Did racism kill Jackie Robinson?
Baseball great Jackie Robinson was a living, breathing example of athleticism and apparent good health, playing four sports at UCLA and becoming the first Black man to play in major league baseball......»»
World"s Largest Vats For Growing "No-Kill" Meat To Be Built In US
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: The building of the world's largest bioreactors to produce cultivated meat has been announced, with the potential to supply tens of thousands of shops and restaurants. Experts said the move could.....»»
What is Smart Access Storage? How AMD plans to kill load times
AMD announced Smart Access Storage alongside Ryzen 7000 CPUs. We break down what it is, how it works, and how you can enable it on your system......»»
Apple should kill Lightning, just like it did the 30-pin connector
We've survived one major port change on the iPhone. We can do it again......»»
Apple should kill lighting just like it did the 30-pin connector
We've survived one major port change on the iPhone. We can do it again......»»
If you expect First Nations staffers to do all your "Indigenous stuff," it isn"t support, it"s racism
Workplaces can be hostile, overwhelming and unwelcoming places for many First Nations Peoples. My research has explored how this is the case in many organizations, including universities......»»
Saving palm trees without killing bees
UC Riverside scientists have a new chemical weapon to seduce and kill the invasive, long-nosed beetles destroying California palm trees by the tens of thousands......»»
Future MacBook Pro screens may kill off the bezel completely
Apple is researching technologies and techniques to eliminate the bezels on the 14-inch MacBook Pro and 16-inch MacBook Pro once and for all.After years of gripes about the thick bezels on MacBook Pro screens, Apple cut them down with the 14-inch Mac.....»»
Asian Americans armed themselves during the pandemic in response to racial acts, study finds
Asian Americans who experienced increased acts of racism at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to acquire firearms and ammunition for self-defense, according to a study by researchers at the University of Michigan and Eastern Michiga.....»»
Denial of structural racism linked to anti-Black prejudice
People who deny the existence of structural racism are more likely to exhibit anti-Black prejudice and less likely to show racial empathy or openness to diversity, according to research published by the American Psychological Association......»»
New study of racism caught on video spotlights hate faced by Asians, Asian Americans amid pandemic
A new Rice University study showcases the severity of discriminatory behavior toward Asians and Asian Americans driven by the COVID-19 pandemic......»»
Intel isn’t at Computex, and that could kill Arc Alchemist
Intel isn't hosting a Computex keynote this year, where we expected to learn more about the upcoming Arc Alchemist GPUs that have been plagued by delays......»»
Whiteness is at the heart of racism in Britain, so why is it portrayed as a Black problem?
In 2020, two police officers in Hackney strip-searched a 15-year-old Black girl at her school. Police conducted the search of this child, known as Child Q, without the consent of her parents, without an appropriate adult present (despite this being r.....»»
Racism is different from colorism
Ronald Hall is a professor in the School of Social Work at Michigan State University. He has written over 200 books/articles/monographs, etc., on colorism—discrimination on the basis of skin tone, often among the same ethnic or racial group. Below.....»»
Musk says Twitter must show data behind spam estimate or he’ll kill the deal
Musk replied to Twitter CEO's spam explanation with criticism and a poop emoji. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Carol Yepes) Elon Musk has cast more doubt on his willingness to buy Twitter, criticizing the company's CEO and sa.....»»
Phage therapy: A model to predict its efficacy against pathogenic bacteria
Antibiotic resistance represents a major public health challenge, and is associated with a high mortality rate. While bacteriophages—viruses that kill bacteria—could be a solution for fighting antibiotic-resistant pathogens, various obstacles sta.....»»
These Nanobots Can Swim Around a Wound and Kill Bacteria
Researchers have created autonomous particles covered with patches of protein “motors.” They hope these bots will tote lifesaving drugs through bodily fluids......»»
Marine sponge chemical and synthetic derivatives hijack human enzyme to kill cells
A human enzyme converts chemicals produced by marine sponges and related synthetic derivatives into cell-killing compounds, shows a study published today in eLife......»»
Did GDPR kill off millions of Android apps?
Less new apps were created following GDPR going into effect as smaller developers found it harder to comply with the new law......»»
How Apple, Google, and Microsoft will kill passwords and phishing in one stroke
You've heard for years that easier, more secure logins are imminent. That day is here. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) For more than a decade, we’ve been promised that a world without passwords is just around the corner, and.....»»
Apple, Google, and Microsoft Want To Kill the Password With "Passkey" Standard
Apple, Google, and Microsoft are launching a "joint effort" to kill the password. The major OS vendors want to "expand support for a common passwordless sign-in standard created by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium." From a report:.....»»