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A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan overnight, killing more than 800 people and injuring more than 2,500 others, the authorities said on Monday. Here's what to know: nyti.ms/3UVJRxE
September 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan overnight, killing more than 800 people and injuring more than 2,500 others, the authorities said on Monday. Here's what to know: nyti.ms/3UVJRxE
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"Importantly, this extensive work would not have been possible without the support by multiple NIH grants now being subject to profound cuts, no less $2.6 billion specific to Harvard."
Could a metal ion supplement that cost pennies per day protect from Alzheimer's disease?
erictopol.substack.com/p/lithium-an...
erictopol.substack.com/p/lithium-an...
August 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
"Importantly, this extensive work would not have been possible without the support by multiple NIH grants now being subject to profound cuts, no less $2.6 billion specific to Harvard."
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WindBorne Systems is one of several companies launching balloons, drones, buoys, and other devices to provide critical data to the beleaguered agency’s National Weather Service, but they can’t fill all the gaps. www.wired.com/story/privat...
Private Companies Are Now Gathering Weather Data for NOAA
WindBorne Systems is one of several companies launching balloons, drones, buoys, and other devices to provide critical data to the beleaguered agency’s National Weather Service, but they can’t fill...
www.wired.com
August 9, 2025 at 11:04 AM
WindBorne Systems is one of several companies launching balloons, drones, buoys, and other devices to provide critical data to the beleaguered agency’s National Weather Service, but they can’t fill all the gaps. www.wired.com/story/privat...
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MeshBlend is finally here! 🥳
So proud to finally release what I've been working on for 16 months!
MeshBlend brings next generation blending to Unreal. Easy to use, fast and great quality!
Available on Fab for #UE5 now!
#gamedev #unrealengine
So proud to finally release what I've been working on for 16 months!
MeshBlend brings next generation blending to Unreal. Easy to use, fast and great quality!
Available on Fab for #UE5 now!
#gamedev #unrealengine
August 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
MeshBlend is finally here! 🥳
So proud to finally release what I've been working on for 16 months!
MeshBlend brings next generation blending to Unreal. Easy to use, fast and great quality!
Available on Fab for #UE5 now!
#gamedev #unrealengine
So proud to finally release what I've been working on for 16 months!
MeshBlend brings next generation blending to Unreal. Easy to use, fast and great quality!
Available on Fab for #UE5 now!
#gamedev #unrealengine
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Elon Musk [at his bribery rally]: be careful, (((billionaires))) are trying to buy politics
March 31, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Elon Musk [at his bribery rally]: be careful, (((billionaires))) are trying to buy politics
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Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
March 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
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Every Californian with an email address and an internet connection can now visit California’s Bookshelf and access more than 300,000 ebooks and audiobooks.
www.library.ca.gov/uploads/2025...
www.library.ca.gov/uploads/2025...
March 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Every Californian with an email address and an internet connection can now visit California’s Bookshelf and access more than 300,000 ebooks and audiobooks.
www.library.ca.gov/uploads/2025...
www.library.ca.gov/uploads/2025...
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Countries that have issued a travel advisory this year warning their citizens about visiting the United States:
Canada
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Netherlands
New Zealand
United Kingdom
Canada
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Netherlands
New Zealand
United Kingdom
March 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Countries that have issued a travel advisory this year warning their citizens about visiting the United States:
Canada
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Netherlands
New Zealand
United Kingdom
Canada
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Ireland
Netherlands
New Zealand
United Kingdom
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"After the state banned abortion, dozens more pregnant and postpartum women died in Texas hospitals than had in pre-pandemic years... As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, ProPublica found, it rose substantially in Texas." www.propublica.org/article/texa...
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
www.propublica.org
March 25, 2025 at 5:08 AM
"After the state banned abortion, dozens more pregnant and postpartum women died in Texas hospitals than had in pre-pandemic years... As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, ProPublica found, it rose substantially in Texas." www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA
March 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA
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DOGE laid off 10,000 postal workers today.
Farewell to the US Postal Service – more than 10,000 employees will be laid off following the agreement signed with DOGE
unionrayo.com/en/usps-job-...
Farewell to the US Postal Service – more than 10,000 employees will be laid off following the agreement signed with DOGE
unionrayo.com/en/usps-job-...
Farewell to the US Postal Service - more than 10,000 employees will be laid off following the agreement signed with DOGE
A season full of twists is coming to the United States, as the United States Postal Service (USPS) has confirmed that more than 10,000 employees will be laid
unionrayo.com
March 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
DOGE laid off 10,000 postal workers today.
Farewell to the US Postal Service – more than 10,000 employees will be laid off following the agreement signed with DOGE
unionrayo.com/en/usps-job-...
Farewell to the US Postal Service – more than 10,000 employees will be laid off following the agreement signed with DOGE
unionrayo.com/en/usps-job-...
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Every big tech company has some massive money losing business it just does for clout. As these go, Apple’s investments in content are definitely worth the bragging rights for the TV shows.
The movies far less so.
The movies far less so.
Apple loses $1B a year on prestigious, minimally viewed Apple TV+: report
The Information report claims notable losses for Apple’s only service in the red.
arstechnica.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Every big tech company has some massive money losing business it just does for clout. As these go, Apple’s investments in content are definitely worth the bragging rights for the TV shows.
The movies far less so.
The movies far less so.
