Researchers have documented the births of nearly two dozen North Atlantic right whale calves this season. Its an encouraging sign for a species whose population is estimated to be below 400.

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Anker knocks almost half the cost off its already budget-friendly earbuds.

At least 37 attorneys general for US states and territories are taking action against xAI after Grok generated a flood of nonconsensual sexual images of women and minors.

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A federal judge ordered a new briefing due Wednesday on whether DHS is using armed raids to pressure Minnesota into abandoning its sanctuary policies, leaving ICE operations in place for now.

In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this, one worker wrote on Slack.

The technical failure coincided with TikToks ownership transition, leading users to question whether videos criticizing ICE raids in Minnesota were being intentionally censored.

A user from r/Minneapolis was among the first to share footage of federal agents shooting Alex Pretti. Following his death, subreddits about football, cats, and embroidery have all rallied against ICE.

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WIRED put the latest consumer exoskeletons from Dnsys and Hypershell in a head-to-head test on a pro athletic track. On your marks

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Democratic lawmakers have few options that wouldnt trigger something like civil war.

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This new prescription hearing aid has a special chip designed to improve hearing in noisy conditions.

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Within minutes of the shooting, the Trump administration and right-wing influencers began disparaged the man shot by a federal immigration officer on Saturday in Minneapolis.

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