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A screenshot of charging documents shows a list of Google search queries that prosecutors allege belong to a man accused of storming the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
  • Another man was accused of storming the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
  • Prosecutors alleged the defendant's Google searches show his plans to participate in the riot.
  • Among the alleged search queries include if he could

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Google’s Safety Check feature for Chrome, which, among other things, checks the internet to see if any of your saved passwords have been compromised, will now “run automatically in the background” on desktop, the company said in a blog post on Thursday. The constant checks could mean that you’re alerted about a password that you should change sooner than



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Operators inspect the National Ignition Facility target chamber where the fusion ignition experiments take place.
  • In 2022, the Lawrence Livermore National Lab had a major fusion energy breakthrough.
  • In the year since, the lab has reached ignition three more times.
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Behold! Someone is investing in a podcast company

Could it be a sign that the tide is turning? Danish podcast and audiobook subscription service Podimo announced a new funding round worth €44 million ($48.4 million). Participants in the round include previous investors Augustinus Fabrikker and HighlandX, as well as the Danish Export and Investment Fund.

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Not only has Apple halted online sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra Series 2 (with in-store sales to follow), but the company’s ongoing patent rift with medical device maker Masimo has another ripple effect: out-of-warranty hardware repairs for several Apple Watch models are now unavailable to customers. That’s



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Apes, which bonobos and chimpanzees, are highly social.
  • Scientists set up a screen at sanctuaries for great apes and showed them pictures of other apes. 
  • They found they looked at photos of apes they used to know longer than random apes. 
  • This could mean that the apes have memories of other monkeys going back as much as 25 years. 

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Emilie Gerber, 34, purchased a $2.4 million Hamptons house this year.
  • Public relations firm founder Emilie Gerber, 34, purchased a four-bedroom Hamptons house in 2023. 
  • She's spent $57,000 on house upkeep this year, and continues to rent a New York City apartment. 
  • "I'm in an advantageous position where I can afford to take risks and make big bets," she said.

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Discovery shows were set to be pulled from PlayStation libraries on December 31st, but that’s not happening now, thanks to “updated licensing arrangements,” as reported by GamesIndustry.biz.

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Amazon's Echo lineup includes multiple smart speakers and displays.

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Hyperloop One, the futuristic transportation startup that promised to whisk us through nearly airless tubes at airline speeds, is shutting down, according to Bloomberg.

The company is selling off its assets, closing down its offices, and laying off employees. It will formally close at the end of the year, at which point all of its intellectual property