Comment Reference link? (Score 1) 1
Does this also say something more about the "coffee nap"?
Submission + - Caffeine Has a Weird Effect on Your Brain While You're Asleep (sciencealert.com) 1
alternative_right writes: Caffeine was shown to increase brain signal complexity, and shift the brain closer to a state of 'criticality', in tests run by researchers from the University of Montreal in Canada. This criticality refers to the brain being balanced between structure and flexibility, thought to be the most efficient state for processing information, learning, and making decisions.
Submission + - KU Leuven researchers develop method to permanently disable HIV virus (belganewsagency.eu)
nrosier writes: Researchers at KU Leuven have developed a method to render HIV viruses permanently harmless. The research was published on Thursday in the scientific journal Nature Communications.
Currently, 600,000 people worldwide still die from HIV infection every year. However, thanks to antiretroviral drugs, patients' quality of life has improved significantly and the number of new infections has fallen dramatically. However, as the medication only suppresses the virus, patients must take it for life.
Researchers at KU Leuven have now discovered a way to disable the virus completely in cells in a laboratory environment. Professor of molecular medicine Zeger Debyser describes this as a "scientific breakthrough". "Much clinical research is still needed before a new treatment can be developed, but this is already a big step forward."
Currently, 600,000 people worldwide still die from HIV infection every year. However, thanks to antiretroviral drugs, patients' quality of life has improved significantly and the number of new infections has fallen dramatically. However, as the medication only suppresses the virus, patients must take it for life.
Researchers at KU Leuven have now discovered a way to disable the virus completely in cells in a laboratory environment. Professor of molecular medicine Zeger Debyser describes this as a "scientific breakthrough". "Much clinical research is still needed before a new treatment can be developed, but this is already a big step forward."
Submission + - How Trump is hacking away at U.S. cyber defenses (fastcompany.com)
tedlistens writes: Eight years after creating the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Trump's second administration is ripping up parts of the country’s cyber playbook and taking many of its best players off the field, from threat hunters and election defenders at CISA to the leader of the NSA and Cyber Command. Amid a barrage of severe attacks like Volt Typhoon and rising trade tensions, lawmakers, former officials, and cyber professionals say that sweeping and confusing cuts are making the country more vulnerable and emboldening its adversaries. “There are intrusions happening now that we either will never know about or won’t see for years because our adversaries are undoubtedly stepping up their activity, and we have a shrinking, distracted workforce,” says Jeff Greene, a cybersecurity expert who has held top roles at CISA and the White House.
Comment Re:Luckily (Score 1) 101
Bingo. (no mod points today)
Comment Re:if u suck the carbon out of the sea (Score 3, Interesting) 70
I wish I had mod points for this. My son-in-law works in this stuff and he's been frustrated about resistance to carbon-reduction efforts. The specific one he mentioned a while back I believe involved adding a (possibly calcium-containing) base to let a precipitate fall onto the sea bed sequestering the carbon. People were worried about sticking basic chemicals into the sea without realizing that reducing acidity itself was good in addition to carbon sequestration - that they're actually related.
Submission + - China Halts Rare Earth Exports to U.S. (thegatewaypundit.com)
AmiMoJo writes: China has halted exports of seven critical rare earth elements to the United States, a move that threatens to disrupt supply chains across key American industries, including automotive, semiconductor, and aerospace sectors. China’s Ministry of Commerce recently added seven rare earth elements—including dysprosium, terbium, and lutetium—to its restricted export list. These elements are essential for manufacturing high-performance magnets used in electric vehicles, advanced weaponry, and consumer electronics.
Additionally: US chipmakers outsourcing manufacturing will escape China's tariffs
U.S. chipmakers that outsource manufacturing will be exempt from China's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, according to a notice by the main Chinese semiconductor association on Friday.
Given the highly specialized and multi-country nature of chip supply chains, there was uncertainty within the industry about how tariffs would be applied to chip imports.
"For all integrated circuits, whether packaged or unpackaged, the declared country of origin for import customs purchases is the location of the wafer fabrication plant," the state-backed China Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA), which represents the country's largest chip companies, said in an "urgent notice" on its WeChat account.
For U.S. chip designers such as Qualcomm and AMD that outsource manufacturing to Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC 2330.TW, Chinese customs authorities will classify these chips' place of origin as Taiwan, according to EETop, an information platform and forum for Chinese chipmakers.
This means China-based companies importing such chips will not be forced to pay China's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, EETop said on its WeChat account.
https://www.reuters.com/techno...
Additionally: US chipmakers outsourcing manufacturing will escape China's tariffs
U.S. chipmakers that outsource manufacturing will be exempt from China's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, according to a notice by the main Chinese semiconductor association on Friday.
Given the highly specialized and multi-country nature of chip supply chains, there was uncertainty within the industry about how tariffs would be applied to chip imports.
"For all integrated circuits, whether packaged or unpackaged, the declared country of origin for import customs purchases is the location of the wafer fabrication plant," the state-backed China Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA), which represents the country's largest chip companies, said in an "urgent notice" on its WeChat account.
For U.S. chip designers such as Qualcomm and AMD that outsource manufacturing to Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC 2330.TW, Chinese customs authorities will classify these chips' place of origin as Taiwan, according to EETop, an information platform and forum for Chinese chipmakers.
This means China-based companies importing such chips will not be forced to pay China's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, EETop said on its WeChat account.
https://www.reuters.com/techno...
