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Google is getting worse as it loses its fight against search engine spam::Aggressive SEO tactics are ruining search results on Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo, a team of researchers in Germany says.

IT consultant in Germany fined for exposing shoddy security::Spotting a plaintext password and using it in research without authorization deemed a crime

Researchers have invented a prototype new form of high-performance air purifier that promises zero harmful waste and is 99.999% efficient in removing common bacteria and viruses::New purifier and filtering foam invented by University of Bath engineers is ready for commercialisation, seeking partners

AMD removes Taiwan branding from CPUs, says change wasn’t made to appease China | The ‘Made in Malaysia’ markings will remain, though.::AMD will no longer mark its chips as made in Taiwan, a change that many theorize was made at the behest of China.

X users are complaining about an influx of low-quality ads promoting crypto scams and AI “undressing” apps....

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Urea-powered nanorobots reduce bladder tumors by 90% in mice::undefined

Lamborghini licenses MIT’s new high-capacity, fast-charging organic battery tech | TechCrunch::Researchers have been scrambling to find alternative materials for lithium-ion batteries, from manganese to sodium. Now they might have another: TAQ.

Apple Vision Pro failed to sell out on launch day::Despite expectations, Apple has failed to sell out of its Vision Pro on launch day. This is despite estimates of day 1 availability being limited to between 60,000 and 80,000 units.

I guess we all kinda knew that, but it’s always nice to have a study backing your opinions.

Remembering Bell Labs as legendary idea factory prepares to leave N.J. home::Bell Labs — whose researchers pioneered everything from transistors to lasers — is moving out of its headquarters in Murray Hill after 80 epic years.

Computer RAM gets biggest upgrade in 25 years but it may be too little, too late — LPCAMM2 won’t stop Apple, Intel and AMD from integrating memory directly on the CPU::LPCAMM2 is a revolution in RAM, but it faces an uphill struggle

Artificial Intelligence Creates Solid Electrolyte for New Battery Type from 32 Million Candidates::It took just 80 hours, rather than decades, to identify a potential new solid electrolyte using a combination of supercomputing and AI.

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Another Hollywood strike? Musicians union ‘prepared to do whatever it needs’ for AI protections and streaming residuals::After a year in which both actors and writers hit the picket lines, another Hollywood strike may be on the horizon.

Pharmaceutical companies hiked the price of 775 drugs this year so far, including Ozempic and Mounjaro — exceeding the rate of inflation::Meanwhile, Senate to consider subpoenas to force pharma CEOs testify on prices.

Musk's platform is pushing MrBeast's first video upload in users' feeds as an unlabeled ad.