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By Shayla Love
Tech

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By Shayla Love
Tech

Why Are Letters Shaped the Way They Are?

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Entertainment

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Tech

DeepMind AI Beats Human Historians at Deciphering Ancient Texts

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Tech

Irish Teachers Are Memeing on Instagram to Preserve Their Threatened Language

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By Cian Maher
Tech

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By Anna Iovine
Identity

How Black Queers Made ‘Sis’ a Gender Neutral Term of Endearment

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By Starrene Rhett Rocque
Tech

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Sex

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Tech

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