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An Entire Country Has to Be Evacuated Because of Climate Change

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-25 12:10:26

An Entire Country Has to Be Evacuated Because of Climate Change "The existential threat we face is not of our making. But it will remake us." Going Under Tuvalu, a small island nation in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is planning to evacuate all of its over 11,000 inhabitants, due to rising sea levels caused by climate change that mean, essentially, that the low-lying country has no feasible future. As Wired reports, the nation signed an agreement with Australia in 2023 to set up a migrati

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Want Stronger Kidneys? Try Adding These 13 Foods to Your Diet

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-25 16:00:06

Your kidneys do a lot more than you probably realize. They filter your blood, balance fluid levels, regulate hormones, and help keep everything from your blood pressure to your energy levels in check. Despite how essential they are, kidney health often gets overlooked - and that can be a problem. According to the CDC, more than 1 in 7 adults in the US has chronic kidney disease, and many don't even know it. Your kidneys are quietly working around the clock to keep your body in balance. They fil

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The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway

wired.com Fernanda González 2025-12-27 16:00:00

Tuvalu is preparing to carry out the first planned migration of an entire country in response to the effects of climate change. Recent studies project that much of its territory could be submerged in the next 25 years due to rising sea levels, forcing its inhabitants to consider migration as an urgent survival measure. This island nation in Oceania is made up of nine coral islands and atolls inhabited by just over 11,000 people. The country’s average altitude is just 2 meters above sea level, m

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Our favorite smart air purifier is currently 17 percent off

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-29 12:42:51

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . The Levoit Core 400S is the same price as it was during Amazon's Prime Day sale. It’s always a good time to invest in an air purifier , but in the summer, when seasonal allergies can force sufferers to keep the windows closed, they’re especially useful. And right now our favorite over

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Can Cortisol Supplements Reduce Your Stress Levels? Here's What the Experts Say

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-02 22:12:00

Cortisol was discovered in the mid-20th century, but in the last year or so, this naturally occurring hormone has entered the limelight of social media. You can find videos on TikTok discussing "cortisol face" with millions of views and several Reddit threads of users trying to regulate their cortisol levels. While cortisol supplements can be the right choice in some situations, it's essential to understand the myriad factors that come into play. To help you understand how this hormone works in

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What Is Pruritus? What the FDA Warning About Xyzal and Zyrtec Side Effects Means

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-04 04:28:00

When that allergy season hits, it's normal to reach for your medication to try and get through your day. An FDA estimate says that 62.7 million over-the-counter packages of Zyrtec (cetirizine) and Xyzal (levocetirizine) were sold in 2022. We're now in an era where climate change is making for longer, more intense pollen seasons, which is partly responsible for allergies getting worse. The sales figures have likely climbed in the last three years, with worsened allergy symptoms like a runny nose,

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Flickering lights? Blown breakers? Your home needs more power - here's what to do

zdnet.com Mike Lock 2026-01-06 08:10:00

PM Images/Getty The hair dryer routinely trips the breaker and kills power to the second floor. The kitchen lights dim when you run the microwave. The air conditioner can only cool one room at a time on a sweltering night. You don't have adequate power in your house to support your daily needs; we've all been there. These examples might be nostalgic for some, but if you can relate in your current living situation, you might be stuck at a CORE level 1 power-constrained state. Beyond the inconv

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Is your house power-starved? Why the extra juice might be worth the squeeze

zdnet.com Mike Lock 2026-01-07 22:00:15

BlackJack3D/Getty The hair dryer routinely trips the breaker and kills power to the second floor. The kitchen lights dim when you run the microwave. The air conditioner can only cool one room at a time on a sweltering night. You don't have adequate power in your house to support your daily needs; we've all been there. These examples might be nostalgic for some, but if you can relate in your current living situation, you might be stuck at a CORE level 1 power-constrained state. Beyond the inco

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Can Cortisol Supplements Really Lower Stress? I Asked the Experts

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-07 14:00:00

Cortisol was discovered in the mid-20th century, but in the last year or so, this naturally occurring hormone has entered the limelight of social media. You can find videos on TikTok discussing "cortisol face" with millions of views. Unfortunately, trends are rarely as simple as they appear and may have people jumping into action before learning what cortisol supplements even are and how they react in the body. While cortisol supplements can be the right choice in some situations, it's essentia

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OpenAI's experimental model achieved gold at the International Math Olympiad

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-07 10:27:19

It's a major milestone for AI models, but this level of reasoning won't be available to the public anytime soon. OpenAI has achieved "gold medal-level performance" at the International Math Olympiad, notching another important milestone for AI's fast-paced growth. Alexander Wei, a research scientist at OpenAI working on LLMs and reasoning, posted on X that an experimental research model delivered on this "longstanding grand challenge in AI." According to Wei, an unreleased model from OpenAI wa

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Boulevard raises $80M to power self-care boom driven by Botox and GLP-1 surge

