Californians are getting a new, supercharged way to stop data brokers from hoarding and selling their personal information, as a recently enacted law that’s among the strictest in the…
Category: 3. Tech
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This New Building Material Doesn’t Emit Carbon – It Traps It
The fast-acting, long-lasting material provides a new option beyond traditional concrete. Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have developed a new carbon-negative building material that could reshape approaches to sustainable…
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Stewart Cheifet, PBS host who chronicled the PC revolution, dies at 87
Stewart Cheifet, the television producer and host who documented the personal computer revolution for nearly two decades on PBS, died on December 28, 2025, at age 87 in Philadelphia….
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SanDisk says goodbye to WD Blue and Black SSDs, hello to new “Optimus” drives
In late 2023, storage company Western Digital announced plans to split itself into two companies. One, which would still be called Western Digital, would focus on spinning hard drives,…
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Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live onstage during hacker conference
A hacktivist remotely wiped three white supremacist websites live onstage during their talk at a hacker conference last week, with the sites yet to return online.
The pseudonymous hacker, who goes by Martha Root — dressed as Pink Ranger from…
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German renewable energy shift slowed in 2025
The share of renewables in German power production almost stagnated in 2025, data showed Monday, as concerns grow about a shift away from green policies under conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
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Online 'brainrot' isn't ruining children's minds; it's a new way of navigating the modern internet
“Brainrot” is what many people call the chaotic, fast-moving memes, sounds and catchphrases that spread across TikTok, Roblox and online gaming and into playgrounds. An example is the endlessly repeated chant of “six-seven,” which still echoes…
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Chess isn’t fair—so rearrange the pieces
The arrangement of the 32 pieces on a standard chess board has remained the…
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Location, location, location: Model IDs best spots for offshore energy projects
Researchers have developed a computational model that identifies the best combination of location and energy technologies to maximize offshore energy production, reducing the financial risk associated with investing in offshore projects. The…
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What to expect from CES 2026, the annual show of all things tech?
With the start of the New Year squarely behind us, it’s once again time for the annual CES trade show to shine a spotlight on the latest tech companies plan on offering in 2026.
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