Microsoft launches a deepfakes creator One of the more unexpected products to launch out of the Microsoft Ignite 2023 event is a tool that can create a photorealistic

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Google witness accidentally blurts out that Apple gets 36% cut of Safari deal Google’s default search deal with Apple is worth so much to the search giant that

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What head lice can tell us about human migration A study found that lice likely came into North America in two waves of migration. First when some humans

Florida mammal swipes $45 Taco Bell order from porch A fast-food loving black bear stole a $45 Taco Bell order from the front porch of a home in

New U.S. Quarter Honors Maria Tallchief, America’s First Prima Ballerina This week, the U.S. Mint unveiled the newest coin in its American Women Quarters Program, which celebrates prominent

X is reportedly selling usernames and handles for $50,000 A team called @Handle is building a marketplace for the purchase of usernames left unused by the people who

Russia formally withdraws from key post-Cold War European armed forces treaty Russia formally withdrew from a landmark security treaty which limited key categories of conventional armed forces, blaming

Police discover bloody mess on street in SW OKC It was a bizarre and graphic scene in south Oklahoma City one recent afternoon, as a bloody mess was

The infant mortality rate in the US rose last year for the first time in 20 years, according to the CDC Infant mortality rates in the United States

California carbon emissions increased in 2022 despite ambitious reduction goals California’s carbon-dioxide emissions increase in 2022, despite having some of the most ambitious reduction targets in the country.

Sesame Street Getting “Reimagined” for Season 56 Sesame Street is set to undergo some major renovations. The long-running children’s series will be getting a creative overhaul for its

Getting flu and COVID shot together still reasonable amid safety review of potential stroke risk Older adults who received last year’s COVID booster and a high-dose version of

This is why you’re fat — study finds possible major root cause of obesity Researchers at the University of Colorado are floating a theory that fructose lowers and

Apple’s future AirPods roadmap just leaked, and big changes are coming The third-generation model reportedly hasn’t sold as well as Apple hoped, so the company is changing up

Some female frogs play dead to avoid mating with males, study finds Researchers say some female frogs may fake their own deaths to avoid unwanted male advances. According

Google Maps and Waze temporarily disable live traffic data in Israel Google is temporarily disabling live traffic conditions on its mapping service apps, Google Maps and Waze, in

Researchers test seafloor fiber optic cable as an earthquake early warning system One of the biggest challenges for earthquake early warning systems (EEW) is the lack of seismic