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A large meteor is visible from much of Ohio and parts of neighboring states

March 18, 2026 Blogmaster

A large meteor crashed through the sound barrier above northern Ohio on Tuesday morning, producing a large fireball and what local residents described as an extremely loud “boom.” According to…

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After three months, Samsung is ending sales of the $2,899 Galaxy Z TriFold

March 18, 2026 Blogmaster

Samsung has been selling foldable phones for years, but they all fold in half. Recently, the company released the Galaxy Z TriFold, which has two hinges that allow it to…

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Gamers react with overwhelming disgust to DLSS 5’s generative AI glow-ups

March 18, 2026 Blogmaster

Since deep-learning super-sampling (DLSS) launched on 2018’s RTX 2080 cards, gamers have been generally bullish on the technology as a way to effectively use machine-learning upscaling techniques to increase resolutions…

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Researchers disclose vulnerabilities in IP KVMs from four manufacturers

March 18, 2026 Blogmaster

Researchers are warning about the risks posed by a low-cost device that can give insiders and hackers unusually broad powers in compromising networks. The devices, which typically sell for $30…

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Paul Atreides faces the cost of his holy war in Dune: Part 3 teaser

March 18, 2026 Blogmaster

Warner Bros. just dropped a broody and haunting extended teaser for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part 3, the highly anticipated third film in the director’s acclaimed franchise—the last in his planned…

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Trump’s plan to shut down weather and climate center triggers lawsuit

March 18, 2026 Blogmaster

On Monday, a consortium that oversees the US’s premier atmospheric research center announced it was suing the Trump administration over plans to shut it down. The National Center for Atmospheric…

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FDA links raw cheese to outbreak; Makers “100% disagree,” refuse recall

March 18, 2026 Blogmaster

The Food and Drug Administration has linked cheddar cheese made from raw (unpasteurized) milk to a multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli. But the cheese’s maker, Raw Farm, is…

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Arizona indicts prediction market Kalshi for running illegal gambling operation

March 18, 2026 Blogmaster

Arizona’s attorney general filed criminal charges against prediction market Kalshi, accusing it of operating a gambling business without a license and offering illegal wagers on elections. “Kalshi may brand itself…

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How World ID wants to put a unique human identity on every AI agent

March 18, 2026 Blogmaster

Over the last few months, tools like OpenClaw have shown what tech-savvy AI users can do by setting a virtual cadre of automated agents on a task. But that individual…

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Apple can delist apps “with or without cause,” judge says in loss for Musi app

March 18, 2026 Blogmaster

Musi, a free music streaming app that had tens of millions of iPhone downloads and garnered plenty of controversy over its method of acquiring music, has lost an attempt to…

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