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Landmark trial begins over claims Meta and YouTube intentionally addicted kids

The world's largest social media companies have been accused of creating "addiction machines" as a landmark trial began in California examining the mental health effects of Instagram and YouTube.
In his opening argument before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl and a jury, Mark Lanier argued that his client, plaintiff "K.G.M.," suffered from mental health issues as a result of her social media addiction.
"These companies built machines designed to addict the brains of children, and they did it on

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) hasn't proven to be much of a safe-haven **** et this year. It's down around 20% since the start of 2026, as investors have been turning to gold and silver as ways to hedge their risk. The cryptocurrency has recently hit a new 52-week low of just over $60,000.
Back in April of last year, when the market was concerned about reciprocal tariffs weighing on the economy, Bitcoin reached lows of around $75,000, and ended up roaring back. Is the world's top cryptocurrency a no-brainer buy while it remains below that threshold?
Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our

Luigi Mangione will not face death penalty after US judge dismisses murder charge

By Jack Queen and Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty after a U.S. judge on Friday dismissed murder and weapons charges against the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, in a major blow to federal prosecutors.
U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett in Manhattan said she felt constrained by Supreme Court precedents to dismiss the murder charge, calling it legally incompatible with the two ‌federal stalking charges Mangione still faces.
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Russia offers cash bonuses, frees prisoners and lures foreigners to replenish its troops in Ukraine

For average wage earners in Russia, it's a big payday. For criminals seeking to escape the harsh conditions and abuse in prison, it's a chance at freedom. For immigrants hoping for a better life, it's a simplified path to citizenship.
All they have to do is sign a contract to fight in Ukraine.
As Russia seeks to replenish its forces in nearly four years of war — and avoid an unpopular nationwide mobilization — it's pulling out all the stops to find new troops to send into the battlefield.

Bitcoin’s network hashrate fell to its lowest level in seven months over the weekend as a powerful winter storm swept across the United States, forcing miners to scale back operations amid surging energy demand and widespread power disruptions.
Key Takeaways:
A US winter storm pushed Bitcoin’s hashrate to a seven-month low as miners curtailed operations to ease grid strain.
Network power fell over 40% before partially recovering.
Miners scaled back operations to help stabilize electricity grids.

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Takeaways from AP's report on how Bangladeshi workers were tricked into fighting in the Ukraine war

LAKSHMIPUR, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladeshi workers were lured to Russia under the false promise of civilian work and then forced to fight in the Ukraine war, an ******* ociated Press investigation has found.
In interviews with three men who escaped Russia, and the families of three others who are missing, the AP documented a pattern of deception by labor recruiters who enticed workers with promises of lucrative job opportunities, only for them to unknowingly sign contracts for military servic

Several Psychiatric Disorders Share The Same Root Cause, Study Suggests

Researchers have discovered that eight different psychiatric conditions share a common genetic basis.
A study published in early 2025 pinpointed specific variants among those shared genes, showing how they behave during brain development.
The US team found many of these variants remain active for extended periods, potentially influencing multiple developmental stages – and offering new targets for treatments that could address several disorders at once.
Related: Study Traces Autism's Origin to The Rise of Human Intel

As the human race looks toward a future of **** e exploration and perhaps even colonization, one new discovery sheds light on a potential challenge. Traveling and being in **** e changes the shape of an astronaut's brain. This revelation may guide future studies around just how much changes, and how concerned we should be.
While earlier studies already found out that **** e makes astronaut's brains move around in their skulls, this one uncovered that brain regions themselves were directly impacted by the overall change in shape. After enough time in **** e, the brain will move up and back. Th

The faster you go on a bike or in a car, the more things appear to visually stream past. Your brain synthesizes this “optic flow” to estimate your speed relative to a cognitive map of your surroundings. Bats face an ******* ogous navigation task as they fly through their environments, except they rely on acoustic inputs as they echolocate in the dark. How they synthesize the myriad individual echoes into a coherent perception of speed relative to surroundings has been a mystery.
A study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B reported evidence that echolocating bats are using acoustic

Bitcoin’s network hit an unusual speed **** p over the weekend, not because of code, markets or a Fed policy change, but because the physical world intervened.
A sprawling winter storm strained regional power grids and knocked out electricity for hundreds of thousands of households.
The disruption briefly spilled into crypto infrastructure, as some US-based Bitcoin miners cut power use and the network’s block production slowed, without sparking market panic.
Related: U.S. Government Targets Russia’s Crypto Mining Industry for Sanctions Amid Ukraine War
Winter Storm Fern swept across a wide

Getting on in years has arguably always been a puzzle. There's the 82-year-old part-time farmer down the road who remains light on his feet and a repository of repartee while his 60-something accountant neighbour gets short of breath walking from car to office.
According to a team of scientists at Vanderbilt University, such "super agers" could have an innate advantage over the prematurely old, at least when it comes to cognition.
According to the university, those in their 80s with brain function "comparable to people 20 or 30 years younger" are much less likely to carry the dreaded APOE-ε4

