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Business

Taxis saying goodbye to cash in Cape Town

Today at 13:00 PM, via BusinessTech

The Cape Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Association (Codeta) has announced the launch of a new cashless payment system, which is set to launch on June 1. 

Education

Can California Convince Teens to Work in Construction?

Today at 11:00 AM, via New York Times

Facing an uncertain job market and the looming threat of A.I., graduating high school seniors in America’s tech capital are increasingly rethinking their career plans. Job demand in fields like construction, along with the allure of potential six-figure salaries, have some high schools investing in hands-on classes that are redefining what success looks like for the class of 2026.

Science/Tech

Ozempic May Be Reshaping the Brain, Scientists Say

Today at 18:34 PM, via Slashdot

A research team found “extensive changes” on brain scans of 13 young women takingGLP-1 drugs, reports the Washington Post:Within only a few months, the brain connections in the salience network, which helps target attention, had multiplied… [“We didn’t expect to see this effect, and we really don’t know what it means,” said an assistant professor assisting the research.] Ozempic and other GLP-1...

Science/Tech

Software Stocks Have Best Month Since 2001. Talk of ‘SaaSpocalypse’ Subsides

Today at 17:34 PM, via Slashdot

Security company Okta shot up 30% Friday, reported CNBC, while data platform provider Snowflake jumped 50% this week. They see it as part of a larger trend where software stocks “soared this week,” signaling “some companies are navigating their way through AI disruption better than Wall Street expected” and that investors “may have been too quick to declare the end of software with the...

Science/Tech

Trial of multi-cancer blood test among 142,000 NHS patients fails to meet main aim

Today at 14:16 PM, via The Guardian

Results presented at oncology conference in Chicago show Galleri test failed to reduce late-stage cancer diagnoses

A blood test for more than 50 types of cancer that was billed as the holy grail of oncology has failed to achieve its main objective in a major clinical trial, according to data presented at the world’s largest cancer conference.

The goal of the study involving 142,000 NHS patients...

Science/Tech

US Aims to Give Cold War Plutonium to Startups For Nuclear Fuel

Today at 13:34 PM, via Slashdot

The Trump administration is planning to provide Cold War-era plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads to nuclear startups that want to convert it into reactor fuel, arguing it could help address a looming fuel shortage for advanced reactors. Critics warn the idea raises serious nonproliferation, security, cost, and technical concerns. The New York Times reports: The plan has generated debate...

Health

China’s Rise in Drug Development Looms Over U.S.

Today at 06:00 AM, via New York Times

Clinical trials in China are getting attention at an international oncology gathering in Chicago. China’s surging biotechnology industry is fueling alarm that U.S. dominance in the field is waning.