Artificial Intelligence
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Alarming PTO sleep trend: 57% use days to rest, logging 364 hours
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PTO sleep is surging: 57% used time off to bed rot, averaging 364 hours yearly, while 62% leave PTO unused, a $312B loss as Americans get 12 days.
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Physics careers: 13% grad dip, AI hiring surges to 1 in 5 PhDs
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Physics careers shift fast: 13% grad intake dip in 2025, while 1 in 5 PhDs work in AI and 1 in 4 bachelors use AI tools.
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VR Headsets Plunge 12% in 2024 as Meta Grabs 84% Q4 Share
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VR headsets slid 12% in 2024 as sales hit 6.9M units and Meta’s share reached 84% in Q4; analysts warn demand stays weak into 2025. Content gaps linger.
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AI power to hit 17 GW—an alarming load equal to NYC + San Diego
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AI power demand could reach 17 GW—roughly NYC plus San Diego—driven by OpenAI’s Stargate. Experts warn computing may hit 10–12% of global electricity by 2030.
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Yunxian skull (940k–1.1m yrs) powerfully upends human timeline by 400k
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Yunxian skull dated 940,000–1.1 million years suggests the Homo sapiens–Denisovan split happened >1.0 Ma, potentially pushing our lineage back ~400,000 years.
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Thiel Antichrist warning: 2025 talks say AI rules hasten ‘one-world’
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Thiel Antichrist claims surged in June 2025 lectures and a June 26 podcast, warning AI regulation could hasten a ‘one‑world’ regime citing 1 Thessalonians 5:3.
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Crypto market slides: Bitcoin $111.7K, ETH -4.3% on inflation fears
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Crypto market softens: Bitcoin $111,722 (-0.8%, weekly -4.6%) and Ethereum -4.3%. SEC/CFTC host Sept. 29 harmonization roundtable; new SEC markets deputy arrives.
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Jimmy Kimmel ratings soar: 6.26M viewers, decade-best return
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Jimmy Kimmel returns to 6.26M viewers, a decade-best, with a 0.87 adults 18-49 rating despite 23% preemptions and 26M+ monologue views across platforms.
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High-Markup Hospitals: 17x Prices, Alarming 45% Higher Complications
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High-markup hospitals charge up to 17x costs and post 45% higher complications, 33% higher readmissions. About 10% are mostly for-profit in big metros.
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Kimmel return surges to 6.3M viewers despite 23% preemptions
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Kimmel return tops decade: 6.26M broadcast viewers, 0.87 adults 18–49, despite 23% preemptions and 26M+ social views, signaling a late-night ratings surge.
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Lilly Texas: Ambitious $6.5B plant to add 615 jobs, 4,000 build
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Lilly Texas: Eli Lilly will invest $6.5B in a Houston API plant, creating 615 jobs and 4,000 construction roles, with operations in five years.
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Solar keyboard breakthrough: Logitech K980 lasts 4 months dark, $99.99
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Solar keyboard K980 runs on any light, lasts 4 months in darkness, and targets a 10-year battery at $99.99, needing 200 lux to maintain charge.
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SAP AI warning: $320B CFO flags 1–2% 2025 cuts, risks ‘catastrophe’
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SAP AI drives SAP’s $320B shift: CFO Dominik Asam plans 2025 measures hitting 1–2% of 110,000 staff and scaling AI across thousands of developers.
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Striking ‘young genome’ in 117-year-old; clock reads 23 years younger
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Young genome found in a 117-year-old: epigenetic age ~23 years younger, infant-like microbiome and low inflammation, Cell Reports Medicine study.
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Jimmy Kimmel’s 16-minute return surges to 11M views after 1-week ban
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Jimmy Kimmel returns after a one-week suspension with a 16-minute monologue that drew 11M YouTube views, citing 23 years and nearly 4,000 shows.