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

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How a 'Beginners' Mindset' Can Help You Learn Anything

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ability to easily pick up a new skill declines with age, harnessing a
specific type of mindset can help you learn effectively as an adult.

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Editor's Note: While adults may not absorb new skills as readily as a
child, we still have "neuroplasticity" - the ability for the brain to
rewire itself in response to new challenges. In his year of learning,
Vanderbilt met many people, long past middle age, who were still
exercising that "superpower".

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The End of Justin Trudeau's Canada
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This week, Justin Trudeau said he would step down as prime minister of
Canada -- a stunning downfall for a man who was once seen as a global
icon of progressive politics.

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The world's oldest woman says God is the secret to her longevity. Her
predecessor credited bananas.
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The world's oldest known living person has a very different
explanation for her longevity than her predecessor did. Tomiko Itooka,
who lived in Ashiya, Japan, died on December 29 at the age of 116
years and 220 days.






















 










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AI decision making doesn't need to be explainable, but it should be
responsive
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Public policies are increasingly being underpinned by automatic
algorithmic decision making processes that have in some instances
spectacularly failed.

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Scientists demonstrate a novel sleep-based technique to weaken
negative memories
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In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy
of Sciences, researchers detailed a way to weaken the recall of
negative memories by reactivating newer, positive memories during
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Circadian rhythms are set by epigenetic marks in neurons
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Genetic information is encoded in DNA, but the expression of this
information depends on the accessibility of DNA to the transcriptional
machinery. Chemical modifications to histone proteins, around which
DNA is wrapped, affect its accessibility and transcription.

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This Is the Only Cure for Toxic Productivity, According to a
Psychotherapist
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"The dose makes the poison," wrote Swiss physician Paracelsus way back
in the 16th century. Even too much water can harm you, he correctly
pointed out. And what's true of water, is true of productivity too.
Getting meaningful stuff done is great.















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Marlon Brando Wanted to Build a 'University of the Sea.' These
Scientists Are Bringing the Late Actor's Vision to Life
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The first time Marlon Brando saw Tetiaroa in the early 1960s, all he
could make out was a "slender pencil of land" on the horizon in the
South Pacific.

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The Powerful LinkedIn Commenting Strategy That Wins You More Followers
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The most relevant comment under a LinkedIn post gets seen by nearly
everyone who reads the post. If it's good, it can sit right at the top
of the comment section for hours, sometimes days. If you're the first
to comment on a post, you have first dibs on this space.







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New Biomarker Links Brain Waste Clearance to Vascular Dementia
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Summary: A new study has identified a biomarker, DTI-ALPS, which
connects glymphatic system dysfunction to vascular dementia.

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Google Pixel 4a's update kills its battery life on purpose
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Google's budget-friendly Pixel 4a smartphone just received a software
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5 Tips From Self-Made Millionaires: How To Build Wealth From Nothing
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Building wealth from nothing might feel like you would be doing the
impossible, but there are countless of self-made millionaires who have
proven that it can be done. It takes hard work, resilient, smart
strategies, and discipline, but the hard work pays off.

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How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
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He used the constitution to shatter the constitution. Ninety-two years
ago this month, on Monday morning, January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was
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'Maybe you'll realise what you have is good enough': Why influencers
are facing a pushback
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Rejecting the "haul" culture of excessive shopping and promoting
conscious consuming, the de-influencer movement is going mainstream -
here's why. In 2019, Diana Wiebe was deep in a social media scroll
when she came across an influencer promoting heatless curling rods.

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Mortgage rates hit highest level since July, crushing application
demand
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Mortgage rates last week moved higher for the fourth week in a row.
That caused already very weak mortgage demand to drop even further.
Total mortgage application volume dropped 3.7% compared with the
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Italian Journalist Released by Iran
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Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist who was arrested last month in
Iran while on a reporting trip, was released on Wednesday and is now
back in Italy, putting an end to a detention that had gripped her
country. Ms. Sala, 29, who had a journalist visa, was arrested on Dec.

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Elon Musk's Boring Company Is Tunneling Beneath Las Vegas With Little
Oversight
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Coffee fix: MIT students decode the science behind the perfect cup
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Elaine Jutamulia '24 took a sip of coffee with a few drops of anise
extract. It was her second try. Jutamulia and current MIT senior
Orozco were part of class 3.000 (Coffee Matters: Using the
Breakerspace to Make the Perfect Cup), a new MIT course that debuted
in spring 2024.

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A Looming 'Demographic Cliff': Fewer College Students and Ultimately
Fewer Graduates
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The long-predicted downturn in the number of 18-year-olds is almost
here. And it isn't just a problem for higher education. It's a looming
crisis for the economy.

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Get on my land the farmers who want strangers wandering their fields
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When Debra and Tom Willoughby first arrived at their tenant farm in
Nottinghamshire, they tried to reroute a bridleway that runs through
their farmyard.

