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We have 4 fundamental forces of nature. 'Quantum gravity' could help lead us to a mysterious 5th

June 16, 2026
For decades, scientists have searched for a fifth fundamental force of nature that can explain mysterious aspects of the universe such as dark energy and dark matter. These are pieces of our cosmos that simply can’t be accounted for by the four fundamental forces we know of: gravity and electromagnetism as well as the strong and weak nuclear forces. In addition, while the hunt for this force…
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AI & RoboticsNews

The AI layoff wave is becoming a powder keg

June 16, 2026
The trend appears to be accelerating. Tech layoffs hit their highest single month in two years last month, with nearly 40,000 cuts, and AI was the most-cited reason for layoffs across every industry for the third month running, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. There’s growing skepticism that AI is really the culprit, though – that it’s more of a convenient cover…
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Diane Keaton's photobooth strips match Abraham Lincoln's assassination hat at auction: here's what that tells us about the actress's photographic eye

June 16, 2026
When Diane Keaton died last October, I wrote about the immense photographic legacy that ran alongside her acting career. Her nine books, her rescued archives, her decades of work with a Rolleiflex that most people never knew about. Now, with the results in from Bonhams’ four-part auction of her estate, it’s clear that collectors understood something critics are still catching up to. The sale…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

What is a 125cc electric motorcycle and why are they so important right now?

June 16, 2026
When many riders hear about a new electric motorcycle, they tend to compare it to the flagship machines that dominate the headlines. Bikes like those from Zero or LiveWire have shown that electric motorcycles can be fast, powerful, and technologically impressive. They’ve also shown that they can be expensive. But a much more interesting battle may be happening lower down the power scale. Recent…
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