Meta is facing a backlash in Canada over its decision to block news sharing on its Facebook platform despite an ongoing wildfire crisis. Meta is being accused of endangering lives…
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Mental Health and Cannabis Use in Pregnant Women
Summary: A recent study reveals a potential vulnerability of pregnant and postpartum women with mental health disorders towards self-medicating with cannabis. Prior research had been vague, generalizing mental health issues…
Ketamine in Depression Treatment: Balancing Promise with Caution
Summary: Researchers examined the evolving use of ketamine as a treatment for depression in New Zealand. While acknowledging its potential benefits for treatment-resistant depression, they advise against a rapid large-scale…
Researchers weigh pros and cons of ChatGPT Code Interpreter, await upgrades
Code Interpreter, the newest official plugin for ChatGPT, didn’t make the grade from West Virginia University researchers who put it to the test using biological data. However, the team was…
Early Apple computer that helped launch $3T company sells at auction for $223,000
This photo provided by RR Auction shows a vintage Apple computer built in the 1970s and signed by company co-founder Steve Wozniak. The computer sold at auction for more than…
Environmental group tried to shut down Diablo Canyon. Judge just dismissed case
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain PG&E can continue to operate California’s last nuclear power plant past 2025 despite a contract it signed with environmentalists to shutter it, a San Francisco Superior…
AI risks repeating social media era’s mistakes: Microsoft president
Breakneck development of AI risked repeating mistakes made by the tech industry at the start of the social media era, Microsoft president Brad Smith told a business forum. Breakneck development…
New detector paves the way to large-scale optical neural networks
Single detector. Credit: Farshid Ashtiani, Nokia Bell Labs For the first time, researchers have used a surface normal nonlinear photodetector (SNPD) to improve the speed and energy efficiency of a…
Towards better batteries and fuel cells with dispersibility estimation for carbon electrode slurries
A new approach for evaluating carbon slurry dispersibility by TUS researchers uses a combination of viscosity and electrochemical impedance measurements. This could help us develop lithium-ion batteries and functional materials…
Unlocking Sound: Common Supplement Might Combat Age-Related Hearing Loss
Summary: Researchers discovered a link between age-related hearing loss and decreased cholesterol in the inner ear. This cholesterol reduction affects the outer hair cells (OHCs), which are essential for amplifying…
