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What Matters More for Longevity: Genes or Lifestyle?


Sree VijaykumarIt depends on what your goal is.

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Editor's Note: And whatever you do, don't take health advice from a centenarian. For them, lifestyle probably didn't matter much, Dr. Barzilai said. For the rest of us, it really does.



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New Glenn to make another launch attempt early Thursday
New Glenn to make another launch attempt early Thursday
Ars Technica has been separating the signal from the noise for over 25 years. With our unique combination of technical savvy and wide-ranging interest in the technological arts and sciences, Ars is the trusted source in a sea of information. After all, you don’t need to know everything, only what’s important.


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Incoming Trump team is questioning civil servants at National Security Council about their loyalty
Incoming Trump team is questioning civil servants at National Security Council about their loyalty
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Incoming senior Trump administration officials have begun questioning career civil servants who work on the White House National Security Council about who they voted for in the 2024 election, their political contributions and whether they have made social media posts that could






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Why You Probably Aren't Washing Your Towels Often Enough
Why You Probably Aren't Washing Your Towels Often Enough
The towels we dry ourselves with get a lot of use and pick up a lot of microbes along the way. But how long should you wait before throwing them into the laundry?


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The King of Ozempic Is Scared As Hell
The King of Ozempic Is Scared As Hell
Now that Novo Nordisk is the world's weight-loss juggernaut, will it have to betray its first patients--type 1 diabetics?




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Walmart's Response to the Controversy Over That Knock-Off Hermes Bag Is a Stroke of Genius
Walmart's Response to the Controversy Over That Knock-Off Hermes Bag Is a Stroke of Genius
A few weeks ago, Walmart started selling what quickly became the most-talked-about designer fashion item. Aside from the fact that's a thing you don't ever expect to hear, there also happens to be a really interesting lesson, especially in the way Walmart responded.


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Caroline Darian daughter of Gisele Pelicot speaks How can you rebuild when your father is the worst sexual predator in decades
Caroline Darian daughter of Gisele Pelicot speaks How can you rebuild when your father is the worst sexual predator in decades
Four years ago, Caroline Darian thought she had a normal life. She was in her early 40s, she had a home in the Paris area, a job as a communications manager, a husband who worked for a TV breakfast show and a six-year-old son.




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Should Fluoride Be in Our Water?
Should Fluoride Be in Our Water?
The science isn't so straightforward.


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This Is ChatGPT's Most Underrated Feature, and I Should Have Started Using It Sooner
This Is ChatGPT's Most Underrated Feature, and I Should Have Started Using It Sooner
Summary Custom GPTs have no learning curve and work like normal prompts. Custom GPTs provide more accurate and customized results than the normal version. Custom GPTs can help create gym plans and roadmaps for long-term goals, along with numerous other things.




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History Can Help Us Understand Organ Transplant Personality Changes, Says Expert
History Can Help Us Understand Organ Transplant Personality Changes, Says Expert
From vegetarians craving meat to changes in sexual preference, some organ transplant patients report changes to their personality reflecting those of the organ donor. In medical history, though, both are already familiar themes. Physician J.


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China officials internally discuss option of TikTok sale to Musk - WSJ (No paywall)
China officials internally discuss option of TikTok sale to Musk
Beijing officials preparing options for after Donald Trumps inauguration have examined possible openness to a deal with the owner of X.




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Israel, Hamas move closer on Gaza cease-fire deal - WSJ (No paywall)
Israel, Hamas move closer on Gaza cease-fire deal
Cease-fire talks between Palestinian militant group Hamas and the Israeli government have made progress in recent days, raising hopes a deal could be reached to release some of the hostages still held in the Gaza Strip and pause fighting that has dragged on for 15 months.


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Canada knows Trump would win a trade fight. It is preparing to retaliate anyway. - WSJ (No paywall)
Canada knows Trump would win a trade fight. It is preparing to retaliate anyway.
The leader of Canadas energy-rich province of Alberta, Danielle Smith, met with President-elect Donald Trump and his team at Mar-a-Lago, Fla., this past weekend to try to convince them that a trade war would be bad for both countries. She came home resigned to a fight.




