison of what each tool does to DNA…
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Linux 7.0 Explained: Self-Healing XFS, Rust Drops Its Experimental Label, and the Changes That Matter on Real Machines
Linux 7.0 is a numbering reset with real substance: XFS reports its own damage to a repair daemon, Rust loses its experimental…
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TP-Link Deco X55 Review: Easy Mesh Wi-Fi, Some Doubts
The TP-Link Deco X55 three-pack is cheap, easy to set up and covers most homes, but it tops out at Wi-Fi 6…
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Creality Ender-3 V3 SE Review: Cheap, Easy, No Wi-Fi
A budget 3D printer with auto leveling and a direct-drive extruder. Reviewers like the value and easy assembly, and mark it down…
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How to Turn On Two-Factor Authentication and Set Up Passkeys
Learn how to secure your accounts with an authenticator app, recovery codes, and passkeys, in five clear steps that take about half…
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Split-Brain Patients: What They Reveal About the Mind
Cutting the corpus callosum produced strange results and a lasting debate: does the brain hold one mind or two? The classic studies…
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Apple AirTag 2nd Generation Review: Longer Range, Same Design
The new AirTag keeps the $29 price and the old shape, and adds a better Ultra Wideband chip. Reviewers and shoppers on…
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