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

Editor's Pick

How To Be More 'Time Affluent' This Year (Even When It Feels
Impossible)

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feeling like you have no time? Here are 4 ways to change that.

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Editor's Note: Outsourcing dreaded chores may feel like an
extravagance, Whillans told Harvard Business School Working Knowledge,
"but if you removed your most disliked tasks even half the time or
when your schedule is especially tense, it will pay off."

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It's Decided -- Parents Tend to Favor Daughters and Conscientious
Children
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Learn more about the traits of children who are more likely to be
treated better by parents.

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How to Stop Doomscrolling--With Psychology
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The act of doomscrolling--spinning continuously through bad news
despite its disheartening and depressing effects--and social media
envy, like the fear of missing out, present greater risks to your
health than were previously realized.















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The pointy-shoed corruption of medieval London
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Perhaps one of the oddest moral panics - a fear that some evil
threatens the wellbeing of society - was one that arose in medieval
times.

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AI Social Media Users Are Not Always a Totally Dumb Idea
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Meta caused a stir last week when it let slip that it intends to
populate its platform with a significant number of entirely artificial
users in the not too distant future.














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Welcome to 'career catfishing' -- Gen Z's new defiance against endless
rounds of interviews and hiring managers who ghost
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"Only three jobs will survive AI": Bill Gates paints a grim picture
for the future of work
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As technology continues to evolve at a breakneck pace, the future of
work is becoming a hot topic of conversation. Renowned tech visionary
Bill Gates has recently shared a startling prediction: only three
professions will withstand the tidal wave of artificial intelligence
(AI) advancements.














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A Novel 'Kiss and Capture' Event Gave Pluto Its Largest Moon, Charon,
New Study Suggests
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A composite of enhanced color images of Pluto (lower right) and Charon
(upper left), taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft on July 14,
2015.

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Year-End Bonuses Rise -- but Fewer Workers Are Getting Them, Report
Finds
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The average end-of-year bonus rose about 2% in 2024, according to an
exclusive look at data from Gusto.














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We need to protect the protocol that runs Bluesky
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Last week, when Mark Zuckerberg announced Meta would be ending
third-party fact-checking, it was a shocking pivot, but not exactly
surprising. It's just the latest example of a billionaire flip-flop
affecting our social lives on the internet.

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Why Is Every Human Being Riddled With Genetic Errors?
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A vast mosaic of cells, some that are identical and some that are
slightly different, make up the human body. Knowable Magazine You
began when egg and sperm met, and the DNA from your biological parents
teamed up. Your first cell began copying its newly melded genome and
dividing to build a body.














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Psychedelic drug DMT trialled on patients to treat alcohol addiction
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A powerful psychedelic that is used in healing ceremonies by
Indigenous groups in the Amazon is being trialled as a pioneering
approach to reduce problematic alcohol consumption.

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When Penguins Divorce, the Whole Colony Is Impacted
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'In good times, they largely stick with their partners, although
there's often a bit of hanky-panky happening on the side.'














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Elon Musk's gaming scandal deepens as X owner attempts to silence
streamer Asmongold for blowing the whistle
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BYOn top of all his many accomplishments, Tesla CEO and X owner Elon
Musk boasted he's among the world's top ranked video game players. Now
he's getting called out by other gamers for supposedly lying about his
record.

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How to Create Your Own Custom AI Bots in Google Gemini
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Google hasn't been shy about pushing the Gemini AI bot into just about
every app and device it can--from the Pixel 9 to your video calls--and
most of the time you get the same experience when you call up the
assistant.














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Three million years ago, our ancestors were vegetarian
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Human ancestors like Australopithecus -- which lived around 3.5
million years ago in southern Africa -- ate very little to no meat,
according to new research published in the scientific journal Science.

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13 New Animal Species That Were Discovered In 2024
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Despite our ability to populate almost all parts of the world, Mother
Nature is still pretty good at keeping a few secrets from humans. But
with every new trek into uncharted rainforests or further into the
depths of the seas, we're still able to meet animals that are totally
new to us.













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Who is captive Romi Gonen, the Hamas hostage taken from Nova set to be
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Romi Gonen was 23 when Hamas abducted her from the Nova Music Festival
after being shot by the invading terrorists on October 7 2023. Now,
over a year later, she is expected to be freed in a hostage-ceasefire
deal.

