Arlo’s new home security subscription service covers both hardware and monitoring

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Some of the Arlo equipment you get with the $49.99 per month Total Security tier. | Image: Arlo

Arlo is launching a new home security subscription service that includes 24/7 monitoring and all the hardware expected from a do-it-yourself package — plus high-quality 2K cameras included in the advanced tier. The offering, which is called Arlo Total Security, is like a hybrid

World’s biggest tidal energy ‘kite’ could single-handedly power a small town

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People have been harnessing tidal energy for milling grain for more than 1,000 years. As you’d imagine though, today’s contraptions for tapping this 24/7 power source are a little more sophisticated.  One of the most eye-catching designs to emerge in recent years is a giant metal ‘kite’ which swims underwater against the current, turning its rotor and generating electricity. Power is then sent to

A prisoner’s dilemma shows AI’s path to human cooperation

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ChatGPT’s engine cooperates more than people but also overestimates human collaboration, according to new research. Scientists believe the study offers valuable clues about deploying AI in real-world applications. The findings emerged from a famous game-theory problem: the prisoner’s dilemma. There are numerous variations, but the thought experiment typically starts with the arrest of two gang

Even Melania's top advisors don't know what she did in the White House: 'It's a mystery'

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Former first lady Melania Trump arrives at Trump Tower.

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  • Melania Trump's former aides said it wasn't entirely clear how she spent her time in the White House.
  • One aide told The Washington Post that Trump might have been online shopping.
  • Former President Trump has said he likes the air of mystery around his wife.

Melania Trump's former top aides said there was an air of mystery to

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The S&P 500 will test record highs in 2024 as rising profits fuel bull market

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  • The stock market is poised to test record highs in 2024 as the second year of the bull market gets underway.
  • Carson Group said it expects the S&P 500 to deliver low-double-digit returns next year thanks to rising profits.
  • "If both profits and profit margins are increasing next year, that should be a nice tailwind for equities," Carson's Ryan Detrick said.

The S&P 500 is

See inside a tiny-home village that gives homeless people $200-a-month houses — and has a waiting list of 700 people

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The 12Neighbours tiny home village located in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
The 12Neighbours tiny-home village in New Brunswick, Canada — across the border from Maine,

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  • Millionaire Marcel LeBrun is building a tiny-home village in Canada, just north of the Maine border.
  • It has 78 homes that rent for as little as $200 a month to formerly unhoused people.  
  • Residents aged 18 to 71 have access to a laundry room, medical services, and career training.

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Berlin's cybersex brothel fulfills a fantasy — but may pose risks

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The sex and porn industries are often the earliest adopters of new technology. Just one example of this is Cybrothel, so-called the "world's first" cybersex brothel where clients can rent real dolls (humanlike and life-sized dolls) and immerse themselves in VR porn. There's also a "service for women" where customers can use dildos and vibrators while watching "porn from a feminine point of view"