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A Buddhist temple in Seoul introduced South Korea’s first humanoid robot monk., NewsFeed A Buddhist temple in Seoul introduced South Korea’s first humanoid robot monk ahead of celebrations for Buddha’s birthday. The robot, named Gabi, bowed, prayed and pledged to devote itself to Buddhism during an ordination ceremony at JogyeContinue Reading

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Lorne Michaels Lorne Warburton caught the hantavirus three years ago and says he was lucky to be alive. Lorne Warburton had never heard of the hantavirus until three years ago when he was taken to hospital and put on life support, describing the sickness as “torture” and “hell on earth”.Continue Reading

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commentary The president’s grand plans for the nation’s capital aren’t just personal monuments. They are rooted in erasure Published May 7, 2026 9:45AM (EDT) President Traitor 47 holds a model of his proposed triumphal arch (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) When I was an undergraduate student at The George Washington University inContinue Reading

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This page hosts daily news stories about the media, social media, and the journalism industry. Get the latest Hirings and Firings, Media Transactions, Controversies, Censorship Issues, and more. Wikipedia Founder Denounces Social Media Ban in Australia Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales criticized Australia’s social media ban as an “unmitigated disaster,” warningContinue Reading

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Fuel costs, inflation and debt pressures are testing Asian economies., Fuel costs, inflation and debt pressures are testing Asian economies. Working from home. Fuel queues. Blackouts. This is the fallout from the war on Iran across Asia. Governments are scrambling to shield their economies from the worst of the energyContinue Reading

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A routine experiment with a new single-cell DNA sequencing method turned into a surprising scientific twist when researchers stumbled upon a bizarre genetic code in a microscopic pond organism. Instead of following the near-universal “rules” of life, this newly identified protist rewrites how genes signal their end. This unexpected discoveryContinue Reading