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New study casts doubt on reliability of mental health diagnosis interviews

06 June at 14:00 PM, via The Guardian

Diagnostic interviews seen as ‘gold standard’ vary in reliability from condition to condition, study says

Diagnostic interviews – the most common way to diagnose substance use and mental disorders including depression, anxiety, bipolar and personality disorders – vary in reliability from condition to condition, according to a new study in Jama Network Open.

Laura Duncan, a psychiatry professor...

Scientists Find Wind Blowing From Our Milky Way’s Black Hole

06 June at 13:00 PM, via Slashdot

After 50 years of searching, astronomers say they have finally found evidence of a long-sought “wind” blowing from Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. “Unless a black hole exists in a perfect vacuum, it must blow a wind somehow. And there is no perfect vacuum in the universe,” team co-leader and Northwestern University researcher Mark Gorski said in a...

‘Mogging’ is suddenly everywhere. Is that a problem?

06 June at 10:00 AM, via The Guardian

This word for outdoing or outshining others originated in the manosphere, but is now thoroughly mainstream. Why is it so popular – and should we be worried about slang that arises from toxic subcultures?

Until recently, if someone had said “mog” to me, I probably would have assumed they were talking about the children’s book cat created by the late great Judith Kerr. If asked about...

Removing ‘invisibility cloaks’ and safely skipping chemo: new weapons in war on cancer shared at US conference

06 June at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

Drug that stops cancer cells hiding and a breakthrough for pancreatic cancer among highlights from Asco conference – but there were also notes of caution

Doctors, scientists and researchers shared new research about ways to tackle cancer at the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology (Asco) annual meeting, the world’s largest cancer conference.

The event in Chicago, attended by 40,000 health...

Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Reaches Criticality In First Test

06 June at 05:30 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Just over a year ago, the Trump Administration issued an executive order meant to accelerate the development of nuclear power in the US. While an entire startup ecosystem has developed around the use of different — and typically smaller — reactor designs, only one of them has been fully licensed so far, and there are no plans to actually...

The US Military Quietly Turned GPS Into a Global ‘Numbers Station,’ Evidence Suggests

06 June at 01:00 AM, via Slashdot

A security researcher says evidence suggests the U.S. military has been using an obscure GPS message field for nearly 20 years to broadcast encrypted key-distribution data, effectively turning GPS satellites into a global “numbers station.” The hidden-looking 176-bit messages appear tied to the Pentagon’s Over-the-Air Distribution system for remotely updating cryptographic keys, meaning...

Google Will Pay SpaceX $920 Million Per Month For Compute

06 June at 00:00 AM, via Slashdot

Ahead of its upcoming IPO, SpaceX announced that Google will pay the company $920 million per month for access to roughly 110,000 Nvidia GPUs and related compute infrastructure. Google says the agreement is short-term “bridge capacity” to meet stronger-than-expected demand for Gemini Enterprise, while SpaceX is using deals like this and its Anthropic contract to bolster its pitch for a historic...

Bitcoin Falls To $60,000 As Zcash Bug Rocks Crypto

05 June at 23:00 PM, via Slashdot

Bitcoin briefly fell below $60,000 on Friday, “extending its weekly loss to nearly 20% and threatening to fall below $59,000,” reports CoinDesk. Crypto was also hit by a 40%-plus plunge in Zcash after Shielded Labs disclosed a years-old bug that could have allowed undetected counterfeit ZEC creation. From the report: Now, with stocks in plunge mode — the Nasdaq down nearly 4% on Friday —...

TVS HLX Crosses 5 Million in Global Sales

05 June at 18:29 PM, via ITWeb

TVS Motor Company (TVSM), part of TVS VENU, is a global leader in the two and three-wheeler segments, today announced that its globally trusted commuter motorcycle brand, TVS HLX series, has crossed the significant milestone of five million sales globally.

Alien hunters update guidance on sharing news of possible intelligent life

05 June at 17:57 PM, via The Guardian

Experts stress need for transparency while aiming to prevent premature announcements and protect scientists

Alien hunters have released fresh guidelines on how to handle potential signals from intelligent life beyond Earth, in the hope of avoiding an outburst of panic, misinformation and confusion if any are detected.

While the idea of little green men may be a thing of the past, the...

Scientists make sourdough bread using yeast found in 5,000-year-old mummy

05 June at 17:00 PM, via The Guardian

Team now plans to see if they can use yeast strains harvested from Ötzi the Iceman to brew beer too

Scientists have baked a sourdough loaf of bread using yeast strains harvested from a 5,000-year-old mummy and now plan to see if they can use them to brew beer too.

The yeast came from Ötzi the Iceman, a famous corpse remarkably preserved by being frozen in Alpine ice near the Italy-Austria...

Low-Carbon Energy Is Now Critical Infrastructure For Africa’s Digital Future

05 June at 16:28 PM, via Tech Financials

Coverage expansion across the continent has given rise to the acceleration of data driven services which are shaping Africa’s digital future. These include fintech services driving financial inclusion, e-health improving access to healthcare and education platforms empowering people, communities and businesses. The growth of data-driven platforms, AI, and digital services is increasing energy...

Free Lot Calculator & Pip Calculator by SureShotFX to Help Retail Traders Take Control of Risk

05 June at 16:17 PM, via Tech Financials

United Kingdom — SureShotFX (SSF), a trading signals and tools platform with a presence in more than 150 countries, continues to provide its pip calculator and lot size calculator completely free, ensuring two of the most critical risk management tools in trading remain accessible to everyone, from first-time traders to seasoned professionals, with no registration […]

International Space Station astronauts told to prepare for possible evacuation over air leak – live

05 June at 16:17 PM, via The Guardian

Russian crew member attempting to fix a worsening leak of air on its portion of the orbital laboratory, NASA said

The astronauts ordered by NASA to prepare for a possible evacuation on Friday are part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission.

American astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, French astronaut Sophie Adenot of the European Space Agency and Russian Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev...

International Space Station astronauts under evacuation orders over air leak

05 June at 16:16 PM, via The Guardian

Nasa says Russian crew trying to fix worsening air leak in its portion of orbital laboratory

Astronauts onboard the International Space Station have been ordered to shelter in their spacecraft and prepare for potential evacuation as a Russian crew attempts to fix a worsening leak of air in its portion of the orbital laboratory, Nasa has said.

The four astronauts of Nasa’s Crew-12 mission on...

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