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Glistening in the dry expanses of the Nevada desert is an unusual kind of power plant that harnesses energy not from the sun or wind, but from the Earth itself. The site, known as Project Red, pumps water thousands of feet into the ground, down where rocks are hot enough to roast a turkey. … Read more
Retail investors went on a tax-season buyers strike that helped exacerbate the stock-market selloff in early April, according to data from Vanda Research. #Retail #investors #pulled #dramatically #stock #purchases #April #adding #markets #woes
Semaglutide or GLP-1 medications—like Ozempic and Wegovy—are all the rage in the weight loss community these days. Not only are people all over social media touting the weight loss benefits, but prescriptions for diabetes drugs and similar obesity medication may be up as much as 300 percent over the last few years, according to … Read more
“Hm, this is a lot wider than I expected,” I said when I held the Rabbit R1 for the first time. Laying flat on my hand, the vivid, electric orange chassis exceeded the span of my palm. Credit: Kimberly Gedeon / Mashable No, it’s not the most comfortable gadget to hold with its unforgiving … Read more
In light of the charges brought against Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill for their alleged operation of Samourai Wallet, I believe it is important for Bitcoiners to assess the current state of things. Too much of the discourse in Bitcoin today is simply lip-flapping from state-sponsored hypnotists pushing intelligence-captured infrastructure rails as scaling solutions … Read more
Regulatory scrutiny is intensifying in the U.K. as Big Tech’s deepening involvement in the AI sector raises concerns over competition and market dominance. #regulator #scrutinizes #Big #Tech039s #role #industry
After sailing along the southern Black Sea coast, possibly visiting the Pontic towns of Amisus, Sinope, and Amastris (see here), Hadrian is thought to have spent the winter of 123/4 in Nicomedia or possibly Byzantium. Nicomedia was the capital of the dual province of Pontus et Bithynia in what is now Izmit in northern … Read more
Simon Dalby is a Professor Emeritus at Wilfrid Laurier University, a Fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, a Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, and a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Global Studies at the University of Victoria. From 2012 to 2018, he held the CIGI Chair … Read more
A French startup has raised a hefty seed investment to “rearchitect compute infrastructure” for developers wanting to build and train AI applications more efficiently. FlexAI, as the company is called, has been operating in stealth since October 2023, but the Paris-based company is formally launching Wednesday with €28.5 million ($30 million) in funding while … Read more
I can get my kids to eat almost anything with ketchup or homemade ranch dressing on top… or if I season it with taco seasoning! I know many moms who keep taco seasoning packets on hand to use in the thousands of kid-friendly ways suggested by Pinterest. I lived in Texas for much of … Read more