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New Bacteria Have Been Discovered on a Chinese Space Station(2025-05-22 05:00:04)

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown bacterium aboard China's Tiangong space station. "It has been named Niallia tiangongensis, and it inhabited the cockpit controls on the station, living in microgravity conditions," reports Wired. From the report: According to China Central Television, ...
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Brembo's New Brakes Cut Particulate Emissions By 90 Percent(2025-05-22 00:00:04)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: As electric vehicles reduce car exhaust as a source of particulate emissions, people are increasingly focusing on other vehicular sources of pollution that won't go away with electrification. Tires are one of them, particularly as we grapple wit...
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Quebec To Impose French-Language Quotas On Streaming Giants(2025-05-21 20:00:16)

Quebec Culture Minister Mathieu Lacombe has introduced Bill 109, which would require streaming platforms like Netflix and Spotify to feature and prioritize French-language content. CBC.ca reports: Bill 109 has been in the works for over a year. It marks the first time that Quebec would set a "visibi...
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AI Set To Consume Electricity Equivalent To 22% of US Homes By 2028, New Analysis Says(2025-05-21 15:00:14)

New analysis by MIT Technology Review reveals AI's rapidly growing energy demands, with data centers expected to triple their share of US electricity consumption from 4.4% to 12% by 2028. According to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory projections, AI alone could soon consume electricity equivale...
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Google Is Baking Gemini AI Into Chrome(2025-05-21 10:00:08)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from PCWorld: Microsoft famously brought its Copilot AI to the Edge browser in Windows. Now Google is doing the same with Chrome. In a list of announcements that spanned dozens of pages, Google allocated just a single line to the announcement: "Gemini is coming to...
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