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- The top 25 stories curated by editors and fellow readers!

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Scientists Recreate the Conditions That Sparked Complex Life
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being solo operators, most single-celled microbes are in complex
relationships. In the ocean, the soil, and your gut, they might battle
and eat each other, exchange DNA, compete for nutrients, or feed on
one another’s by-products. Sometimes they get even more intimate:
One cell might slip inside another and make itself comfortable. If the
conditions are just right, it might stay and be welcomed, sparking a
relationship that could last for generations—or billions of years.
This phenomenon of one cell living inside another, called
endosymbiosis, has fueled the evolution of complex life.

Examples of endosymbiosis are everywhere. Mitochondria, the energy
factories in your cells, were once free-living bacteria.
Photosynthetic plants owe their sun-spun sugars to the chloroplast,
which was also originally an independent organism. Many insects get
essential nutrients from bacteria that live inside them. And last year
researchers discovered the “nitroplast,” an endosymbiont that
helps some algae process nitrogen.

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Editor's Note: So much of life relies on endosymbiotic relationships,
but scientists have struggled to understand how they happen. How does
an internalized cell evade digestion? How does it learn to reproduce
inside its host? What makes a random merger of two independent
organisms into a stable, lasting partnership?

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Trump denies talks with Oracle about a TikTok deal but says a decision
will likely be made within 30 days
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It came a few hours after Trump wrote in a Truth Social post during
the short-lived TikTok blackout that he “would like the United
States to have a 50% ownership position in a joint venture.” Still,
his exact plan remains unclear. According to one of the sources that
spoke with NPR, “Nobody seems to know what he means with the 50
percent equity comments.”

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Another undersea cable damaged in Baltic Sea, Latvia dispatches
warship
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Latvia said it had dispatched a warship on Sunday after damage to a
fibre optic cable to Sweden that may have been "due to external
factors". The navy said it had identified a "suspect vessel", the
Michalis San, which was near the location of the incident along with
two other ships.















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The Quest for Universal Flu Vaccines
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Influenza has gone by many names, including catarrh, grippe, and
sweating sickness. Its modern name stems from the 14th-century Italian
phrases influenza di stelle or influenza di freddo, meaning "influence
of the stars" and "influence of the cold," respectively.

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Just How Many Robots Can One Person Control at Once?
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This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in
partnership with IEEE Xplore. Swarms of autonomous robots are
increasingly being tested and deployed in complex missions, yet a
certain level of human oversight during these missions is still
required.














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Why are there so many Palestinian children in Israeli prisons?
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At least 23 Palestinian child prisoners have been released by Israel
as part of the ceasefire deal, bringing into focus Israel's systematic
prosecution of Palestinian children in military courts.

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Trump doubles down on Greenland, Canada and weighs in on Gaza at end
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US President Donald Trump has suggested relocating Gazans to Arab
countries such as Egypt and Jordan. He described the Gaza Strip as a
"demolition site" following Israeli bombardments.














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Netflix Isn't Worth $25 A Month, And It Seems Like Even Netflix Agrees
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Last week, Netflix announced its earnings results for the fourth
quarter of 2024. It was a very good quarter with record subscriber
growth and revenue, and things look like they're going very well for
Netflix.

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Feeling lonely? Here are 5 strategies to build meaningful connections
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Natalie Kerr and Jaime Kurtz are social psychologists and colleagues
in the department of psychology at James Madison University. Kerr's
work has been published in many academic journals, and she also writes
for Psychology Today.














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Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to accept more refugees and floats plan
to 'just clean out' Gaza
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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Saturday he'd
like to see Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations increase the number
of Palestinian refugees they are accepting from the Gaza Strip --
potentially moving out enough of the population to "just clean out"
the war-torn area

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These Are the Top Innovations Paving the Way for Clean Energy By 2030
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The global economy is undergoing a strategic shift towards a future
built on clean energy. The U.K. has set 2030 as a milestone date for a
full transition to clean power, and other countries have equally
ambitious energy policies.














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This is the Only Photo of the Concorde Flying at Supersonic Speed
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The Concorde was the fastest commercial airliner in history with an
astonishing cruising speed of roughly 1,354 miles per hour otherwise
known as Mach 2.04.

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Experimental drug speeds up myelin repair, restoring vision in mice
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Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have
found a promising drug candidate that could help restore vision in
individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurological
conditions that damage neurons.














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When Russian Radar Mistook a Norwegian Scientific Rocket for a U.S.
Missile, the World Narrowly Avoided Nuclear War
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The Norwegian rocket incident, which took place on this day in 1995,
marked the only known activation of a nuclear briefcase in response to
a possible attack

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What Panamanians Have to Say About Trump's Threats to Retake the Canal
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They say they fought too hard to wrest it from the U.S. to now hand
back the waterway, which is part of the nation's identity.














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Quiet Quitting: Why Employees Are Demanding Fairness And Boundaries
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The response to my recent article on why soft quitting at work could
be more dangerous than quiet quitting has been overwhelming.

