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The Melbourne sky was red with the flares of Federation Square, a heaving party of thousands in the dead of night on a Thursday that exploded in euphoria with the swing of Mathew Leckie’s left boot. In Sydney’s CBD, patrons Read more
Despite decades of research, Alzheimer’s disease remains a debilitating and eventually fatal dementia with no effective treatment options. More than 95 percent of Alzheimer’s disease cases have no known origin. Now, scientists from the Salk Institute have found that neurons Read more
Sales of new U.S. single-family homes unexpectedly jumped in October, shrugging off rising mortgage rates and house prices, which have drastically eroded affordability. New home sales rebounded 7.5% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 632,000 units last month, the Read more
A vulnerability affecting Sirius XM’s connected vehicle services could’ve let hackers remotely start, unlock, locate, flash the lights, and honk the horn on cars. Sam Curry, a security engineer at Yuga Labs, worked with a group of security researchers to Read more
An peculiar-looking object that washed up on a Cornish shore and mystified beach goers has been identified as likely being an 100-year-old bale of rubber sheets. The square package-like object was discovered at Castle Beach in Falmouth, by a member Read more
What a manic and heartbreaking evening for Mexico, who finally came alive at a vibrant Lusail Stadium and narrowly failed to pull off a Houdini escapology act into the last 16. Entering added time their higher yellow card count of Read more
Research on understanding the effect of extra chromosomes for conditions like Down syndrome typically involves examining what genes play a role in the symptoms of these conditions. However, researchers from Germany and the U.S. propose a new way of looking Read more
Brazil’s Nubank, Latin America’s star financial technology firm, began launching Mexican savings accounts on Wednesday as it looks to scoop up market share in a country where more than half of people do not have such accounts. The digital bank’s Read more
Amazon’s Jeff Blackburn, who leads the company’s media and entertainment businesses, is retiring from Amazon for a second time, according to emails from Blackburn and CEO Andy Jassy on Friday. With Blackburn’s departure, there will be some shifts in Amazon’s Read more
A mum has explained why she chose to give her little girl a name that is now top of the 2022 baby name charts – and its special significance for her family. A list published by Babycentre revealed that the Read more