Number 290
Why what’s good for your heart could also help delay dementia
Blood flow changes to brain traced to early abnormalities in the body.
Calpine’s California Battery Plant Is Among World’s Largest
The Nova Power Bank will be able to power about 680,000 homes for up to four hours when charged.
Scientists Discover First Nitrogen-Fixing Organelle
The organelle is the fourth example in history of primary endosymbiosis.
Walmart Will Deploy Robotic Forklifts in Its Distribution Centers
As Walmart works to remain competitive, it’s taking a more piecemeal approach to automation, through partnerships with a range of different robotics firms.
== I am sure many of us were affected by this s/w update
We Never Agreed To Only Buy HP Ink, Say Printer Owners
Complainants smack back after hardware giant moves to dismiss lawsuit.
== paywall?
This US startup makes a crucial chip material and is taking on a Japanese giant
Federal funding is spurring US companies like Thintronics to disrupt semiconductor manufacturing. Success is far from guaranteed.
Canadian Legislators Accused of Using AI To Produce 20,000 Amendments
Conservatives put forward more than 200 amendments to the bill, which could lead to up to 15 hours of votes.
New Advances Promise Secure Quantum Computing At Home
The process allows a remote user to access a quantum computer in the cloud with complete security.
Students Are Likely Writing Millions of Papers With AI
Turnitin, a service that checks papers for plagiarism, says its detection tool found millions of papers that may have a significant amount of AI-generated content.
China reportedly orders state-owned mobile carriers to replace foreign chips
It will most likely cause heavy losses for Intel and AMD.
Brightest-ever cosmic explosion solved but new mysteries sparked
The burst of light is now known to have had an exploding star at its heart, researchers say.
== yjc
This Is the Most Bizarre Grammar Rule You Probably Never Heard Of
But I’ve been following it all my life, and so have you.
== yjc
How the dung queen of Dublin was swept from history
AI to be used by researchers to scour documents for information on women omitted from chronicles written by men about men.
Canadian federal government use of AI in hundreds of initiatives revealed by new research database
‘There needs to be more public information available about how these systems are being used,’ says expert
Breathtaking new paintings found at ancient city
Stunning artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at Pompeii.
How AI is helping to prevent future power cuts
Amid ever increasing demand for electricity, artificial intelligence (AI) is now being used to help prevent power cuts.
New Bill Would Force AI Companies To Reveal Use of Copyrighted Art
Adam Schiff introduces bill amid growing legal battle over whether major AI companies have made illegal use of copyrighted works.
The US is Right To Target TikTok, Says Vinod Khosla
TikTok is an “AI-powered subversion weapon” wielded by the CCP, says OpenAI investor Vinod Khosla.
US limits ‘forever chemicals’ in tap water for first time
The US has imposed its first nationwide limits on several harmful chemicals found in tap water across the country.
Was an extinct fox once man’s best friend?
Our ancestors may have kept foxes as pets long before domestic dogs came on the scene.
== US perspective, not sure where else it applies
Insurers Are Spying on Your Home From the Sky
The practice has been critized for breaching customer privacy and consumer rights.
EPA Limits Pollution From Chemical Plants
Environmental Protection Agency finalizes rule to strengthen protections for communities living near industrial sites.
Webb telescope makes curious find in deep space: alcohol
This ingredient might make its way to a planet, someday.
We live today, in other words, in the dream of Fra Mauro, the Venetian cartographer-monk of the late Middle Ages who created the most detailed and accurate world map to that point in human history.
With Vids, Google Thinks It Has the Next Big Productivity Tool For Work
Google’s latest Workspace app reflects the way people talk at work now — and maybe signals the end of the slide deck’s supremacy.
== yjc, this is going to be an issue worldwide and I was raised in Lethbridge
Water is in short supply in southern Alberta. Is a massive expansion of irrigation possible?
Canada’s biggest irrigation district says farmers will get half the amount they get in a good year.
== If anything goes wrong and a drone somehow ends up damaging a power line, an entire region could lose electricity.
Drones that charge on power lines may not be the best idea
The drone is intended to draw power from lines that it’s already been tasked with inspecting.
== yjc
Decades later, Bonnie Tyler still finds new fans for her hit song every total eclipse
My emails are coming in like Fast and Furious every time there’s an eclipse.
The solar eclipse is a critical test for the US power grid
US solar power has more than doubled since the last eclipse. What will happen during this one?
TSMC Wins $6.6 Billion US Subsidy for Arizona Chip Production
The U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday it would award Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s unit a $6.6 billion subsidy for advanced semiconductor production in Phoenix, Arizona and up to $5 billion in low-cost government loans.
Severe COVID leads to higher risk of pulmonary fibrosis: research
Condition is usually fairly mild but scarred lungs can increase severity, respirologist says.
‘Long Covid’ blood clues could prompt future trials
People with “long Covid” have evidence of continuing inflammation in their blood, which could help understanding of the condition and how it may be treated, a UK study suggests.
you know my love goes with you as your love stays with me,
it's just the way it changes, like the shoreline and the sea,
but let's not talk of love or chains and things we can't untie