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The Secret to Doing Hard Things and Getting Stuff Done
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Some people team up with an "accountability partner" or
"accountability group" to accomplish big goals or tasks. Here's how to
set up a successful partnership.













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A Mountain Lion Attacked My Nephews. What Could Have Stopped It?
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On March 23, 2024, while walking down a forest service road outside
Georgetown, Calif., my nephews Taylen and Wyatt Brooks were attacked
by a mountain lion.

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Two Things to Do After Every Meeting
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To make sure productivity doesn't slow after you walk out of the room,
do two things after and in between meetings.

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How Treadmill Running Differs from Running Outside
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Yes, the physiology and biomechanics of treadmill running are a little
different. But how you feel about it is probably more important.

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Want to Improve Your Memory? A Decade-Long Stanford Study Suggests You
Should Stop Doing This 1 Thing
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Researchers find that spending less time multitasking may be the key
to improving cognitive performance and memory

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Astronauts on NASA's Artemis mission to the Moon will need better
boots - here's why
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The U.S.'s return to the Moon with NASA's Artemis program will not be
a mere stroll in the park. Instead it will be a perilous journey to a
lunar location representing one of the most extreme environments in
the solar system.

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How Midlife Became a Crisis
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The shifts associated with being in your 40s and 50s - gray hairs,
career doldrums, a longing for something more - seem as inevitable as
aging itself. It wasn't always this way.

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China's DeepSeek just dropped a free challenger to OpenAI's o1 -
here's how to use it on your PC
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Hands on Chinese AI startup DeepSeek this week unveiled a family of
LLMs it claims not only replicates OpenAI's o1 reasoning capabilities,
but challenges the American model builder's dominance in a whole host
of benchmarks.

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After TikTok, the WiFi router in your home may be next Chinese tech
ban target
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While the TikTok ban has lawmakers scurrying and chatter about Chinese
influence over U.S. tech at a fever pitch, another danger is lurking.
One of Amazon's top-selling router brands, TP-Link, has been under
scrutiny by regulators as posing a threat to American infrastructure.

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U.K. Prime Minster Keir Starmer Thanks Trump for Role in Gaza
Cease-Fire Deal
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Mark Landler is the London bureau chief of The Times, covering the
United Kingdom, as well as American foreign policy in Europe, Asia and
the Middle East. He has been a journalist for more than three decades.
More about Mark Landler

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'Googly Eye Bandit' in Oregon Comes Forward
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Mr. Keith, 53, who runs the Guardian Group, a nonprofit focused on
disrupting sex trafficking in the United States, said that in
mid-December he sneaked into the middle of a roundabout and put the
googly eyes on some public art.

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Pharma is hopeful about Trump's second term a?? here's what to expect
for drugmakers
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The Biden administration has proposed allowing Medicare to cover
obesity drugs, which have roughly $1,000 list prices before insurance,
but it is unclear if Trump will finalize that plan. 

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Trump Hits Colombia With Tariffs in Feud Over Military Deportation
Flights
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The feud reflects how Mr. Trump is making an example out of Colombia
as countries around the world grapple with how to prepare for the mass
deportations of unauthorized immigrants that he has promised.

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Opinion | How a German Thinker Explains MAGA Morality
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A good way to understand this terrible political morality is to read
Carl Schmitt, a German political theorist who joined the Nazi Party
after Hitler became chancellor. I want to be careful here — I am not
arguing that millions of Americans are suddenly Schmittians, acolytes
of one of the fascist regime’s favorite political theorists. The
vast majority of Americans have no idea who he is. Nor would they
accept all of his ideas.

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Will states lead the way on AI regulation?
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And 2025 could see just as much activity, especially on the state
level, according to Mark Weatherford.

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Australia news live: Hume rejects Dreyfusa?? comments on Coalitiona??s
a??attempts to politicisea?? the Holocaust or antisemitism
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And Victorians are expecting to swelter through the public holiday,
with temperatures between 12 and 14C above average and maximum
temperatures reaching up to 45C in parts of the state. Melbourne is
expecting to hit 41C by late afternoon. There are total fire bans in
place in many parts of the state, and thunderstorms developing later
in the day.

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From Doge to Smoge, Peter Duttona??s Coalition is an eerie echo of
Trump and Muska??s America
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Albanese has dismissed Musk's threat to his agenda and maintains
Australia will continue its alliance with the US under Trump's
presidency. But getting drawn back into an ugly global stoush with the
world's richest man, if his eye is drawn back to the politics of
Canberra, wouldn't be a prospect Labor would relish.

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Search begins for UK sailor after yacht found a??eviscerateda?? off
French coast
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French authorities first received an alert from their British
counterparts about the yacht on Friday evening, which was flying under
an American flag, because it had stopped responding to radio messages.

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Third of young adults in UK a??unable to name Auschwitz or any Nazi
death campsa??
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The taskforce that oversaw the survey comprised historians and experts
from museums, educational institutions and leading nonprofits in the
field of Holocaust education. These included the Yad Vashem
remembrance centre in Jerusalem, the United States Holocaust Memorial
Museum, and the Claims Conference.

