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These startups hope “blended” food will cut our appetite for red meat

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These startups hope “blended” food will cut our appetite for red meat

In the fall of 2025, Jeff Dodge set up a six-foot folding table in the cafeteria of Cane Bay High School in Summerville, South Carolina, to conduct a taste test. When the first rush of about 150 hungry students hit, he was waiting with…

A visit to Samsung’s massive new semiconductor hub

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A visit to Samsung’s massive new semiconductor hub

_____________ THE PLACE Pyeongtaek, South Korea Generative AI models run on powerful chips known as GPUs, which depend on stacks of specialized memory chips packaged with the processor. To meet growing demand for memory, Samsung is…

TikTok staff raised child safety alarms. Court records show executives failed to act

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TikTok staff raised child safety alarms. Court records show executives failed to act

The warnings surfaced in a trove of unreported court records. "I have been fighting about fixing this for months with people who didn't think the harms are severe enough," wrote one executive. (Image credit: Imen Ben Youssef)

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When the model takes away the moat

There has been an explosion of AI-powered products released over the past four years, with most built on top of leading foundation models. Startups, enterprise software vendors, and even large incumbents route their core intelligence…

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Nigeria: $2.1m Alleged Land Deal - Why We Took Wike's Son to EFCC - Claimants

[Vanguard] ...as court adjourns case to Dec 1

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Nigeria: Military Air Strikes Neutralise 103 Terrorists in North-East

[Vanguard] The Joint Task Force (North-East), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), has reported the neutralisation of 103 terrorists and the destruction of several logistics hubs and storage facilities in seven precision air strikes conducted…

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Revolut outage leaves customers unable to use app or cards

Revolut customers across Europe were unable to open the fintech’s app or pay with their cards on Tuesday morning, after a service disruption hit several of its features. Outage tracker Downdetector logged more than 1,500 reports at that…

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Revolut outage hits 'multiple services' as thousands of users report app issues

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Revolut outage hits 'multiple services' as thousands of users report app issues

Some users of the British neobank reported being unable to make some payments or access funds in its app on Tuesday.

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This Stunning Espresso Machine Is the Size of a Moka Pot and Inspired by a Jet Engine

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This Stunning Espresso Machine Is the Size of a Moka Pot and Inspired by a Jet Engine

What makes the 9Barista espresso machine stand out, and is it worth $740?

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Why AI is upending traditional technology pricing

You don't need to understand the mechanics of AI tools to understand what's happening to traditional technology pricing. AI is breaking the link between effort, cost and value that technology services have relied on for decades. Imagine…

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