A severe Arctic blast sweeping across the United States has forced Bitcoin miners to take more than 110 exahashes per second of computing power offline, temporarily slowing block production to 12 minutes as operators curtail operations to ease strain on regional power grids, according to The Miner Mag.
The widespread shutdowns mark one of the largest coordinated mining curtailments since the 2021 Texas grid crisis, with FoundryUSA’s hashrate dropping nearly 60% since Friday.
Real-time data from Mining Pool Stats shows FoundryUSA’s hashrate fell from approximately 340 EH/s to roughly 242 EH/s

Several US-based Bitcoin (BTC) mining pools have curtailed operations in response to extreme winter weather that strained electricity grids across the country.
The reductions came as an Arctic cold snap brought subfreezing temperatures across large parts of the United States.
According to TheMinerMag, 2 major Bitcoin mining pools serving North America collectively cut over 110 exahashes per second (EH/s) of hashrate in late January 2026.
Foundry USA, the world’s largest Bitcoin mining pool, saw a sharp drop in hashrate. It fell from nearly 340 EH/s to around 242 EH/s late last week.
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Forecasters warn of 'dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts' for days

A massive winter storm dumped sleet, freezing rain and snow across much of the U.S. on Sunday, bringing subzero temperatures and halting air and road traffic. Tree branches and power lines snapped under the weight of ice, and hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the Southeast were left without electricity.
The ice and snowfall were expected to continue into Monday followed by very low temperatures which could cause “dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts” for days, the National Weather Service said.

Scientists are debating the finer details of microplastics in the human body, according to The Washington Post.
It's often said that microplastics are everywhere, including in the environment and in living things, and an ever-growing body of research increasingly attests to their ubiquity as a contaminant.
On Jan. 13, the Guardian published an article about one researcher's objections to the structure of one study on microplastics and the human brain.
Dr. Dušan Materić is considered an expert in the field. In its article, the Guardian cited a February 2025 LinkedIn post in which he describe

Starfish Control Hundreds of Feet Without a Brain. Here's How.

Starfish (aka sea stars) are master climbers. These many-armed invertebrates traverse vertical, horizontal, and even upside-down surfaces: it seems no substrate is too rocky, slimy, sandy, or glassy. And they do so without a centralized nervous system, let alone a brain.
A new paper written by an international team of biologists and engineers reveals that starfish locomotion is nonetheless rather clever, with built-in features that allow starfish to drastically adapt their motion depending on the challenge at hand (or, rather,

At what point do "you" end and the outside world begins?
It might feel like a weird question with an obvious answer, but your brain has to work surprisingly hard to judge that boundary. Now, scientists have linked a specific set of brain waves in a certain part of the brain to a sense of body ownership.
In a series of new experiments, researchers from Sweden and France put 106 participants through what's called the rubber hand illusion, monitoring and stimulating their brain activity to see what effect it had.
Related: Octopuses Fall For The Classic Fake Arm Trick – Just Like We Do
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Straphangers on the two major IRT trunk lines — the Seventh Ave. Nos. 2 and 3 subway trains and the Lexington Ave. Nos. 4 and 5 — should expect a quicker ride come May, transit officials told the Daily News.
That’s when a series of scheduling tweaks — part of an ongoing data-crunching effort by the department of subways — will kick in, meant to reduce delays at switches and junctions between the two lines.
“We continue to use data and ***** ytics to understand how the system is running and look for sources of delays,” said Bill Amarosa, vice president of subways for New York City Transit. “P

Ukraine's grid operator says energy situation has 'significantly' worsened

KYIV, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Ukraine's energy situation "significantly" worsened on Friday after recent Russian air attacks, triggering emergency power outages in most regions, Kyiv's grid operator said.
The grim ***** sment followed a remark by Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal on Thursday that Ukraine's energy system had endured its most difficult day ‌since a widespread blackout in November 2022, when Russia began bombing the power grid.
In new comments on Friday, Shmyhal said the situation with ‌the grid remained diffi

Minnesota holds economic strike to protest ICE presence

Hundreds of businesses in Minnesota closed on Friday and thousands of protesters turned out in severely cold weather to demonstrate against the ongoing immigration crackdown in the state.
The widespread rallies come after organisers encouraged residents to skip work or school and refrain from shopping in a show of opposition to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The ICE operation ordered by the Trump administration in Minnesota has been going on for more than six weeks.
The administration has characterised it as a public

