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How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could reshape social media – platform design meets product liability
A Los Angeles courtroom is hosting what may become the most consequential legal challenge Big Tech has ever faced. This is an inflection point in the global debate over Big…
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Public health needs steady budgets – and federal funding uncertainty cause real harms, even if the money is later restored
Since early 2025, several large federal health grants to states have been suspended and then restored after legal challenges. On Feb. 13, 2026, for example, the federal government moved to…
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Telehealth is widely used by older adults insured by Medicare, new research shows
Americans age 65 and older who are insured by Medicare logged about 60 million telehealth visits annually between 2021 and 2023 – about 31 million for mental health and 29…
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Billions of dollars, decades of progress spent eliminating devastating diseases may be lost with undoing of USAID
In Greek mythology, King Sisyphus was condemned by the god Zeus to spend eternity rolling a boulder up a hill only to have it roll back down, having to start…
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UPSC Announces Results for Civil Services Examination 2025
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has officially released the results of the Civil Services Examination 2025, conducted in August. Following the written examination and subsequent personality tests held from…
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Indian Railways Achieves Strong Freight Growth in February 2026
Indian Railways has reaffirmed its vital role in boosting India’s economic activity by ensuring the efficient transport of essential goods such as coal, steel, fertilizers, and food grains. In February…
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TRAI Reveals Mobile Network Performance in Mumbai Drive Tests
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has unveiled the findings from its Independent Drive Test (IDT) conducted across Mumbai in January 2026. The comprehensive assessment, supervised by TRAI’s regional…
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Bajaj Auto Partners with DGT to Boost Skill Development
In a notable advancement for skill development in India, the Directorate General of Training (DGT) under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has signed a Flexible Memorandum of…
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India Invests in Sustainable Lithium-ion Battery Recycling
The Government of India is taking significant strides towards promoting sustainable technologies with its latest initiative to support the domestic recycling of lithium-ion batteries. The Technology Development Board (TDB) of…
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2025 was hotter than it should have been – 5 influences and a dirty surprise offer clues to what’s ahead
The past three years have been the world’s hottest on record by far, with 2025 almost tied with 2023 for second place. With that energy came extreme weather, from flash…
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Why are some stars always visible while others come and go with the seasons?
As a space scientist, every time I go outside with my family, I tell my children to look up at the sky. The front door of our home looks southeast,…
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New modelling shows renewable electricity can meet NZ’s future demand – without importing gas
The government’s plan to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) has raised questions about whether this is the best approach to strengthening New Zealand’s energy security, not least because the conflict…
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Persian Gulf desalination plants could become military targets in regional war
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and neighboring countries in the Persian Gulf region use the fossil fuels under their desert lands not only to make money, but also to…
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We thought inbred koalas were at risk of extinction. But what we discovered upends genetic conventions
If you follow media coverage of koalas, you could be forgiven for feeling confused. Recent stories describe a “koala paradox”: endangered in the north of Australia, abundant in the south;…
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Meet ‘Tous’ — an entirely new genus of mammal we identified. Here’s why it’s so exciting
Mammals are not especially diverse. Roughly 6,800 mammal species are known to exist, compared with about 8,800 species of amphibian, 11,000 species of bird and 12,500 of reptile. Yet when…
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