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Education

Her Research Could Improve Training For Service Dogs

Yesterday at 16:30 PM, via New York Times

“This is a type of science that has an impact that most people could see in their homes,” said Erin Hecht, a canine researcher at Harvard. “Now there’s just no money.”

Science/Tech

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,...

Science/Tech

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,...

Science/Tech

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...

Science/Tech

Why Sam Altman Was Booted From OpenAI, According To New Testimony

Today at 02:02 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: What did Ilya see?” Two years ago, it was the meme seen ’round the world (or at least ’round the tech industry). OpenAI CEO Sam Altman had been briefly ousted in November 2023 by members of the company’s board of directors, including his longtime collaborator and fellow cofounder Ilya Sutskever. The board claimed Altman “was not consistently...

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.