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US gas prices surged to $3.96 a gallon earlier on Monday.
  • US gas prices just surged to their highest level since October 2022, fanning fears of a rebound in inflation. 
  • The national average for a gallon of gas traded at $3.86 after jumping towards $4 earlier on Monday. 
  • "US inflation rate will likely increase again in August," according to a market



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Side-by-side images shows the skull and a facial reconstruction of the "Connecticut Vampire."
  • A 19th century skeleton buried in an unusual position was uncovered in Connecticut in 1990.
  • The skeleton's skull and limbs were arranged on top of its ribs in a skull-and



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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has described the H100 processor as the first computer chip "designed for generative AI."
  • ChatGPT isn't the hottest commodity in AI right now — it's a chip named Hopper.
  • Nvidia's Hopper, also known as H100, is the workhorse that drives the AI models behind ChatGPT.
  • A mad dash for H100 processors is leading to a shortage. 

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The internet is a source of many things, such as yummy recipes, tech deals and horrible misinformation. The latter often spreads through social media sites, something they have to combat (or usually choose to ignore). Right now, YouTube is choosing to fight, announcing a new long-term policy plan to grapple with medical misinformation, especially about cancer.

YouTube's new guidelines for health



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A man in Odesa, Ukraine in this July 2022 image used for illustration purposes only.
  • Ukraine is facing increasing difficulties with military recruitment, with some avoiding the draft. 
  • One man paid $5,000 for a spine diagnosis, allowing him to leave the country, The Guardian reported.
  • It comes amid a crackdown aimed at corrupt officials who Zelenskyy says are aiding draft

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An artist's impression of what an asteroid impact on Earth would look like.
  • Scientists have uncovered traces of what they think could be the world's largest asteroid impact. 
  • The structure, hidden in the ground in Australia, is thought to be about 300 miles across.
  • The impact might have occurred 450 million years ago, wiping out 85 percent of Earth's



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Over 200 interim contracts have been granted by SAG-AFTRA since the strike began last month. | Illustration by William Joel / The Verge

In an act of solidarity with the Writers Guild of America (WGA), the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) will no longer grant permission to independent projects that fall under WGA contracts to continue production during the ongoing strike. On



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Interest in non-monogamous relationships has soared in the past few years, evidenced by a 213 percent increase in online searches in the past year. 

That may be in part because of a misconception that non-monogamy is constant orgies (or sex or hookups if orgies aren't your thing). Not to burst your bubble, but that's not exactly the case.

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Stocks have slipped lower in August after starting 2023 with a breakneck rally.
  • Stocks have given up some of their gains in August, after starting 2023 on a tear.
  • But investors shouldn't fret about the declines, according to Goldman Sachs.
  • There's just a 20% chance of a recession and the Federal Reserve is closing in on its dream "soft landing" scenario, the bank said in a



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Tesla’s Model S configurator, showing the newly available Standard Range version. | Screenshot by Jon Porter / The Verge

Tesla now sells “Standard Range” versions of its Model S and Model X, lowering the starting price of both vehicles by $10,000 for anyone prepared to compromise on the distance either car can drive before needing to be recharged. The Standard Range Model X



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Meta-owned WhatsApp has started testing a new AI-generated stickers feature. WABetaInfo reports that some testers in the Android WhatsApp beta program have spotted the new AI-powered stickers, allowing WhatsApp users to generate a sticker based on a text description.

Android Police points out that it’s not clear which generative AI model WhatsApp has