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Science/Tech

430,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools Are the Oldest Ever Found

Wednesday at 18:15 PM, via Slashdot

Early hominins in Europe were creating tools from raw materials hundreds of thousands of years before Homo sapiens arrived there, two new studies indicate, pushing back the established time for such activity. From a report: The evidence includes a 500,000-year-old hammer made of elephant or mammoth bone, excavated in southern England, and 430,000-year-old wooden tools found in southern Greece —...

Google DeepMind launches AI tool to help identify genetic drivers of disease

Wednesday at 18:15 PM, via The Guardian

AlphaGenome can analyse up to 1m letters of DNA code at once and could pave way for new treatments

Researchers at Google DeepMind have unveiled their latest artificial intelligence tool and claimed it will help scientists identify the genetic drivers of disease and ultimately pave the way for new treatments.

AlphaGenome predicts how mutations interfere with the way genes are controlled,...

30,000 More UPS Jobs On the Chopping Block as Amazon Era Ends

Wednesday at 17:29 PM, via Slashdot

UPS said today it plans to eliminate an additional 30,000 operational jobs this year as the shipping giant continues to wind down its partnership with Amazon — previously its largest customer — and push forward a broader turnaround strategy under CEO Carol Tome. CFO Brian Dykes said on an earnings call that the cuts will be accomplished through attrition and a voluntary separation program for...

Behind the scenes at a successful Takealot merchant

Wednesday at 17:10 PM, via MyBroadband

Founded 26 years ago, specialist retailer Solenco South Africa has carved out a digital niche for itself by diversifying its presence across the country’s largest e-commerce platforms, including Takealot.

Android’s Full Desktop Mode Surfaces in Accidental Chromium Leak

Wednesday at 16:43 PM, via Slashdot

A bug report filed on the Chromium Issue Tracker inadvertently exposed Google’s desktop Android interface for the first time, revealing a system codenamed “Aluminum OS” running on existing Chromebook hardware. The report, ostensibly about Chrome Incognito tabs, included screen captures from an HP Elite Dragonfly 13.5 Chromebook running Android 16. The status bar has been redesigned for large...

BOXO Report at Davos: A New Blueprint for Tokenizing the Global Creative Economy

Wednesday at 15:50 PM, via Tech Financials

A new Global Stratalogues–GBBC report, launched at the GBBC Blockchain Central Davos, features BOXO Productions’ perspective on legally enforceable media tokenisation alongside global regulatory and standards leadership. Global Stratalogues, in collaboration with the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC), launched the joint Event Report and White Paper titled “Digital Assets Policy...

‘Clawdbot’ Has AI Techies Buying Mac Minis

Wednesday at 15:00 PM, via Slashdot

An open-source AI agent originally called Clawdbot (now renamed Moltbot) is gaining cult popularity among developers for running locally, 24/7, and wiring itself into calendars, messages, and other personal workflows. The hype has gone so far that some users are buying Mac Minis just to host the agent full-time, even as its creator warns that’s unnecessary. Business Insider reports: Founded by...

The Best Gifts for Sleep, as Tested by Our Team

Wednesday at 14:01 PM, via Wired

Sleep is the one thing every giftee needs, and you can help them get it. These are our tried-and-tested picks for giftable sleep aids, from masks to melatonin.

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