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When will physical video games go away?
When will physical video games go away? One of Sony’s best-ever PlayStation ads is a 21-second video titled, “Official PlayStation Used Game Instructional Video.†It’s a “step-by-step†guide about how to lend your PS4 games to your friends. It has one step: one person hands another person a game box. The ad succinctly clowns on […]
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Elon Musk’s xAI buys Elon Musk’s X for $33 billion on paper
Elon Musk’s xAI buys Elon Musk’s X for $33 billion on paper A few years after buying Twitter for $44 billion, Elon Musk announced that his AI business xAI has acquired the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. In a tweet, he described it as an all-stock transaction, valuing xAI at $80 billion […]
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Cuts to science research funding cut American lives short − federal support is essential for medical breakthroughs
Cuts to science research funding cut American lives short − federal support is essential for medical breakthroughs Divesting from the next generation of researchers means cutting the lifeblood of science and medicine. J Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images Nearly every modern medical treatment can be traced to research funded by the National Institutes of Health: from […]
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Researchers created sound that can bend itself through space, reaching only your ear in a crowd
Researchers created sound that can bend itself through space, reaching only your ear in a crowd For your ears only. Cinefootage Visuals/iStock via Getty Images Plus What if you could listen to music or a podcast without headphones or earbuds and without disturbing anyone around you? Or have a private conversation in public without other […]
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