Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Peter Dazeley) Frontier Communications is raising its sneaky “Internet Infrastructure Surcharge” from $4 to $7 later this month, widening the
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Kombucha tea is trendy, but it has also inspired new “living materials”
Enlarge / Brewing kombucha tea. Note the trademark gel-like layer of SCOBY (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast). (credit: Olga Pankova/Getty Images) Kombucha tea is
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Open source video player VLC will get a new UI this year with 4.0 launch
Enlarge / An orange traffic cone has long been the logo and symbol for VLC media player. News website Protocol ran an extensive piece on
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Facebook has been helping law enforcement identify Capitol rioters
Enlarge / Supporters of former President Donald Trump, including Jake Angeli, a QAnon supporter known for his painted face and horned hat, enter the US
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Adding arthritis drug to current COVID treatment cuts deaths even more
Enlarge / A medical staff member adjusts a ventilator on a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at the United Memorial Medical Center
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New Xiaomi smartphone has an extra screen in… uh, the camera bump?
The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra. Uh, it’s got a screen in the camera bump? [credit: Tech Buff ] Xiaomi is gearing up to launch the
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