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Research on a long-lived but rarely seen species in the Caribbean is helping scientists piece together a revised history of climate change.

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The Apple Vision Pro is a disappointment for productivity, in part because of choices made to deliver a remarkable entertainment experience. Plus, the future of AR/VR for Apple and Meta.

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It has been an open secret in the cryptography community that Hal Finney was the designer of BitCoin from the very start. Hal died in 2014. Or at least he was frozen in liquid nitrogen so not talking either way.Besides being the first person to be involved…

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Google and Mozilla want iOS's new EU browser rules to apply worldwide.

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