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Avoid public USB charging stations. They could hack your phone

By PCWorld | | 4/29/2025 11:05 AM

Berkeley breaks 10-year-old puzzle to turn CO2 into green fuels using sunlight

By Interesting Engineering | Jijo Malayil | 4/29/2025 10:58 AM

Scientists have uncovered key factors limiting the performance of copper catalysts—vital tools in artificial photosynthesis... ... Read full Story

technology

Alienware’s newest 34-inch OLED gaming monitor is faster and cheaper

By PCWorld | | 4/29/2025 10:57 AM

technology

US secretly tests hypersonic missile that can strike 1,725 miles away in minutes

By Interesting Engineering | Chris Young | 4/29/2025 10:39 AM

The US Department of Defense performed a secretive test of its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon, Dark... ... Read full Story

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ExpressVPN vs. NordVPN: Clash of the heavyweight titans

By PCWorld | | 4/29/2025 10:30 AM

technology

Video: China’s firefighting robot dogs rain 60-meter jets, scale stairs, stream rescue

By Interesting Engineering | Jijo Malayil | 4/29/2025 10:30 AM

Chinese robotics firm Unitree has unveiled new quadruped fire rescue robots built for firefighting and... ... Read full Story

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Gamers Nexus joins The Full Nerd podcast for tariff talk

By PCWorld | | 4/29/2025 10:21 AM

technology

Organic solar cells record highest-ever efficiency at 8.7%, double the previous record

By Interesting Engineering | Tejasri Gururaj | 4/29/2025 10:21 AM

An enormous amount of solar energy hits the Earth every day. This amount is 10,000... ... Read full Story

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Scientists engineer steel-like wood with iron for stronger, greener construction

By Interesting Engineering | Mrigakshi Dixit | 4/29/2025 10:19 AM

Experts are making sustainable building materials a reality by enhancing natural resources like wood. The... ... Read full Story

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Samsung’s 512GB microSD card with USB adapter hits all-time low price

By PCWorld | | 4/29/2025 10:15 AM

technology

Need to replace your PC at a reasonable price? Don’t wait—the window is closing

By PCWorld | | 4/29/2025 10:08 AM

technology

Brainy humanoid robot fleet could join US delivery giant for package handling

By Interesting Engineering | Abhishek Bhardwaj | 4/29/2025 10:01 AM

Figure AI’s humanoid robots could soon be handling, delivering, and collecting logistics for one of... ... Read full Story

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Nuclear vault reveals radioactive relic: Vacuum cleaner from 1960s sealed in secrecy

By Interesting Engineering | Georgina Jedikovska | 4/29/2025 9:57 AM

Operators at one of the world’s oldest and most inaccessible nuclear storage facilities were stunned... ... Read full Story

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108-million-year-old bone shatters beliefs, reveals echidna ancestors lived in water

By Interesting Engineering | Maria Mocerino | 4/29/2025 9:41 AM

Scientists have quasi-solved a longstanding mystery surrounding the origins of platypus and echidnas, the strangest... ... Read full Story

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LG’s super-fast 4K OLED gaming monitor is $400 off right now

By PCWorld | | 4/29/2025 9:36 AM

technology

HP’s Ryzen 5 laptop with a touchscreen is seriously cheap today

By PCWorld | | 4/29/2025 9:24 AM

technology

Is someone spying on your Facebook account? Here’s how to find out

By PCWorld | | 4/29/2025 9:00 AM

technology

Asus ROG Strix Scar 16 review: Powerful, stylish, and competitively priced

By PCWorld | | 4/29/2025 6:30 AM

technology

How to make Windows 11 look like Windows 10

By PCWorld | | 4/29/2025 6:30 AM

technology

French team plans to hatch fish in space to test future Moon-based aquaculture

By Interesting Engineering | Mrigakshi Dixit | 4/29/2025 5:36 AM

Now that tomatoes, lettuce, potatoes, and other veggies have been cultivated in space, how soon... ... Read full Story

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Bird flu in cows shows no signs of adapting to humans — yet

by Science News | Apr 28 2025

basketball

How boldly taking the ball out of Nikola Jokić's hands in crunch time clinched Game 5 for the Nuggets

by CBS Interactive Inc | Apr 30 2025

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Your Met Gala 2025 reading list

by BookPage | Apr 30 2025

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Who gets to decide how CT should spend opioid settlement funds?

by CT Mirror | Apr 30 2025

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Can the minimalist ‘caveman method’ save your skin — or destroy it? Docs weigh in on viral trend

by NY Post | Apr 29 2025

finance

Stellantis and Mercedes-Benz withdraw guidance as VW says it can’t quantify tariff hit

by MarketWatch.com | Apr 30 2025

football

“He’s a Great Kid” – Brian Daboll Excited to Get Started with #3 Overall Draft Pick Abdul Carter

by ESNY | Apr 24 2025

knowledge

Here’s Why Bathroom Towels Have Those Woven Strips on Both Ends

by Reader's Digest | Apr 25 2025

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Family of missing Nassau politician urges public to join beach search

by greaterlongisland.com | Apr 29 2025

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Audi Crooks on Keeping Eyes on the Prize and Caring for Mental Health

by thehealthy.com | Mar 07 2025

nation

Britain, U.S. attack Houthi drone manufacturing targets in Yemen

by upi.com | Apr 30 2025

new_jersey

Untangling the web of cash pouring into NJ governor’s race

by NJ Spotlight | Apr 30 2025

shopping

A Classic Budget Alternative to the Royal Oak Is Now Even More Versatile

by Gear Patrol | Apr 29 2025

sports

Drake invests in Venezia, will sponsor kit

by ESPN Inc. | Aug 14 2024

technology

US Marines get high-power microwave weapon to cook enemy drone swarms in seconds

by Interesting Engineering | Apr 30 2025

Word of the Day

insouciance

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 30, 2025 is:

insouciance • \in-SOO-see-unss\ • noun

Insouciance is a formal word that refers to a feeling of carefree unconcern. It can also be understood as a word for the relaxed and calm state of a person who is not worried about anything.

