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Florida man rigs drone to save drowning teen

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Drones can be a divisive subject, but they do have their uses (beyond causing mass panic). Professional unpiloted aerial vehicles (UAVs) are already instrumental in conservation efforts and engineering projects, but even personal use drones do more than recording cool aerial shots of your vacation. In the case of a recent emergency in Florida, one man's drone helped save a teenager's life. Earlier this month, amateur shark fisherman Andrew Smith was convinced by a friend to come with them to Pensacola Beach after getting off from work.


Got a million-dollar idea? This AI-powered business software helps you build it and now it's 73% off

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Do you have a million-dollar business idea? Sellful is ready to help you bring it to market. This AI-powered white-label website builder and software is an all-in-one tool to get your business up and running, and right now it's just 349.97 (reg. Whether you want to start a side hustle or quit your job and pour everything into your new venture, Sellful will be your first hire. This AI-powered platform can be an employee who wears multiple hats, acting as a web developer, marketer, and HR consultant.


Boost your workflow for life with this 60 AI assistant

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How often do you wish you had an assistant at work? Let Swatle be your AI-powered partner, helping you tackle your projects efficiently. And luckily, a premium lifetime subscription can be yours now for just 59.99 (reg. Think of Swatle as your right-hand tool, serving as an AI-powered productivity partner ready to help you manage projects, automate repetitive tasks, and even organize your whole team's workflow. Thanks to Swatle's artificial intelligence, it even adapts to your individual needs as you go.


Dogs can fulfill our need to nurture

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Just as birth rates decline in many wealthy and developed nations, dog parenting is remaining steady and even gaining in popularity. Up to half of households in Europe and 66 percent of homes in the United States have at least one dog and these pets are often regarded as a family member or "fur baby." To dig into what this shift says about our society, researchers from Eรถtvรถs Lorรกnd University in Budapest, Hungary conducted a literature review to analyze the data. They propose that while dogs do not replace children, they can offer a chance to fulfill an innate nurturing drive similar to parenting, but with fewer demands than raising biological children.


143,000 people teamed up to tie the world's top chess player

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Magnus Carlsen is an undisputed titan in the world of chess. In 2011 at the age of 19, the Swedish grandmaster became the youngest person to ever top the International Chess Federation (FIDE) world rankings--a position he's occupied ever since. Carlsen holds the record for the highest official rating level in history, and currently trails only Gary Kasparov for the longest time spent as the sport's highest ranking player. So what would it take for the everyday chess enthusiast to give him a run for his money?


Plants can hear tiny wing flaps of pollinators

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Our planet runs on pollinators. Without bees, moths, weevils, and more zooming around and spreading plants' reproductive cells, plants and important crops would not grow. Without plants we would not breathe or eat. When these crucial pollinating species visit flowers and other plants, they produce a number of characteristic sounds, such as wing flapping when hovering, landing, and taking off.


College students demolish world record for fastest Rubik's cube robot

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Mitsubishi's bragging rights for designing the world's fastest Rubik's cube-solving robot have officially been stolen by a team of undergrads in Indiana. Earlier this month, Purdue University announced four collaborators in its Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) successfully designed and built a bot that not only set the new Guinness World Record--it absolutely demolished the multinational company's previous time. Meet Purdubik's Cube: a machine capable of completing a randomly shuffled Rubik's cube in just 0.103 seconds. At 1-2 times faster than the blink of a human eye, the feat is difficult to see, much less comprehend.


31 million tons of seaweed ready to stink up Florida's beaches

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. A smelly, sometimes toxic "killer belt of seaweed" might put a damper on Floridians' Memorial Day weekend plans. Sargassum is back just in time for the unofficial start of summer and this year's influx of the brown algae would be record breaking at 31 million tons. Sargassum is a genus of large brown seaweed. As a seaweed, it is also a type of algae.


Your eyes can reveal the accuracy of your memories

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. We like to think our brains are reliable recorders--but reality says otherwise. From misremembered childhood moments to mistakenly "recalling" that you took your pills when you didn't, false memories are surprisingly common. And in high-stakes situations like courtroom testimony, these errors can have devastating consequences. Wouldn't it be amazing if there were an objective way to measure just how accurate someone's memory really is? New research suggests we might be able to do just that--by watching the eyes.


You deserve a better partner than Microsoft 365--dump it for Microsoft Office 2024

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Microsoft 365 is kind of like that ex you simply can't get away from. It's because you keep going back to it every month, paying a pesky recurring fee for access, all while complaining on and on about how annoying it is. It's time to break up with Microsoft 365 and level up with Microsoft Office instead, especially since the 2024 edition is finally on the shelves. It's compatible with both Mac and PC, comes with AI tools designed for personal and professional use, and is yours for life once you pay the one-time fee of 159.97 (down from 249.99). You'll finally be freed from your ex (your old Microsoft 365 subscription) once you invest in this Microsoft Office lifetime license--and the savings will seriously add up after about 18 months.