Truck-To-Truck Worm Could Infect Entire US Fleet

The device that makes it possible is required in all American big rigs, and has poor security.

AI Surpasses Doctors In Spotting Early Breast Cancer Signs In NHS Trial

An AI tool tested by the NHS successfully identified tiny signs of breast cancer in 11 women which had been missed by human doctors.

World’s First Nuclear Fusion-Powered Electric Propulsion Drive Unveiled

RocketStar has announced the successful initial demonstration of this electric propulsion technology, FireStar Drive.

Boom’s XB-1 Supersonic Demonstrator Makes First Flight

Inaugural flight marks major milestone toward return of supersonic travel. XB-1 provides the foundation for Boom’s supersonic airliner, Overture.

Scientists try to unravel the case of 1,300 mysteriously preserved human brains

Study documents discoveries of long decayed human remains with remarkably intact brains.

Security and Climate Change Drive a Return To Nuclear Energy as Over 30 Nations Sign Summit Pledge

The idea of a Nuclear Energy Summit would have been unthinkable a dozen years ago after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan, but the tide has turned in recent years.

Higher Temperatures Mean Higher Food and Other Prices

A new study links climate shocks to inflation.

Newly discovered Australian beetle almost mistaken for bird poo

What’s red, black, and hairy all over? A new species of bug discovered in Australia, dubbed by some as a “punk beetle” for its shaggy white locks.

== yjc, don’t expect any of you will be remotely interested. But, I did like the course.
== It was, to me, rather helpful with some projects I was working on. So…
If you’ve gotten value from the course, would you consider sharing it with friends or colleagues who might also benefit?

Your support is immensely helpful, and enables me to keep creating impactful courses like this one!

== paywall?
How scientists traced a mysterious covid case back to six toilets

When wastewater surveillance turns into a hunt for a single infected individual, the ethics get tricky.

E-Waste Is Growing 5x Faster Than It Can Be Recycled, Says UN

Right to Repair should be the Obligation to Repair, if we want to avoid drowning in trashed electronics.

Hackers Found a Way To Open Any of 3 Million Hotel Keycard Locks In Seconds

The company behind the Saflok-brand door locks is offering a fix, but it may take months or years to reach some hotels.

Unpatchable Vulnerability in Apple Chip Leaks Secret Encryption Keys

Fixing newly discovered side channel will likely take a major toll on performance.

Team from N.S. university measures potent greenhouse gas escaping from landfills

Previously, pig kidneys have been temporarily transplanted into those who are brain-dead.

How harnessing methane from landfills could help Canada fight climate change

Team from N.S. university measures potent greenhouse gas escaping from landfills.

After 12 years and $34 billion, the Trans Mountain expansion project is nearing the finish line

Williams team leader may only be shocked because he hasn’t worked IT.

== yjc, we live near the end of the line
$34B Trans Mountain expansion pipeline begins filling with oil with first shipments before Canada Day

After 12 years and $34 billion, the Trans Mountain expansion project is nearing the finish line.

Orca group seen hunting ocean’s largest predators: researchers

Potentially new group spotted hunting sperm whales, elephant seals, dolphins far off West Coast, study says

“Disabling cyberattacks” are hitting critical US water systems, White House warns

Biden administration rallies nation’s governors to secure their facilities.

Physicist Claims Universe Has No Dark Matter and Is Twice As Old As We Thought

Sound waves fossilized in the maps of galaxies across the Universe could be interpreted as signs of a Big Bang that took place 13 billion years earlier than current models suggest.

Only Seven Countries Meet WHO Air Quality Standard, Research Finds

Almost all countries failing to meet mark for PM2.5, tiny particles expelled by vehicles and industry that can cause health problems.

Climate change is bringing earlier springs, but it’s wreaking havoc on animals

‘We are part of nature, and what we do to nature we do to ourselves,’ says one naturalist.

