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PlayStation consoles rely on a type of dynamic random access memory, or DRAM, chips, which are in short supply as demand from artificial intelligence and data center operators increases.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026 -
However, stacking many layers increases the electrical contact resistance at their interfaces, which leads to energy losses and limits overall efficiency, as per the release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Her new position as chargé d’affaires augments a career that includes senior roles in hostage recovery for the FBI and as ambassador to Nicaragua and Honduras during periods characterized by social and political volatility.—
Yamlek Mojica Loaisiga,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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This is the first of a new type of rideshare program flying to that orbit that augments SpaceX’s Transporter program that flies to SSO.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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Every scene escalates, every beat matters.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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Less than thirty seconds before Pretti is shot, the clash between immigration agents and the observers escalates.—
Yahya Abou-Ghazala,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, climate stress amplifies respiratory and waterborne diseases, while wealthier Asians are demanding higher-quality, more dignified healthcare.—
Abrar Mir,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team amplifies women’s voices to inform geospatial approaches to mapmaking and empowering women’s mapmaking contributions.—
Melinda Laituri,
The Conversation,
4 Feb. 2026
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Kitty, whose worldly possessions fit into two plastic bags, is seen repeatedly in the same clothes, and bourgeois hostility to her presence in Beth’s middle-class neighborhood compounds her feelings of worthlessness.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
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Getting vitamin C from whole foods like Sumo Citrus provides fiber, hydration, and naturally occurring plant compounds that supplements don’t provide.—
Morgan Pearson,
Verywell Health,
5 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, Kaiser Permanente workers are demanding protections against AI as the health system expands use of the technology.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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The bill expands those protections.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2026
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Spader plays Graham, an enigmatic wanderer who inserts himself into the lives of his old friend John (Peter Gallagher), his wife Ann (Andie MacDowell) and her sister Cynthia (San Giacomo), drawing out all manner of confessions and revelations.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps most perceptively captivating is the sweetly cunning way Marczak inserts himself into the film.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Swells (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swells%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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