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Amazon today is back with a discount on the brand new A19 Apple TV 4K for launch day, available for $289.99, down from $299.00.

In Netflix documentary "Russell Brand: Open Secret," women share additional stories of sexual misconduct by the disgraced comedian Russell Brand.

Christian Cousins, a child star on 'Kindergarten Cop,' has died at 43.

Google's Gmail settings redesign is rolling out with Material 3 Expressive styling, colorful icons, rounded cards, and improved organization.

Some rural communities use the homemade devices to kill wild boars by packing balls of dough with gunpowder, often sourced from firecrackers.

Wisconsin officials euthanized a backyard poultry flock in Rusk County after confirming a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the birds.

Army officer arrested in the United Kingdom this week for his alleged involvement in a Russian espionage scheme has been identified as Lt. Brandon Tyner, according to multiple reports. The 41-year-old soldier was detained Tuesday following a st…

The American Cancer Society is recommending routine prostate cancer screening for more middle-aged men, in a major change to its guidelines.

On July 1, 2023, the European Space Agency (ESA) launched the Euclid space telescope into space. Its mission: to create the largest and most detailed map of the universe ever made.

Such a move is extremely rare.

OpenAI moved its robotics researchers onto other teams representing new thinking about the best way to build general-purpose robots.

Nvidia's earnings come a week after now-former CEO Jensen Huang's affair scandals rocked the company and tech world.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday blamed the Commerce Department for failing to blacklist Megaspeed, the Singapore company at the center of a sca...

Data center developer Nscale needs more cash, has significantly increased its debt and is more reliant on Nvidia Corp. than previously disclosed, it said in a regulatory filing ahead of its planned initial public offering.

Huang described Kress as a "deer in the headlights" during a meeting in summer.

Increasingly sophisticated AI systems are blurring the lines around negligence in health care.

The FBI says it's seized more than $1.2 billion of cryptocurrency reported stolen last month from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange.

Tesla’s unpredictable CEO is ready to move on from the company’s most controversial vehicle, but owners aren’t about to let him off the hook for what they see as a poor decision.

The forthcoming move has left some parents and educators frustrated and wondering about the company's motivations.

Just when global bond investors were starting to believe the worst of this year’s rout was over, surging Treasury yields are making them think again.

Elon Musk’s company and the city of Starbase have been tight-lipped about plans for the land, which sparked resistance from advocates when word got out about a possible sale.

Multiple retailers have gift cards for both the Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox stores, so you can still save on your last-minute GTA VI preorder.

We built a machine to fold the iPhone Duo until it breaks. Twenty days of 24/7 folding later, Apple's phone shows the first major sign of wear.

SignDrop" exploit lets local users gain all-powerful System rights.

Every Garmin Black Friday 2026 deal in one big list, with which ones to buy, and which ones to skip!

Plus: a new PlayStation blog explains why developers are adding the AI upscaling tech.

Next Week on XBOX: Grand Theft Auto VI, Unicorn Academy: Island of Magic, Dark Rail, and more coming soon!

Even as some companies offer the occasional free lunch to help revive office culture, workday meals remain a solitary activity.

The Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is a smashing success, yet the series was at its lowest before the release of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

We got Google Calculator 10.0’s new Unit Conversion feature working, along with the UI for the Gemini-powered Pixel Solver.

Here's what the critics think

(This is not a blog about Big Walk)

Muse's AI can now place outbound calls to U.S. businesses — but it's not free.

As part of Xbox's 25th celebrations, Microsoft has revealed a range of new OG Xbox games slated for PC, including heavy hitters like KOTOR and Morrowind.

Meanwhile, a group of nonprofits sue AI giants and cite AI-driven cyberattacks

As 'GTA 6' nears, the gaming industry braces the world for its pop culture takeover.

It's a Christmas miracle: some customers who ordered the iPhone Duo through Apple and received an estimated January 25 delivery date saw their...

