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Health insurance provider UnitedHealth paid a multimillion-dollar ransom to hackers who broke into one of its subsidiaries, disrupting healthcare providers across the country for months, CEO Andrew Witty confirmed on Wednesday.

In a hearing before the Senate Committee on Finance, Witty said the decision to pay the $22 million

• A Duke University professor has won the ACM Prize in Computing for her work with algorithms.
• Amanda Randles creates virtual simulations that incorporate data from patients' wearable devices.
• Randles is also trying to make medicine

• South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem keeps hurting her chances to become Donald Trump's running mate.
• Two of the former presidents key allies trashed Noem recently.
• They were responding to how Noem disclosed in her memoir that she killed her own doh.

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It was inevitable, really: as soon as beloved childhood characters became fair game under public domain, they’d be seized upon by horror filmmakers... and eventually, the biggest headliners would square off. The world may not be ready for Mickey vs. Winnie, but it’s coming, and its creators promise gore galore.

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Just in case you’d like to know: Alpaca sex is weird, biologically speaking. In a recent paper, scientists have presented evidence that male alpacas impregnate their partners by thrusting their penises all the way up inside the female’s uterus—a tactic not documented with any other mammal species to date.

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• The House passed a bill to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses.
• 70 House Democrats voted against it, including the longest-serving Jewish House Democrat.
• That's because the bill defines some criticisms of Israel as being antisemitic.

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• Fisker customers are worried about how a potential bankruptcy could impact service needs.
• Some Fisker owners probably wish they had leased over buying.
• There are several reasons to consider leasing an EV over buying. 

Fisker has said it could go out of business by the end of the year.

As it searches for a

Facebook’s News Feed algorithm has long been at the center of debates about some of Meta’s biggest problems. It’s also been a near constant source of complaints from users. But, if a newly filed lawsuit is successful, Facebook users may be able to use the social network with a vastly different feed. The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University is suing Meta on behalf of a researcher

• The Supreme Court denied military chaplains' lawsuit claiming retaliation for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine.
• They accused the Defense Department of denying religious exemptions and ruining their careers.
• In 2023, an

While fans of Futurama—who’ve learned to be very patient and eternally hopeful—await the show’s next season, premiering July 29 on Hulu, here’s a fun nugget to chew on: The Art of Futurama, an art book timed to the show’s 25th anniversary, is on the way. The book’s not arriving until October, but a first look did drop…

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• The US Army has posted photos of its new Bradley infantry fighting vehicle.
• In a statement, the Army called it "the most modern and survivable version" of the vehicle yet.
• Bradleys have been an important tool for Ukrainian forces, who have repeatedly praised the vehicle.

The US Army has released photos of the newest and most advanced