A severe winter storm sweeping across the central and eastern U.S. in late January 2026 is threatening states from Texas to New England with crippling freezing rain, sleet and snow. Several governors issued states of emergency as forecasters warned of hazardous travel conditions, dangerous wind chills and power outages amid bitter cold expected to linger for days.
The sudden blast may come as a shock to many Americans after a mostly mild start to winter, but that warmth may be partly contributing to the ferocity of this storm.
As atmospheric and climate scientists, we conduct research that a

In preparation for winter, the common shrew (Sorex araneus) shrinks its brain by 30 percent to conserve precious energy. Then, come spring, the shrew miraculously 'regrows' its shrivelled brain, neurons fully intact.
Scientists have now traced the evolutionary origins of this rare adaptation and the genes that likely enable it. While fascinating in its own right, this information may also spark new approaches to understanding and treating human brain degeneration.
Related: The Stem Cell Secrets of This Tiny Worm Could Help Unlock Human Regeneration
The unusual adaptation is known as Dehnel'

Rain made this beach a shark magnet. Scientists say it could happen again.

It's "extraordinary", says shark researcher Chris Pepin-Neff: four shark bites within 48 hours, and three of them within a 15km (9-mile) stretch of Australia's east coast.
On 18 January, a 12-year-old boy was taken to hospital with critical injuries and later died after being attacked while swimming in Sydney Harbour. The next day, an 11-year-old's surfboard was bitten at Dee Why beach, hours before a man was attacked at nearby Manly and taken to hospital in critical condition.
Then, on 20 January, a fourth surfer

Detailed measurements collected in metropolitan Tel Aviv, Israel, have revealed how the ebb and flow of traffic throughout the week affects the electric field generated by Earth's atmosphere.
Led by researchers from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel, the study used an electric field mill deployed in the city of Holon in 2024, matching its results with air quality data over a period of seven months. Only measurements from fair weather days were included to filter out interference from rain and storms.
A number of specific pollutants were tracked, including gases and particles from

Trump says progress made in Ukraine talks but 'thorny issues' remain

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky said progress had been made to end the Ukraine war during Florida talks but the US leader added "one or two very thorny issues" remained.
While both the US and Ukrainian presidents described the talks as "great", Trump reiterated that a key sticking point was the question of territory. Russia has previously demanded that Ukraine hand over more land.
Addressing reporters at Mar-a-Lago, Zelensky said they had come to an agreement on "90%" of a 20-point peace plan, while Trump said a secu

At least 13 people dead and nearly 100 injured after train derails in Mexico

At least 13 people died and almost 100 were injured after a train derailed in Mexico's south-western Oaxaca region, the Mexican navy said.
The train, which was travelling between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean, was carrying 241 passengers and nine crew members.
A total of 98 were injured, of whom 36 were being treated in hospital, the navy said.
The train derailed as it rounded a bend near the town of Nizanda, officials said. Mexico's Attorney General confirmed an investigation was under way.
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The New Year's Eve ball: When it began, who built it and the 2 years it didn't drop

For millions of people, the year 2026 will begin once a crystal-covered ball, 12.5 feet in diameter, makes its descent in New York City's Times Square.
New York Times owner Adolph Ochs organized the first New York City ball drop, which occurred on December 31, 1907.
The original ball was made by Jacob Starr, a Ukrainian immigrant metalworker.
The event has taken place every year since, except in 1942 and 1943, when revelers welcomed the New Year with a minute of silence.
During the COVID pandemic in 2020

New winter storm heads for the Midwest and Northeast with 40 million people on alert

More than 40 million people are on alert as the next winter storm is forecast to bring snow, strong winds and rain from the Dakotas through the Great Lakes and into northern New England over the coming days.
As of Sunday morning, Blizzard Warnings were in effect from Grand Forks and Fargo in North Dakota down to Rochester, Minnesota, and Mason City, Iowa, for snowfall between 3 and 8 inches and winds gusting as high as 45 mph, creating whiteout conditions and near-zero visibility through Monday morning.
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Northeast to get hit by another major storm as Midwest could see possible tornadoes

Just after a strong winter storm blanketed areas of the Northeast in snow and disrupted post-Christmas travel on one of the busiest weekends of the year, another fast-moving system will bring a mixture of rain and snow blended with a blast of Arctic air that will usher in below-average temperatures along much of the East Coast to start off the New Year.
Both New York and New Jersey were declared to be in a State of Emergency by government officials and thousands of flights were delayed and canceled in the r

In early November, a massive storm hit farmers and residents in the Great Southern and Wheatbelt regions of Australia. Unfortunately, the damage to crops, roads, and buildings has been extensive.
According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, heavy rainfall and hail caused extensive flooding and damage across multiple towns. Farmers, in particular, faced partial or total crop loss, interrupting the grain harvest.
Some towns reported over 100 millimeters of rainfall during the "unbelievable" storm. Meanwhile, farmer Murray Hall was on the road at the time and wondered whether the large