Boebert switches congressional districts, avoiding a Democratic opponent who has far outraised her
Boebert switches congressional districts, avoiding a Democratic opponent who has far outraised her.....»»
NASA switches SpaceX’s Crew-8 launch date again
Just a few of days after NASA said it was delaying the launch of SpaceX’s Crew-8 mission to the ISS by a week, it's come back to say it’s changing it again......»»
Schools may be underestimating how many kids are homeless
School districts could be severely underestimating how many kids are homeless in their communities, allowing those children to fall through the cracks, a new study warns......»»
More grizzlies in Idaho? Federal proposal could make it happen as Republicans push delisting
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials have moved forward with plans to consider restoring grizzly bear populations to a part of Idaho where they haven't been seen regularly in decades, all while Idaho's governor and congressional delegation contin.....»»
AMD’s new CPU slammed as ‘anti-consumer at best’
AMD's new-but-not-really-new CPU, the Ryzen 7 5700, may be little more than a misleading chip that you'd be better off avoiding......»»
Disinformation may reinforce polarization in society
With over 4 billion people eligible to vote in elections, 2024 is the largest election year ever. At the same time, disinformation and polarization on social media pose unprecedented challenges to the democratic process......»»
Mechanical keyboard switches: Here’s everything you need to know
Mechanical keyboard switches are all a little different, changing how your keyboard feels, sounds, and behaves. Here's what you need to know before choosing......»»
Biden Audio Deepfake Alarms Experts in Lead-Up to Elections
A doctored audio clip of Joe Biden urging voters in New Hampshire not to cast their ballots in the Democratic primary has experts concerned. No political deepfake has alarmed the world’s disinformation experts more than the do.....»»
OpenAI"s new election rules are already being put to the test
A ChatGPT-powered democratic candidate bot, called Dean.Bot, was removed by OpenAI for violating new election rules. Months away from the 2024 election and less than a week after AI's biggest name pledged to help uphold a fair democratic proces.....»»
CRISPR off-switches: A path towards safer genome engineering?
Using CRISPR, an immune system bacteria use to protect themselves from viruses, scientists have harnessed the power to edit genetic information within cells. In fact, the first CRISPR-based therapeutic was recently approved by the FDA to treat sickle.....»»
Connecting researchers and legislators can lead to policies that reflect scientific evidence
Like most kids of the 1990s, I attended a school that used the original DARE program as a cornerstone initiative in the war on drugs. Congressional funding for this Drug Abuse Resistance Education program surged to over US$10 million per year by 2002.....»»
Democratic decline is a global phenomenon, even in wealthy nations
Democratic backsliding is occurring in an unprecedented number of wealthy countries once thought immune to such forces—the United States among them, finds a new analysis led by Cornell political scientists and published in World Politics......»»
Google lays off “hundreds” more as ad division switches to AI-powered sales
Googlers are now building AI tools so other Googlers can be laid off. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Alexander Koerner) In December, we heard that job cuts might be coming for Google's ad sales division, and it's here......»»
Non-sectarian parties improve democracy and social stability, study says
Non-sectarian political parties help to make divided societies more stable and improve the quality of the democratic process, a new study says......»»
Healthy food is hard to come by in Cape Town"s poorer areas: How community gardens can fix that
In 1950, as part of the Group Areas Act, South Africa's apartheid government banished people of color to outlying areas, away from central business districts. The Cape Flats are one such area, sprawling to the east of central Cape Town......»»
This 3D Printed Mechanical Keyboard Is A Minimal Masterpiece
The construction is relatively easy, and the parts aside from the switches and raspberry pi are all 3d printed! The post This 3D Printed Mechanical Keyboard Is A Minimal Masterpiece appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers......»»
Climate change, nature loss are our biggest environmental problems. Why isn"t the market tackling them together?
Climate change and biodiversity loss are arguably the greatest environmental challenges the world faces. The way we use land is crucial in finding solutions to these problems. In theory, actions such as revegetation and avoiding land clearing can tac.....»»
Lauren Boebert’s Hot Take On The Cold Weather Goes Embarrassingly Awry
Lauren Boebert’s Hot Take On The Cold Weather Goes Embarrassingly Awry.....»»
Juniper fixes critical RCE in its SRX firewalls and EX switches (CVE-2024-21591)
Juniper Networks has fixed a critical pre-authentication remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability (CVE-2024-21591) in Junos OS on SRX firewalls and EX switches. About CVE-2024-21591 CVE-2024-21591 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could a.....»»
Money might be more motivating for people in "WEIRD" countries
Financial rewards may be more motivating for people living in Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic (WEIRD) countries, than for people from non-WEIRD countries, reports a study published in Nature Human Behaviour......»»
Global triggers: Why these five big issues could cause significant problems in 2024
The tensions between the US and China made the global economy shudder in 2023. The ramifications of the Ukrainian war echoed beyond the country's border. In Africa, the coup d'état in Niger and Gabon contributed to the global democratic retreat of r.....»»