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Science/Tech

Mark Zuckerberg Opened an Illegal School At His Palo Alto Compound. His Neighbor Revolted

Today at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

Mark Zuckerberg opened an unlicensed school named after the family’s pet chicken — and it was the final straw for his neighbors, writes Slashdot reader joshuark, citing a report from Wired. The magazine obtained 1,665 pages of documents about the neighborhood dispute — “including 311 records, legal filings, construction plans, and emails.” Here are excerpts from the report: The documents reveal...

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How the US Cut Climate-Changing Emissions While Its Economy More Than Doubled

Today at 03:25 AM, via Slashdot

alternative_right shares a report from The Conversation: Countries around the world have been discussing the need to rein in climate change for three decades, yet global greenhouse gas emissions — and global temperatures with them — keep rising. When it seems like we’re getting nowhere, it’s useful to step back and examine the progress that has been made. Let’s take a look at the United States,...

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Ford Considers Scrapping F-150 EV Truck

Today at 02:45 AM, via Slashdot

According to the Wall Street Journal, Ford executives are considering scrapping the electric version of the F-150 pickup truck as losses, supply setbacks, slow sales, and the arrival of a cheaper midsize EV truck undermine the business case for its full-size electric pickup. Reuters reports: Last month, a union official told Reuters that Ford was pausing production at the Dearborn, Michigan,...

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Magika 1.0 Goes Stable As Google Rebuilds Its File Detection Tool In Rust

Today at 02:23 AM, via Slashdot

BrianFagioli writes: Google has released Magika 1.0, a stable version of its AI-based file type detection tool, and rebuilt the entire engine in Rust for speed and memory safety. The system now recognizes more than 200 file types, up from about 100, and is better at distinguishing look-alike formats such as JSON vs JSONL, TSV vs CSV, C vs C++, and JavaScript vs TypeScript. The team used a 3TB...

Health

What Scientists Are Learning From Brain Organoids

Yesterday at 21:00 PM, via New York Times

Lab-grown “reductionist replicas” of the human brain are helping scientists understand fetal development and cognitive disorders, including autism. But ethical questions loom.

Health

Obesity Drugs May Drop to as Little as $150 a Month

Yesterday at 19:06 PM, via New York Times

President Trump announced a deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to lower prices on hugely popular weight-loss drugs for Medicare, Medicaid and American patients who pay with their own money.