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Mar 24 2026SCIENCE

Jupiter’s Lightning and NASA’s Tight Budget: A Tale of Big Storms and Small Funds

Jupiter’s storms are huge, and the lightning they produce is far stronger than anything on Earth. Scientists who studied data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft found flashes that can be a hundred times more powerful. Juno has been circling Jupiter since 2016, and its instruments can pick up the radi

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Mar 24 2026TECHNOLOGY

Sony’s Next‑Gen AI Move: Frame Generation Will Arrive on PlayStation, Not in 2026

Sony is planning to add AI‑powered frame generation to its PlayStation consoles, a feature that could make games look smoother without needing more powerful hardware. The idea was first hinted at by Mark Cerny, the lead architect for the PS5 and its Pro upgrade, during a detailed interview with Digi

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Mar 24 2026TECHNOLOGY

Hidden Time in Calendars: How Showing or Hiding Weekends Affects Planning

Digital calendars help people decide when to do things. They show a week at a time, and users can move events around by dragging or picking slots from a list. The study looked at whether the weekend is visible in this week view and how that changes the way people plan. Researchers watched 105 peopl

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Mar 24 2026ENTERTAINMENT

Heartbreak in Minnesota: A Family Lost to Fire

A house on Richard Avenue caught fire early Saturday, and the blaze claimed the lives of a reporter named Jessi Pierce and her three young children. The fire alarm sounded at about 5:25 a. m. , when neighbors saw flames through the roof and feared someone was inside. Firefighters rushed to the scene

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Mar 24 2026EDUCATION

College Gambling Center: A New Focus on Student Risks

The University of Mississippi has announced plans to open a research hub dedicated to studying gambling among college students. The center, approved by the university’s board in February, will cost roughly $700, 000 each year and is set to hire staff soon. Researchers say the goal is to investigate

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Mar 24 2026POLITICS

Models Show a Left Tilt in Political Talk

Large language models are now part of everyday conversations about politics, school topics, and public news. Researchers worry that these AI tools might favor one side of the political spectrum without us noticing. Earlier studies often asked models to act as specific characters or used fixed labels

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Mar 24 2026ENVIRONMENT

Protesters demand cleaner energy outside big oil gathering

Around 300 people showed up outside the city's biggest energy meeting this week to voice concerns about pollution. Instead of cheering for more oil and gas profits, they chanted slogans like "we need clean air, not another billionaire! " Their signs pointed to health problems they blame on industrie

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Mar 24 2026TECHNOLOGY

AI agents create their own weird religion in a virtual universe

A new online game called SpaceMolt lets AI agents explore a text-based universe without human players. Unlike regular video games, this one has about 700 digital players that all run on artificial intelligence. Some humans can join by controlling these AI agents, but many just let the AIs figure thi

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Mar 24 2026ENTERTAINMENT

Why small studios struggle to keep their dreams alive

A once promising film studio is now struggling to stay afloat after losing three key leaders in a short span. The president, the marketing director, and the finance manager all walked away as money problems piled up. Only one person remains, and even they aren’t sure if they’ll stick around. The stu

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Mar 23 2026TECHNOLOGY

AI Shopping Bots May Replace Online Ads

The internet has long made money by showing ads while people browse. Now experts think that smart shopping bots could stop this model. A founder of a new AI company says the web’s business has relied on “distraction” for decades. When people read a page, an ad can grab part of their attenti

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