A group of astronomers from across the globe, including a team from the University of Washington and led by Queen’s University Belfast, have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects will be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online later this year. The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin…
A small region of the brain, known as the ventral tegmental area (VTA), plays a key role in how we process rewards. It produces dopamine, a neuromodulator that helps predict future rewards based on contextual cues. A team from the universities of Geneva (UNIGE), Harvard, and McGill has shown that the VTA goes even further:…
CNN — The rate of premature birth in the United States is climbing, according to the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes. On Tuesday, the organization released its annual “report card” on maternal and infant health, which involves a newly updated calculation system. Taking an in-depth look at premature births, the new report…
Warner Bros. Discovery plans to split into two public companies by next year, the media giant announced Monday, the latest upheaval in the industry as consumers transition from cable to streaming. WBD will separate into a streaming and studios company, which will include its movie properties and streaming service HBO Max, and a global networks…
The government’s latest spending plans are settled, the prime minister’s official spokesman has said. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to expected to announce funding increases for the NHS, schools and defence, along with a number of infrastructure projects, when she sets out her day-to-say spending and investment plans for each department in Wednesday’s Spending Review….
Welcome to the Monday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! I don’t know how it happened, but mandatory minicamps are finally here and they’re starting around the NFL this week, which means the end of spring practice is just days away. By the end of the week, minicamp will be over for 27 of the…
You might spend some extra time prepping your skin for the day in the morning, but the nighttime routine brings the most results. After dark is your skin’s time to repair itself, as cell turnover increases when you are in deep, restful sleep. Overnight facial masks (also known as sleeping masks) supply your skin with…
As an avid daily reader of TLDR Information Security I benefit twofold. First, I gain interesting insights and recommendations regarding launches and tools, where I first learned about OctoSQL. Second, concerning vulnerability details inevitably land in my inbox on a near daily basis. Aside from my recommendation to join the TLDR InfoSec mailing list, diary readers also benefit twofold…
“People just moan about the weather forecast and how bad it is…” Erik AJV/Alamy “It’s an absolutely unbelievable scientific achievement,” says Andrew Charlton-Perez, talking to me by video from his office at the University of Reading, UK. His colleague, Simon Driscoll at the University of Cambridge, nods enthusiastically. “There are so many different applications and…
Voice AI is transforming how we interact with technology, making conversational interactions more natural and intuitive than ever before. At the same time, AI agents are becoming increasingly sophisticated, capable of understanding complex queries and taking autonomous actions on our behalf. As these trends converge, you see the emergence of intelligent AI voice agents that…
