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EPA flags microplastics, pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water (npr.org)
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Japanese X is now America's favorite corner of the internet (japantimes.co.jp)
5
SF just broke an 'out of the ordinary' weather record. Now a big shift is coming (sfgate.com)
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GFiber and Stonepeak's Astound combine, creating a leading independent ISP (fiber.google.com)
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The surprising science behind red-light therapy – and how it works (nature.com)
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S.F. school board restores 8th-grade algebra after 12-year hiatus (missionlocal.org)
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TSA boss warns of airport shutdowns; no deal yet on day 40 of DHS funding fight (apnews.com)
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Trump administration waives gasoline regulations to address surging fuel prices (cnbc.com)
2
China still on track to supplant US as No 1 economy in 10 years (scmp.com)
2
The Balance That Keeps Climate Stable Is Out of Whack, U.N. Report Finds (nytimes.com)
2
Socialist Emmanuel Gregoire wins Paris mayoral race (aljazeera.com)
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Tom Homan confirms ICE to be at airports starting Monday (politico.com)
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SoftBank planning $500B data center in Ohio (japantimes.co.jp)
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Trump threatens to deploy ICE to airports as TSA shortages drive delays (washingtonpost.com)
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Chinese AI videos used to look fake. Now they look like money (japantimes.co.jp)
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Google internet service outage reports spike in San Francisco (sfchronicle.com)
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Consumer products containing cannabis-derived CBN to be banned starting June (japantimes.co.jp)
2
Supermicro down 28% after cofounder charged with smuggling Nvidia chips to China (ft.com)
2
Major phone carriers to launch 'Japan Roaming' for use in disasters (japantimes.co.jp)
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How Invisalign became the biggest user of 3D printers (wired.com)
5
China makes energy security 'reunification' offer to Taiwan amid Middle East war (reuters.com)
3
China Is Embracing OpenClaw, a New A.I. Agent, and the Government Is Wary (nytimes.com)
1
The Tax Bill Haunting Your 401(k) and IRA (nytimes.com)
1
New Nvidia DLSS Tech Gives Characters AI Slop Faces (kotaku.com)
1
Robot dogs are protecting data centers. Operators are seeing payoffs (businessinsider.com)
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385TB video game archive saved by fans; torrents being generated (tomshardware.com)
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CEOs of top airlines demand Congress restore funding to DHS, pay airport workers (apnews.com)
5
The Iran war may be about to escalate (economist.com)
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Trump call for Japan to send warships to Strait of Hormuz puts Takaichi in bind (japantimes.co.jp)
2
FCC Chair Threatens to Revoke Broadcasters' Licenses over War Coverage (nytimes.com)
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The Zoomer Obsession with DVDs Is a Blueprint for Saving Gaming (kotaku.com)
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Home prices are so high in Calif. investors are gobbling up single family homes (sfgate.com)
4
Emergency sirens in SF won't sound alarm even during Iranian drone threat (sfgate.com)
2
Surging Energy Costs Put German Industry 'In Danger' (nytimes.com)
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China approves 'ethnic unity' law requiring minorities to learn Mandarin (bbc.com)
3
Government panel to compile groundwater report, includes users' nationalities (japantimes.co.jp)
6
United States leads dismantlement of one of the largest hacker forums (justice.gov)
7
Apple Blocks US Users from Downloading ByteDance's Chinese Apps (wired.com)
3
Improving AI models' ability to explain their predictions (news.mit.edu)
4
Rising star chip scientist Jiang Jianfeng leaves MIT for Peking University (scmp.com)
3
Stock plunge sparks trading halt in South Korea's key indexes (channelnewsasia.com)
3
Wolt pulls out of Japan amid DoorDash exit from some Asian markets (japantimes.co.jp)
3
AP to provide Kalshi its gold standard elections data ahead of primaries (ap.org)
10
Waymo robotaxi blocks EMS responding to Austin mass shooting (axios.com)
1
Tech, TV, Movies and News: Ellisons on Brink of Colossal Empire (nytimes.com)
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FCC opens inquiry into movement of live sports from broadcast TV to streaming (nbcsports.com)
1
Nvidia shares fall as blockbuster results fail to dazzle (ft.com)
1
Touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro Coming in 2026: Dynamic Island, Redesigned Controls (macrumors.com)
1
'Birdbrain' benefits: How being an expert birdwatcher may boost cognition (nbcnews.com)
