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One of the lingering aftereffects of childhood trauma may be painful headaches as an adult, research published Wednesday suggests. The study, a meta-analysis of existing evidence, found that people who reported traumatic events in their childhood were noticeably more likely to report headache disorders than those…

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Valve announced Wednesday that it has released SteamVR 2.0, launching the major update exactly a month after the surprise launch of the SteamVR 2.0 beta in September.

“In this release we’re bringing all of what’s new and exciting on the Steam platform into VR,” Valve says in a Steam post. “This is our first big step in a larger ongoing effort to better unify



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We were expecting — and we got — a lot of talk about generative AI this morning when Honor CEO George Zhao took the stage at Qualcomm’s 2023 Snapdragon Summit. But the announcement of its Honor 6 flagship came with a surprising detail: it includes a feature that lets you interact with the device



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One of the 13 mangled, mummified mice that researchers found on top of Andean volcanoes.
  • Thirteen mouse mummies were found atop volcanoes in Chile and Argentina about 20,000 feet above sea level.
  • The discovery has baffled scientists who did not think mammals could live at such high elevations.
  • They are now researching if the mice had physiological adaptations that allowed them



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The Admiralty Mountains loom in eastern Antarctica.
  • Researchers recently found an "undiscovered landscape" beneath Antarctica's ice.
  • The continent once looked very different and was much warmer. 
  • Researchers are eager to learn more about Antarctica's past, especially since its ice is melting.

Millions of years ago, Antarctica looked very different. Instead of a



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Meta's Q3 earnings report was strong, and Mark Zuckerberg talked with analysts about the company's key priorities going into 2024.
  • Meta Platforms reported third-quarter earnings that beat analysts' revenue and profit estimates.
  • In the earnings call, Mark Zuckerberg discussed AI, how Threads is doing, and plans to hire faster in 2024.
  • Meta's CFO said the company is



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Supreme Justice Clarence Thomas.
  • The Senate Finance Committee found Clarence Thomas never paid back a $267,230 loan from a rich friend.
  • The New York Times previously reported Thomas used the loan to buy a luxury RV.
  • The committee said Thomas never reported the forgiven loan on ethics filings.

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Rep. Mike Johnson, an ultraconservative and Trump loyalist, was voted in as the new speaker of the House. The Representative from Louisiana was the fourth nominee for the speakership after Rep. Kevin McCarthy was pushed out by far-right Republicans in an unprecedented ouster on October 3, 2023.

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Morgan Stanley veteran trader Ted Pick is the bank's new CEO.
  • Morgan Stanley's hard-charging trading boss Ted Pick is set to succeed CEO James Gorman.
  • Gorman announced his plans to retire in May, kicking off a race to replace him.
  • The bank has promoted Pick's rivals, wealth manager Andy Saperstein and investment head Dan Simkowitz.

Five months after Morgan Stanley's James Gorman