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Americans Are Spending Less On Streaming As Fatigue and Options Grow(2025-01-04 06:00:08)

In 2024, Americans spent 23% less on streaming subscriptions compared to 2023, driven by rising costs, streaming fatigue, and increased password-sharing restrictions. The findings have been reported in Review's annual State of Consumer Media Spending Report. TechSpot reports: Of those surveyed, 27.8...
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New Device's Radio Waves Reveal Lead Contamination In Soil(2025-01-04 03:00:02)

Cornell Tech researchers have developed a portable device called SoilScanner that uses radio frequency signals and machine learning to detect lead contamination in soil. It offers a cost-effective alternative to traditional methods of testing that "generally involves either sending samples to a lab ...
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China Proposes Further Export Curbs On Battery, Critical Minerals Tech(2025-01-04 00:00:07)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: China's commerce ministry has proposed export restrictions on some technology used to make battery components and process critical minerals lithium and gallium, a document, opens new tab issued on Thursday showed. If implemented, they would be the la...
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Getty Images Explores Merger With Shutterstock(2025-01-03 21:00:02)

According to Bloomberg (paywalled), Getty Images is exploring a merger with its rival Shutterstock. Following the news, Getty's shares were up 20.3% in afternoon trading, while shares of Shutterstock were up 7.7%. Reuters reports: The development comes at a time when Getty Images has struggled to re...
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IBM and GlobalFoundries Settle Multibillion-Dollar Trade Secret and Contract Lawsuits(2025-01-03 18:00:07)

The Register's Jude Karabus reports: IBM and semiconductor maker GlobalFoundries have settled all of their litigation against each other, including breach of contract, patent, and trade secret suits, the pair say. The details of the settlement are confidential. All that both companies were prepared ...
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