All water bodies closed in Kootenay and Yoho national parks

Threat of invasive species prompt Parks Canada to also restrict watercraft in Waterton Lakes National Park.

Scientists say they can cut HIV out of cells

Scientists say they have successfully eliminated HIV from infected cells, using Nobel Prize-winning Crispr gene-editing technology.

Salmonella infections across Canada linked to snakes and their rodent feed

Good hand hygiene advised after contact with snakes, their rodent feed and environment.

Intermittent Fasting Linked To Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Death, Research Suggests

A study of over 20,000 adults found that those who followed an 8-hour time-restricted eating schedule, a type of intermittent fasting, had a 91% higher risk of death from cardiovascular disease.

Brain’s ‘Background Noise’ May Explain Value of Shock Therapy

Electroconvulsive therapy is highly effective in treating major depressive disorder, but no one knows why it works. New research suggests it may restore balance between excitation and inhibition in the brain.

== truly bad news
Global Ocean Heat Has Hit a New Record Every Single Day For the Last Year

According to new data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the world’s oceans have hit a new temperature record every day since mid-March last year, fueling concerns for marine life and extreme weather across the planet.

== wow, I thought all asbestos was banned years ago
EPA Bans Chrysotile Asbestos

EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted.

NVIDIA’s GPUs powered the AI revolution. Its new Blackwell chips are up to 30 times faster

NVIDIA claims that Blackwell is the world’s most powerful chip.

Spring is here — after Canada’s warmest winter on record

New report says world was 1.45 C above pre-industrial levels in 2023.

Colombian biologist bridging songbird research gap in Canada’s southernmost region

UWindsor program prof values international PhD students’ perspectives.

Chinese and Western Scientists Identify ‘Red Lines’ on AI Risks

Leading AI researchers in the West and China identify key ‘red lines’ that AI must not cross in order to avoid ‘existential risks’.

‘We should abandon the fantasy of phasing out oil and gas’: Saudi oil CEO

Oil and gas executives push back against expectations for a global shift to low-carbon energy.

We all experience stress. How we handle it is key to our health, say experts

Chronic stress can lead to increased risk of heart attack and more.

Guelph students among Canadian kids learning math concepts through Métis beading practices

Students created bracelets under supervision of Métis knowledge keepers.

In B.C.’s forests, a debate over watershed science with lives and billions at stake

Sunshine Coast logging plan highlights divide over best way to assess flooding risk.

Did the Plastic Industry Knowingly Push Recycling Myths For Decades?

Big Oil and the plastics industry deceived the public for decades and caused the plastic waste crisis,

== yjc, Cobol owns a good portion of business codebases
(https://thenewstack.io/20-years-in-the-making-gnucobol-is-ready-for-industry/)

GnuCOBOL “has reached an industrial maturity and can compete with proprietary offers in all environments,” boasted contributor Fabrice Le Fessant, in a FOSDEM talk.

Insurers and claimants under strain as weather-related disasters mount in B.C.

Frequent and severe weather events have underscored concerns about rising insurance costs.

Tiny Sea Creatures Could Help Unravel Flight MH370’s Mysterious Disappearance

The mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370’s disappearance puzzled many. In a recent development, scientists found Lepas anatifera, commonly know as barnacles, clinging to the first piece of debris confirmed to be from MH370.

== opinion piece, but well thought out
Social Psychologist Urges ‘End the Phone-Based Childhood Now’

Taken as a whole, however, Gen Z is in poor mental health and is lagging behind previous generations on many important metrics.

== yjc
Pi Calculated to 105 Trillion Digits. (Stored on 1 Petabyte of SSDs)

A U.S. computer storage company has calculated the irrational number pi to 105 trillion digits, breaking the previous world record. The calculations took 75 days to complete and used up 1 million gigabytes of data.

Aging Voyager 1 Sends Back Response After ‘Poke’ Signal From Earth

Received a potentially encouraging response as they hope to fix a communication issue with the aging spacecraft that has persisted for five months.