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Ecosia has offered to take ‘stewardship’ of Chrome. And it’s not a bad idea.

Ecosia has offered to take ‘stewardship’ of Chrome. And it’s not a bad idea.

“It’s not absurd, right?” Christian Kroll, CEO of Berlin-based nonprofit search engine Ecosia, says of his company’s unsolicited request to be granted a 10-year “stewardship” of Google’s Chrome browser, instead of forcing Google to sell it to a competitor. His idea is most definitely absurd, but also clever. On Thursday, Ecosia announced it had sent a proposal regarding Chrome to …

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If You’re a Millennial, We Have Bad News About Your Rapidly Impending Death

If You’re a Millennial, We Have Bad News About Your Rapidly Impending Death

Image by Getty / Futurism As the world was emerging from the turmoil of COVID in 2023, insurers noticed an alarming trend: Americans were dying at a significantly higher rate compared to other countries. Anyone familiar with the way the US handled the viral outbreak — especially compared to similar countries — might not be surprised. But while the pandemic …

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How bad would it be if you ate one?

How bad would it be if you ate one?

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration advised the public not to eat certain Great Value–brand raw frozen shrimp products for a rather unusual reason. Not because of contamination by bacteria like Salmonella, Listeria, or E. coli, which …

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Doomsday For SEPTA Is Bad News For Everyone

Doomsday For SEPTA Is Bad News For Everyone

SEPTA, the fifth-largest public transit system in the country, is days away from drastic service cuts that would decimate transportation in Philadelphia and its surrounding counties. Plagued by a $213 million budget deficit, and with no recurring source of funding, the agency’s crisis roadmap—which will be implemented in the event that it does not receive state funding by next week—includes …

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Experts pinpoint foods that could be causing people to feel ‘tired all the time’ – it’s bad news for people who like cheese

Experts pinpoint foods that could be causing people to feel ‘tired all the time’ – it’s bad news for people who like cheese

By ELEN JOHNSTON, HEALTH REPORTER Published: 15:32, 21 August 2025 | Updated: 15:34, 21 August 2025 It’s not unusual to return home from work after an exhausting day and want nothing more than to crawl straight into bed. But scientists say five much-loved foods could now be to blame for feeling more tired than usual. According to American researchers, higher …

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The first Pixel 10 Pro Res Zoom samples show up online, and they’re pretty bad

The first Pixel 10 Pro Res Zoom samples show up online, and they’re pretty bad

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR The first pictures taken with the Pixel 10 Pro’s Pro Res Zoom feature have surfaced online. Pro Res Zoom uses generative AI to capture better long-range zoom shots, at up to 100x. These early samples show some glaring limitations with the technology. The newly launched Google Pixel 10 Pro phones offer a 100x …

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Trump targets the Smithsonian again, says it focuses too much on how bad slavery was – Reuters

Trump targets the Smithsonian again, says it focuses too much on how bad slavery was  Reuters Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on ‘How Bad Slavery Was’  The New York Times Trump expands ‘woke’ criticism from Smithsonian to other museums  NPR Trump vows to target ‘woke’ museums with same playbook used on Columbia, Harvard  CNBC Trump says the Smithsonian focuses too much on ‘how …

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Trump targets the Smithsonian again, says it focuses too much on how bad slavery was – Reuters

Trump targets the Smithsonian again, says it focuses too much on how bad slavery was  Reuters Trump escalates attacks against Smithsonian museums, says there’s too much focus on ‘how bad slavery was’  CNN Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on ‘How Bad Slavery Was’  The New York Times Trump expands ‘woke’ criticism from Smithsonian to other museums  NPR Trump says he has instructed lawyers …

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