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Microplastics may be changing the colour of the Pacific Ocean

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP), located roughly midway between Hawaii and California, covers around 1.6 million square kilometres and is thought to contain nearly 80,000 tonnes of plastic debris, carried there by…

Old school is new school as Sony brings back its classic MDR-3R headphones

The MDR-3R reimagines the classic MDR-3, headphones that launched with the first Walkman back in 1979. They’re back with a USB-C connector, a built-in microphone, and a sound that “closely” matches that of the original…

Instagram's Edits is now on desktop as a Mac app

Instagram's video editing app Edits now has its own Mac version . According to Meta, the desktop experience will allow creators to tackle more "ambitious projects" that aren't necessarily suited for the mobile version.…

Statehouse wins give Democrats new power to push clean energy

Before Tuesday’s election, Republicans held more governorships and state legislative seats than Democrats, along with an advantage in state trifectas—unified control of the governor’s office and both chambers of the…

How often should you be working at the office? Here’s what the research suggests

But plenty of employees have now developed a taste for working from home. And in response, some of their employers have started to tighten the rules on hybrid work . Barclays Bank is one of latest big companies to do so…

Bluesky hit peak usage for the year on election night

“We’re seeing a wave of new people joining and old friends coming back,” Bluesky CEO Toni Schneider posted. According to Schneider, posts and likes doubled during the U.S. midterm elections on Tuesday. COO Rose Wang told…

How Europe can compete with the US and China on AI

There is another race, where what matters is not how much companies spend or how powerful their models are, but what they get back from using them. In this race, developing the most powerful model doesn’t make you a…

Google Store’s Black Friday Pixel 11 deals: Which are the best picks?

The promotion runs under the line “Find exclusive deals for Black Friday on the Google Store. Save up to £280 on Pixel 11 Series and more” and covers all four phones in the latest Pixel range. All four handsets share…

Zipline hits $21.5B valuation as Walmart expands bet on drone delivery

Zipline and Walmart reached a new multi-year agreement to add 300 drone delivery sites across the United States. The two companies have had a drone delivery agreement since 2021, but this deal is a significant jump from…

Area Man Feels Joy Online for First Time in Years

“You guys remember ... how fucking hopeless we felt?” Onion CEO Ben Collins asked an audience at the WIRED World Fair Wednesday in Miami. At the time, he asked his partner, researcher and journalist Kat Abughazaleh , if…