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Tim Burton and Wednesday’s creators on bringing back Netflix’s macabre hit: ‘I spent years trying to exorcise my demons’

Tim Burton and Wednesday’s creators on bringing back Netflix’s macabre hit: ‘I spent years trying to exorcise my demons’

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Scientists spent 25 years studying ‘super-agers’. Here’s what they learned

Scientists spent 25 years studying ‘super-agers’. Here’s what they learned

After 25 years of research, scientists at Northwestern University, USA, have discovered why some adults can live well into their 80s and beyond with near-perfect cognition. These ‘super-agers’, as the researchers call them, are aged 80 or older, but their memory is as good as that of adults in their 50s and 60s. Since 2000, scientists have studied 290 of …

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Review | I spent months living with smart glasses. People talk to me differently now. – The Washington Post

Review | I spent months living with smart glasses. People talk to me differently now.  The Washington Post What Happened When I Replaced All My Screens With XReal One Smart Glasses for a Day  Lifehacker An extra pair of eyes on the world …  eeNews Europe Vital Smart Glasses In USA Reviews: Introducing Vital Smart Glasses, A Must Have Smart Glass Trending in …

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Big tech has spent $155bn on AI this year. It’s about to spend hundreds of billions more | Artificial intelligence (AI)

Big tech has spent 5bn on AI this year. It’s about to spend hundreds of billions more | Artificial intelligence (AI)

The US’s largest companies have spent 2025 locked in a competition to spend more money than one another, lavishing $155bn on the development of artificial intelligence, more than the US government has spent on education, training, employment and social services in the 2025 fiscal year so far. Based on the most recent financial disclosures of Silicon Valley’s biggest players, the …

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“They Locked Them Up to Simulate Mars” but NASA Volunteers Spent a Year Playing PS4 and Sparked Outrage Over Millions in Taxpayer Funding

“They Locked Them Up to Simulate Mars” but NASA Volunteers Spent a Year Playing PS4 and Sparked Outrage Over Millions in Taxpayer Funding

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 For over a year, four volunteers lived in a NASA simulation to test life on Mars, balancing scientific rigor with leisure activities. 🏠 The crew was confined in a 3D-printed habitat at the Johnson Space Center, simulating Martian conditions with limited resources and delayed communication. 🧠 A focus of the mission was on managing stress and …

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I spent a weekend with Meta’s new Oakley smart glasses – they beat my Ray-Bans in every way

I spent a weekend with Meta’s new Oakley smart glasses – they beat my Ray-Bans in every way

Meta Oakley HSTN Smart Glasses ZDNET’s key takeaways The latest smart glasses by Meta feature an enhanced design and features optimized for outdoor use. An upgraded camera resolution and battery life headline the best features. They’re fairly expensive at $499, and the style might not appeal to some users. more buying choices jul / 2025 The Meta Ray-Bans have been …

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