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Sport

Newbridge have eyes on the Ulster prize – Doherty

Yesterday at 22:53 PM, via BBC News

Conor Doherty says Newbridge have their “eyes on the prize” in Ulster this year as they booked their place in the semi-final with a six-point win over Madden in Armagh.

Education

Royal College of Psychiatrists faces member backlash over Qatar partnership

Yesterday at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

More than 150 psychiatrists sign letter condemning contract to host exams in country with well-documented human rights abuses

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is facing a backlash from members over a controversial partnership with Qatar’s state healthcare provider.

The college has signed a contract with the state-owned Hamad Medical Corporation to host international exams in Doha, enabling...

Science/Tech

Genetically Engineered Babies Are Banned in the US. But Tech Titans Are Trying to Make One Anyway

Yesterday at 23:43 PM, via Slashdot

“For months, a small company in San Francisco has been pursuing a secretive project: the birth of a genetically engineered baby,” reports the Wall Street Journal:Backed by OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman and his husband, along with Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong, the startup — called Preventive — has been quietly preparing what would amount to a biological first. They are...

Science/Tech

Python Foundation Donations Surge After Rejecting Grant – But Sponsorships Still Needed

Yesterday at 22:43 PM, via Slashdot

After the Python Software Foundation rejected a $1.5 million grant because it restricted DEI activity, “a flood of new donations followed,” according to a new report. By Friday they’d raised over $157,000, including 295 new Supporting Members paying an annual $99 membership fee, says PSF executive director Deb Nicholson. “It doesn’t quite bridge the gap of $1.5 million, but it’s incredibly...

Science/Tech

Blue Origin Livestreams Attempt to Launch Unique ”EscaPADE’ Mission to Mars

Yesterday at 21:43 PM, via Slashdot

Blue Origin is livestreaming the launch of its New Glenn rocketreports CNN, “where they will investigate why the barren red planet began to lose its atmosphere billions of years ago.” By observing two Mars locations simultaneously, this mission can measure how Mars responds to space weather in real time — and how the Martian magnetosphere changes…Called EscaPADE, the mission will aim for an...

Science/Tech

Blue Origin Postpones Attempt to Launch Unique ”EscaPADE’ Orbiters to Mars

Yesterday at 21:43 PM, via Slashdot

UPDATE (1:16 PST) Today’s launch has been scrubbed due to weather, and Blue Origin is now reviewing opportunities for new launch windows. Sunday Morning Blue Origin livestreamed the planned launch of its New Glenn rocket, which will carry a very unique mission for NASA. “Twin spacecraft are set to take off on an unprecedented, winding journey to Mars,” reports CNN, “where they will investigate...

Health

Illuminated

Yesterday at 21:40 PM, via BBC News

Emily Berry’s exploration of agoraphobia.

Health

Infant Formula Recalled Amid Botulism Investigation

Yesterday at 18:10 PM, via New York Times

Health agencies asked caregivers to stop using two batches of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula after they found an increase in cases of infant botulism.