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- Dolly Parton Fills Nearly Half Of An Entire Chart As Fans Show Their Support
Dolly Parton fills nine spaces on the U.K.'s 20-spot-long Official Country Compilations chart, with 'The Very Best Of' holding at No. 1 after more than 100 weeks in charge.
- USPS Whistleblower Warns New Rule Could Keep Voters From Getting Ballots—What To Know
“Potentially millions of American voters may not receive their mail-in ballot this election cycle in a timely manner, or at all,” the whistleblower warned.
- Why ‘Good Enough’ AI Falls Short In High-Stakes Professional Work
High-stakes professional work demands more than AI output. Four criteria can help professionals evaluate whether a system is traceable, secure and suitable for work under scrutiny.
- America's Gas Boom Has Two Buyers, One Pipeline
America's natural gas boom has two buyers—AI data centers at home and allies abroad—but they're not fighting over the same barrel. Here's what they're really racing for.
- US Army’s Polymer ‘SixPAC’ Advanced Ammo Crates To Replace M2 Ammo Box
The famed World War II ammunition box developed by the Greatest Generation has met its match with a new polymer system that reduces the load on the warfighter
Technology
- The Download: engineered microbes for crops, and OpenAI’s culture problem
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How engineered microbes could help feed the world’s crops Fertilizer is crucial for the global food supply, but making it uses a lot of energy and produces a lot of emissions.…
- Without new landers or rovers, it's helicopters or bust for NASA's Mars program
NASA's cost estimate for SR-1 Freedom is $2.1 billion, but that doesn't include the helicopters.
- Private group wants to launch "cheapest possible" mission to Alpha Centauri
"We could really be facing the great filter."
- How engineered microbes could help feed the world’s crops
Fertilizer is crucial for the global food supply, but making it uses a lot of energy and produces a lot of emissions. Some companies hope microbes can help. A growing body of research shows that seeding the soil around a crop’s roots with beneficial microbes can help feed the plant, providing crucial nitrogen to help…
- The Bentley Supersports: A stripped-out engineer's indulgence
It's the lightest Bentley in 85 years.
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