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Melania Trump signs documentary deal with Amazon for whopping sum --
with cameos from Barron and Donald
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Former and future first lady Melania Trump has inked an eye-popping
$40 million deal with Amazon to license a documentary on her life --
with cameos from her husband, Donald, and son, Barron.

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Here are some of the horrible things that you can now say on Instagram
and Facebook
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Meta overhauled its approach to US moderation on Tuesday, ditching
fact-checking, announcing a plan to move its trust and safety teams,
and perhaps most impactfully, updating its Hateful Conduct policy.

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The WeWalk Smart Cane 2 could be one of AI's few good use cases at CES
2025
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The London-based startup also has a partnership with the Canadian
National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) that kicks off in February,
when the organization will start using the WeWalk Smart Cane 2 for its
cane training program. The goal is to gather meaningful data for
instructors so they can really understand how people are using
mobility canes (AI-enabled or otherwise), and help them get the most
out of the tools. That, Ceylan says, “is so important, because the
better you get around, the better you engage in life.”

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Anthropic's Pending $60 Billion Valuation Will Make All Seven
Cofounders Billionaires
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As Anthropic's valuation soars to $60 billion, the AI startup is set
to mint seven new billionaires among its founding team, Forbes has
determined.

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Target Darts is bringing tech smarts to the game
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Target Darts’ Omni scoring system will start shipping on January 31,
and in the UK is priced at £449.95 (around $556). If you’d like to
pick up a model in the US, you’ll have to find a reseller, a list of
which is available on the company’s website.

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Baby born on crowded small boat crossing from Africa to Canary Islands
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Caminando Fronteras said the death toll was a 50% increase on 2023 and
the highest since its tallies began in 2007. It attributed the rise to
the use of ramshackle boats, dangerous waters and a lack of resources
for rescuers.

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Quaker group pulls NYT ad over papera??s refusal to let it call
Israela??s Gaza bombing a??genocidea??
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The Times' advertising guidelines state that its "advertising space is
open to all points of view" and that submissions may be subjected to
factchecking. It reserves the right to reject an ad if it is found to
be deceptive or inaccurate.

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Post-cold war peace a??well and truly overa??, warns David Lammy
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He also added: "The new American president himself knows that the
United States has no chance of winning anything if Ukraine loses, and
I will say it very simply, in a few lines: no solution should be found
in Ukraine without the Ukrainians, no solution should be found for
security in Europe without the Europeans, no quick solution that would
mean the capitulation of Ukraine can be good for the Europeans and the
Americans."

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Lucy Letby retrial needed after a??clear miscarriage of justicea??,
says David Davis
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Responding to Davis, justice minister Alex Davies-Jones emphasised the
suffering of the parents whose babies died, and said the government
does not intervene in justice processes. "Miss Letby, as with any
other convicted person who maintains their innocence following a
refusal to appeal, is able to apply to the CCRC," she said.

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Man arrested for trying to bring machete into US Capitol visitor
center
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Donald Trump is expected to arrive to the US Capitol later Wednesday,
his first time in the building since he left office in 2021, to honor
the late president before Trump goes to meet with Senate Republicans.

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Astrohaus launches a mechanical keyboard for writers | TechCrunch
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Brian Heater is the Hardware Editor at TechCrunch. He worked for a
number of leading tech publications, including Engadget, PCMag,
Laptop, and Tech Times, where he served as the Managing Editor. His
writing has appeared in Spin, Wired, Playboy, Entertainment Weekly,
The Onion, Boing Boing, Publishers Weekly, The Daily Beast and various
other publications. He hosts the weekly Boing Boing interview podcast
RiYL, has appeared as a regular NPR contributor and shares his Queens
apartment with a rabbit named Juniper.

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Flock Safety quietly hired a sitting California mayor. Now he's suing
Flock. | TechCrunch
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This lawsuit marks the latest episode in Flock’s recent legal
troubles. In April, a civil rights organization sued Flock, arguing
that the company’s widespread surveillance violates the Fourth
Amendment. In September, the Texas Department of Public Safety sent
Flock a cease and desist, claiming it did not have the proper license
to operate in private homes and businesses.

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A comprehensive list of 2024 and 2025 tech layoffs | TechCrunch
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Alyssa Stringer was formerly the Audience Development Manager for
TechCrunch. She previously worked for HW Media as Audience Development
Manager across HousingWire, RealTrends and FinLedger media brands.
Prior to her experience in audience development, Alyssa worked as a
content writer and holds a Bachelor’s in Journalism at the
University of North Texas.

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Former Huami employees launch SATELLAI, a satellite pet tracker, at
CES 2025 | TechCrunch
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SATELLAI’s smart collar will be available in February, while the
company tentatively plans to launch the tracker sometime in the
spring. The final price of either product has yet to be determined.