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2026-01-12 03:29:46

The beauty industry has seen an explosion of offerings recently. Customers can now access treatments far beyond basic hair and nail care, from wrinkle-smoothing Botox and fillers to permanent laser hair removal and even weight management through GLP-1 medications. Riding this wave of industry growth is Boulevard, a provider of scheduling and payment software for the self-care sector. The nine-year-old Boulevard just raised $80 million in Series D funding, valuing the business at nearly $800 mi

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Don’t be duped: Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile’s cheapest plans aren’t worth it

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-13 03:00:22

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Recently, my cousin asked me whether Verizon’s myPlan Unlimited Welcome was better than his legacy plan, prompted by a promotional email he received. At first glance, the new plan looked cheaper and similar in features. But upon closer examination, his legacy plan had notable advantages, especially higher-priority data and a few other perks. Truthfully, none of the entry-level postpaid plans from Verizon, T-Mobile, or AT&T offer great value in 2025. There ar

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I Got a Cortisol Blood Test. What I Learned About My Stress Was Important, but Not Fun

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-13 02:17:03

Historically, I haven't been great about managing my stress and anxiety, so whenever I come across a video or article about cortisol imbalances, my interest is piqued. Since cortisol is also called the "stress hormone," this content has made me wonder: Is my stress causing my cortisol levels to rise? Though I was nervous, I decided to take Quest's Cortisol Blood Stress Hormone Test, which was offered to me for free, to find out more. After my cortisol blood test, I had a lot of residual questio

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5 entry-level tech jobs AI is already augmenting, according to Amazon

zdnet.com David Gewirtz 2026-01-14 22:00:18

Amazon / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Amazon today published a blog post by Michelle Vaz, managing director, AWS Training and Certification, that contains some fascinating insights about how AI is changing the landscape for people early in their careers. To understand this dynamic, Amazon partnered with Draup, a "data intelligence firm specializing in workforce planning and talent analytics." Together, the two companies conducted a study entitled, "The Evolution of Early-Career Technical Roles

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Can You Check Yourself for Scoliosis at Home? Experts Gave Us Some Tips

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-14 21:00:03

Scoliosis awareness month took place throughout June, but even though we're a few weeks past the awareness month, it's still a good time to learn more about this spinal condition. "Scoliosis can impact both physical and emotional well-being," says Lila Levet, co-founder of Primary Spine Institute, a leading provider of conversation scoliosis correction in Charlotte, NC. "Left unmanaged, it may lead to chronic discomfort, fatigue, posture imbalance, breathing issues or limited activity. Early dia

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Installing a home battery or solar before tax credits end? Use this to assess your home first

zdnet.com Mike Lock 2026-01-16 00:00:00

Frederick Doerschem/Getty Images As homeowners, few things get us lathered up quite like comparing our homes to the homes of our friends, family, and neighbors. Whether it's a point of pride or frustration, we have a hard-wired need to share and overshare our home-related wins and losses. Also: Stop waiting for an emergency to upgrade your home's tech - there's a better way There are certain areas of the home, however, that have elevated potential to bring value to our lives beyond bragging

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China Working On Levitating Train That Could Get You From New York to Chicago in Two Hours

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-21 04:45:41

As the United States struggles to keep its major cities connected by even the most barebones rail systems, China is screaming into the future with the development of a levitating bullet train. Called "maglev," short for "magnetic levitation," the train system is designed to levitate via magnets as opposed to wheels. Maglev systems can reach higher speeds much more efficiently than their wheeled counterparts, though the infrastructure needed to run them is incredibly expensive. While there are

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Subnautica studio co-founder says he's suing parent company Krafton

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-21 16:34:12

The drama surrounding the significantly delayed release of Subnautica 2 continues with Charlie Cleveland, co-founder and former director of Unknown Worlds Entertainment, announcing via a post on X that he and unnamed others have filed a lawsuit against Krafton , the studio's parent company since 2021. Cleveland, along with Ted Gill and Max McGuire, were relieved of their leadership roles at Unknown Worlds last week by Krafton. Bloomberg reported that they had been effectively "pushed out." This

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FOKS: Federated Open Key Service

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-24 08:49:21

A Simple Key Hierarchy To power applications like the Git and KV-Store shown above, FOKS needs a shared symmetric key for all readers and writers of the data, available only to the authorized devices, teams users and keys that the authors specify. FOKS achieves this natural application requirement with a simple key hierarchy. Everything starts with base-level keys, like user device keys, backup keys, or YubiKeys. Device keys are generated on user devices and never leave the machine they are ge

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How Netflix’s ‘Leviathan’ United Japanese Animation and Western Imagination

gizmodo.com Isaiah Colbert 2026-01-25 03:40:03

Leviathan, the latest collaboration between Beastars‘ Studio Orange and Star Wars: Visions producer Qubic Pictures, marks Netflix’s entry—alongside Crunchyroll—into the realm of Western novel-to-anime adaptations, echoing a path carved by the Answer Studio’s Anne Shirley. Based on Scott Westerfeld and Keith Thompson’s 2009 steampunk alternate history of World War I (featuring mechs and living animal airships), the anime aims to go beyond a copy-paste replication of its source material. With the

