The Keys to a Long Life Are Sleep and a Better Diet—and Money

And of course there are other priorities: infectious disease, pandemic control, global health, prevention of childhood diseases. If you ask Bill Gates, he’d have a whole different set of priorities. You could argue that those would actually improve average longevity far more than anti-ageing research, by reducing infant mortality and infectious disease and so on. […]

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Patent trolls are making Samsung’s life hell with garbage lawsuits

It’s not uncommon for major companies to face frivolous lawsuits from entities looking to basically extort them for money. Samsung’s no different, but baseless lawsuits against the company have increased considerably in recent years. The entities that file such lawsuits are commonly referred to as patent trolls. Patent trolls are reportedly buying up patents with […]

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Weekly poll results: the Nothing Phone (2a) shows great promise, but good reviews are vital

Last week’s poll shows that people are excited for and dubious of Nothing’s first mid-ranger in equal measure – half of voters are interested in the Nothing Phone (2a), but there is an even split between them. Half like what they see and are ready to press the “buy” button, the other half need proof […]

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Insurance Rates Are Soaring for US Homeowners in Climate Danger Zones

The First Street Foundation study points out that insurers could offer discounts to homeowners who take steps to fortify their homes, which would help make disasters less damaging. Moore said Florida once was a leader when it came to measures like building codes, although that has changed in recent years. The state also had lacked […]

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vivo V30 and V30 Pro are now on sale in India

The vivo V30 and vivo V30 Pro, launched in India last week, are now on sale in the country through Amazon.in, Flipkart, vivo’s official Indian website, and partner retail stores. The vivo V30 Pro comes in Andaman Blue and Classic Black colors and has two memory options – 8GB/256GB and 12GB/512GB, priced at INR41,999 ($505/€465) […]

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The Samsung 990 Evo and Samsung 980 Pro are BOTH on sale, but which one is best?

As the files we process daily get bigger and better, so too must our storage. What better way to upgrade your PC than with some of the best SSDs on the market? Samsung is amongst the best in the business, but that reputation for quality and performance often comes with a hefty price tag. Thankfully, […]

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States Are Lining Up to Outlaw Lab-Grown Meat

The pushback from legislators sympathetic to ranchers and the broader meat industry puts cultivated meat companies in a difficult situation. Major meat producers Cargill and Tyson have both invested in cultivated meat companies, while Brazil’s JBS is working on a cultivated research site in Brazil. “We see ourselves as an ‘and’ solution, not an ‘or.’ […]

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Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Z Fold 4 are now more secure with new update

Samsung has released a new software update to the Galaxy Z Flip 4 and the Galaxy Z Fold 4. It is not the One UI 6.1 update that you might have hoped for. However, the One UI 6.1 update isn’t far away, as Samsung has confirmed that the feature-rich update will start arriving at the […]

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Climate Change Is Bad for Your Health, Wherever You Are

Extreme heat kills roughly half a million people worldwide each year, but at the current rate of global warming, it could be close to five times as deadly by 2050. Then there are the indirect health risks of climate change: chaotic weather and higher temperatures generate deadly natural disasters, bring diseases into new areas, and […]

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Two of my childhood favorite JRPGs from retro SEGA consoles are coming to Xbox

What you need to know GungHo Online Entertainment America, Inc., has announced that it will port the Grandia HD Collection to Xbox and PlayStation consoles. The Grandia HD Collection will launch on March 26, 2024, for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. The Grandia HD Collection is a bundle containing the […]

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How two developers are keeping Surface Duo alive — with Windows 11 and Android 14

Microsoft’s dual-screen smartphone vision is long dead, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t right about the form factor. There are thousands of Surface Duo users out there who still believe dual-screen smartphones are the way forward, and I am one of them. I love my Surface Duo and am beyond gutted that Microsoft never stuck […]

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These New Games Are Coming to Apple Arcade Next Month

Apple today announced that three new games will be coming to Apple Arcade on April 4, including Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop, Super Monsters Ate My Condo+, and Sago Mini Trips+. In addition, the existing Apple Arcade games Crossy Road Castle and Solitaire Stories will be available to play on Apple’s Vision Pro headset starting April […]

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Galaxy A55, Galaxy A35 official unboxing and promo videos are out

Yesterday, Samsung launched two new A-series smartphones: Galaxy A35 and Galaxy A55. Now, the company has released an official unboxing video of the Galaxy A55, which gives you a look at the phone’s retail packaging and in-box contents and takes you on a tour of the phone’s key features. Along with that, the South Korean […]

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Here are Samsung’s official promo videos for the Galaxy A55 and A35

Earlier today, the oft-leaked Samsung Galaxy A55 and A35 finally became official. And now, mere hours later, Samsung has already posted a few official promo videos for the mid-range duo. Let’s start with Samsung’s official unboxing video for the Galaxy A55. [embedded content] Next up, there’s a very quick promo video for the A55, highlighting […]

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Rampant Wildfires Are Threatening a Collapse of the Amazon Rainforest

“Degradation means that you still have standing forest, but you are losing some of the structure, some of the functioning,” says Armenteras Pascual. “You might even look and think it’s really a beautiful forest, but it’s not so healthy.” Being degraded also makes a forest more prone to wildfire. And once a part of the […]

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Samsung’s Galaxy A55 and A35 are official with matching OLED screens, Exynos chips

Right on schedule, the Galaxy A55 5G and Galaxy A35 5G are official. The successors to the most popular mid-range duo of 2023 have more in common than ever before. For starters the Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A35 are built around the same display – a 6.6-inch 1080x2340px Super AMOLED panel with 120 Hz refresh […]

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Weekly poll results: Xiaomi 14 Ultra, Tecno Camon 30 Premier and Samsung Galaxy Ring are the highlights of MWC 2024

Some of the devices that were introduced during the week of MWC 2024 will go on to be the most influential this year, though others didn’t warrant more than a quick look. Here are the best devices of MWC 2024 according to you. The Xiaomi 14 Ultra dominated the flagship category – it received over […]

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Weekly poll results: Xiaomi 14 Ultra, Tecno Camon 30 Premier and Samsung Galaxy Ring are the highlights of MWC 2024

Some of the devices that were introduced during the week of MWC 2024 will go on to be the most influential this year, though others didn’t warrant more than a quick look. Here are the best devices of MWC 2024 according to you. The Xiaomi 14 Ultra dominated the flagship category – it received over […]

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Weekly poll results: Xiaomi 14 Ultra, Tecno Camon 30 Premier and Samsung Galaxy Ring are the highlights of MWC 2024

Some of the devices that were introduced during the week of MWC 2024 will go on to be the most influential this year, though others didn’t warrant more than a quick look. Here are the best devices of MWC 2024 according to you. The Xiaomi 14 Ultra dominated the flagship category – it received over […]

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Weekly poll results: Xiaomi 14 Ultra, Tecno Camon 30 Premier and Samsung Galaxy Ring are the highlights of MWC 2024

Some of the devices that were introduced during the week of MWC 2024 will go on to be the most influential this year, though others didn’t warrant more than a quick look. Here are the best devices of MWC 2024 according to you. The Xiaomi 14 Ultra dominated the flagship category – it received over […]

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