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This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps. Subscribe here. Walk into my home office and you’ll spot a dozen...
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As delegates arrived at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee earlier this week to officially nominate former president Donald Trump as their 2024 candidate, a right-wing policy think tank...
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Imagine asking a sophisticated AI model for tips on making the perfect pizza, only to be told to use glue to help the cheese stick. Or watching it fumble through basic arithmetic problems that a...
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When Olympic athletes step onto the field, court, or arena, their years of training will get the ultimate test as the world tunes in to watch. Someone who knows exactly how hard they have worked is...
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On the site of a former steel plant in the heart of coal country last year, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice proudly signed a bill steering state funds toward Form Energy’s plans to construct a new...
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Wide-eyed piglets rushing to check out the visitors to their unusual barn just might represent the future of organ transplantation — and there’s no rolling around in the mud here. The first...
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Those with knowledge of astrology are familiar with the phrase “Mercury is in retrograde.” Perhaps a lesser known Mercury phenomenon is its greatest elongation east. This will occur in the evening sky...
View Article4 ways that cities can—and should—protect their citizens from extreme heat
Extreme heat is going to be a new normal for much of America. Just look at the data: June was the hottest June on record; May was the hottest May on record. Last year was the hottest year on record,...
View ArticleWhat to know about insect pollinators declining in the U.S.
Many plants, from crops to carnations, cannot bear fruit or reproduce without bees, beetles, butterflies and other insects to pollinate them. But the population of insect pollinators is dropping in...
View ArticleWhy Silicon Valley loves universal basic income
The Unconditional Income Study, which began in 2019 and stands as one of the biggest direct income programs to date, finally released on Monday research related to its findings. The project found...
View ArticleYesterday was ActBlue’s best day of 2024, and possibly of all time
Yesterday, after President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House, the nonprofit Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue received its most single-day donations of the entire...
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The new Kamala Harris presidential campaign branding came together within hours
In less than 24 hours, Vice President Kamala Harris went from running mate to presidential candidate, with a new campaign logo to match. The Biden-Harris campaign’s design team created the new “Harris...
View ArticleHere’s where Kamala Harris stands on Big Tech, AI, and the climate fight
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is potentially poised to become the Democratic presidential nominee in the November election. Here are her views and actions related to some key business topics. Tech...
View ArticleBiden administration awards $4.3 billion in climate grants to 30 states
The Biden administration on Monday announced 25 projects pitched by 30 different state, local and tribal governments that applied for $4.3 billion in grants created by the president’s signature...
View ArticleWhat Biden accomplished on climate—and what Kamala Harris could do next
President Biden has taken more action on climate change than any president in history—though many voters don’t realize that. The list includes dozens of new policies, from protecting workers from...
View ArticleBiden administration to phase out single-use plastics in federal government
The Biden administration on Friday announced it plans to phase out the use of single-use plastics from all federal operations by 2035, as part of its broader strategy to tackle plastic pollution. The...
View Article9 states get by without income tax. A tax expert explains how
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How can some states get by with no income tax? –...
View ArticleThese DIY Kamala Harris yard signs are better than the real thing
It’s been just over 24 hours since President Biden dropped his reelection bid and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the new Democratic candidate—which has meant a sleepless night for White...
View ArticleDonald Trump once donated to Kamala Harris. Here’s what she did with the cash
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris seem destined to be rivals over the course of the next three-and-a-half months, but there was a time, not so long ago, when Trump was a backer of Harris. Records from...
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