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A Zoo in Denmark Wants to Feed Your Pets to Its Predators
A Danish zoo is asking owners of companion animals nearing life’s end to instead donate them as food for captive lynxes, lions and other carnivores.
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A Voyage to Bring Norway’s Lighthouses Into the 21st Century
More than 2,000 navigational beacons, big and small, oversee the nation’s 60,000-mile-long coast. Now they need an upgrade.
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Scientists Finally Identify Killer Microbe Behind ‘Terrifying’ Sea Star Disease
A mysterious epidemic has wiped out billions of sea stars in recent years. A new study finally identifies the bacterium responsible.
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A.I. Has Ushered in Silicon Valley’s ‘Hard Tech’ Era
Goodbye to the age of consumer websites and mobile apps. Artificial intelligence has ushered in an era of what insiders in the nation’s innovation capital call “hard tech.”
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How Tech Firms Like Google and Meta Are Embracing the Military
In a major shift, Google, OpenAI, Meta and venture capitalists — many of whom had once forsworn involvement in war — have embraced the military industrial complex.
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The Rise of Silicon Valley’s Techno-Religion
The Rationalists, a community focused on the risks of artificial intelligence, regularly gather with tech figures and other like-minded people in a complex that covers much of a city block.
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Amazon Cuts 100 Wondery Jobs Amid Podcast Strategy Shift
The tech giant is leaning more into video and the creator world.
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Switzerland Rushes to Give Trump ‘More Attractive’ Offer to Cut Tariffs
The Swiss government said it had “no indication” the country would be hit with a 39 percent tariff, which is set to take effect this week.
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Late Summer Flights Are Even Cheaper Than Usual This Year
Late summer has steep airfare savings and smaller crowds. Experts say there are more flight deals than usual and great prices for international trips.
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‘Clash of Trades’ Reality Show Aims to Boost Prestige of US Manufacturing
This reality show is short on scandal, betrayal and tears, and has an unusual aim: Elevating U.S. manufacturing.