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- The top 25 stories curated by editors and fellow readers!

Editor's Pick

Noise in the brain enables us to make extraordinary leaps of
imagination. It could transform the power of computers too

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accurate climate modelling to the prospect of truly creative
computers, the brain’s use of noise has a lot to teach us.

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Editor's Note: Noise is usually seen as a nuisance - something to be
minimised wherever possible. In telecommunications, we speak about
trying to maximise the "signal-to-noise ratio" by boosting the signal
or reducing the background noise as much as possible. However, in
nonlinear systems, noise can be your friend and actually contribute to
boosting a signal. (A nonlinear system is one whose output does not
vary in direct proportion to the input. You will likely be very happy
to win

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It's AI Versus the World's Largest Tuberculosis Epidemic
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The scourge of tuberculosis (TB) may be largely a distant memory for
most Americans and Europeans, but it killed roughly 1.25 million
people last year around the world.

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The risky strategy behind Nikes massive holiday discounts - WSJ (No
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During one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year, Nike was the
only brand to have a 30% discount on most of its footwear at Macys
famous Herald Square location in New York City.















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Israel vs Turkey: The intensifying Middle-East power struggle - WSJ
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Turkey and Israel are the main strategic beneficiaries of the collapse
of the Syrian regime, but now they are on a collision course of their
own.

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More men are addicted to the crack cocaine of the stock market - WSJ
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Gamblers Anonymous meetings are filling up with people hooked on
trading and betting.














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Taiwan is getting its US weaponrybut years behind schedule - WSJ (No
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The five-year wait for the arrival of 38 Abrams tanks to Taiwan
highlights the strains on U.S. industrial capacity as concerns grow
over China.

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The year everyone started manifesting. Does it work? - WSJ (No
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The rise of visualizing your success reflects a desire for people to
exert control over their lives, even when the outcome might be largely
out of their hands.














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James Bond outdueled Goldfinger and Dr. No. Can he win a battle with
Amazon? - WSJ (No paywall) [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=114313&nl=daily]
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A clash between the Broccoli family, which has creative control over
007, and the e-commerce giant, which owns the franchise, has put Bonds
future on pause.

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Does the Fed even know what its trying to do? - WSJ (No paywall)
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The rate cuts are hard toexplain alongside the projections officials
released Wednesday.














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AI Won't Solve All Your Problems but It Can Solve a Lot of Them - Inc
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I describe the AI landscape as like an arms race, he said at a recent
Inc. 5000 Community event. Theres been some regulation, but very
minimal compared to things like the GDPR [general data protection
regulation], because people are trying to get ahead on this. Its been
full throttle.

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Digital Twins Arent Just for Big Businesses - Harvard Business Review
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Digital twins enable businesses to repeatedly simulate and optimize
complex multivariable problems, cutting the learning costs that come
with experimenting in the physical world. Once the exclusive province
of big business, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can now use AI to
advanced digital twins that enable them to repeatedly simulate and
optimize complex multivariable problems. Creating these twins is a
five-step process that involves: Setting a clear business objective;
drawing up a clear flowchart of the process youre twinning;
identifying and structuring the data youll need; building the digital
model of that flowchart; then testing, implementing, and iterating the
model.














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Rapid spread of H5N1 bird flu through California dairy herds suggests
unknown paths of transmission - STAT (No paywall)
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In the ongoing outbreak of H5N1 bird flu among the nations dairy
cattle, federal officials have consistently expressed confidence that
they know enough about how the virus is spreading to put a stop to it.
But among epidemiologists and other infectious disease experts, there
has been skepticism that the U.S. Department of Agricultures theory of
viral transmission is telling the whole story. And perhaps there is no
greater cause for scrutiny than whats currently happening in
California.

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Chinas Xi Jinping urges gambling hub Macau to diversify - FT (No
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Chinese leader visits territory to mark 25th anniversary of handover
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Biden Cancels Nearly $4.3 Billion in Public Worker Student Debt -
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Latest push will wipe out debt for around 55,000 borrowers Biden has
forgiven around $180 billion of educational loans

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Red Sox Predicted To Steal $100 Million, 44 Home Run Star From Hated
Rival
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The Boston Red Sox added ace Garrett Crochet in a blockbuster trade
earlier this offseason, but they haven't done much else. While the Red
Sox had a $700 million offer on the table for free agent Juan Soto,
they haven't pivoted to a backup plan with that money.














