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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

These Plants Photosynthesize Deep in the Arctic Even When There’s No Light

Under the sea ice during the Arctic’s pitch-black polar night, cells power photosynthesis on the lowest light levels ever observed in nature.

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Files to Trademark ‘Telepathy’

The brain implant company cofounded by Elon Musk is moving to trademark several product names, including Telepathy and Telekinesis.

This Crazy Instrument Lets Us Hear How Dinosaurs Might Have Sounded

Using 3D models of ancient skulls, Dinosaur Choir gets us closer than ever to understanding the noises that dinosaurs made.

New Proofs Expand the Limits of What Cannot Be Known

By proving a broader version of Hilbert’s famous 10th problem, two groups of mathematicians have expanded the realm of mathematical unknowability.

Nintendo Switch 2 preorders start April 2nd, according to Best Buy Canada

Best Buy in Canada has confirmed the company will open pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 on April 2nd so that customers have the chance to secure their console early. Best Buy hasn’t said what time the preorders will open; however, it’s on the same day as the …

Alleged Snowflake hacker agrees to be extradited to the US

Connor Moucka, accused of stealing large amounts of customer data from companies that used Snowflake’s cloud storage services, has agreed to be extradited to the US to face charges, Cyberscoop reports. Around 165 companies were affected by the Snowflake breac…

Facebook’s new Friends-only feed ditches all the algorithmic junk

Facebook is trying to go back to its roots with a new “Friends” tab that filters out the algorithmic recommendations that have taken over its main feed. The new tab is rolling out in the US and Canada, and will show your friends’ stories, reels, posts, and bi…

Best Buy and Target CEOs say prices are about to go up because of tariffs

Target and Best Buy say Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China could raise prices in their stores as soon as this week. During an interview with CNBC, Target CEO Brian Cornell said consumers will “likely see prices increase over the next couple of days,…

Car prices expected to increase by as much as $12,000 thanks to Trump’s tariffs

Car prices are already at record highs, and President Donald Trump’s tariffs — if they stay in place — could send them into the stratosphere. The situation remains extremely fluid, with Trump administration officials today announcing a one-month reprieve for …

Instacart will pay shoppers to take videos of store shelves

Instacart is introducing a new way for shoppers to make money: taking videos of store shelves “one aisle at a time.” The new earning opportunity, called Store View, will allow Instacart to determine which products are available, as well as which ones are out …

TSMC announces $100 billion investment in US chipmaking

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. – the world’s biggest chipmaker – will invest at least $100 billion to expand chip manufacturing in the US. During a press conference on Monday, President Donald Trump said the funding would go toward building two additi…

PS5 owners really want to play Xbox games, as Microsoft tops Sony’s preorder charts

If you’re looking for some solid evidence that Microsoft’s strategy to bring Xbox games to PS5 is seeing some early success, look no further than Sony’s own PlayStation Store today. The top preordered games in the US PlayStation Store are Indiana Jones and th…

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