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May 01 2026TECHNOLOGY

Memory Shortage Hits Tech Prices

The world’s top memory makers—SK Hynix, Micron and Samsung—are struggling to keep up with the rapid rise in demand for RAM. AI firms are buying large amounts of high‑bandwidth memory to power new data centers, but the number of factories that can produce these chips is limited. Samsung has con

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May 01 2026SCIENCE

Rice Straw Nanoparticles Boost Polyurethane Films for Safer Packaging

The project starts with rice straw, a waste product that scientists turn into tiny particles. By mixing these particles with zinc and lignin—two natural substances—they create a new material called Zn‑LSF. Next, the team embeds this hybrid into a common plastic known as polyurethane. They test se

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May 01 2026HEALTH

Doctors Push for More Thoughtful Stopping of Psychiatric Drugs

Health officials are looking at how medicines for mental health are used, and a group of well‑known doctors is offering new advice on how patients can safely quit them. They point out that sometimes doctors leave people on drugs longer than needed, or when the medicines no longer help. The doctors

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May 01 2026CRIME

Community Outrage After Arrest of Suspected Child Killer

In a small town near Alice Springs, tensions flared when police detained a man believed to have taken the life of a five‑year‑old Indigenous girl. The arrest sparked a furious response from about 400 local residents, many of whom gathered at the hospital where the suspect was held after being knocke

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May 01 2026CRYPTO

Eric Trump Steps Back From Crypto‑Linked Fintech Firm

A small company in Las Vegas, once unknown, shot into the spotlight last year after it began buying shares of a cryptocurrency linked to a family business. The firm, known as Alt5 Sigma Corp. , had Eric Trump listed on its website in March, suggesting he was involved as a board observer and adviser.

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May 01 2026CRIME

North Korea’s Crypto Heists: How Two Attacks Stole the Majority of 2026 Loot

North Korea’s cyber gang has taken a huge chunk of the crypto world’s losses this year. In April alone, two carefully planned attacks removed almost three‑quarters of all the money that hackers have pulled from digital wallets so far in 2026. The first hit was on a platform called Drift Protocol

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May 01 2026CRYPTO

Crypto Gets the Short‑Circuit on X, Even Before Politics

X’s newest “snooze” tool lets users mute whole topics for a day, and the data released by product chief Nikita Bier shows that crypto is the most frequently muted subject on the platform’s personalized feed. The feature, launched alongside a custom timeline option, lets users dial down content they

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May 01 2026FINANCE

Big Investors Think Robinhood’s Crypto Drop Is Just a Rough Patch

Some big money players see Robinhood’s recent fall as nothing more than a temporary glitch. The trading app, which slipped almost 12 % after missing earnings and revenue forecasts on April 28, has attracted fresh buying from big names. The drop was largely blamed on weaker crypto trading, but analys

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May 01 2026EDUCATION

Screen Time in Schools: A New Debate

In many U. S. schools, kids get tablets or laptops for class work, a move meant to ready them for a digital future. Yet worries about too much screen use have pushed some districts to rethink this practice. The Los Angeles Unified School District, the second‑largest in the country, recently decid

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May 01 2026CRIME

Police Launch 90‑Day Crackdown Ahead of World Cup

The North Texas police are rolling out a three‑month operation to keep the city safe for visitors. The plan started on March 14 and will finish on June 14, the day of the first match in Arlington. The goal is to arrest people who commit serious crimes and stop drug dealers from operating on the stre

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