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Israeli troops kill more than 20 in Lebanon and one in Gaza as
residents try to return
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There have been repeated attacks on the UN agency, particularly
centred on their premises in East Jerusalem. Last May there was an
arson attack on the premises, by a crowd that Unrwa said included
armed men chanting ‘burn down the United Nations’.

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RNLI rescues American students from Welsh island during Storm A?owyn
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In October, the RNLI rescued seven students who had also become
stranded on the island. On that occasion, two of the students suffered
bleeding and bruising as they tried to wade back to the shoreline.

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Trump threatens a??disciplinary actiona?? for USAid staff ignoring
foreign aid freeze
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Humanitarian organizations and other donors are scrambling to
understand how the directive will impact life-saving operations in
countries across the globe. It is too soon to tell whether or what
specific services will have to be paused, they said.

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Perplexity submits a new bid for TikTok | TechCrunch
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Another report this week suggested that the White House was
negotiating a deal that would see Oracle (which already provides the
infrastructure for TikTok’s U.S. traffic) take over; when asked,
Trump said he’s spoken to “many people about TikTok” but “not
with Oracle.”

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2025 will likely be another brutal year of failed startups, data
suggests | TechCrunch
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“Tech zombies and a startup graveyard will continue to make
headlines,” Yona said. “Despite the crop of new investments, there
are a lot of companies that have raised at high valuations and without
enough revenue.”

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A former tech CEO is on a crusade to get the record of his arrest
removed from the internet
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It's been almost three years since a San Francisco judge sealed the
record of tech executive Maury Blackman's 2021 arrest for domestic
violence. But the allegations still show up in his Google search
results, thanks to an independent journalist -- one who Blackman is
now suing for $25 million.

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The Chinese interests behind Trump's Panama Canal bluster
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As he laid out his "America First" agenda in his inaugural address on
Monday, Trump made no mention of his most talked-about territorial
fancies, such as buying Greenland or making Canada the 51st US state.

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Engadget review recap: All eyes on NVIDIA and Samsung
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A roundup of the reviews published on Engadget in January, as well as
some that went up late in December.

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Charges Dropped Against Doctor Who Leaked About Minors' Transgender
Care
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Prosecutors did not provide an explanation for dropping the charges,
and Dr. Haim said he was relieved and surprised that they had done so.
He said he had President Trump to thank for it, “100 percent.”

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Trump Wants to Impose 25 Tariffs on Colombia. Here's What Could Cost
More.
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While the U.S. economy is a vastly bigger market than Colombia’s, it
is also likely to feel some pain if the tariffs do get imposed. The
industries most likely to be affected are agriculture and suppliers of
the raw materials that are the building blocks of industry. U.S.
makers of petroleum products, for instance, did about $2.5 billion in
business with Colombia in 2023. The next most valuable annual exports
to the country were corn ($1.2 billion) and chemicals ($1 billion).

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Some Liberal Christians Find Comfort in Bishop Mariann Budde's Plea to
Trump
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Sara Ivey, 71, another parishioner at Church of the Transfiguration,
said the sermon reminded her of Psalm 103, which describes God as
“merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast
love.” The sermon, which she watched live on television, made her
“very proud to be an Episcopalian,” she said.

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Vance Offers Fierce Endorsement of Trump's First Week
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When pressed about how aggressively deportation campaigns should
unfold, Mr. Vance showed little appetite for restrictions, appearing
to support Mr. Trump’s decision to end a longstanding policy that
prevented immigration agents from entering schools and churches to
arrest people.

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Republican Senators Call on Trump to Rethink Revoked Security Details
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Mr. Bolton, Mr. Pompeo and Mr. Hook were involved in an aggressive
posture against Iran that included the drone strike that killed the
powerful military commander Qassim Suleimani in 2020. Iran has sought
to retaliate against Mr. Trump as well as those officials ever since,
according to the intelligence community.

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Lindsey Graham Says Trump Was Wrong to Pardon Violent Jan. 6 Rioters
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Mr. Schiff also denounced the blanket pardons Mr. Biden granted to
members of his family, saying they suggested to the Trump family that
they had free license to “engage in any kind of malfeasance,
criminality” and then “expect a pardon on the way out the door.”

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Trump Administration Begins Immigration Arrests in Chicago
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Mr. Bove, who was part of Mr. Trump’s defense team in his Manhattan
criminal case, is now overseeing much of the department’s day-to-day
activity while the Senate works toward a confirmation vote on Pam
Bondi, Mr. Trump’s nominee for attorney general. A vote on her
nomination is expected this week.

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Hiring Freeze Creates Confusion and Concern at F.B.I.
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Already on edge, current F.B.I. employees wonder whether the directive
signals the administration’s intent to gut parts of the country’s
premier law enforcement agency, even as Mr. Trump has pushed to
rapidly overhaul the federal bureaucracy.

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