Planets may start forming before their stars are even done

Star and planet formation has largely been considered separate, sequential processes. But in a new study, scientists at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) have modeled a different scenario where planets start developing early — during the final stages of stellar formation — rather than after this phase ends, as previously assumed. Among the many thousands of…

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Gant opts for early renewal of eyewear deal with Marcolin

Gant has linked up with Marcolin until 2032. The two companies have announced the early renewal of the exclusive licensing deal for the design, manufacture, and global distribution of the American label’s sunglasses and prescription frames. A Gant sunglass model – DR The collaboration originally launched in 2013 and has clearly been a successful one…

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Unpacking AI Agents | WIRED

Will Knight: Maybe we also need a renewed open source movement so we’re not just using agents that belong and funnel data to these giant companies. Use open source code and models, and that sort of thing. Michael Calore: That’s a very good idea. We should get Signal on that. They should start doing that….

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Boris Johnson wanted authoritarian Covid rules, inquiry hears

PA Media Lord Patrick Vallance, former government chief scientific adviser, gave evidence to the inquiry in west London Boris Johnson pushed for a more “ruthless, authoritarian approach” towards people who refused to self-isolate during the pandemic, according to documents seen by the Covid inquiry. The instinct of policy makers was to favour “punitive measures” over…

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