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Thieves snatched his phone in London - it was in China a month later Akara tells the BBC about the journey his phone took after it was snatched from his hands by thieves.
Study assesses seizure risk from stimulating the thalamus
Study assesses seizure risk from stimulating the thalamus The idea of electrically stimulating a brain region called the central thalamus has gained traction among researchers and clinicians because it can help arouse subjects from unconscious states induced by traumatic brain injury or anesthesia, and can boost cognition and ...
No detail too small
No detail too small Sarah Sterling, director of the Cryo-Electron Microscopy, or Cryo-EM, core facility, often compares her job to running a small business. Each day brings a unique set of jobs ranging from administrative duties and managing facility users to balancing budgets and maintaining ...
Google abusing ad tech dominance, UK competition watchdog finds The regulator says anti-competitive practices could be harming online publishers and advertisers.
Astro Bot: Could the old-school hit reshape PS5's future? In a world of endless online games and open-world slogs, could a little robot show what gamers really want?
Man accused of using bots and AI to earn streaming revenue Prosecutors in the US say he fraudulently earned millions of dollars through billions of streams.
Atoms on the edge
Atoms on the edge Typically, electrons are free agents that can move through most metals in any direction. When they encounter an obstacle, the charged particles experience friction and scatter randomly like colliding billiard balls.But in certain exotic materials, electrons can appear to flow with ...
New filtration material could remove long-lasting chemicals from water
New filtration material could remove long-lasting chemicals from water Water contamination by the chemicals used in today’s technology is a rapidly growing problem globally. A recent study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control found that 98 percent of people tested had detectable levels of PFAS, a family of particularly ...
Telegram CEO Durov says his arrest 'misguided' Pavel Durov has hit back at French authorities following his arrest in Paris last week.
Keeping the cosmos clean
Keeping the cosmos clean Asked to describe his work for a lay audience, Allan Shtofenmakher responds with an unexpected question: “Have you ever seen the movie 'Wall-E?'” Recalling that the 2008 Disney-Pixar movie’s view of Earth from space was “brown and dusty and just ...
Trump says Musk could head 'government efficiency' force In a speech at an economic club Thursday, the former president endorsed the Tesla boss's idea for a task force on government spending
YouTube restricts teenager access to fitness videos The platform says it is acting on concerns about teens being over-exposed to "idealised" body types.
Volvo gives up plan to sell only EVs by 2030 The car maker's decision comes as industry faces slowing demand in some major markets for electric vehicles.
AI's solution to the 'cocktail party problem' used in court The technology has been used to filter out background voices in audio evidence in a US murder case.
Sam Madden named faculty head of computer science in EECS
Sam Madden named faculty head of computer science in EECS Sam Madden, the College of Computing Distinguished Professor of Computing at MIT, has been named the new faculty head of computer science in the MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), effective Aug. 1.Madden succeeds Arvind, a longtime ...
Remembering Mathieu Le Provost: AeroAstro researcher, adventurer, and friend
Remembering Mathieu Le Provost: AeroAstro researcher, adventurer, and friend Mathieu Le Provost, a postdoc in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, passed away unexpectedly on July 30 while traveling in France. Le Provost joined AeroAstro in 2023 and was a member of the Uncertainty Quantification Group, led by Professor Youssef ...
University of Houston Joins DOE’s New Energy Innovation Hub to Advance Battery Technology - University... University of Houston Joins DOE’s New Energy Innovation Hub to Advance Battery Technology  University of Houston
Nvidia plunges almost 10% as global markets fall The artificial intelligence chip giant saw $279bn wiped off its stock market value in New York.

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