Summary: A new study sheds light on when adolescents start thinking like adults. Researchers found that executive function, critical for task-switching and focus, typically matures around 18 years old. Drawing…
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Biden administration urges schools to carry naloxone, the opioid overdose treatment
The Biden administration is encouraging schools throughout the United States to carry naloxone to help prevent fatal drug overdoses in students. The medication (Narcan) was approved earlier this year as…
Ex-Amazonian critical of return-to-office mandate says she was forced out
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Standing outside Amazon’s Seattle headquarters in May, Pamela Hayter told her colleagues she wasn’t nervous. “We’re here today because it’s the right thing to do,” the…
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AI Expert Claims Big Tech Using Fear of AI for Market Control
Big Tech leaders are exaggerating the existential threat AI poses to humanity to solidify their market shares through government regulation, a leading figure in artificial intelligence told an Australian financial…
Wind River Linux Powers Next-Gen Electric Vehicles
Mainstream consumers typically do not know the Linux operating system powers their email service, favorite websites, television sets, and even their mobile phones and computers in some cases. Now, Wind…
Webb Sees Crab Nebula In New Light
Although the Crab Nebula is one of the best-studied supernova remnants, questions about its progenitor, the nature of the explosion, and the composition of its ejecta still remain unanswered. The…
Samsung Electronics says Q3 operating profits down 77.57%
Samsung on Tuesday reported that operating profits were down nearly 80 percent for the third quarter. South Korea’s Samsung Electronics said Tuesday that its operating profits for the July to…
