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Google seeks to undo Epic Games antitrust win over app store
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Alphabet Inc.’s Google is asking a federal appeals court to throw out a ruling in an antitrust case brought by Fortnite-maker Epic Games that would force…
Cellphone outage in Denmark causes widespread disruption and hits emergency services
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain One of Denmark’s largest cellphone networks suffered severe outages Thursday that prevented people from contacting emergency services, forced at least one hospital to reduce non-critical medical…
A new tool helps catch nasty comments—even when they’re disguised
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People determined to spread toxic messages online have taken to masking their words to bypass automated moderation filters. A user might replace letters with numbers or…
‘AI Jesus’ avatar tests man’s faith in machines and the divine
An experimental art installation with an AI Jesus entitled, Deus in Machina, installed in a confessional in St. Peter’s Chapel in the old town of Lucerne, Switzerland, Sunday, Aug. 25,…
Brazil’s top court takes on regulation of social media
Elon Musk’s X social media platform had a run in with Brazil’s Supreme Court this year, and lost. Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday started examining four cases that turn on…
Earning money while making power grid more stable—energy consumers can have key role in supporting grid flexibility
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain By providing flexibility services to renewable energy systems, consumers can both help in balancing power grids and receive financial benefits. Hosna Khajeh’s doctoral dissertation from the…
Depression Linked to Increased Menstrual Pain
Summary: Depression may increase the risk of menstrual pain, or dysmenorrhea, through mechanisms such as sleep disturbances. Using genetic analysis, researchers found that depression likely causes period pain, rather than…