3
Meditation and Mindfulness Have a Dark Side We Rarely Talk About (sciencealert.com)
2
Hidden Cause of Permanent Hearing Loss Identified (neurosciencenews.com)
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7-Eleven bets on Australian stores to show it can grow globally (japantimes.co.jp)
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AMC Theatres Will Refuse to Screen AI Short Film After Online Uproar (hollywoodreporter.com)
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San Francisco's next crazy idea: Civil rights for AI (sfstandard.com)
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Tourists no longer allowed to take JLPT in Japan from 2026 (japantimes.co.jp)
2
FDA Reverses Decision and Agrees to Review Moderna's Flu Vaccine (nytimes.com)
5
More millionaires than mansions: AI-fueled demand meets 'egregious shortage' (sfstandard.com)
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Japan's economy avoids technical recession, but Q4 rebound misses expectations (cnbc.com)
4
The great computer science exodus (and where students are going instead) (techcrunch.com)
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Radio host David Greene says Google's NotebookLM tool stole his voice (washingtonpost.com)
1
'A game-changer': UC San Diego professor initiates new field of medical science (sandiegouniontribune.com)
1
Inside the Secret Smear Machine That's Targeting Hollywood (hollywoodreporter.com)
2
Supercomputer simulations test turbulence theories at 35T grid points (phys.org)
4
'Ripping' Clips for YouTube Reaction Videos Can Violate the DMCA, Court Rules (torrentfreak.com)
2
Japan's Tourism Challenges: Declining Visitors and Shifting Trends in 2026 (travelandtourworld.com)
4
Is time a fundamental part of reality? A quiet revolution in physics suggests no (theconversation.com)
3
The Rise and Fall of the American Monoculture (wsj.com)
6
How Iran Crushed a Citizen Uprising with Lethal Force (nytimes.com)
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Scientists identify brain waves that define the limits of 'you' (sciencealert.com)
3
The podcaster poking at France's biggest secrets (nytimes.com)
2
'The robot never gets tired': Hyundai explains its Boston Dynamics Atlas robot (techradar.com)
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Language may rely less on complex grammar than previously thought: study (scitechdaily.com)
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Purchase by Bending Spoons (Harvest App) (reddit.com)
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'Active' sitting is better for brain health: review of studies (sciencealert.com)
3
Sony to Cede Control of Bravia TVs to China's Tcl (japantimes.co.jp)
1
Dos and don'ts of cooking with a cast-iron skillet (ft.com)
4
USDA Scientists Ordered to Investigate Foreign Researchers (propublica.org)
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Algebra will return to S.F. middle schools after more than a decade (sfchronicle.com)
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Ripple and UC Berkeley Launch the University Digital Asset Xcelerator (UDAX) (ripple.com)
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'Dilbert' Was Always MAGA (nytimes.com)
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'Waymo Has Got to Go': Demonstrators Call for Robotaxis to Leave San Francisco (sfgate.com)
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Elon Musk's X faces bans and investigations over nonconsensual bikini images (npr.org)
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UK regulator Ofcom opens a formal investigation into X over CSAM scandal (engadget.com)
6
The NIH has lost its scientific integrity. So we left (statnews.com)
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Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center (nytimes.com)
8
National Park Service will void passes with stickers over Trump's face (npr.org)
2
What is the Base Services Charge, and how will it change my bill? (pge.com)
25
Los Angeles ends strange rite of passage with new fridge law (nytimes.com)
1
Waymo wants to be Big Tech's nice guy. Will San Francisco buy it? (sfchronicle.com)
47
Six-decade math puzzle solved by Korean mathematician (koreaherald.com)
1
Trump orders Chinese-controlled firm to unwind chip asset deal (cnbc.com)
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Waymos are now coming for your coveted San Francisco parking spots (sfchronicle.com)
6
I Killed Color on My Phone. The Result Shocked Me (nytimes.com)
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The Pentagon and AI Giants Have a Weakness. Both Need China's Batteries, Badly (nytimes.com)
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After Power Outage, SF Wonders: Can Robot Taxis Handle a Big Earthquake? (nytimes.com)
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[dupe] Frozen Waymos backed up San Francisco traffic during a widespread power outage (theverge.com)
3
Food becoming more calorific but less nutritious due to rising carbon dioxide (theguardian.com)
2
2-year project recovers 144 previously undumped Sega Genesis ROMs from the 90s (tomshardware.com)
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