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AI summaries that are using serious amounts of energy. Ten searches and you've already used a lightbulb for an entire hour.
They also found that generating two images with AI could use as much energy as the average smartphone charge.

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www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
What Do Google’s AI Answers Cost the Environment?
Google is bringing AI answers to a billion people this year, but generative AI requires much more energy than traditional keyword searches
www.scientificamerican.com
February 23, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Bill Gates: How Paul Allen and I landed on the idea for Microsoft

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fortune.com/2025/02/04/b...
How Paul Allen and Bill Gates landed on the idea for Microsoft after cycling through many other startup ideas
Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates recalls his early thinking on hardware vs. software in an excerpt from his latest book.
fortune.com
February 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Hunters, Dancers, and Busybodies: New Study Examines the Three Main Internet Research Styles

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www.mentalfloss.com/internet-res...
Hunters, Dancers, and Busybodies: New Study Examines the Three Main Internet Research Styles
Your online research method may say something about you.
www.mentalfloss.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:43 AM
In our relentless quest for information and connectivity, we’ve sacrificed something vital—our deep connection to the real world and its genuine pleasures.

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www.theepochtimes.com/health/how-s...
How Screen Time Robs Us of Everyday Pleasures
Digital media can be a gift or a curse, depending on how we use it.
www.theepochtimes.com
June 15, 2024 at 6:31 AM
Why We're So Obsessed With Cute

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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-were-so-obsessed-with-cuteness-180983722/
February 4, 2024 at 5:25 AM
'Filterworld' explores how social media algorithms 'flatten' our culture

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https://www.npr.org/2024/01/17/1224955473/social-media-algorithm-filterworld
January 18, 2024 at 3:58 AM
While AI and ML are inextricably linked and share similar characteristics, they are not the same thing.
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https://venturebeat.com/ai/artificial-intelligence-ai-vs-machine-learning-ml-key-comparisons/
December 24, 2023 at 1:41 PM
The act of being forced awake raises your blood pressure, a new study from the University of Virginia has discovered. And this could increase the risks of severe cardiovascular problems like heart attack and stroke.

https://www.newsweek.com/alarm-clock-upping-risk-stroke-heart-attack-1854139
December 21, 2023 at 5:27 AM
If you Google someone who recently died, you might see a flood of near-identical videos of men reading obits. Here’s why.

https://t.co/BiS8vDqDZ2

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December 20, 2023 at 7:34 AM
Visuals own a unique and powerful place in modern journalism, having an outsized ability to engage our audience with impactful storytelling.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/12/18/pictures-of-the-year-2023/71621336007/
December 19, 2023 at 5:58 PM
In person, laughter is universal. No matter what language you speak, almost anyone can understand the meaning of a mischievous giggle, sarcastic snort, or an infectious belly laugh.
December 19, 2023 at 5:52 PM
The Dishes That Defined 2023

A hot dog is something you buy from a cart for $2 or so — but like everything else we once loved, this German sausage has come of age and gotten more expensive and complicated.

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https://ny.eater.com/2023/12/18/23999900/the-dishes-that-defined-2023-nyc
The Dishes That Defined 2023
13 dishes we couldn’t escape in New York this year
ny.eater.com
December 19, 2023 at 7:03 AM
2023 WAS A heck of a year on the internet. Whether we were eating our girl dinners or declaring our allegiances in the orca wars, this year was jam-packed with memes that captivated us even harder than the Roman Empire.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
The 21 Most Defining Memes of 2023
From viral dances to lil-stinker headshots to songs we couldn't get our of our heads, our favorite Very Online moments of the past years.
www.rollingstone.com
December 16, 2023 at 6:10 AM
Here’s Exactly Why McDonald’s Coca-Cola Tastes Better
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uproxx.com/life/why-doe...
Here Is Exactly Why McDonald’s Coca-Cola Tastes Better
Ever wonder why McDonald’s Coca-Cola just hits differently? There is a very good reason why.
uproxx.com
December 16, 2023 at 6:10 AM
Guinness World Records maintains a database of more than 40,000 records, so titles can veer quite a bit further into the realm of the odd than the world's largest grilled cheese sandwich. www.upi.com/Odd_News/202...
Odd 2023: The 10 oddest Guinness World Records of the year - UPI.com
The oddest Guinness World Records broken in 2023 include the most skips by a cat in one minute, the loudest burp, the most spoons balanced on the body and the fastest time to assemble Mr. Potato Head ...
www.upi.com
December 16, 2023 at 6:09 AM
Here’s Exactly Why McDonald’s Coca-Cola Tastes Better

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https://uproxx.com/life/why-does-mcdonalds-coke-taste-better/
December 14, 2023 at 6:26 PM
2023 WAS A heck of a year on the internet. Whether we were eating our girl dinners or declaring our allegiances in the orca wars, this year was jam-packed with memes that captivated us even harder than the Roman Empire.

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/best-memes-2023-1234918358/
December 13, 2023 at 5:23 PM
Why Can’t We Resist Black Friday? A Behavioral Economist Explains.

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www.entrepreneur.com/growing-a-bu...
November 25, 2023 at 3:57 PM
Display multiple archived tweets on Wayback Machine and avoid opening each link manually.

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November 24, 2023 at 4:46 PM
For centuries, philosophers have noted that between stimulus and response there is a space, and within it lies the freedom to choose our actions.
I fear that space is collapsing. And if we don’t do something about it, the consequences will be dire.

time.com/6336418/resp...
Responding Thoughtfully In the Internet Age
We must reclaim the space between stimulus and response. Our collective future depends on it, writes Brad Stulberg.
time.com
November 18, 2023 at 3:49 PM
How did time begin, and how will it end?
Most things have a beginning and an end, including time itself. What was the spark that made it begin, and what will one day bring it to an end?
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www.bbc.com/future/artic...
How did time begin, and how will it end?
Most things have a beginning and an end, including time itself. What was the spark that made it begin, and what will one day bring it to an end?
www.bbc.com
November 18, 2023 at 5:26 AM
Can You Understand Gen Alpha’s Slang?

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www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/s...
Gen Alpha Is Here. Can You Understand Their Slang?
Are you a “sigma”? Do you have “rizz”? The youngest generation is bamboozling its elders with terms all their own.
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2023 at 4:57 AM