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Elon Musk Changes Tune on Tesla Superchargers After Mass Firing

bloomberg.com
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The wasps that tamed viruses

knowablemagazine.org
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Carmakers bet on hybrids as shift to EVs slows

ft.com
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The Beginning and End of the iPad

theverge.com

People seem to like Apple’s new iPad Pro, with its better screen and impressive design. People...
People seem to like Apple’s new iPad Pro, with its better screen and impressive design. People also seem to really hate Apple’s new ad in which the company crushes centuries of creative tools because, in the future, there is only iPad. And after all the iPad stuff this week, people are still asking the same question...
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A 'Zombie' Virus Is Raging Among Raccoons

globalnews.ca

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Gravitational Engine as Thermoacoustic Engine/Acoustic Refrigerator

medium.com

“Inside Bob Lazar’s Craft As a Physicist” Part 1: Gravity and Time showed that small time...
“Inside Bob Lazar’s Craft As a Physicist” Part 1: Gravity and Time showed that small time dilation gradient of 10⁻¹⁶ counters the Earth gravity, and 10⁻¹³ gradient explained UFO accelerations measured by Dr. Windt thousand times greater than the Earth gravity.In Part 2: The Fuel and the Reactor Core we looked inside...

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Experience with SQLite as a Store of Files and Images

sqlite.org

While SQLite is generally very good at storing binary data (BLOBs) in the DB, there might...
While SQLite is generally very good at storing binary data (BLOBs) in the DB, there might be some more things to consider: If you expose stored files via other access methods, e.g. HTTP, it might be beneficial if the files are on disk. Let me explain: Let's assume you have a web app to upload images. The same web ap...
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Clinical trial shows that plant-based cytisinicline can help people quit vaping

medicalxpress.com

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Eleven million U.S. adults use e-cigarettes to vape nicotine, and about half...
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Eleven million U.S. adults use e-cigarettes to vape nicotine, and about half of them say that they want to stop, but many have trouble doing so because nicotine is an addictive drug. A plant-based medication called cytisinicline may be an effective therapy to help them stop vaping, ...

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EA CEO: "Real hunger" among developers to use AI to speed up development

videogameschronicle.com

Electronic Arts CEO and chairman Andrew Wilson says its developers have “a real hunger” to use...
Electronic Arts CEO and chairman Andrew Wilson says its developers have “a real hunger” to use generative AI to speed up development.Speaking during a Q&A session following its latest financial results briefing, Wilson was asked how EA was planning to implement AI in development going forwards.Wilson replied that th...
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Show HN: Meemaw – Trustless and grandma-friendly wallet as a service

github.com
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The API database architecture – Stop writing HTTP-GET endpoints

fabianzeindl.com

For discussion and comments please contact me. In a modern software stack based on PostgreSQL, there...
For discussion and comments please contact me. In a modern software stack based on PostgreSQL, there is no more need for writing HTTP GET endpoints with Spring Boot or any other framework. That's not because GET APIs aren't needed, but because they can be easily provided by using a simple server called PostgREST. I ...
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Deno KV internals: building a database for the modern web

deno.com
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A Laser Zapped the Rocks on Mars and Revealed a Long-Lost Water World

popularmechanics.com

gremlin//Getty ImagesAround four billion years ago, during its Noarchian geologic period, Mars was likely filled with...
gremlin//Getty ImagesAround four billion years ago, during its Noarchian geologic period, Mars was likely filled with oceans, rivers, and lakes. A new study, analyzing data from a 2017 soil analysis from Gale crater, discovered high levels of manganese, a surprising find as manganese enrichment on Earth often requir...

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Greenmask. PostgreSQL database anonymization tool release

github.com
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Where the rubber meets the road: Environmental impacts of tire wear particles

sciencedirect.com
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Bumblebees use Lego blocks to build science and recognise the value of teamwork

oulu.fi

The study, conducted at the University of Oulu in Finland and published in the prestigious journal...
The study, conducted at the University of Oulu in Finland and published in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, demonstrates the role of teamwork for bumblebees in novel cooperative challenges. It has previously been thought that understanding the role of a partner in a cooperative task is a c...
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Drugs of abuse hijack a mesolimbic pathway that processes homeostatic need

science.org
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Rustls Gains OpenSSL and Nginx Compatibility

memorysafety.org
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100k Stars

chromeexperiments.com
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Debian Sid No-Feature KeePassXC Package

github.com
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The future of logistics is in the neighbourhood

packsmith.io

The Packsmith Shopify app syncs your store data with just a click. No setup necessary. As...
The Packsmith Shopify app syncs your store data with just a click. No setup necessary. As soon as you're connected, you'll start getting real-time data on your logistics across products, regions, and customer segments. Whenever you receive an order, fulfillment is automatically assigned to a verified Packsmith close...
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The discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan

japantimes.co.jp

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World told to brace for 'severe geomagnetic storm' today

dailymail.co.uk

Published: 23:55 EDT, 9 May 2024 | Updated: 09:24 EDT, 10 May 2024 A rare and...
Published: 23:55 EDT, 9 May 2024 | Updated: 09:24 EDT, 10 May 2024 A rare and powerful solar storm may occur in outer space today which could wreak havoc on earth, officials have warned – the first in nearly 20 years if it happens.At least five streams of plasma, known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs), are heading t...

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NSO vs. Citizen Lab: U.S. Court Battles over Pegasus Spyware Investigations

theintercept.com

For years, cybersecurity researchers at Citizen Lab have monitored Israeli spyware firm NSO Group and its...
For years, cybersecurity researchers at Citizen Lab have monitored Israeli spyware firm NSO Group and its banner product, Pegasus. In 2019, Citizen Lab reported finding dozens of cases in which Pegasus was used to target the phones of journalists and human rights defenders via a WhatsApp security vulnerability. Now ...
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