September, 2024

• 14 September

  Three Medical Practices That Older Patients Should Question

  Some treatments and procedures become routine despite lacking strong evidence to show that they’re beneficial. Recent studies have called a few into question. Source link

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• 14 September

  Buried for Years in an Archive, a Novel by a Master of Horror Is Out

  “Pay the Piper,” a manuscript by George A. Romero, the director of classics like “Night of the Living Dead,” was incomplete. Daniel Kraus, who studied Romero’s oeuvre, gave it a fitting finish. Source link

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• 14 September

  2 Cheap Tech Stocks to Buy Right Now

  

  You can define a “cheap stock” in many ways, but there’s nothing quite as classic as a growth stock changing hands at a low valuation ratio. With that in mind, I highly recommend taking a closer look at freelance services platform Fiverr (NYSE: FVRR) and memory-chip giant Micron Technology (NASDAQ: …

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• 14 September

  Sweeping Iraq Raid Killed 4 ISIS Leaders

  The U.S. military said those killed in a joint assault by U.S. and Iraqi forces last month included the group’s top commander in Iraq and its leading bomb maker. Source link

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• 14 September

  Amazon’s Audiobook Narrators Can Now Make Their Own AI Voice Clones

  

  Synthetic voices have been proliferating for years, and the generative AI boom of the new ’20s has sped that process right along. AI voices are everywhere—in podcasts, in political campaigns, and in chatbots where they maybe-not-so-subtly replicate celebrity voices. Soon, they’ll be all up in your audiobooks too. Audible, the …

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• 14 September

  The iPhone 16 Will Have 30% More Gaming Power, Apple Says

  

  The new iPhone 16 will power better video gaming experiences, Apple says, with 30% higher sustained performance than last year’s model and access to more AAA titles. AAA videogames are major releases from top publishers, which often have big budgets and incorporate the latest graphics technology. During its Monday “Glowtime” …

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• 14 September

  Hannah Berner Finds Her Latest Act in Standup Comedy

  The former tennis player and fired “Summer House” cast member has found her footing in comedy, with a hit Netflix special and a podcast tour. Source link

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• 14 September

  ‘Serious energy deflation’ is coming whether Trump or Harris wins, says analyst

  

  In their bids to win the 2024 election, former President Donald Trump has promised to “drill, baby, drill” to lower energy prices, while Vice President Kamala Harris has assured she won’t ban fracking. Those promises may not matter much in the near term. Energy prices are poised to drop, regardless …

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• 14 September

  Secret Tapes Reveal Nixon’s Views on Marijuana

  

  Two years after launching the war on drugs, President Richard Nixon made a startling admission during a meeting in the Oval Office. He said that marijuana was “not particularly dangerous.” The remarks, captured by the former president’s secret recording system, bolster the notion that the criminalization of marijuana was driven …

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• 14 September

  Tribit Stormbox 2: Great Sound, Better Price

  

  Tribit’s latest Stormbox Bluetooth speaker is so good for the money, you should probably just buy it. The sound is clear and peppy. The design is hearty and water-resistant, and the big buttons on its front face, heavily “influenced” by Ultimate Ears speakers, offer simple control. Even the battery life …

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