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
Violets are blue
March 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Violets are blue
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What would you say if you saw it in another country? Happening right now
abducted by masked agents of the state in the streets of the capital and slated for deportation for the offense of being linked to views
SCOOP: Hooded ICE agents snatched Indian-born Georgetown postdoc Badar Suri from Rosslyn street Monday, per court filing. Like Khalil, linked to pro-Palestinian views & Rubio 'foreign policy' power, lawyer says. Then whisked to Louisiana. w/ @kyledcheney www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
March 20, 2025 at 4:10 AM
What would you say if you saw it in another country? Happening right now
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Breaking News: A wave of Israeli airstrikes has killed more than 400 people, Gaza’s health ministry said, raising the prospect of a return to all-out war.
Follow live updates.
Follow live updates.
Israel Carries Out Deadly Strikes in Gaza: Live Updates
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said he had ordered the attack, the first major strikes in Gaza since the cease-fire with Hamas began in January. The health ministry in Gaza said that hundr...
nyti.ms
March 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Breaking News: A wave of Israeli airstrikes has killed more than 400 people, Gaza’s health ministry said, raising the prospect of a return to all-out war.
Follow live updates.
Follow live updates.
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“We estimate Tesla’s TSLA Feb ’25 sales in key regions US, EU and China significantly underperformed the market, with the US down -2% y/y (mkt. up +16% y/y), China down -49% y/y (mkt. up +85% y/y), and Germany (largest EU EV market) down -76% y/y (mkt. up +31% y/y)” - EV market analysts
Tesla sales have ‘significantly underperformed’ in all key regions, analyst says — MarketWatch
Stock dips as Mizuho lowers its price target by 16.5% to reflect all of the EV maker’s current woes
stocks.apple.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:38 AM
“We estimate Tesla’s TSLA Feb ’25 sales in key regions US, EU and China significantly underperformed the market, with the US down -2% y/y (mkt. up +16% y/y), China down -49% y/y (mkt. up +85% y/y), and Germany (largest EU EV market) down -76% y/y (mkt. up +31% y/y)” - EV market analysts
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A US-born citizen was walking near Chicago in January. ICE snatched him off the street, handcuffed him, threw into a van. His wallet, which contained his ID, was confiscated. He was detained for 10 hours before being released without a record of what occurred.
immigrantjustice.org/sites/defaul...
immigrantjustice.org/sites/defaul...
March 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A US-born citizen was walking near Chicago in January. ICE snatched him off the street, handcuffed him, threw into a van. His wallet, which contained his ID, was confiscated. He was detained for 10 hours before being released without a record of what occurred.
immigrantjustice.org/sites/defaul...
immigrantjustice.org/sites/defaul...
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This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
March 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
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A good reminder why you can pick up GenAI - and you probably should. Real story:
Small company, 5 devs. Last time they hired was 12 years ago. AI comes out: company wants to add AI feature. But they don't have the expertise. So hire an AI agency.
Agency spend 3 months planning:
Small company, 5 devs. Last time they hired was 12 years ago. AI comes out: company wants to add AI feature. But they don't have the expertise. So hire an AI agency.
Agency spend 3 months planning:
March 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A good reminder why you can pick up GenAI - and you probably should. Real story:
Small company, 5 devs. Last time they hired was 12 years ago. AI comes out: company wants to add AI feature. But they don't have the expertise. So hire an AI agency.
Agency spend 3 months planning:
Small company, 5 devs. Last time they hired was 12 years ago. AI comes out: company wants to add AI feature. But they don't have the expertise. So hire an AI agency.
Agency spend 3 months planning:
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Elon Musk’s team posted an online “wall of receipts,” celebrating how much it had saved by canceling federal contracts.
Now it has deleted all of the five biggest “savings” on that original list, after The New York Times and other media outlets pointed out they were riddled with errors.
Now it has deleted all of the five biggest “savings” on that original list, after The New York Times and other media outlets pointed out they were riddled with errors.
DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week
The cuts, highlighted on an earlier version of the “wall of receipts” posted by Elon Musk’s team, contained mistakes that vastly inflated the amount of money saved.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Elon Musk’s team posted an online “wall of receipts,” celebrating how much it had saved by canceling federal contracts.
Now it has deleted all of the five biggest “savings” on that original list, after The New York Times and other media outlets pointed out they were riddled with errors.
Now it has deleted all of the five biggest “savings” on that original list, after The New York Times and other media outlets pointed out they were riddled with errors.
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Wife was a probationary employee let go over the weekend. She was a researcher with CMMI. If anyone has leads on jobs for a PhD social science researcher with an expertise in Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance, please let me know!
February 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Wife was a probationary employee let go over the weekend. She was a researcher with CMMI. If anyone has leads on jobs for a PhD social science researcher with an expertise in Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance, please let me know!
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Klarna was the company that went all-on replacing customer support with an AI bot and went on to brag about the cost savings.
Now they are reversing course.
Easy to see more companies blindly replacing quality customer support with a worse AI implementation will follow...
Now they are reversing course.
Easy to see more companies blindly replacing quality customer support with a worse AI implementation will follow...
February 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Klarna was the company that went all-on replacing customer support with an AI bot and went on to brag about the cost savings.
Now they are reversing course.
Easy to see more companies blindly replacing quality customer support with a worse AI implementation will follow...
Now they are reversing course.
Easy to see more companies blindly replacing quality customer support with a worse AI implementation will follow...
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It's one thing to try to run the government like a business. It's quite another to run it like Elon Musk's disastrous takeover of Twitter.
February 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
It's one thing to try to run the government like a business. It's quite another to run it like Elon Musk's disastrous takeover of Twitter.
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seems like it is a big deal that the unifying ideology of the doge team is neo nazism
February 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM
seems like it is a big deal that the unifying ideology of the doge team is neo nazism