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What does a signature song actually mean when you’re the biggest band in the world? A case study of ABBA’s 1976 ‘Dancing Queen’
The provided article text consists only of the publication’s navigation menu and site branding (Music, Film, Travel, Art, News, Shop, Mailing List) repeated twice, with no actual article content beneath the headline. Based on the title alone, the piece from Far Out Magazine appears to be a case study examining what it means for a…
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Apple’s Private Relay feature could reveal your IP address to websites and services
Security researchers have found that Apple’s Private Relay, a feature meant to hide users’ IP addresses while browsing in Safari, can fail to do so because of a flaw in WebKit, Apple’s browser engine. The issue arises specifically with passkeys, an increasingly popular passwordless login method, because authentication requests made via passkeys occur outside the…
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Cashing in on SpaceX: ‘Every chance I get, I’ll sell a little more’
Andre Lavoie, an early SpaceX engineer who joined in 2009, says he plans to gradually sell his stake in the company after 17 years of accumulating stock now worth around $23m. His comments highlight a wider pattern following SpaceX’s Nasdaq listing in June, the largest IPO in history, which valued the company at more than…
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‘They slammed their M16s against his skull’: inside the film about Amy Goodman’s fearless reporting
A new documentary, Steal This Story, Please!, profiles veteran journalist Amy Goodman, founder of the independent broadcast Democracy Now!, exploring her decades of frontline reporting on wars, disasters and protests without corporate sponsorship. Directed by Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, the film follows Goodman’s tenacious pursuit of accountability, including doorstepping Trump’s climate adviser at a…
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OpenAI’s Browser Could Be Hijacked to Spam Your WhatsApp Contacts
Security researchers at Zenity have shown that OpenAI’s Atlas web browser can be manipulated into sending unsolicited messages to a user’s WhatsApp contacts or making unauthorised purchases on Amazon, despite having stronger safeguards than rival AI browsers. The findings, presented at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas, form part of a wider set…
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‘High-strength’ Omega-3 sold on high street often no stronger than cheaper alternative, study
A study has found that “high-strength” Omega-3 supplements sold on the British high street are often no more potent than cheaper alternatives, despite carrying premium pricing and marketing claims. The findings raise questions about value for money for the many consumers who buy fish oil supplements believing that paying more for products labelled “high strength”…
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Welp, Nobody Saw SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Crash Into the Moon
The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket struck the Moon on Wednesday, in an event astronomers had prepared for but ultimately failed to capture on camera. Despite advance knowledge of the timing, no observatory managed to record a direct image or video of the impact flash, though scientists gathered indirect evidence confirming it…
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TSA union blasts checkpoint privatisation as Congress eyes healthcare price transparency
US politics sees TSA workers warn against airport security privatisation while Congress weighs healthcare price rules; plus a Mexican influencer’s on-air killing, gene-edited allergy-free puppies, cougars cutting deer collisions, De Zerbi’s Spurs ambitions, and Star Wars breaking from the Skywalkers.
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Democrats accuse Wright of lying to Congress
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Democrats accuse Wright of lying to Congress Two House Democrats have formally referred Energy Secretary Chris Wright to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for potential prosecution, accusing him of lying to Congress about whether green grants were canceled for partisan reasons. Greg Nash In…
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Marmots facing money troubles turn to OnlyFans
A Colorado-based biologist has launched an OnlyFans account featuring footage of marmots to raise money for a long-running scientific field study after federal funding cuts threatened its future. Dr Daniel Blumstein, who leads the study at the UCLA-affiliated Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, said he began posting “uncensored marmot content” in “an act of desperation” once…