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Youre being lied to about ultra-processed foods
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a member. Our mission has never been more urgent. But our work isnt
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Zelenskyy calls Putin a dumbass
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Speaking during his annual televised press conference, Putin claimed
that Russias Oreshnik missile cannot be intercepted by air defenses
and urged the West and Ukraine to conduct a technological experiment.













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The 51st Star on the U.S. Flag? - Foreign Policy (No paywall)
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World Brief: The 51st Star on the U.S. Flag?

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ICON Announces Construction is Underway for More 3D-printed Homes to
Serve the Chronically Homeless in Texas
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Mobile Loaves & Fishes Receives Gift from Lennar Foundation to Bring
the Resilient, Dignified Homes to Community First! Village

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The Man Who Broke Atlantic City - The Atlantic (No paywall)
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Don Johnson won nearly $6 million playing blackjack in one night,
single-handedly decimating the monthly revenue of Atlantic City’s
Tropicana casino. Not long before that, he’d taken the Borgata for
$5 million and Caesars for $4 million. Here’s how he did it.

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N Korea hackers stole $1.3bn of crypto this year - report
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Research firm Chainalysis says hackers affiliated with the reclusive
state stole $1.3bn of digital currencies - more than double last
year's haul.

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AI is boosting interest in nuclear power, but won't soon benefit from
it
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With AI pushing energy use up, big-tech companies and figures are
turning to nuclear energy, but new reactors are still years away at
best from meeting the industry-driven increased electricity demand.

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The Life, Death and Diplomacy of the Siberian Cat Mir Gifted by
Vladimir Putin
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In the realm of international diplomacy, we've seen everything from
tense summits to symbolic gift exchanges. But rarely do such exchanges
involve a cat whose life becomes a curious cross-cultural saga.

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Inside the race to rescue Arctic relics before it's too late
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The Arctic is home to pristine artifacts. A few archeologists are
rushing to find them, and the critical clues they can offer modern
culture, before climate change destroys them forever.

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'United Healthcare' Using DMCA Against Luigi Mangione Images Which Is
Bizarre & Wildly Inappropriate
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Someone purporting to be United Healthcare is filing DMCA requests to
scrub the internet of artists' depictions of the surveillance video of
Luigi smiling, parody merchandise of "Deny, Defend, Depose," and other
merchandise showing the alleged shooter.

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Feds Warn SMS Authentication Is Unsafe After 'Worst Hack in Our
Nation's History'
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Do you use text messages for multi-factor authentication? You should
probably switch to a different method, especially with everything
we're learning about a recent hack that's been dubbed the "worst in
our nation's history.

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A Quantum Computer Could Crack Bitcoin in Half, Research Finds
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Earlier this month, Google announced a brand-new quantum chip dubbed
Willow.

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New Genetic Link to Autism Identified on X Chromosome
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Summary: Researchers identified variants in the DDX53 gene, located on
the X chromosome, as contributors to autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
These genetic variants, found predominantly in males, provide critical
insights into the biological mechanisms behind autism's male
predominance.

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'Hawk Tuah' girl Hailey Welch has disappeared from public view after
crypto rug pull
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Hailey Welch has gone MIA. The "Hawk Tuah" girl has not released a new
episode of her popular weekly podcast, Talk Tuah, in two weeks. There
was no previously announced hiatus of the show. Welch also has not
posted on her social media channels in weeks either.

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Gaza death trap: MSF report exposes Israel's campaign of total
destruction
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This article is part of a developing story. Amid continued attacks,
siege, and blockade, Israel is destroying conditions of life in Gaza.

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Florida to Lose PornHub Access
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PornHub is blocking website visits from Florida on the first day of
2025 in response to the state's new over-18 age verification law for
access to adult websites.

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Weight Loss Drugs Changed Their Lives. Then They Lost Coverage.
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The letter came in June. Mindy McCormick, 67, read that her insurer
would soon stop covering the weight loss drug Wegovy, which she had
been taking for more than two years. What? she remembers thinking.
They're just going to take it away from me?

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Gov. Hochul Signs Law Making the Restaurant Reservation Black Market
Illegal
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Today, Governor Kathy Hochul has signed the Restaurant Reservation
Anti-Piracy Act into law.

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Bat Feces Used to Fertilize Cannabis Is Linked to 2 Deaths
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Two men died after they contracted a rare fungal infection from
exposure to bat feces, also known as guano, that they were using to
grow cannabis plants, according to a report published in a medical
journal. The men, who lived in Rochester, N.Y.