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Balance of power shifts back toward bosses - WSJ (No paywall)
Balance of power shifts back toward bosses
With the labor market less tight, workers face return-to-office mandates, smaller bonuses, and no more pet sick days.


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China reins in its once-freewheeling finance sector with purges and pay cuts - WSJ (No paywall)
China reins in its once-freewheeling finance sector with purges and pay cuts
For decades, China sought to learn from Western finance. Now its purging many of the internationally experienced financiers who helped steer the countrys economic rise, while ushering in a new generation of loyal functionaries willing to carry out Communist Party edicts and disavow capitalist excess.




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Germany puzzles at Elon Musks embrace of its AfD populists - WSJ (No paywall)
Germany puzzles at Elon Musks embrace of its AfD populists
BERLINDuring Elon Musks freewheeling conversation with the leader of a far-right German party last week, spanning Hitler, multiplanetary civilizations and the existence of god, the billionaire tech entrepreneur insisted that the Alternative for Germany was moderate.


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Zuckerberg debuts real Mark in push to woo Trump - WSJ (No paywall)
Zuckerberg debuts real Mark in push to woo Trump
Thats the latest message the shape-shifting chief executive sought to relay to the masses as he pushes a frenzied effort to recast himself as a friend of the president-elect at a moment of peril and opportunity for Meta Platforms.




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Israel defies expectations with surge in tech funding despite war - WSJ (No paywall)
Israel defies expectations with surge in tech funding despite war
The 28% increase buoyed the country as it battled on several fronts but investment remains down from 2021.


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The Insidious Effects of Hurrying - Harvard Business Review (No paywall)
The Insidious Effects of Hurrying
In todays fast-paced world, the pressure to do more, achieve more, and be more in less time has become a pervasive part of modern life and its wearing employees out. The authors of one study on professional service firms found that the majority of respondents described their jobs as highly demanding, exhausting, and chaotic, and also took it for granted that working long hours was necessary for their professional success. Their conclusions echo the results of another recent global workforce survey based on more than 56,000 employees, where 45% said their workload had significantly increased over the past 12 months and more than half felt there was too much change at their workplace happening too quickly.


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How will calamity change Los Angeles? - The Economist (No paywall)
How will calamity change Los Angeles?
MY HUSBAND saw a glow on the hill, explains Laurie Bilotta. Shes standing in her backyard in Pasadena pointing at Eaton Canyon, a popular hiking spot. Her eyes are trained on the spot where the Eaton Fire broke out on January 7th. In the few seconds it took for Bob, her husband, to yell fire!, the flames had grown to her height. Then the whole mountain just exploded. There were just flames everywhere. The couple grabbed their two Siamese cats and drove south towards safety. By some miracle their house survived.


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Pressure mounts on US oil services group SLB to exit Russia operations - FT (No paywall)
Pressure mounts on US oil services group SLB to exit Russia operations
Lawmakers call on company to withdraw in aftermath of new US Treasury restrictions on work in countrys energy sector


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Inflation Could Derail Trump 2.0 Before It Starts - Bloomberg (No paywall)
Inflation Could Derail Trump 2.0 Before It Starts
The battle of expectations continues. Republicans believe inflation will fall to 0.1%, while Democrats foresee 4%


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Microsoft creates new AI engineering group led by former Meta executive
Microsoft creates new AI engineering group led by former Meta executive
Microsoft is creating a new engineering group that's focused on artificial intelligence.


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Ministers consider ban on all UK public bodies making ransomware payments
Ministers consider ban on all UK public bodies making ransomware payments
Schools, the NHS and local councils will be banned from making ransomware payments under government proposals to tackle hackers. In a crackdown on such cyber-attacks, operators of critical national infrastructure will be barred from bowing to demands when criminal gangs hold IT systems hostage.


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Tokyo drift what happens when a city stops being the future
Tokyo drift what happens when a city stops being the future
The yen is low, and everybody is coming to Tokyo. If that sounds familiar, it's not because I'm being coy or hedging my bets; it is the only information to be found in most English-language coverage of Japan's capital in the aftermath of the pandemic. I can't stop reading these accounts.


