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Researchers Develop a Low-Cost Visual Microphone(2025-08-01 05:00:14)

alternative_right shares a report from Phys.org: Researchers have created a microphone that listens with light instead of sound. Unlike traditional microphones, this visual microphone captures tiny vibrations on the surfaces of objects caused by sound waves and turns them into audible signals. In th...
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US Lightning Flash Was Longest On Record At 515 Miles(2025-08-01 00:00:15)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: A 515-mile (829km) lightning flash has set a new record as the longest ever identified. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed the new world record for the flash registered on October 22, 2017, over the Great Plains in the US. It ...
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SEC Debuts 'Project Crypto' To Bring US Financial Markets 'On Chain'(2025-07-31 20:00:18)

The SEC has launched "Project Crypto" to overhaul outdated securities regulations for a blockchain-based future, aiming to support tokenized assets, crypto trading, and "super apps." "To achieve President Trump's vision of making America the crypto capital of the world, the SEC must holistically c...
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World's 'Oldest Baby' Born From Embryo Frozen in 1994(2025-07-31 15:00:08)

The world's "oldest baby" has been born in the US from an embryo that was frozen in 1994, it has been reported. The Guardian: Thaddeus Daniel Pierce was born on 26 July in Ohio to Lindsey and Tim Pierce, using an "adopted" embryo from Linda Archerd, 62, from more than 30 years ago. In the early 19...
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Stack Overflow Data Reveals the Hidden Productivity Tax of 'Almost Right' AI Code(2025-07-31 10:00:06)

Developers are growing increasingly frustrated with AI coding tools that produce deceptively flawed solutions, according to Stack Overflow's latest survey of over 49,000 programmers worldwide. The 2025 survey exposes a widening gap between AI adoption and satisfaction: while 84% of developers now us...
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