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Israel says Gaza ceasefire delayed until Hamas provides list of
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Even in the minutes before the ceasefire is due to begin, the Israeli
government says it is still waiting for the names of the three
hostages slated for release today.

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The Wonder Material Which Could Hold the Key to Near-Limitless Energy
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A rare-earth barium copper oxide (REBCO) is now being used by an
Oxfordshire-based company for its superconducting properties in the
hope it will make nuclear fusion a practical reality.

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'It could be Marvel' - Games Workshop and the big ambition of a
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Some of the world's biggest companies started from humble beginnings,
but Games Workshop's early days were less glamourous than most. He
launched the brand - best known for its Warhammer games - with
co-founder Steve Jackson back in 1975.

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Tiangong, China's Open-Source Humanoid Robot, Is Ready to Take Over
the World
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China has unveiled Tiangong, a full-sized, open-source humanoid robot
that's making waves in the robotics world.

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Service as Software: How AI Agents Are Transforming SaaS
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The convergence of generative AI with traditional Software as a
Service (SaaS) creates a new paradigm: Service as Software. This
evolution transforms software from tools that assist decision-making
to autonomous systems that deliver complete outcomes.

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A stuntman knew his body was changing. It took doctors nearly a decade
to figure out why.
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When Ray Kohn started feeling pain in his knees and elbows in 2015, he
attributed it to his work as a stunt driver and mechanic.

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Trump's Deportation Plan Could Start Next Week in Chicago
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The incoming Trump administration has planned for "post-inauguration"
immigration raids in Chicago next week, according to two people
familiar with the planning and correspondence reviewed by The New York
Times, an opening step in President-elect Donald J.

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The Women on the Frontlines of the Los Angeles Wildfires
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They are firefighters and aid workers, chefs and booksellers--and
they're all on a mission to show up for their Los Angeles community.

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Mark Cuban Asks for TikTok Alternative Built on AT Protocol
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Mark Cuban has been one of Bluesky's most vocal supporters in recent
months. And now that the Supreme Court has upheld the TikTok ban, the
billionaire entrepreneur is looking for something new. Bluesky is
built on the AT Protocol, an open, decentralized network for building
apps.

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The Pros and Cons of the Best TikTok Alternatives
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With the TikTok ban approaching, users are seeking alternatives. There
are three obvious platforms to migrate to: Red Note, Instagram Reels
and YouTube Shorts. But do they compare?

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Bridging theory and practice in engineering strategy.
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Some people I've worked with have lost hope that engineering strategy
actually exists within any engineering organizations. I imagine that
they, reading through the steps to build engineering strategy, or the
strategy for navigating private equity ownership, are not impressed.

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What Spotify Took From Us by Giving Us Everything
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Liz Pelly's new book examines how playlists reshaped our culture.

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The Silicon Valley venture capitalists who want to 'move fast and
break things' in the defence industry
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I'm a propagandist, I'll twist the truth, I'll put forward only my
version of it if I think that's going to propagandise people to
believe what I need them to believe. This is not a soundbite from a
particularly ebullient moment in the hit television show Mad Men.

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Aspiring Parents Have a New DNA Test to Obsess Over
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An emerging field of genetics promises to let parents choose the
"healthiest" baby. The first time Jamie Cassidy was pregnant, the
fetus had a genetic mutation so devastating that she and her husband,
Brennan, decided to terminate in the second trimester.

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Mastodon becomes nonprofit to make sure it's never ruined by
billionaire CEO
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And perhaps in a nod to Meta's recent changes, Mastodon also vowed to
"invest deeply in trust and safety" and ensure "everyone, especially
marginalized communities," feels "safe" on the platform.

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We need to talk about human genome editing
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You have full access to this article via your institution. Scientists
know about tens of thousands of DNA variants that are associated with
human diseases. On their own, the vast majority of these variants have
small effects. But taken together, the result can be substantial.

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Vintage cars survive Los Angeles area fires
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A vintage car sits parked in front of a home destroyed by the
Palisades Fire on January 12, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California.
Some classic and vintage cars survived the destructive Eaton and
Palisades Fires even though they were parked directly in front of
homes that burned.

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A New Way to Test AI for Sentience : Make It Confront Pain
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In the quest for a reliable way to detect any stirrings of a sentient
"I" in artificial intelligence systems, researchers are turning to one
area of experience--pain--that inarguably unites a vast swath of
living beings, from hermit crabs to humans.

