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Worries are particularly high about companies in the artificial-intelligence industry, where pessimists see echoes of the 2000 dot-com bubble that imploded.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025 -
Through his phone, Ron holds a portal into the unknown; a void filled with sporadic echoes and ostensible connections.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
9 Oct. 2025
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The receiver can self-calibrate, detect weak signals with high accuracy, and operate invisibly, all using beams of light.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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This change allowed researchers to better fine-tune the beams to their targets.—
Richard J. Price,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
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Concorde’s dental hygiene students, under the supervision of licensed professionals, will offer services including X-rays, cleanings and oral health kits.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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According to Einstein, massive objects shape the space around them, as their gravity bends space-time, curving paths of light rays near by.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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But given the time of year, just past the recent autumn equinox, even a small bump in activity could have a bigger impact and boost the chances of more widespread auroras this weekend.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Solar storms are expected to increase the chance of geomagnetic activity, according to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center, increasing the potential for another round of auroras at high and possibly mid-latitudes.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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New research published Tuesday from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography found that the barrels with halos contain caustic alkaline waste — a highly corrosive material that has been leaking out of the barrels for decades.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
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That meant the dark matter halos of the subclusters passed right through each other, just as theory predicted.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
11 Sep. 2025
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Of course, there are a bunch of repercussions about sending a bunch of bad guys to another dimension.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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The repercussions for athletes, researchers say, can include long-term health implications — and the curtailing of some careers, like Ewers’, altogether.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Stark streaks cut across the right and left sides of her head, from the roots down, over her signature black color.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
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But basketball is a game of streaks, Aces coach Becky Hammon said, and Phoenix didn’t quit, rallying to tie the game at 88 with a minute left.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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But as the week wore on, there were hints that Messi might not play for Argentina and instead play with Inter Miami in an important game with playoff implications.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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That change could have major implications for industries such as oil and gas exploration where rare whales live.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Afterglows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterglows. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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