Tear through endless & unpredictable waves of demons, carving out your personal best scores and unlocking rewards in this new endless survival challenge mode for DOOM: The Dark Ages | Revelations.

A highly pathogenic virus that infects fish was found in a large private lake in Nevada County, California, after more than 200 fish died there in September.

coli outbreak linked to a California pumpkin farm has left one person dead. Health officials identified five confirmed infections and 10 suspected cases but say there is no ongoing public health threat.

A Stanford study found Type 2 diabetes patients on metformin had a 39% lower risk of dying in the year after a COVID-19 infection than others.

A new review highlights the risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures for people who have had breast cancer. We asked experts who’s most vulnerable and what can help.

Can a square a day keep the doctor away? Here’s what the research shows about the health benefits of dark chocolate.

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Technical problems with Microsoft systems are complicating efforts by the Polk County Health Department to trace potential measles exposures at five locations in Ankeny and Des Moines.

I was having a CT scan and then the vibe in the room changed. I just knew they found something.

Why is it harder to maintain a healthy weight as you get older?

Brain-health experts share three foods to limit, plus simple food swaps and lifestyle changes to support cognitive health as you age.

Patrick Mascoli was running 40 miles a week when a stroke struck at 27. Doctors found a patent foramen ovale that likely sent a clot to his brain.

Intensive cholesterol treatment by combining the two drugs rosuvastatin and ezetimibe reduced coronary plaque by up to 21%, more than statins alone, a new study has found.

Swiss drugmaker Roche has joined a push to halt the disease in its tracks.

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An Intermountain Children's Health expert shares how to protect babies from RSV during holiday gatherings, what symptoms to watch for and when to seek care.

University of California, Irvine researchers have mapped approximately 8 million cells in regions deep within the human brain, identifying 60 distinct types and revealing how they form cellular communities. The work offers a foundational reference for investi…

Melatonin may help with jet lag or shift work, but nightly use has risks. Here’s what sleep and medical experts want you to know before taking it.

A Nature Communications study found hospital wastewater promotes antibiotic-resistant E. coli, with bacteria on sewer pipes three times as resistant.

The 17-year-old shared what she's learned about the field of women's health <strong>—</strong> and about herself <strong>—</strong> while shadowing a hospital's labor and delivery unit and diving into data.

The federal government has cut $29.2 million from Texas health organizations that test thousands of people for HIV directly in their communities, the latest in a series of public health funding cuts statewide.

Insights into the reproductive modes of brown algae could help in the fight to protect them in warming climate.

With specialized sensors, scientists hope to intercept a beam of particles shot through the earth from Chicago. If successful, it would be the first time artificial neutrinos are detected underwater.

In materials science labs around the world, researchers regularly reproduce a peculiar experiment. Under a microscope, they use tiny robotic manipulators to lay two sheets of carbon, each a single atom thick, against one another. They then rotate the top shee…

Way out past the asteroid belt, another belt encircles the planets in our solar system. The Kuiper belt, beyond Neptune, preserves icy bodies that escaped much of the processing experienced by objects closer to the sun. Unlike the rocky and metallic asteroid …

Sometimes massive stars can mimic the behavior of a black hole and trick astronomers into misinterpreting their nature. Such is the case with a strange pair of stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) cluster NGC 1850. The system was initially thought to con…

The universe could be 26.7 billion years old, almost twice as old as scientists generally believe, according to a researcher at the University of Ottawa (uOt...

Clay fragments from Çemka Höyük in Turkey reveal how people tested ceramic containers 11,000 years ago, before pottery spread

Navigation is easy these days, as we’ve entire complex computerized mapping systems and radio-based positioning systems to find ourselves anywhere on Earth. It might seem simple to use GPS th…

"There is no definitive theoretical explanation for how a single one of these giant quasars exists so early in the age of our universe, much less two."

A sweeping analysis of 540 million years of marine fossils has revealed surprising gaps in our understanding of Earth&apos;s ancient life. Scientists discovered that some of the greatest opportunities for finding previously unknown species lie in relatively r…