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Congress axes media revenue sharing bill after pushback from Google and Meta

A US government attempt to compensate publishers for web links has fallen apart, as Congress has cut the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) from the annual national defense spending bill. The measure would have made temporary exceptions to antitrust law letting media outlets negotiate revenue sharing deals, such as receiving a cut of ad…

Hair clips inspired the design for these land- and sea-based robots

  From beauty product to bot. Zechen Xiong/Youtube Although many modern robots often take inspiration from the natural world around us, one of the newest examples derives its movement from a small, ubiquitous styling option: the common hair clip. Designed by scientists at Columbia University and subsequently highlighted by New Atlas, the research team recently…