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UK Households To Be Urged To Use More Power This Summer As Renewables Soar

Today at 09:00 AM, via Slashdot

Longtime Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shares a report from the Guardian: Households will be called on to boost their consumption of Great Britain’s record renewable energy this summer to help balance the power grid and lower energy bills. Under the new plans, people could be encouraged to run dishwashers and washing machines or charge up their electric vehicles when there is more wind and solar...

Troutman Blasts Republican And Democratic Parties For “Protecting” Sexual Predators: “Get These Guys Out Of Here!”

Today at 07:26 AM, via Tech Financials

Irvine, CA- Powerful California Congressional candidate and complex litigator Eric J. Troutman is not mincing words when it comes to the recent spat of politicians stepping down for apparent sexual misconduct. “Its disgusting and insane.” Troutman says. “Both the Republicans and the Democrats are protecting these people and allowing them to prey on young female […]

Google Workspace Promo Code: Up to 14% Off in 2026

Today at 07:00 AM, via Wired

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The surprising value of boring chats, ‘super El Niño’ and Alzheimer’s evidence reviewed – podcast

Today at 06:00 AM, via The Guardian

Madeleine Finlay sits down with co-host and science editor Ian Sample to discuss three eye-catching stories from the week, including a review into the effectiveness of a new class of Alzheimer’s drug that was once hailed as a game-changer in slowing the progress of the disease. Also on the agenda is the news that the world could be heading for a ‘super El Niño’ this summer and a study...

Can you stop malaria crossing borders? One nation’s bid to wipe out the disease

Today at 06:00 AM, via The Guardian

Informal migration, plus climate change and rising numbers of cases globally, are complicating the tireless efforts of the landlocked African country to eradicate the killer disease

The freezer is filled with blue-lidded tubes of cows’ blood, ready to be defrosted and used to feed the colony of mosquitoes. “Also, you can use your arm,” says Nombuso Princess Bhembe, who tends the...

Effect of ‘gamechanger’ Alzheimer’s drugs ‘trivial’, review concludes

Today at 02:00 AM, via The Guardian

Data assessed from 17 clinical trials of anti-amyloid drugs found no ‘meaningful effect’ on cognitive decline

Drugs that have been hailed as a gamechanger for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease make no noticeable difference to patients, according to an extensive review.

The analysis of clinical trials in people with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia found that the effects of...

Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog Can Now Read Gauges, Spot Spills, and Reason

Today at 01:00 AM, via Slashdot

Boston Dynamics has integrated Google DeepMind into its robotic dog Spot, giving it more autonomous reasoning for industrial inspections like spotting spills and reading gauges. Spot can also now recognize when to call on other AI tools. IEEE Spectrum reports: Boston Dynamics is one of the few companies to commercially deploy legged robots at any appreciable scale; there are now several...

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