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I found this Android Auto feature so useful it made me switch from CarPlay

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Jul 15, 2026

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I plugged in my Android phone to the car the other day on a quick drive down the highway, wondering what Android Auto was like. When I saw Google News on the screen, I had to tap it. When I did, I found a much better audio news feature than I’ve ever used before.

AppleCare+ for Macs and iPads Just Got More Expensive

Jul 15, 2026

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Apple is increasing the price of some AppleCare+ subscription plans, reports Bloomberg. Monthly ‌AppleCare‌+ subscription plans for Macs and iPads are now $0.50 more expensive in the U.S., while annual plans are $5 more. The price increases apply to new subscriptions, so customers who already have an ‌AppleCare‌+ subscription for a device will keep their...

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Study finds societal affluence is linked to wider gender gaps in STEM graduation

Jul 15, 2026

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As countries become wealthier, the gender gap in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) graduation tends to grow larger. This finding was published in Sex Roles. Women are underrepresented in many STEM fields around the world, and one influential explanation for this pattern has been the Gender-Equality Paradox, which proposes that gender differences in STEM...

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Hidden wavelengths in white light can change how warm a room feels

Aug 27, 2026

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White light that looks identical to the human eye can still contain different mixes of red and blue wavelengths that change how warm or cool a room feels. In a Penn State experiment, blue-enriched white light allowed participants to tolerate air temperatures about 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit warmer. If larger studies...

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Fossil insect wings reveal a Jurassic world already buzzing with ultrasound communication

Aug 27, 2026

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Fossil wings from insects that lived about 165 million years ago have allowed scientists to reconstruct part of the Middle Jurassic soundscape. Most of the nine species studied likely produced pure-tone calls around 5 to 7 kilohertz, while Sigmaboilus peregrinus appears to have communicated above 20 kilohertz in ultrasound. The...

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Brain scans reveal what dogs see when they look at a human face

Aug 27, 2026

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Brain scans of awake pet dogs showed that human smiles produced a distinctive response involving the temporal cortex and caudate nucleus. Whole-brain patterns separated fearful faces from both angry and sad faces, suggesting dogs process some negative expressions differently rather than simply sorting faces into positive and negative. The experiments...

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