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'Exceptional' drilled tooth reveals Neanderthals practiced dentistry in Siberia 60,000 years ago

A hole found in a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal tooth was likely made by a stone drill, making the discovery the oldest evidence of intentional dentistry to date.

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First evidence of Neandertal dentistry found in ancient molar

A 59,000-year-old Neandertal molar unearthed in Siberia was drilled with a stone tool – the earliest evidence of primitive dentistry.

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Instagram hits the copy button again with new disappearing Instants photos

Instagram is once again cribbing from competitors like Snapchat and BeReal with a new photo-sharing format it calls "Instants," which are ephemeral photos that you can't edit and that you can only share with your close friends or followers that follow you back. Instants are avai…

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Apple is working to incorporate AI agents on the App Store, per report

Apple’s big developer conference, WWDC, is only weeks away. And a new report indicates that an announcement might be coming regarding Apple’s efforts to better incorporate AI agents into the App Store. more…

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Startup Modal in Talks to Raise at $4.5 Billion Valuation After Revenue Surges

Modal, a startup that rents out Nvidia graphics processing units and software to help developers run and train models as well as agents, is in talks to raise money at around a $4.5 billion valuation. That would be an 80% premium to its last valuation from just a few months ago,…

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Geothermal startup Fervo Energy pops 33% in IPO debut fueled by AI data center demand

Fervo Energy's IPO was upsized several times after potential investors asked why the enhanced geothermal startup wasn't raising more money.

Meta Connect 2026 confirmed for September, and we're thinking AI and Quest

Meta Connect 2026 date was revealed, as well as what consumers can expect, which is all about AI and VR.

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Meta employees are protesting the company's mouse tracking program

Last month, it said it would use employees' mouse movements and keystrokes to train AI models.

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Meta says its new Incognito AI chats are ‘completely private’

Nobody at Meta will read these particular chats.

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Google could finally give Pixel phones proper Material You color controls

A new leak shows Pixels could be getting custom accent color sliders and new theme intensity presets.

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Pueblo Police expand Crime Center technology to improve investigation ability - KOAA News 5

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Sam Altman Testifies That Elon Musk Wanted Control of OpenAI

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the stand Tuesday in Elon Musk's trial against the company, testifying that Musk repeatedly sought control of OpenAI before leaving in 2018. Altman said he opposed putting AI "under the control of any one person," while Musk's lawyer used a pointed cro…

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Technology helps Cedar Rapids police in crash investigations - KCRG

Technology helps Cedar Rapids police in crash investigations KCRG

Will Chinese companies still move to Singapore after Manus crackdown?

Beijing’s move to block takeover of AI start-up with headquarters in city-state challenges sustainability of ‘Singapore washing’

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