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Qantas South Africa flights delayed by falling debris from SpaceX rockets airline says
Qantas South Africa flights delayed by falling debris from SpaceX rockets airline says
Qantas says it has been forced to delay several of its flights to South Africa at the last minute due to warnings of falling debris from Elon Musk's SpaceX rockets re-entering Earth.


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China considers selling TikTok U.S. operations to Musk, Bloomberg reports
China considers selling TikTok U.S. operations to Musk, Bloomberg reports
The Chinese government is considering a plan that would have Elon Musk acquire TikTok's U.S. operations to keep the app from being effectively banned, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. The contingency plan is one of several options China is exploring as the U.S.


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The Many, Many Questions Raised by the Ending of The Brutalist
The Many, Many Questions Raised by the Ending of The Brutalist
This article contains spoilers for The Brutalist. Normally I love to see movies alone, especially those I'm planning to write about at some point.


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Study shows how households can cut energy costs
Study shows how households can cut energy costs
Many people around the globe are living in energy poverty, meaning they spend at least 8 percent of their annual household income on energy.


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Did AMD Just Say "Checkmate" to Nvidia?
Did AMD Just Say
When it comes to semiconductor stocks, odds are that companies such as Nvidia (NVDA -3.00%) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD -4.76%) are the first that come to mind.


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Why Does Greenland Interest Trump? Climate Change Is Only Part of the Story
Why Does Greenland Interest Trump? Climate Change Is Only Part of the Story
President-elect Donald Trump has been talking covetously about Greenland, the world's largest island, among other locations.


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Starbucks says people using its coffee shops must buy something
Starbucks says people using its coffee shops must buy something
Niccol also sparked controversy by agreeing a deal to commute from his home in Newport Beach, California, to its headquarters in Seattle on a private jet, with significant associated carbon emissions, instead of relocating. Starbucks has said it wants to halve its carbon emissions by 2030, compared with 2019.


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The SP 500's postelection rally has been erased
The SP 500's postelection rally has been erased
In the American Association of Individual Investors' latest investor-sentiment survey, more than 37% of investors said they were bearish on stocks over the next six months, the most pessimistic reading in six weeks.


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World's Most Common Pain Relief Drug May Induce Risky Behavior
World's Most Common Pain Relief Drug May Induce Risky Behavior
One of the most consumed drugs in the US - and the most commonly taken analgesic worldwide - may do a lot more than simply take the edge off your headache.


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Feeling at home New app lets US homebuyers see neighbors politics
Feeling at home New app lets US homebuyers see neighbors politics
America's political divide is likely to get even wider thanks to a new real-estate platform that lets potential buyers see the political affiliations of their future neighbors, as well as other social data and local demographics.


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TikTok refugees find an alternativein China - WSJ (No paywall)
TikTok refugees find an alternativein China
After Supreme Court justices Friday seemed inclined to let stand a law that would shut down TikTok in the U.S., the Chinese social-media platform Xiaohongshu, translated in English as Little Red Book, has received a flood of American TikTok users. They are looking for a sanctuary or a way to protest the potentially imminent TikTok bannever mind that they dont speak Chinese.


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Most Americans Say U.S. Lost Progress Under BidenExcept In These 3 Areas, Poll Finds - Forbes (No paywall)
Most Americans Say U.S. Lost Progress Under BidenExcept In These 3 Areas, Poll Finds
A new Gallup poll shows most Americans think the U.S. fell behind on key issues like education, race relations, energy, infrastructure and immigration during President Joe Bidens four years in office, and a majority of those surveyed felt the country was stagnant in two areas and made progress in only one: LGBTQ issues.


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Los Angeles Firefighters Risk Cancer from Urban Smoke - Scientific American (No paywall)
Los Angeles Firefighters Risk Cancer from Urban Smoke
CLIMATEWIRE | Firefighter Matt Alba was having flashbacks. Watching video footage of Los Angeles getting torched by wind-fed flames unlocked memories of his fight against the Camp Fire six years ago.


