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BusinessThe GuardianAmazon raises UK hourly warehouse pay to £11 after strike action
Online retailer says minimum pay has risen by 10% in past seven months and by 37% since 2018
ScienceThe Canadian PressEXPLAINER: Behind big seaweed belt lurking for some beaches
WASHINGTON (AP) — A 5,000-mile seaweed belt lurking in the Atlantic Ocean is expected in the next few months to wash onto beaches in the Caribbean Sea, South Florida, and the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt — as the biomass stretching from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico is called — contains scattered patches of seaweed on the open sea, rather than one continuous blob of sargassum. It's not a new occurrence, but satellite images captured in February showed an ear
LifestyleBBCMarine reptile fossil found by dog 16 years ago goes on show
A plesiosaur skeleton is displayed after being unearthed from a rock bed and painstakingly restored.
ScienceThe ConversationThe multiverse: how we're tackling the challenges facing the theory
From string theory to observations, the multiverse theory is far from safe.
BusinessThe Canadian PressTikTok CEO to tell Congress app is safe, urge against ban
WASHINGTON — TikTok's CEO plans to tell Congress that the video-sharing app is committed to user safety, data protection and security, and keeping the platform free from Chinese government influence. Shou Zi Chew is due to answer questions Thursday from U.S. lawmakers concerned about the social media platform's effects on its young user base and possible national security risks posed by the popular app, which was founded by Chinese entrepreneurs. Chew is sticking to a familiar script as he urges
NewsPopular MechanicsWatch Ukraine's 'Rattlesnake' Battery—a Gift From France—Blow Up a Russian Missile
A video shared by the Ukrainian military appears to show that Crotale-NG air defense systems donated from France have notched their first confirmed kill.
LifestyleYahoo Life ShoppingThe 5 best tech deals you can find today — Amazon, Apple, Sony and more are up to 50% off
Snap up a bestselling smart watch at a $70 discount, an Echo Show for just $75 (almost half off) and a laptop for an incredible 75% off.
NewsBBCSnapchat murder: Social media platform condemns violence
Mark Jones, 20, posted footage of his 19-year-old victim online after stabbing him with a knife.
LifestyleYahoo Life Shopping'Super easy to use!': Anna Bella digital photo frames are $50 off, today only
Give mom the gift of an endless number of photos with this digital photo frame. It's $50 off, but only for today.
BusinessEvening StandardMicrosoft gives Sony a decade to build a Call of Duty rival
PlayStation owners are facing a bleak future without the hit game
BusinessBusiness InsiderGoogle CEO tells employees 'things will go wrong' as the public tests its ChatGPT rival Bard
In an email to workers, per CNBC, Sundar Pichai said: "As more people start to use Bard ... they'll surprise us. Things will go wrong."
EntertainmentUSA TODAYMeryl Streep, Edward Norton and more unite for Apple TV+'s star-studded 'Extrapolations'
Meryl Streep, Edward Norton, Forest Whitaker, Gemma Chan, Kit Harrington and more will star in climate change series 'Extrapolations' on Apple TV+.
LifestyleYahoo Life Shopping'Beautiful example of what a tablet should be': This speedy Samsung is $140 — $90 off
The iPad alternative can browse the web, stream content and store all your notes — and it's almost 40% off, but only until midnight.
ScienceThe ConversationGreat Mysteries of Physics 3: is there a multiverse?
Some physicists believe we could one day find evidence of other universes.
LifestyleYahoo Life ShoppingAll-time low prices: Anker mini digital projectors are up to $600 off, today only
Make movie night epic with great deals on projectors — save up to $600.
PoliticsUSA TODAYIs TikTok getting banned? CEO in for 'tough fight' defending Chinese ownership on Capitol Hill
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is headed to Capitol Hill for a political showdown over the fate of the popular short form video app. Will TikTok be banned?
HealthBusiness InsiderMIT neuroscientists are testing a headset that uses a 'disco' of light and sound to treat Alzheimer's disease
Cognito Therapeutics just raised $73 million to test its headset in 500 patients with Alzheimer's disease.
TechnologyBusiness InsiderBill Gates says that in the future ChatGPT will be like 'having a white-collar worker available to help you'
Bill Gates said that he expected people to use generative AI as a digital personal assistant in the future.
BusinessBusiness InsiderA former Twitter engineer said they watched colleagues 'drop like flies' from a virtual meeting during Elon Musk's mass layoffs
Justine de Caires was in the middle of a "whirlwind of a week" working on Elon Musk's changes to Twitter Blue when they were laid off.
ScienceBusiness InsiderThe sun is getting more active than it has for a decade — and it could lead to power outages, grounded flights, and stunning auroras
The sun is entering a peak of activity that will last a few years. This could disrupt grids and ground planes. Here's why.
NewsBBCUN warns against 'vampiric' global water use
A new report warning of "endemic" water scarcity is released ahead of a three-day water summit.
HealthTimeOzempic Exposed the Cracks in the Body Positivity Movement
Catherine Mhloyi unpacks our willingness to make a potentially life-saving medication scarce in the name of self-love.
NewsBBCPembrokeshire: Deep space radar site could be built
An aim of the site in Pembrokeshire would be to find "emerging threats and vulnerabilities".
ScienceThe GuardianThe Messi of maths: Argentinian Luis Caffarelli wins Abel prize
Caffarelli, 74, takes top trophy for work on partial differential equations, the first winner from South America
NewsState College Centre Daily TimesPenn State’s new ‘makerspace’ lets community members get hands-on with high-tech machinery
OriginLabs is expecting a high-wattage laser to add to its collection of new equipment.
