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New Nuclear Fuel Rods Endure 3,452F For 120-Day Test, Raising Hopes for Safer Reactors
Nuclear rods are traditionally clad in metal. But a U.S. energy company wants to develop a better, safer alternative that instead uses silicon carbide composites. Working with America's Energy Department, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems just completed a 120-day irradiation testing period sim...
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TikTok is One Step Closer to Being Banned in the US
"TikTok has lost its bid to strike down a law that could result in the platform being banned in the United States," reports CNN.
A U.S. federal appeals court just unanimously ruled in favor of the new U.S. law requiring TikTok's China-based owners to either sell the app next month or face an effec...
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Google, Other OpenAI Rivals Make Their Own Big Announcements
Thursday OpenAI released a "smarter, faster" ChatGPT. But there's still competition, notes the tech site Tom's Guide (which is liveblogging December's AI news). "Not to be outdone by OpenAI, this week has seen several big announcements by other AI companies."
Google Deepmind unveiled Genie 2, a too...
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Do Electric Cars Offer 'Fake Shifting, Real Fun'?
The Verge is applauding Hyundai's electric SUV, the IONIQ 5 for "Fake shifting, real fun." And others agree. "The Ioniq 5 N is also special for how it simulates the 'feel' of gear shifting," writes the blog Inside EVs, "including the jolt and brief interruption in power that happens and the mechanic...
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75 Years of Lead in Gasoline Caused 150 Million Mental Health Disorders, Study Finds
The use of lead in gasoline "might have harmed the mental health of a generation," reports USA Today.
Gen X bears an extra burden of conditions such as depression, anxiety, ADHD and neurotic behavior because of the leaded gasoline they were exposed to as children, according to a study published We...
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