// The young actor charmed interviewers with his easy smile and devil-may-care insouciance.

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Examples:

“Gladiator II is OK when Denzel’s off-screen, but sensational when he’s on it. ... What makes the performance great is its insouciance; it’s both precise and feather-light. And it’s what a great actor can do when he’s set free to have fun, to laugh at himself a little bit. ... Denzel’s Macrinus is gravitas and comic relief in one package.” — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 22 Nov. 2024

Did you know?

If you were alive and of whistling age in the late 1980s or early 1990s, chances are you whistled (and snapped your fingers, and tapped your toes) to a little ditty called “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin, an a cappella reggae-jazz-pop tune that took the charts by surprise and by storm. An ode to cheerful insouciance if ever there was one, its lyrics are entirely concerned with being entirely unconcerned, remaining trouble-free in the face of life’s various stressors and calamities. Such carefree nonchalance is at the heart of insouciance, which arrived in English (along with the adjective insouciant), from French, in the 1800s. The French word comes from a combining of the negative prefix in- with the verb soucier, meaning “to trouble or disturb.” The easiness and breeziness of insouciance isn’t always considered beautiful, however. Insouciance may also be used when someone’s lack of concern for serious matters is seen as more careless than carefree.

Avoid public USB charging stations. They could hack your phone

Berkeley breaks 10-year-old puzzle to turn CO2 into green fuels using sunlight

Alienware’s newest 34-inch OLED gaming monitor is faster and cheaper

US secretly tests hypersonic missile that can strike 1,725 miles away in minutes

ExpressVPN vs. NordVPN: Clash of the heavyweight titans

Video: China’s firefighting robot dogs rain 60-meter jets, scale stairs, stream rescue

Gamers Nexus joins The Full Nerd podcast for tariff talk

Organic solar cells record highest-ever efficiency at 8.7%, double the previous record

Scientists engineer steel-like wood with iron for stronger, greener construction

Samsung’s 512GB microSD card with USB adapter hits all-time low price

Need to replace your PC at a reasonable price? Don’t wait—the window is closing

Brainy humanoid robot fleet could join US delivery giant for package handling

Nuclear vault reveals radioactive relic: Vacuum cleaner from 1960s sealed in secrecy

108-million-year-old bone shatters beliefs, reveals echidna ancestors lived in water

LG’s super-fast 4K OLED gaming monitor is $400 off right now

HP’s Ryzen 5 laptop with a touchscreen is seriously cheap today

Is someone spying on your Facebook account? Here’s how to find out

Asus ROG Strix Scar 16 review: Powerful, stylish, and competitively priced

How to make Windows 11 look like Windows 10

French team plans to hatch fish in space to test future Moon-based aquaculture

Bird flu in cows shows no signs of adapting to humans — yet

How boldly taking the ball out of Nikola Jokić's hands in crunch time clinched Game 5 for the Nuggets

Your Met Gala 2025 reading list

Who gets to decide how CT should spend opioid settlement funds?

Can the minimalist ‘caveman method’ save your skin — or destroy it? Docs weigh in on viral trend

Stellantis and Mercedes-Benz withdraw guidance as VW says it can’t quantify tariff hit

“He’s a Great Kid” – Brian Daboll Excited to Get Started with #3 Overall Draft Pick Abdul Carter

Here’s Why Bathroom Towels Have Those Woven Strips on Both Ends

Family of missing Nassau politician urges public to join beach search

Audi Crooks on Keeping Eyes on the Prize and Caring for Mental Health

Britain, U.S. attack Houthi drone manufacturing targets in Yemen

Untangling the web of cash pouring into NJ governor’s race

A Classic Budget Alternative to the Royal Oak Is Now Even More Versatile

Drake invests in Venezia, will sponsor kit

US Marines get high-power microwave weapon to cook enemy drone swarms in seconds

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

1.New York Zoo Feeds Baby Vulture With Hand Puppet

2.Look: Zoo using realistic puppet to feed newly-hatched king vulture chick

3.Owner of lost $5,000 cash thought calls from police were a scam

4.Watch: Iowa museum owner's spoon collection tallied at 38,162

5.Watch: Red-tailed boa rescued from Texas tree, adopted by animal control officer

6.Speedboat Flips Midair At 200 Mph And Still Wins Race On Arizona Lake

7.Student rescued from mountain twice in four days - after going back to find his phone

8.Mother horse, baby rescued from mud pit in Arizona

9.Man wins $6M lottery prize after more than 40 years of playing

10.Watch: Miniature dachshund found after 529 days in the wild on Kangaroo Island