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“Zombified” cells in blood vessels may play a key role in the development of metabolic diseases, like diabetes, with age, a new study finds. And slaying these zombie cells could be a promising approach for future treatments.Cells usually become senescent — a state in which they permanently stop dividing but linger in the body — as a stress response. These senescent cells may have some useful functions; for example, some play a key role in wound healing. But senescent cells are also known to contribute to age-related diseases, as more and more build up in the body over time.In previous…

Permanent outdoor lighting takes your home’s exterior from drab to dramatic without the tacky holiday-only vibe some cheap string lights create. The Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights Pro serve as sophisticated daily accent lighting that switches to festive colors when the occasion calls while maintaining architectural elegance-never screaming seasonal decoration-all year long. This 200-foot system features 120 individually controllable RGBIC LEDs for ample coverage at most homes and color flexibility to match any mood or event. Amazon just dropped this complete system down to a record low of $459 for Black Friday, down from its usual $759 which makes professional architectural…

Amazon has launched Alexa+, its next-generation digital assistant, in Canada. The company unveiled the new assistant in February, and it has been making its way to more and more people since. Canada is the first region outside the US to get access Amazon’s upgraded Alexa. Like the version that rolled out in the US, users can communicate with Alexa+ in natural language. They can say “I’m cold,” for instance, and the assistant will turn up the heat in their home. If they say “It’s dark,” Alexa+ can switch on the lights for them.In Amazon’s announcement, Allison Siperco, the Alexa manager…

The OEMs disabling codec hardware also comes as associated costs for the international video compression standard are set to increase in January, as licensing administrator Access Advance announced in July. Per a breakdown from patent pool administration VIA Licensing Alliance, royalty rates for HEVC for over 100,001 units are increasing from $0.20 each to $0.24 each in the United States. To put that into perspective, in Q3 2025, HP sold 15,002,000 laptops and desktops, and Dell sold 10,166,000 laptops and desktops, per Gartner. Last year, NAS company Synology announced that it was ending support for HEVC, as well as H.264/AVC…

What can you do if you find the size of the Pixel 10 Pro XL and Pixel 9 Pro XL intimidating and the likes of the Pixel 10, 10 Pro, and 10 Pro Fold a little (or a lot) too rich for your blood even at their substantial new Black Friday discounts? It’s simple – you get the 6.3-inch Pixel 9 at its lowest ever price. Released back in the summer of 2024 at $799, the non-Pro (and non-XL) Google Tensor G4 powerhouse is obviously no longer worth that much (or anywhere close to that mark), which is why you can…

Scientists have discovered a new type of lion roar — the intermediate roar — which is shorter and lower-pitched than the animal’s iconic, full-throated roar.The researchers found that these intermediate roars always follow full-throated roars. The discovery reveals that lion vocalizations are more complex than previously thought, said study lead author Jonathan Growcott, a doctoral student in mathematics and statistics at the University of Exeter in the U.K.”The full-throated roar is an explosion of sound. Loud and complex and arcs in pitch,” Growcott told Live Science in an email. “The intermediary roar differs by being a flatter sound with less…

CloverPit is one of my favorite games of the year so far, and it just arrived on Xbox without prior notice. As revealed during Thursday’s Xbox partner showcase, Panik Arcade’s nightmarish take on the ills of capitalism and gambling is out now on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. You can play CloverPit via the cloud or the Xbox PC app too, as it’s on Game Pass Ultimate and Premium as well as PC Game Pass.On the surface, the game is pretty simple. You’re locked in a rusty room that looks like something out of Silent Hill 2. There are…

On June 13, 2017, Nintendo surprised millions of people by announcing that Metroid Prime 4 was happening. Nearly a decade later, the game is finally almost here. But Metroid Prime 4, now called Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, is launching on Switch 2 as well as the OG console, and is being developed by original Prime devs Retro Studios and not Bandai Namco. Needless to say, a lot has changed since 2017. But all these years later, some people still have Metroid Prime 4 pre-orders from years ago and are finally ready to play the long-awaited sequel. People began pre-ordering Metroid…

I pat myself on the back as I realize I’ve been fortunate enough to play with and use pretty much all the relevant Android phones that launch every year. The ability to actually tinker with and daily-drive devices that most people might never even see in real life is a humbling blessing, and it has definitely allowed me to expand my scope greatly. In my opinion, one of the most useful and cool new design features that emerged in the past couple of years is the addition of custom hardware buttons. Although phones with standard button layouts (power + volume keys)…

Honorable MentionsPhotograph: Parker HallThere are a lot of great soundbars, and we don’t have room to feature them all. Here are some others you might want to consider.Marshall Heston 120 for $1,300: Marshall’s first soundbar surprised me in multiple ways. Its design is as luxe as anything on the market, with stylish gold control knobs and strips of vinyl that embody the Marshall Amplifier aesthetic. Its sound is well balanced and detailed, and it offers intriguing features like Dolby Atmos Music support. It’s an impressive package, but a bizarre lack of dynamic punch in major action scenes and effects keeps…