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AI video is having its Stable Diffusion moment
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Sora reset expectations about what a video model could be. The output
was high resolution, smooth, and coherent. The examples looked like
real video. It felt like we'd jumped into the future. The problem was,
nobody could use it! It was just a preview.

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Some pubs start to run out of Guinness as supply limit bites
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Some Irish pubs in Great Britain have told the BBC they ran out of
Guinness this week, after limits were imposed on supply in the run up
to Christmas. The Liffey in Liverpool, where Guinness is usually the
top seller, says it has been without the alcoholic drink since
Wednesday.

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How Kabukicho Bars Are Turning Dating Apps Into Traps
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In Kabukicho, love isn't blind -- it's expensive. For many men lured
there by women on dating apps, a night out can end in financial ruin.

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Kaspersky's Security Apps Quietly Removed From Google Play After US
Ban
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Google Play has quietly removed all Kaspersky security products from
its app store, citing the White House's ban on the Russian antivirus
provider.

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Secrets of People Who Stay Happy in the Worst Circumstances
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In the face of setbacks, some people seem to fall apart, while others
find ways to move forward and continue to get things done. Are there
things you can do to be resilient?

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Dad Was Dying. His Shocking Confession Solved an Infamous Crime
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How well can you really know someone? If you'd asked me that a few
years ago, I'd have said that everyone probably has a couple of people
they know nearly as well as they know themselves.

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What Makes You Procrastinate (Which Isn't Always a Bad Thing)
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Our brain's cognitive biases enable us to put off important tasks,
even though it hurts us later. But are there benefits to
procrastination?

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Japan's $100BN Plan to Disaster Proof Tokyo
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Fred Mills uncovers Japan's epic plan to disaster-proof Tokyo.

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Trump warns Europe to buy more US oil and gas or face tariffs | Mint -
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I told the European Union that they must make up their tremendous
deficit with the United States by the large scale purchase of our oil
and gas. Otherwise, it is TARIFFS all the way!!! Trump said on his
Truth Social microblogging site.

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Thousands of Amazon workers strike during pre-Christmas rush - WSJ (No
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Thousands of Amazon.com workers went on strike Thursday during the
crucial run-up to Christmas over contract negotiations and the
companys refusal to recognize the Teamsters labor union.

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Everyone wants to meet Syrias new rulers - The Economist (No paywall)
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IT WAS a very social week for a man with a $10m bounty on his head.
Foreign diplomats rushed to Damascus to talk with Ahmad al-Sharaa
(pictured), the rebel commander who led the offensive that ousted
Bashar al-Assad. His Islamist faction, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), is
blacklisted as a terrorist group by America, Britain, the European
Union and the United Nations. That did not prevent him from meeting
Geir Pedersen, the UN special envoy for Syria, or delegations from
Britain, France, Qatar, Turkey and other countries.

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The UnitedHealthcare Tragedy Is Why Insurance Needs to Change Now -
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When I was 17 I was nearly killed when a fight broke out after a high
school football game and someone fired a gun. A stray bullet struck my
throat, tearing through my trachea and damaging my carotid artery.

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Opinion | Remote Work Is Increasingly for The Rich
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Remote work is increasingly a right exclusively enjoyed by the most
affluent Americans.

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Senior U.S. Diplomats Arrive in Syria to Meet With Governing Militias
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The U.S. officials plan to look for signs of Austin Tice, a missing
American journalist, as well as other U.S. citizens.

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Chinese National Charged in California After Aiding Local Candidate,
Prosecutors Say
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The man is charged with acting as an illegal foreign agent. The move
is part of an effort by the authorities to prevent China from
influencing American politicians.

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Starbucks baristas to strike on Friday, union says
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The Teamsters union said Amazon delivery drivers at seven facilities
in the US had walked off the job on Thursday, after the company
refused to negotiate with the union about a labour contract.

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Bidens EV Battery Boom Is Coming Whether Trump Wants It Or Not -
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In2022, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, the
single biggest effort to combat climate change in American history.
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to gut it, deriding it as
part of the green new scam. But because the IRA has already pumped
billions of dollars into clean energy projects across the country,
especially battery-related ones much of it to red states hes unlikely
to pull it off. On this matter, there is little he can do to slow
Bidens agenda.

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