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A Washington county shifted to a 4-day workweek. It could be the future of work | CNN Business

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US Unveils Plan to Triple Nuclear Power By 2050 as Demand Soars

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www.lavanguardia.com Spain is aging: 15% fewer children and 35% more people over 80 years old than ten years ago

The Spanish population is now close to 49 million people due to the arrival of foreigners

Spain is aging: 15% fewer children and 35% more people over 80 years old than ten years ago
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www.nature.com World-first stem-cell treatment restores vision in people

The treatment, given to four people with damaged corneas, seems safe but needs to be tested in larger trials.

World-first stem-cell treatment restores vision in people
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www.engadget.com Google accidentally leaked a preview of its Jarvis AI that can take over computers

The software was available for a brief time on the Chrome Web Store.

Google accidentally leaked a preview of its Jarvis AI that can take over computers
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www.nature.com This scientist treated her own cancer with viruses she grew in the lab

Virologist Beata Halassy says self-treatment worked and was a positive experience — but researchers warn that it is not something others should try.

This scientist treated her own cancer with viruses she grew in the lab
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www.businessgreen.com 'UK first' battery powered train slashes fuel costs by up to 50 per cent

Transpennine network trial confirms battery tech can reduce fuels costs by half and allow intercity trains to travel through stations in zero emission mode

'UK first' battery powered train slashes fuel costs by up to 50 per cent
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Microplastics promote cloud formation, with likely effects on weather and climate

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www.theguardian.com The global fertility crisis: are fewer babies a good or a bad thing? Experts are divided

The UK’s fertility rate is at an all-time low, and many other countries face similar declines, creating ageing populations. But can ecological benefits of fewer people outweigh social problems created?

The global fertility crisis: are fewer babies a good or a bad thing? Experts are divided
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Climate change is contributing to drought in the American West even without rainfall deficits, scientists find
  • It still amazes me that Hurricane Helene hit Florida, Georgia and Carolina and those states still voted for a Climate Change Denier

  • newatlas.com Plant-animal hybrid cells make solar-powered tissues, organs or meat

    Scientists in Japan have created hybrid plant-animal cells, essentially making animal cells that can gain energy from sunlight like plants. The breakthrough could have major benefits for growing organs and tissues for transplant, or lab-grown meat.

    Plant-animal hybrid cells make solar-powered tissues, organs or meat
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    interestingengineering.com China tests passenger jet prototype at Mach 4, 2x Concorde's speed

    The Concorde was the first turbojet-powered supersonic airliner to enter service flying passengers across the Atlantic at Mach 2 speed.

    China tests passenger jet prototype at Mach 4, 2x Concorde's speed
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    www.smithsonianmag.com Japan's Mount Fuji Has Now Remained Snowless for the Longest Time in Its 130-Year Record

    After a summer that tied for the country's hottest, meteorologists say an unusually warm autumn is delaying snowfall

    Japan's Mount Fuji Has Now Remained Snowless for the Longest Time in Its 130-Year Record
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    www.newscientist.com We've seen particles that are massless only when moving one direction

    Inside a hunk of a material called a semimetal, scientists have uncovered signatures of bizarre particles that sometimes move like they have no mass, but at other times move just like a very massive particle

    We've seen particles that are massless only when moving one direction
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    wyss.harvard.edu New cyanobacteria strains could sequester carbon

    Strains specialized to live in high-CO2 oceanic environments have evolved traits that are useful for decarbonization and bioproduction

    New cyanobacteria strains could sequester carbon
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    www.wired.com A Lost Mayan City Has Been Found With Laser Mapping

    Archaeologists have revealed an ancient lost Mayan city using advanced laser mapping technology, unearthing monumental structures such as pyramids and plazas. Named Valeriana, the city is believed to have been founded before 150 AD.

    A Lost Mayan City Has Been Found With Laser Mapping
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    Anthropic's latest advance with AI, where it can operate on-screen software, shows us how future AI can replace much of today's human knowledge work.
  • There is a tsunami coming in the workplace, you can already buy a humanoid robot for $16k (1), which is less than the cost of an employee. When these robots can become actually useful (instead of marketing material) businesses who use labour will not think twice about swapping over. What do we do when unemployment goes up to 25%, 50% etc

    (1) https://www.unitree.com/mobile/g1

  • Melting Arctic sea-ice could affect global ocean circulation, study warns
  • I’ve seen more and more concern about the AMOC slowdown. Wouldn’t be good if that goes away. Talking a change of -10c in Europe

  • UN Emissions Gap Report 2024 - Chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C is 'virtually zero'
  • We should aim for 1.6 next, every fraction of a degree makes a difference

    Although the report also says they expect us to hit 3.1 based on current trends

  • UN Emissions Gap Report 2024 - Chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C is 'virtually zero'

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    Increased global integration in the brain after psilocybin therapy for depression - Nature Medicine

    www.nature.com Increased global integration in the brain after psilocybin therapy for depression | Nature Medicine

    Psilocybin therapy shows antidepressant potential, but its therapeutic actions are not well understood. We assessed the subacute impact of psilocybin on brain function in two clinical trials of depression. The first was an open-label trial of orally administered psilocybin (10 mg and 25 mg, 7 d apar...

    Increased global integration in the brain after psilocybin therapy for depression | Nature Medicine
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    interestingengineering.com Apple scraps car project, but tech lives on in BYD's EV success

    Apple reportedly teamed up with China's BYD in 2017 to develop a long-range battery system using lithium iron phosphate cells.

    Apple scraps car project, but tech lives on in BYD's EV success
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    spectrum.ieee.org Electrostatic Motors Reach the Macro Scale

    It turns out that Benjamin Franklin was on to something in 1747

    Electrostatic Motors Reach the Macro Scale
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    6G phone networks could be 9000 times faster than 5G
  • 640k should be enough for anyone too

  • Tesla unveils Cybercab: a $30,000 electric robotaxi coming in the next 2 years
  • coming in the next 2 years

    Are those Musk years? They are longer than normal years...

  • Climate Change Is Drying Up All the World’s Rivers at an Alarming Rate
  • Warmer air can hold more water, so humidity increases. It also drives stronger winds...

  • It’s too late to save Britain from overheating, says UN climate chief
  • The IPCC has always been thought of as being conservative in its estimates of climate change, so to hear Jim Skea, the Chair of the IPCC, say it’s too late is sobering

  • Research in child day care centers in Helsinki shows purifying the air reduces infectious illness by almost 20%, and that purifying the air in all public spaces should be examined.
  • Instead we'll build something that needs a subscription, and you can only get the filters from 1st party sources and the filters have a chip that requires you to swap them even if they are not full

  • That Alien Message
  • This video isn't about aliens and has an interesting message.

  • Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.
  • Unless the set top box (apple or whoever) has an aerial/satellite /Cable input you still need to use the normal TV to watch standard channels, exposing you to the UI adverts.

    I had considered buying an Apple TV, but my Samsung TV does everything I want just with stupid adverts, which I won't be able to get away from if I have to swap sources to Apple TV and back to live TV

  • Ford Steps Back From EVs—and Says Hybrids Are the Future
  • Ford are wrong, and history will prove it.

  • Japan's government finally says goodbye to floppy disks
  • More than 43% of international banking systems still rely on it

  • No, We Haven’t Run Out of Money
  • Red tie or Blue tie, thats the choice