Two More ‘Ringleaders’ of Torrent Site ‘Asgaard’ Sentenced in Denmark
Following investigations by anti-piracy group Rights Alliance, police have been rounding up people who played prominent roles at Danish private torrent site Asgaard. This week two more people were convicted of copyright infringement offenses. Both we.....»»
J&J’s COVID vaccine is dead in the US; FDA revokes authorization
The withdrawal leaves the two mRNA vaccines and the Novavax protein subunit vaccine. Enlarge / Boxes of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Florida. (credit: Getty | Paul Hennessy) The F.....»»
How much cobalt can be mined in the US? Study examines domestic mining site in Idaho
A new study published in Geology evaluates the potential for cobalt extraction from the Idaho Cobalt Belt (ICB) of east-central Idaho, using a detailed study of the Iron Creek deposit. The ICB hosts the second-largest known domestic resource of the c.....»»
How India"s "slum-free" redevelopment fails residents by ignoring their design insights and needs
I'm in Ahmedabad, India, standing where families once built their homes under the shade of large trees. Today, those houses are a flattened dust bowl at the edge of a construction site. Apartment buildings are replacing the low-rise, high-density set.....»»
World"s oldest-known burial site found in S.Africa: scientists
Paleontologists in South Africa said Monday they have found the oldest known burial site in the world, containing remains of a small-brained distant relative of humans previously thought incapable of complex behavior......»»
Newly discovered stone tools drag dawn of Greek archaeology back by a quarter-million years
Deep in an open coal mine in southern Greece, researchers have discovered the antiquities-rich country's oldest archaeological site, which dates to 700,000 years ago and is associated with modern humans' hominin ancestors......»»
Job site ZipRecruiter cutting 20% of its staff
Fewer employers looking for workers means 270 employees at job search site ZipRecruiter will soon be out of a job......»»
Panasonic eyes 3rd North American EV battery plant
Panasonic said it will announce the site of a new North American battery production site by March 2024......»»
Plastics circularity needs to become meaningful, inclusive, and practical, says study
In a new paper published today in Waste Management journal, four scientists from Brunel University London, Politecnico di Milano, University of Southern Denmark and Wageningen University & Research remind us that circularity is not necessarily synony.....»»
Apple"s action-packed new ad starring Donnie Yen is aimed at privacy in China
Apple has released a new video promoting its iPhone privacy features, and done it as a straight-out action flick which has been made specifically for its Chinese site.Donnie Yen Ji-dan stars in the adFollowing its recent "The Waiting Room" ad promoti.....»»
AWS discusses data center conditions; emphasizes water saving and low energy consumption
Amazon Web Services (AWS) stated that when considering whether or not to build a data center at a certain site, they would evaluate conditions such as local client demand, networking resources, renewable energy development, and more. When asked about.....»»
Saddle unearthed in China may be oldest ever found
An international team of archaeologists has found what may be the earliest known saddle at a dig site in China. In their paper published in the journal Archaeological Research in Asia, the group describes where the ancient saddle was found, its condi.....»»
NASA’s Lunar Orbiter spots Japanese Moon lander’s crash site
Japan and ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lunar lander appears to have met a startling end, according to new photos captured by NASA’s Lunar Orbiter. Based … The post NASA’s Lunar Orbiter spots Japanese Moon lander’s crash site appe.....»»
Lost since 1362: Researchers discover the church of a sunken medieval trading place
The medieval trading center of Rungholt, which is today located in the UNESCO Wadden Sea World Heritage Site and currently the focus of interdisciplinary research, drowned in a storm surge in 1362......»»
GM, Samsung win tax breaks for proposed $3.5B battery plant in Indiana
The project could move forward on the same site where GM had planned to build a fourth U.S. battery plant with previous partner LG......»»
NASA"s LRO views impact site of HAKUTO-R mission 1 moon lander
The ispace HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lunar lander was launched on Dec. 11, 2022, a privately funded spacecraft planned to land on the lunar surface. After a several-month journey to the moon, the spacecraft started a controlled descent to the surface to lan.....»»
Recently discovered protein domain regulates collagen transport
Collagen is the protein that holds our body together. It is produced inside cells, from where it must be transported to its site of action in connective tissue. The protein domain that is responsible for the recognition of collagen has previously bee.....»»
Many of world’s biggest lakes in peril due to warming, drying climate
A new global study shows water levels falling and finds a global warming fingerprint. Enlarge / Aerial view of an abandoned boat on a desert at the site of former Lake Poopó, near Punaca Tinta Maria, Bolivia, taken on October 15.....»»
Analog Devices to expand Ireland site with new semiconductor R&D and manufacturing facility
Analog Devices has announced a new EUR630 million (US$678.4 million) investment at its European regional headquarters in Limerick, Ireland. The funds will be used to build a new 45,000-square-foot R&D and manufacturing facility......»»
There"s a new bot in town: Tom’s Hardware launches AI-powered chatbot
Tech media site Tom's Hardware just launched Hammer Bot, a GPT-3-based chatbot......»»
Multi-site observation of large-scale eddies in the surface layer of the Loess Plateau
A study recently published in the journal Science China Earth Sciences was led by Dr. Chen of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Based on the principle of turbulence correlation and ensemble averagi.....»»