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Eat your heart out, A24: Some real-life bacterial germs are literally hungry for our blood, new research suggests. Scientists have found evidence that certain disease-causing bacteria, including strains of Escherichia coli, are chemically attracted to the serum in our blood as a source of food. The horrifying findings…

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There are a ton of vendors and online marketplaces selling fake AirPods these days. First, you must remember that Apple’s AirPods should not be retailing for $19. Even on Cyber Monday. And that should be the first thing that tells you they’re fake. The second thing to keep in mind is to only purchase from reliable…

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&quotThe internet is fickle," Nierman told BI.
  • Mark Zuckerberg has overtaken Elon Musk as the world's third-richest person, with a $175 billion fortune.
  • Zuckerberg has gained $47 billion in wealth this year while Musk has lost $55 billion, according to data from Bloomberg.
  • The shift in wealth has been driven by Meta Platforms stock soaring and



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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, seen here with Rep. Ilhan Omar, suggested a flurry of anti-Iran resolutions were aimed at sparking a new war.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, seen here with Rep. Ilhan Omar, suggested a flurry of anti-Iran resolutions were aimed at sparking a new war.
  • The House voted on Thursday to condemn Iran's recent missile and drone attack on Israel.
  • 13 progressive House Democrats — and one Republican — voted against it.
  • Among them was AOC, who argued this week's flurry of anti-Iran bills were

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Stability AI laid off 20 employees just a day after announcing the expansion of access to its new flagship model. This comes after weeks of upheaval that saw its founding CEO leave the company.

CNBC reports that the layoffs at the UK-based AI company, which runs the Stable Diffusion text-to-image model



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A Ural Airlines A320 has been stranded in a Siberia wheat field since September 12.
  • Ural Airlines has abandoned plans to rescue its Airbus A320 stranded in a Siberian wheat field.
  • High costs, logistical challenges, and a lack of support from Airbus influenced the decision.
  • The loss could be a blow to Ural amid Western sanctions that limit Russia's aircraft supply.

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AI is taking over at Google, and the company is changing in big ways to try to make it happen even faster. Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced substantial internal reorganizations on Thursday, including the creation of a new team called “Platforms and Devices” that will oversee all of Google’s Pixel products, all of Android, Chrome, ChromeOS, Photos



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  • ALICE is an acronym for a group of Americans who are asset-limited, income-constrained, and employed.
  • Most ALICEs earn too much to qualify for government assistance but not enough to afford daily life in the US.
  • Their existence points to a gap in how the US measures who's struggling economically.

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General view of the launching ceremony of China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, named after Fujian Province, at Jiangnan Shipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), on June 17, 2022 in Shanghai, China.
General view of the launching ceremony of China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, named after Fujian Province, at Jiangnan Shipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), on June 17, 2022, in Shanghai, China.
  • New images posted to social media show China's third and newest aircraft carrier hosting aircraft mock-ups.
  • It's a notable step before the



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Movie marketing always treads a fine line between actually giving you an indicator of what you’ll see in the final film and more about evoking a specific vibe—from made-for-trailer shots to hypothetical what ifs, it’s sometimes not always clear what part of it will actually be seen on screen when you’re in a movie…

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