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Please turn off science (kbin.social)
3 or 4 spam "Buy Phloboxidril Now In Your Area" posts per day were tolerable. 20 to 50 aren't. I know I could block the magazine, but I'm just one of the many who are subjected to it....
Tesla sued by US agency over alleged harassment of Black factory workers (www.reuters.com)
A U.S. civil rights agency sued Tesla Inc on Thursday, claiming the electric carmaker has tolerated severe harassment of Black employees at its flagship Fremont, California, assembly plant, in charges similar to cases brought by the state and by Tesla employees.
Global survey finds diabetes goes undiagnosed in 40% of cases (www.theguardian.com)
New research concludes that disparities in treatment show the need to improve access to care, particularly in developing countries
Annual Report to the Nation Part 2: New cancer diagnoses fell abruptly early in the COVID-19 pandemic (www.nih.gov)
Findings suggest that many cancers were not being diagnosed in a timely manner.
Antimatter falls down, not up: CERN experiment confirms theory (www.nature.com)
Observing this simple phenomenon had eluded physicists for decades.
OpenAI's GPT-4 with vision still has flaws, paper reveals | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
OpenAI has released a technical paper revealing some of the flaws with GPT-4V, the version of GPT-4 with image-analyzing capabilities.
X/Twitter scraps feature letting users report misleading information (www.theguardian.com)
Critics say decision by Elon Musk-owned company is ‘extremely concerning’ ahead of Australia’s Indigenous voice to parliament referendum
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Is About to Bring Asteroid Pieces Back to Earth (www.wired.com)
The OSIRIS-REx probe is carrying rock samples from the asteroid Bennu, millions of miles away. If it works, it will be only the third such retrieval in history.
The U.S. federal government is headed into a shutdown. What does it mean, who’s hit and what’s next? (www.cnbc.com)
A shutdown happens when the U.S. Congress fails to pass some type of funding legislation that is signed into law by the president.
Mastodon makes a major move amid Musk’s multiple messes (www.theregister.com)
Federated social network adds n00b-friendly features to the 'Fediverse'
How a burnt out, abandoned ship reveals the secrets of a shadow tanker network (www.theguardian.com)
The number of vessels transporting sanctioned oil is booming and the consequences can be felt across the world – from Iran, to China, to Ukraine
Neanderthal genes linked to severe cases of COVID-19 (www.businessinsider.com)
Research by scientists in Italy indicates that people with gene variations attributable to Neanderthal ancestry were more likely to be hospitalized.
Harnessing All-Solar Energy: Nanocrystal Breakthrough Transforms Infrared Light Conversion (scitechdaily.com)
Systematic copper doping boosts all-solar utilization in tungstic acid nanocrystals. Sunlight is an inexhaustible source of energy, and utilizing sunlight to generate electricity is one of the cornerstones of renewable energy. More than 40% of the sunlight that falls on Earth is in the infrared,
Cough syrup killed scores of children. Why no one has been held to account? (www.reuters.com)
Indian parents whose children died after taking toxic syrups want justice. Some of the drugmakers haven’t shown they even tested their products.
DeSantis eyes revoking constitutional safeguard for Florida’s Black voters (www.theguardian.com)
The state’s Republican governor is already appealing a judge’s decision to strike down unlawful election maps
Covid is surging again—you may want to mask up in these 3 scenarios, says infectious diseases doctor (www.cnbc.com)
Masking may not be a thing of the past anymore, especially if these three scenarios apply to you, says an infectious diseases physician.
Biden administration to urge Americans get new COVID-19 boosters (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Moderna said on Thursday its updated vaccine is effective against the Eris and Fornax COVID-19 variants
YouTube starts mass takedowns of videos promoting “harmful or ineffective” cancer cures (www.theverge.com)
It’s attempting to streamline its health moderation policies.
‘I’m not wanted’: Florida universities hit by brain drain as academics flee (www.theguardian.com)
Ron DeSantis’s slew of laws attacking teaching of race and gender issues sees state’s colleges struggle to fill faculty posts
It’s Time to End the Tyranny of Ultra-Processed Food (www.wired.com)
Industrially processed pizzas, cereals, and convenience foods are responsible for a host of diseases. Policymakers and doctors need to lead the food fight.
Russia plan to blow up Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been “drafted and approved” (www.newstatesman.com)
Kyrylo Budanov, chief of Ukraine’s military intelligence, warns of a dangerous escalation.
FTC sues Amazon for tricking customers into signing up for Prime (www.theverge.com)
The agency also claims Amazon made it difficult to unsubscribe.
UN adopts world's first treaty to protect marine biodiversity (www.abc.net.au)
The UN has adopted the world's first treaty to protect the high seas and preserve marine biodiversity in international waters, marking a milestone after nearly 20 years of effort, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced Monday.
Here are key things to know as Supreme Court nears decision on Biden's student loan forgiveness (www.cnbc.com)
The Supreme Court is expected to issue its ruling on the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness plan this month. Anticipation for the ruling is high.
Reddit CEO praises Elon Musk’s cost-cutting as protests rock platform (www.nbcnews.com)
Steve Huffman said in an interview that Elon Musk's cost-cutting at Twitter was inspiring and that the two have chatted "a handful of times."