Pavel Durov, co-founder of encrypted messaging app Telegram, was arrested at an airport near Paris. Telegram chief executive Pavel Durov is expected to appear in court Sunday after being arrested…
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The means for mapping martian meteorites
Researchers have identified the specific locations from which most of the approximately 200 Martian meteorites originate. They’ve traced the meteorites to five impact craters within two volcanic regions on the…
NZ has opted out of an infant formula standard—the evidence says that’s a backward step
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The government’s recent decision to opt out of the Australia-New Zealand joint infant formula standard is a step in the wrong direction for child health policy.…
Ornate treasures found in tomb of Thracian warrior
Archaeologists have uncovered a Thracian warrior’s tomb in the Topolovgrad Municipality of southern Bulgaria. Excavations were led by Daniela Agre, an archaeologist at the Thracian Department of the National Archaeological…
Gift card scams generate billions for fraudsters and industry—how one 83-year-old fell into the ‘fear bubble’
Credit: Godisable Jacob from Pexels Wednesday morning, the day before Thanksgiving, Mae awoke, set her hair in curlers and switched on her laptop. The screen froze and a message appeared.…
Feeling groggy in the afternoon? Here’s how to nap the right way
Kendra King sits on her sofa in her home in Philadelphia on July 26, 2024. Credit: Deenah J. Leh via AP Now that she’s working from home, Kendra King takes…
How hardware contributes to the fairness of artificial neural networks
Fairness of neural networks. a. Illustrative example of neural network fairness awareness in dermatological disease detection. b. Process of model training with fairness awareness. c. New objective to be considered…
This year’s new COVID shot has been approved by FDA
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain This year’s newly formulated COVID vaccines are expected to start shipping in the next few days after the FDA on August 22 officially approved and authorized…
Test of a prototype quantum internet runs under New York City for half a month
CAPTION: Map of the GothamQ network under New York City boroughs. Credit: Physics Magazine via APS To introduce quantum networks into the marketplace, engineers must overcome the fragility of entangled…
Watch a star get destroyed by a supermassive black hole in the first simulation of its kind
Credit: Price et al. (2024) Giant black holes in the centers of galaxies like our own Milky Way are known to occasionally munch on nearby stars. This leads to a…