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FOKS: The Federated Open Key Service

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-25 08:49:21

A Simple Key Hierarchy To power applications like the Git and KV-Store shown above, FOKS needs a shared symmetric key for all readers and writers of the data, available only to the authorized devices, teams users and keys that the authors specify. FOKS achieves this natural application requirement with a simple key hierarchy. Everything starts with base-level keys, like user device keys, backup keys, or YubiKeys. Device keys are generated on user devices and never leave the machine they are ge

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Multi-Region Row Level Security in CockroachDB

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-27 02:53:19

Controlling who can access what data is more important than ever as organizations scale and modernize their data infrastructure. Enterprises are modernizing their critical databases, and they need fine-grained, built-in access controls that go beyond table-level permissions. That’s why, with the 25.2 release of CockroachDB , we’re introducing Row-Level Security — a powerful feature that allows you to define and enforce access policies at the row level, directly within the database. This form o

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‘Lord of the Rings Online’ Players Successfully Get Small Hobbit Army Lost Inside Mount Doom

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2026-01-27 08:25:13

MMORPG players love making challenges for themselves beyond the actual challenges offered by their games. Setting artificial level caps, soloing content designed for groups, empowering yourself through ways outside of the typical grind—you name it, someone has probably tried it in an MMO. But a group of Lord of the Rings Online players have managed an impossibility that triumphantly shows the source material’s thematic heart of hope in the face of despair so perfectly Tolkien could’ve come up wi

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I'm Building LLM for Satellite Data EarthGPT.app

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-27 09:33:14

EarthGPT Work with multi-spectral satellite imagery by leveraging the power of LLMs and modern remote sensing.

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Bulgaria to join euro area on 1 January 2026

news.ycombinator.com European Central Bank 2026-01-29 12:44:51

Conversion rate of lev fixed at 1.95583 = EUR 1 Bulgaria joined the ERM II in 2020 Bulgarian banks supervised by ECB since 2020 Today the Council of the European Union formally approved the accession of Bulgaria to the euro area on 1 January 2026 and determined a Bulgarian lev conversion rate of 1.95583 per euro. This is the current central rate of the lev in the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II), which the currency joined on 10 July 2020. The European Central Bank (ECB) and Българска народна

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Exploring the future of voice AI with Mati Staniszewski at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2026-01-31 12:45:00

We’re excited to welcome Mati Staniszewski, co-founder and CEO of ElevenLabs, to the AI stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27–29 in San Francisco. In a featured fireside chat, Staniszewski will dive into how AI-powered voice technology is transforming digital communication and interaction. Takeaways that blend technical depth with business impact ElevenLabs is leading innovation in audio AI, building tools that make synthetic voices more natural, expressive, and accessible.

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1945 TV Console Showed Two Programs at Once

news.ycombinator.com Allison Marsh 2026-02-02 06:43:53

As I try to write this article, my friend and I have six different screens attached to three types of devices. We’re working in the same room but on our own projects—separate yet together, a comfortable companionship. I had never really thought of the proliferation of screens as a peacekeeping tool until I stumbled across one of Allen B. DuMont’s 1950s dual-screen television sets. DuMont’s idea was to let two people in the same room watch different programs. It reminded me of my early childhood

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Google’s customizable Gemini chatbots are now in Docs, Sheets, and Gmail

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2026-02-09 06:30:41

• Leverage a copywriting Gem to create posts and content tailored to your target audience, pre-loaded into the Gem. • Create a Gem that helps with sales interactions that is grounded on information for a specific company, prospect, or industry. • Leverage an “assistant gem” tailored to your job role to help provide more relevant summaries for you and content for internal communications. • Leverage a Gem designed to help pressure test content from a certain persona (e.x C-Suite or CEO) to help

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AI voice startup ElevenLabs pushes global expansion as it gears up for an IPO

cnbc.com Ryan Browne 2026-02-09 08:16:14

Founded in 2022, ElevenLabs is an AI voice generation startup based in London. It competes with the likes of Speechmatics and Hume AI. LONDON — ElevenLabs, a London-based startup that specializes in generating synthetic voices through artificial intelligence, has revealed plans to be IPO-ready within five years. The company told CNBC it is targeting major global expansion as it prepares for an initial public offering. "We expect to build more hubs in Europe, Asia and South America, and just k

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You're Probably Not Eating Enough of These 13 Kidney-Boosting Foods

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-14 23:00:11

Your kidneys are quietly working around the clock to keep your body in balance. They filter waste, regulate essential hormones, and help manage everything from blood pressure to red blood cell production. But like any vital organ, they need care and attention to function at their best. According to the CDC, more than 1 in 7 US adults live with chronic kidney disease, and many don't even realize it. That makes early prevention and daily support even more important. Fortunately, you don't need to

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An Entire Country Has to Be Evacuated Because of Climate Change

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The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway

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Can You Check Yourself for Scoliosis at Home? Experts Gave Us Some Tips

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1945 TV Console Showed Two Programs at Once

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You're Probably Not Eating Enough of These 13 Kidney-Boosting Foods

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