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The Morning After: Cryptocurrency may be more centralized than you thought

One of the boons of cryptocurrency is meant to be that no particular company, central bank or government has control. Er, right? That might not be true. Researchers for a report commissioned by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) found there can be “unintended centralities” in these supposed decentralized…

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PCI Express 7 will be eight times faster than PCI Express 5

The PCI-SIG committee has unveiled the latest PCI Express 7.0 standard with blazing speeds, even as we still wait for two-generation-older PCIe 5 devices to arrive in quantity. Set to launch in 2025 and probably hit shelves around 2027, PCIe 7 will offer up to 512 GB/s of throughput, 8…

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Google News redesign puts a greater emphasis on local stories

Google News turned 20 this year, and it’s getting a major redesign that reflects changing priorities in journalism. The newly launched News desktop revamp now prioritizes catching up on important stories. In addition to top stories and personalized picks, there’s a particular focus on local news. That section is finally…

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Researchers made cyborg locusts that can smell cancer

Early in the pandemic, scientists tried training dogs to detect COVID-19 infections in humans. The results were predictable. Man’s best friend proved adept at sniffing out the disease, but the question researchers kept asking themselves was how they would scale that approach. After all, training a dog is expensive, and…

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The best smart displays you can buy

Smart displays have evolved quite a bit since the initial debut of Amazon’s first Echo Show back in 2017. In fact, the category didn’t really come into its own until Google joined the fray with its own line of hardware about a year later. Now, both of these companies are…

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Master & Dynamic’s MW75 headphones pair a fresh design with adaptive ANC

For years, Master & Dynamic has blended premium design with solid performance for its headphones. With its latest model, the company has refreshed the aesthetics on top of boosting the active noise cancellation (ANC) for more effective distraction blocking. Today, Master & Dynamic is debuting the MW75, a high-end set…

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