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Omi, a competitor to Friend, wants to boost your productivity using AI
and a 'brain interface' | TechCrunch
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When Avi Schiffmann launched Friend last summer, Shevchenko released a
diss track on X claiming his device was “the original Friend.”
Shevchenko now claims that Omi is a different type of product from
Friend, but he does say there’s an app on Omi’s app store that
does exactly what Friend does.

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Grove cuts clinical trial enrollment time with AI | TechCrunch
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“I don’t know how to quantify that opportunity now, but I do know
that it creates a pretty significant moat and, over time, will create
incremental monetization opportunities,” he said.

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Healthcare analytics platform H1 has acquired Ribbon, backed by a16z
and General Catalyst | TechCrunch
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Although Ribbon was likely not a fire sale, we expect to see many
startups this year struggling to raise follow-on funding and reaching
the end of their runways. They’ll become acquisition targets, if
they don’t shut down altogether.

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East Asians under-represented in biopharma leadership
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The report echoes other findings about Asian Americans within science
in recent years — notably, they receive major research awards at
lower rates and are less likely to hold leadership positions in
academic medicine.

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Many Pay Their Respects to Jimmy Carter in the Georgia Cold
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The library had been open around the clock since Saturday evening,
allowing anyone who wanted to step up to the coffin covered in an
American flag to do so — to say a prayer, offer a salute, watch the
changing of the guard, cry, or just stand there and savor the
immersion in a moment that felt like a piece of history.

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How Trump's Greenland Plan Could Hit Ozempic, Legos and Hearing Aids
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Novo Nordisk is increasing its U.S. production to meet the soaring
demand for its GLP-1 weight loss products. The company does not
specify publicly how much of its products are exported, but it
produces drugs in Denmark and the United States for the U.S. market.

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Mexico's President Pokes Fun at Trump With New Name for the U.S.
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Unlike the United States, Mexico has strict gun control laws, with
only one single gun store issuing fewer than 50 permits a year. Gun
violence, however, continues to wreak havoc across the country.

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Biden Says He Might Not Have Been Able to Serve 4 More Years
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“It’s presumptuous to say that, but I think yes,” Mr. Biden said
in the interview. But when the question turned to whether he would
have been able to bear the extraordinary burdens that come with the
presidency until age 86, Mr. Biden, already the oldest president in
American history, conceded doubts that he rarely admits to. “I
don’t know,” he said.

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Eaton Fire Near Pasadena Doubles in Size Amid High Winds
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The Eaton fire is one of several blazes raging in and around Los
Angeles, where tens of thousands of residents in total have been
ordered to evacuate. As of Wednesday morning, based on sensor data
from satellite and radar, the Eaton fire appeared to be the most
intense and expanding most rapidly, as gusty winds pushed the blaze
west toward more densely populated areas.

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Kim Jong Un Just Banned Hot Dogs in North Korea
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Kim Jong Un is allegedly trying his best to expunge any Western
influence from North Korea. The influence also extends to foods,
including every American's favorite, the hot dog.

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AT&T to Credit Customers After Internet Outages
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A major focus of the company’s investment in customer service has
been automation, including the use of artificial intelligence to
handle customer service, as well as letting customers communicate with
AT&T representatives through messaging apps like iMessage and
WhatsApp.

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EU court fines European Commission for breaching its own data privacy
laws
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A top court has ordered the bloc's top executive authority to pay
EUR400 (around $410) in damages to a German citizen for breaching its
own data protection laws.

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Why Time 'Slows' When You're in Danger
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The following essay is reprinted with permission from The
Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. We
all know that time seems to pass at different speeds in different
situations. For example, time appears to go slowly when we travel to
unfamiliar places.

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New Social Security benefit increases for nearly 3 million Americans
may trigger higher tax bill, Medicare premium costs
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For now, the agency recommends verifying that direct deposit and the
mailing address it has on file are still accurate. To update that
information, Social Security recommends changing it online or calling
or visiting an agency office in person.

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Why Trump's pursuit of Greenland could be cheered on by Russia
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The Danish foreign ministry told NBC News: "We have noted the planned
visit of Donald Trump Jr. to Greenland. As it is not an official
American visit, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark has no
further comment to the visit." 

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Trump's Threat to Take Over Greenland Bewilders the Island's
Population
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“For purposes of national security and freedom throughout the World,
the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of
Greenland is an absolute necessity,” Mr. Trump wrote in late
December in a social media post announcing his choice for ambassador
to Denmark.

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Trump's Territorial Ambitions Rattle a Weary World
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Mr. Trump has already championed the era for its protectionism,
claiming that the United States in the 1890s “was probably the
wealthiest it ever was because it was a system of tariffs.” Now, he
seems to be adding the focus from the 19th and early 20th centuries on
territorial control.

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