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Little Rock, Arkansas, Drops Intrusive, Ineffective ShotSpotter System

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The city government of Little Rock, Arkansas, recently dumped ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection tool that’s been adopted by some crime-troubled ...

Today in Supreme Court History: February 12, 1965

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2/12/1965: Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s birthday. Justice Brett Kavanaugh The post Today in Supreme Court History: February 12, 1965 appeared first ...

Stop wishing you knew how to edit videos and start creating for just $20

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TL;DR: Corel VideoStudio Pro X9 makes turning your videos and photos into amazing content easy and fun — and it’s ...

I tried the sleep earbuds featured at CES

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TL;DR: Save 25% on the SleepEEZ noise-blocking sleep earbuds that were featured at this year’s CES. My search for the ...

This stand turns your phone into a mini boombox

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TL;DR: Get the Pocket Popper phone kickstand and mini speaker for $21.99 while supplies last (reg. $24.99).  Balancing your phone ...

Save 65% on the Reolink 5MP WiFi video doorbell at Woot

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SAVE $98: As of Feb. 12, the Reolink wired WiFi video doorbell is available for $51.99 at Woot, down from ...

Apples new robot looks like the Pixar lamp

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Apple’s ELEGNT, like many other robots, performs functional movements such as completing tasks, overcoming spatial constraints, and demonstrating time efficiency. But the ...

Samsung Galaxy A56’s latest leak shows it in multiple colors from different angles

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We have been hearing about the Samsung Galaxy A56 for the past few months, and we already know what it ...

NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 5070 Now Rumored To See Retail Launch By Early March; Right Alongside AMD’s RX 9070 Series GPUs

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NVIDIA’s “mid-range” GeForce RTX 5070 is now reported to launch by early March, seeing a delay in the original release ...

At $100 off, the Pixel 8a is the phone every budget-conscious Google fan needs

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The phone can be yours for $100 off its regular price and is a true bargain, delivering fast performance and ...

Alan Wake 2 Has Sold 2+ Million Units; Remedy Has a New Unannounced Project in the Works

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Today, as part of their full-year 2024 financial report, Remedy confirmed that Alan Wake 2 has finally surpassed two million ...

Galaxy S25 Edge Gets Re-Tested In New Benchmark Leak, With The Overclocked 8-Core Snapdragon 8 Elite Displaying Its Full Potential In The Multi-Core Tests

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The last time Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Edge was benchmarked, the scores obtained by the Snapdragon 8 Elite were severely disappointing, as ...

Scientists have found the perfect tactic to grab your dog’s attention. Hint: it’s all in the gaze

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The owner’s gaze and gesture are useful separately, “but combined they are stronger,” lead study author Christoph Voelter of the ...

Appeals court hands Trump administration another loss, ruling it can’t reinstate freeze on billions in federal grants

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The judge also said his order blocked the administration from cutting billions of dollars in grant funding from the National ...

Coca-Cola earnings pop but CEO James Quincey says Trump’s new aluminum tariffs could spark plastic surge in 2025

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James Quincey told investors that Coca-Cola could pivot to more plastic packaging if aluminum prices surge due to Trump’s 25% ...

Family of beavers save Czech government $1.2 million by finishing a 7-year dam project in just a few weeks

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Before the excavators got the green light to begin digging, the herbivorous rodents set to work building a dam of ...

Elon Musk and Bill Ackman are pulling out of Delaware. Now the state is scrambling to protect its $2 billion legal economy

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Big names like Tesla and Dropbox have already left and Meta is looking to do the same. Read More

PBS shutters its DEI office to comply with Trump order as GOP senator renews calls to defund public broadcasting

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The move comes as public television and radio girds for a fight over federal funding likely to be more serious ...

Morikawa calls for PGA Tour to follow LPGA Tour approach on slow play

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Two-time major champion Collin Morikawa believes the PGA Tour should follow the LPGA Tour’s lead in cracking down on slow play.

Apple Maps follows Google, relabels Gulf of Mexico as America

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Apple Maps has quietly been updated to change the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” when viewed by ...

The Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 go official as Apple’s most sophisticated earbuds to date

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Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 are not ready for primetime just yet, but the Powerbeats Pro 2 are here today to ...

Powerbeats Pro 2’s Heart Rate Monitoring Is Expected To Arrive To The AirPods Pro 3, But Apple’s Top-End Wireless Earbuds Are Months Away From Launching

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Apple introduced heart rate monitoring to the newly announced Powerbeats Pro 2 as part of the company’s efforts to continue ...

An Asheville couple lost everything in the hurricane, including photos of their 12-year-old who died of a genetic disorder. Then a stranger returned them.

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A 27-year-old hurricane survivor is scraping mud and debris off of old family photos to reunite them with their owners. ...

Goldman Sachs abandons IPO diversity pledge with U.S. DEI goals under fire

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Wall Street’s leading investment bank had a policy that it would only take a company public in the U.S. or ...

Bosses are fed up with remote work for 4 main reasons. Some of them are undeniable

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The data showing that remote workers spend fewer hours working, less productively, is really starting to add up. Read More

White House fires USAID inspector general a day after his office warns dismantling of agency means it can no longer track $8.2bn in unspent humanitarian funds

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Inspectors general are typically independently funded watchdogs attached to government agencies and tasked with rooting out waste, fraud and abuse. ...

Can AI make us lose our minds? Chatbot ‘companions’ can prey on our vulnerabilities in unsettling ways

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AI designed to mimic human interaction can exploit weaknesses in our minds and emotions—with catastrophic consequences. Read More

The U.K. ‘as usual, is trying to have its cake and eat it’ as it chooses Trump over Europe

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The EU remains Britain’s largest trading partner but has dreamt of a trade agreement with Washington, which Prime Minister Keir ...

California’s last-resort insurer needs another $1 billion to pay LA fire claims, the first time it’s asked for more money in over 30 years

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The FAIR Plan is a pool that major private insurers pay into, and the plan then issues policies to people ...