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Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case
Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case
The report amounted to an extraordinary rebuke of a president-elect, capping a momentous legal saga that saw the man now poised to regain the powers of the nation’s highest office charged with crimes that struck at the heart of American democracy. And although Mr. Smith resigned as special counsel late last week, his recounting of the case also served as a reminder of the vast array of evidence and detailed accounting of Mr. Trump’s actions that he had marshaled.


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Firefighting Planes Are Dumping Ocean Water on the Los Angeles Fires--Why Using Saltwater Is Typically a Last Resort
Firefighting Planes Are Dumping Ocean Water on the Los Angeles Fires--Why Using Saltwater Is Typically a Last Resort
Firefighters battling the deadly wildfires that raced through the Los Angeles area in January 2025 have been hampered by a limited supply of freshwater.


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China's 1 Trillion Trade Surplus What to Know as Trump Takes Office
China's 1 Trillion Trade Surplus What to Know as Trump Takes Office
Running a very large trade deficit in manufactured goods, as the United States has been doing for decades, has eliminated well-paid jobs and weakened the country’s base for military production. But the big trade deficit also has meant that American consumers have enjoyed low prices. Many consumers may be hesitant to give that up by paying higher prices for imported cars, smartphones and other products if Mr. Trump imposes broad tariffs.


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How Did the Los Angeles Fires Get So Out of Control?
How Did the Los Angeles Fires Get So Out of Control?
The fires in and around Los Angeles have already claimed dozens of lives, destroyed thousands of homes, and led to evacuation orders for hundreds of thousands of people. The economic damage is projected to be as much as a hundred and fifty billion dollars. Daniel Swain is a climate scientist at U.C.


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'Free Our Feeds' campaign aims to billionaire-proof Bluesky's tech
'Free Our Feeds' campaign aims to billionaire-proof Bluesky's tech
As Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg continue to reshape the social media space, a group of international tech entrepreneurs and advocates has launched a campaign to protect social media from the control and influence of billionaires.


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The first AI chip startup to go public in 2025 will be Blaize
The first AI chip startup to go public in 2025 will be Blaize
The rise of NVIDIA has spurred renewed investor interest in AI chip startups. One of them, Blaize, founded by former Intel engineers, is set to go public on NASDAQ in a SPAC deal on Tuesday, it announced on Monday.


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New York Could Be the Next State to Limit Students' Cellphone Use
New York Could Be the Next State to Limit Students' Cellphone Use
Los Angeles Unified became the largest school district in the United States to ban cellphones last year. Virginia, Ohio and Minnesota are among the states that have moved to crack down on the devices in schools.


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The man behind Israel's charm offensive
The man behind Israel's charm offensive
A veteran figure in Israeli politics, Sa'ar's new role of foreign minister will see him battling on the "diplomatic front," he told Newsweek in Jerusalem, trying to build a new defense for Israel in the court of public opinion while wooing new governments to Israel's side.


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Health Care AI Requires a Lot of Expensive Humans to Run
Health Care AI Requires a Lot of Expensive Humans to Run
Preparing cancer patients for difficult decisions is an oncologist's job. They don't always remember to do it, however.


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MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor calls bonds 'toxic' tells companies to turn to bitcoin
MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor calls bonds 'toxic' tells companies to turn to bitcoin
MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) co-founder Michael Saylor has called traditional bonds "toxic" and said companies should turn to investing in bitcoin (BTC-USD), even as the company continues its BTC buying spree.


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How can we reimagine workplace productivity with GenAI
How can we reimagine workplace productivity with GenAI
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Biofilms unwashed hands FDA found violations at McDonald's ex-onion supplier
Biofilms unwashed hands FDA found violations at McDonald's ex-onion supplier
Ars Technica has been separating the signal from the noise for over 25 years. With our unique combination of technical savvy and wide-ranging interest in the technological arts and sciences, Ars is the trusted source in a sea of information. After all, you don’t need to know everything, only what’s important.


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The best air purifier for 2025
The best air purifier for 2025
The best way to improve the air quality in your house is by letting in fresh air; when you can't open a window, these air purifiers we tested are the next best thing.




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