Comment Re:Silly question. (Score 1) 179
Came looking for this. From what I can see, the people pushing AI the hardest have their own agenda, and that agenda does not appear to be good for me in the long run. I've also read of some good things being done with AI, like protein folding and other science-related stuff that you don't hear much about. I would also suspect that in the sciences they understand the pitfalls of AI better and are being careful to at least try to not delude themselves.
Submission + - IRS goes after gig workers instead of billionaire tax dodgers (boingboing.net)
An anonymous reader writes: While billionaires stash fortunes in offshore havens, the IRS is targeting gig workers who make a few bucks answering questions on a platform where people earn side income by sharing expertise.
A federal court in California has authorized the IRS to demand records from JustAnswer. While ProPublica revealed that America's wealthiest often pay lower tax rates than schoolteachers, the IRS is focusing its investigative muscle on gig workers trying to earn extra income.
"The world is getting smaller for tax cheats," crowed IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel, in a Department of Justice press release – though apparently not small enough to catch the billionaire class exploiting sophisticated tax avoidance schemes. While JustAnswer users face scrutiny, the wealthiest Americans continue employing armies of accountants to legally dodge billions in taxes through complex trusts and partnerships that the IRS fails to audit.
In the press release, Deputy Assistant Attorney General David Hubbert warned that "those who choose to be on the forefront of the gig economy must be aware of, and abide by, all their tax obligations." I have news for you, Mr. Hubbert — no one "chooses" to work in the gig economy; it's a last resort for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet in an economy where stable, full-time jobs with benefits like yours have become increasingly scarce.
The IRS's priorities are clear: It's easier to squeeze blood from a stone than to challenge the complex tax shelters of the ultra-rich. So while billionaires enjoy their legal tax loopholes, the veterinarian answering late-night pet questions better keep perfect records — the tax man is watching.
Previously:
IRS admits it audits poor people because auditing rich people is too expensive
How the super-rich defeated the IRS's crack Global High Wealth unit
A federal court in California has authorized the IRS to demand records from JustAnswer. While ProPublica revealed that America's wealthiest often pay lower tax rates than schoolteachers, the IRS is focusing its investigative muscle on gig workers trying to earn extra income.
"The world is getting smaller for tax cheats," crowed IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel, in a Department of Justice press release – though apparently not small enough to catch the billionaire class exploiting sophisticated tax avoidance schemes. While JustAnswer users face scrutiny, the wealthiest Americans continue employing armies of accountants to legally dodge billions in taxes through complex trusts and partnerships that the IRS fails to audit.
In the press release, Deputy Assistant Attorney General David Hubbert warned that "those who choose to be on the forefront of the gig economy must be aware of, and abide by, all their tax obligations." I have news for you, Mr. Hubbert — no one "chooses" to work in the gig economy; it's a last resort for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet in an economy where stable, full-time jobs with benefits like yours have become increasingly scarce.
The IRS's priorities are clear: It's easier to squeeze blood from a stone than to challenge the complex tax shelters of the ultra-rich. So while billionaires enjoy their legal tax loopholes, the veterinarian answering late-night pet questions better keep perfect records — the tax man is watching.
Previously:
IRS admits it audits poor people because auditing rich people is too expensive
How the super-rich defeated the IRS's crack Global High Wealth unit
Comment Re: Oh no! ...Anyway. (Score 4, Insightful) 235
Boy, I wish I had moderation points today. Sadly you've hit the nail right on the head. Back around 2016 we entered what I call "The Fiction / Reality Inversion," and I've had a tough time reading fiction ever since. If you had tried to sell the last decade as a plot to a story of movie more than ten years ago they would have scoffed at it as silly and impossible. Today it's where we live.
The rise of anti-intellectualism in the US is helping to throw away the nation's future. Wealth-hoarding is helping with that, too. (Pure science is practically never profitable in the short run, but almost always in the long term.)
Comment Re:CEO speak (Score 4, Interesting) 38
Well as a former (retired in 2023) Marvell employee, I have to say that they were a great employer - I liked working there as an ordinary engineer.
I started with IBM in the days of the "good IBM" and watched it turn into the "bad IBM". Then IBM sold me along with a few thousand of my closest friends and a bunch of real estate to Global Foundries. Then after a few years Global Foundries dropped off of the leading edge technologies and sold me along with a few hundred close friends to Marvell, where I worked until I retired. Though I spent my career in the East, Marvell the company seemed to have more of the West Coast culture, which was in some ways closer to the "good IBM".
Submission + - The Onion buys Alex Jones's Infowars (bbc.com)
skam240 writes: "Satirical news publication The Onion has bought Infowars, the media organisation headed by right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, for an undisclosed price at a court-ordered auction.
The Onion said that the bid was secured with the backing of families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, who won a $1.5bn (£1.18bn) defamation lawsuit against Jones for spreading false rumours about the massacre."
The Onion said that the bid was secured with the backing of families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, who won a $1.5bn (£1.18bn) defamation lawsuit against Jones for spreading false rumours about the massacre."
Submission + - The Onion buys Infowars
Black Parrot writes: No, this isn't an Onion story:
New York Times
Associated Press
NBC
CNN Business
I'm not even going to try a joke.
New York Times
Associated Press
NBC
CNN Business
I'm not even going to try a joke.
Comment Re:This is a serious threat to our way of life (Score 1) 90
Microsoft isn't going to build SMRs. They would buy them from Rolls Royce or similar. Much as they don't manufacture their own emergency generators for their DCs.
Comment Probably not a Stingray... (Score 1) 25
most likely explanation: simply a small number of SIMs sending texts directly https://www.linkedin.com/pulse...
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