How robotaxis are dividing San Francisco
The city has become the crucible of an experiment - are robotaxis ready for the streets?.....»»
Previously unknown mode of bacterial growth discovered
Bacteria as unicellular organisms reproduce by dividing their entire organism. In this way, they can multiply particularly quickly, which allows the exponential growth of bacterial populations, also known from pathogens. The population growth is base.....»»
Cellular aging: A basic paradox elucidated
Cancer researchers show for the first time that cellular senescence, which occurs when aging cells stop dividing, is caused by irreversible damage to the genome rather than simply by telomere erosion......»»
Comcast admits “widespread” outage as tens of thousands of users report problems
Large outages reported in Chicago, Philadelphia, New Jersey, and San Francisco. Enlarge / A Comcast Xfinity service van in Sunnyvale, California, in November 2018. (credit: Getty Images | Sundry Photography) There appears to b.....»»
Truckload of GPUs Stolen On Their Way Out of San Francisco
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Register: US-based Nvidia partner EVGA has reported that a shipment of GPUs it was sending to a distribution centre has been stolen from a truck. A forum post by EVGA product manager Jacob Freeman states ".....»»
Cardinals vs 49ers live stream: how to watch NFL online from anywhere
Here's how to get an Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers live stream and watch the NFL game from anywhere, as the Niners look to capitalise on the Redbirds' injury woes......»»
[redacted] Brings Threat Intelligence and Incident Response Expertise to ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance as Founding Member
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #criticalinfrastructure–[redacted] joins the ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance as its newest founding member. The post [redacted] Brings Threat Intelligence and Incident Response Expertise to ISA Glob.....»»
"I could be killed at any time": The anguish of being wrongfully convicted of murder
Maurice Caldwell spent 20 years in prison before his wrongful conviction for a 1990 murder in San Francisco was finally overturned......»»
Scientists identify protein that stops cell cycle in response to stress
UT Southwestern researchers have identified a new mechanism by which stress causes cells to stop dividing......»»
Tech Salaries Jump in San Diego, Plunge in Dallas
Globally, tech salaries climbed an average of 6.2 percent to US $138,000, with the San Diego area clocking the biggest jump, at 9.1 percent to US $144,000. The San Francisco Bay area registered a slight decline, though average salaries there still to.....»»
Male mice exposed to simulated deep space radiation experienced impaired spatial learning
A team of researchers working at multiple facilities in the San Francisco area has found that male mice exposed to radiation similar to that encountered by humans on long space missions experienced problems with spatial learning several months later......»»
One of the first models to capture dynamics of confined cell movement
The process of normal cell division in the human body is quite simple: start dividing in response to a signal, such as a wound, and stop when enough cells have been produced and the skin is healed. But cancerous cells ignore the stop signs. They grow.....»»
Waymo’s self-driving cars can’t get enough of one dead-end street
Waymo's autonomous cars keep showing up in a dead-end street in a quiet part of San Francisco, causing residents there to wonder what on earth is going on......»»
Storm brews over 46x price markup of Merck’s Thor-inspired COVID pill
Drug developed with $35M in federal funds; Merck expected to reap billions. Enlarge / Merck & Co. headquarters in San Francisco, California. (credit: Getty | Sundry Photography) A storm is brewing over the pricing and licensi.....»»
Dead-End SF Street Plagued With Confused Waymo Cars Trying To Turn Around "Every 5 Minutes"
A normally quiet neighborhood in San Francisco is buzzing about a sudden explosion of traffic. Neighbors say their Richmond District dead end street has suddenly become crowded with Waymo vehicles. From a report: "I noticed it while I was sleeping,".....»»
Serendipitous discovery leads to a new understanding of how cells multitask
Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI) researchers at UC San Francisco have discovered a new paradigm for how fundamental biological switches, proteins that can be turned on and off to control processes like cell differentiation, cell growth, and t.....»»
Merck’s Thor-inspired COVID treatment hammered for $700 price—a 46x markup
Drug developed with $35M in federal funds; Merck expected to reap billions. Enlarge / Merck & Co. headquarters in San Francisco, California. (credit: Getty | Sundry Photography) A storm is brewing over the pricing and licensi.....»»
What Chili Peppers Can Teach Us about Pain
U.C. San Francisco researcher and Breakthrough Prize–winner David Julius talks about capsaicin, opioids and snake vision -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
COVID-19 vaccines will be added to immunization list required for CA students
The rule will come into effect once the vaccine is FDA-approved for each age group. Enlarge / California Gov. Gavin Newsom talks with 7th grade students at James Denman Middle School on October 01, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (credit: Ge.....»»
California DMV gives Cruise and Waymo OK to charge for rides
But the California Public Utilities Commission still has to give its approval. Enlarge / A Cruise robotaxi test vehicle in San Francisco. (credit: Cruise) The autonomous vehicle developers Cruise and Waymo both got a little closer to running t.....»»
Apple officially releases SF Symbols 3 and updates for San Francisco and New York fonts
Apple officially releases SF Symbols 3 and updates for San Francisco and New York fonts.....»»