A new "Superwood" is as strong as steel and 6 times lighter. Funny that they mention that we could have wooden cars in the future. Those old stationwagons were ahead of their time!
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Scientists think that the defect in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) may be with lysosomes that fail to clear progerin, leading to its accumulaton. Modifying these defecting lysosomes might be a way to treat this condition.
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Amazon's Ring network will pair with Flock AI cameras, used by ICE, feds and police. Another tool to get illegal aliens.
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Interaction with the Replika bot can alleviate loneliness. Or you can interact with Microsoft's CoPilot, which wants to listen into everything you do.
How close are we to conscious AI? I'm also reading Dan Brown's new novel Secret of Secrets, coincidentally.
And someone posed the eternal question about how to create a searchable knowledge base. Doctors have been wanting this for a long time. It's interesting to see all the "solutions" proferred. Someone mentions Zettelkasten – yuck, what a labor-intensive tarpit that is. Use it if you love index cards.
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Finally. Toyota is going to use some of the new lithium battery technology I've been reading about. Solid state lithium batteries. But not until 2027.
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GPT-5 is less safe than GPT-4o. This report says that the safeguards are weaker. Boy it's hard to deal with all the crazy ways people use LLMs. Perhaps use should be restricted. I think it was crazy to give the general public easy access.
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VDPHL01, is a re-engineered extended-release version of oral minoxidil and is close to being approved as a pill to halt hair loss. Works for both men and women.
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Nostalgia for the old AltaVista search engine days. We used to think this was cutting edge.
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Legacy Health is closing three urgent care clinics now, as well as the Devers Eye Institute and outpatient rehab centers. All because of finances. And despite this, the nurse practitioners want to strike. Legacy gave the impression it was financially stable when the OHSU merger fell through, but I guess they are still unstable.
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