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When the team returned to the sites, they determined which decorations had been selected from the slush pile and moved to a bower, and whether it came from an urban or rural source. After recording the data, all the original decorations were returned to their bowers. Green glass and red wire A male great bowerbird in a rural environment displaying to a female great bowerbird. Credit: Caitlin Evans A male great bowerbird in a rural environment displaying to a female great bowerbird. Credit: Caitlin Evans The subsequent analysis revealed that rural bowerbirds most often used green glass and green leaves…

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The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on May 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court on Tuesday night said it would allow the state of Alabama to use a new map for congressional districts that a lower federal court had ruled was discriminatory to Black voters.The 6-3 ruling by the Supreme Court, which will eliminate one of the two majority Black districts in Alabama, is expected to result in Republicans gaining one seat from the state in the House of Representatives in November’s midterm elections.The ruling by the Supreme Court’s six-member conservative majority was unsigned.…

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APA Corporation’s Beryl Alpha oil platform in the North Sea.Courtesy: APA CorporationOil prices rose Wednesday as investors weighed uncertainty over U.S.-Iran talks with the two countries launching fresh strikes Tuesday, even as President Donald Trump said negotiations with Tehran were ongoing.West Texas Intermediate futures for July delivery gained over 1% to $94.81, while the international benchmark Brent crude for August delivery advanced 0.88% to $96.84 per barrel. U.S. Central Command said Tuesday that it had defeated multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and drones and launched defensive strikes following “attempted attacks” by Iran, signaling an escalation in Mideast tensions. That followed Trump and Secretary…

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Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora said artificial intelligence is making cybersecurity more important as increasingly sophisticated AI-powered attacks force companies to strengthen their defenses.”I think we declared the ‘SaaSpocalypse’ dead for cybersecurity officially,” Arora said on CNBC’s “Mad Money” on Tuesday, referencing investor concerns earlier this year that software-as-a-service, or SaaS, companies would be disrupted by AI models. Palo Alto reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results and raised its full-year outlook Tuesday. Revenue grew 31% from a year ago to $3 billion, with adjusted earnings per share coming in at 85 cents. The results marked another sign that fears of AI…

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on June 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday the U.S. remains in negotiations with Iran about a deal to pause their war despite claims to the contrary by Iranian state media.And Rubio told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that as part of those talks, “there is the prospect” that Iran “could negotiate aspects of their nuclear program.”Iran’s Fars news agency, citing a source, reported Tuesday morning…

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A stock broker at the Prudential Brokerage office follows the Hang Seng Index results in Hong Kong in March 2020.Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets opened higher Wednesday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 hitting a record high, as investors appeared to look past uncertainty over U.S.-Iran negotiations aimed at ending the Middle East conflict. Tensions have escalated between Washington and Tehran, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying on Tuesday that Iran has mined “large segments” of the Strait of Hormuz.”They’re firing on commercial ships and they’ve mined large segments of Hormuz — international waters,” Rubio told the Senate Foreign…

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Amazon declined to comment on the lawsuit when contacted by Ars today. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) wrote in November that Ring’s Familiar Faces will scan “many people who have not consented to a face scan, including friends and family, political canvassers, postal workers, delivery drivers, children selling cookies, or maybe even some people passing on the sidewalk.” The EFF said Amazon seems to be “try[ing] to unload some consent requirements onto individual camera owners themselves” with messages reminding customers to comply with applicable laws. “But Amazon—as a company itself collecting, processing, and storing this biometric data—could have its own…

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