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'Marvel Snap' Is Now Banned In The US, A Bizarre Link To The TikTok
Shutdown
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While the shutdown of one of the most-used social media apps in
America, TikTok, is all anyone can talk about right now, an
underreported aspect of the story is that this applies to all apps
from its parent company, ByteDance.

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They Built a Home to Fend Off California Wildfires. But Will They Stay
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The house had already survived one historic California wildfire in
2018, the Woolsey fire, which destroyed more than a thousand other
nearby homes. Now more catastrophic fires were underway, and Phillip
and Claire didn’t trust the local government’s ability to respond.
They believed their house could withstand any worst-case scenario, but
lately they had also begun to wonder about the toll that exacted on
them.

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How to Get Around the US TikTok Ban
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After an opaque and uncertain saga, TikTok went dark on millions of
phones across the United States on Saturday evening around 10:30 pm
EST. Google Play and Apple's App Store both pulled the app late
Saturday as well.

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How Will L.A. Rebuild Tubbs Fire Recovery in Wine Country Offers
Clues.
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The Williamsons know the pain and uncertainty being experienced by
those who lost their homes in the Los Angeles fires — of wondering
how they will ever rebuild and recoup the treasures they lost.
Building anything in California is expensive and bureaucratic even in
the best of times, and now thousands of residents in Southern
California will be vying for the same permits, labor and materials at
once.

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FTC says partnerships like Microsoft-OpenAI raise antitrust concerns
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The Federal Trade Commission said in a staff report issued Friday that
there are potential competitive issues in partnerships between big
tech companies and generative AI developers -- specifically,
Microsoft's backing of OpenAI and Amazon and Alphabet/Google's
partnerships with Anthropic.

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TikTok goes offline in the US hours before ban comes in
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TikTok users were met with a message earlier on Saturday that said the
law would "force us to make our services temporarily unavailable.
We're working to restore our service in the U.S. as soon as possible."

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Watch: How TikTok 'went dark' in the US
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BBC Tech Correspondent Lily Jamali explains what happened and what it
means for the popular platform.

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Shein backlash fails to deter shoppers at the fast-fashion giant
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Shein releases thousands of new products daily, which can encourage
shoppers to buy too much - but it's also a response to "the desire
from consumers to constantly update their wardrobes with the latest
trends", she adds.

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House prices and mortgage costs: Why adult kids can't leave home
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Such a deposit amounts to tens of thousands of pounds, and a recent
survey by Barclays suggested that an increasing number of those who
have moved out of the family home still need financial help from their
parents.

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TikTok ban likely to spread to US allies - including UK
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So it might be possible for TikTok to build its user bases here. But
if the US ban creeps around the world then the app will likely never
be as big as it currently is and may well wither and die a slow death.

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'So Much Uncertainty': Businesses Worry About Trump's Many Tariff
Plans
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Mr. Trump has promised to use tariffs for multiple goals: cajoling
companies to make their products in the United States, funding tax
cuts, persuading other countries to stem the flows of drugs and
migrants and even forcing Denmark to cede Greenland to the United
States.

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TikTok Starts Going Dark in the U.S.
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The blackout capped a chaotic stretch for TikTok, which had made
last-minute pleas to both the Biden administration and President-elect
Donald J. Trump for a way out of the law. Until Saturday night, no one
— including the U.S. government — was entirely sure what would
happen to it when the law took effect. The United States has never
blocked an app used by tens of millions of Americans essentially
overnight.

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Apple, Google remove TikTok from stores as app halts service in U.S.
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Businessman Frank McCourt's internet advocacy group Project
Liberty announced on Jan. 9, that it had submitted a proposal to
buy TikTok from ByteDance at undisclosed terms. McCourt told CNBC on
Friday that "we, I believe, are the only bidder" that meets the
necessary criteria of disentangling the technology from the Chinese
algorithm.

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TikTok goes dark in the US Private:BDNCE
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TikTok faces a ban in the U.S. as Chinese parent ByteDance struggles
to divest the app, sparking uncertainty and a scramble for
alternatives.

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TikTok is no longer available in the US
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Should an extension come, it's not clear what kind of arrangement the
company may work out to remain in the US after all. Perplexity AI has
reportedly submitted a bid to merge with TikTok's stateside
operations, CNBC reported. Others, including investor Kevin O'Leary
(of Shark Tank fame) have also made proposals or expressed interest in
buying the service.

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