Hochul’s careful conversations
HOCHUL MANAGES: As Mayor Eric Adams fights a five-count federal indictment on fraud and bribery charges, it’s been left to Gov. Kathy Hochul to manage the delicate moment. Hochul has...
New 3D Map of Local Hot Bubble Reveals Interstellar Tunnel to Superbubble
Astronomers have crafted a detailed three-dimensional map of the Local Hot Bubble (LHB), a vast, low-density region surrounding our solar system. This bubble, filled with hot, X-ray-emitting gas, has been...
Super Typhoon Man-yi batters Philippines’ most populous island
Waves break along a seawall in Legaspi City as Super Typhoon sweeping towards the Philippines. Super Typhoon Man-yi slammed into the Philippines' most populous island on Sunday, with the national...
Climate change and eye maladies
Clinical visits by patients suffering ocular surface eye conditions more than doubled during times when ambient particulate matter from air pollution was in the atmosphere, signaling a possible association between...
Seatbelt-integrated biosensor could reliably track the alertness and stress of pilots and drivers
The embroidered metamaterial biosensor propagates wireless signals along the seatbelt to interact with the human body, enabling reliable detection of respiration and heartbeat signals. Credit: Zeng et al. Over the...
Okta, OpenID Foundation Propose New Identity Security Standard — Campus Technology
Okta, OpenID Foundation Propose New Identity Security Standard Okta and the OpenID Foundation have announced the formation of the IPSIE Working Group — with the acronym standing for Interoperability Profiling...
Netflix boasts record-breaking numbers for Mike Tyson-Jake Paul boxing livestream
Jack Otter and the ‘Barron’s Roundtable’ panelists discuss Amazon’s expansion into the generic drug market. Friday was a record-breaking night for Netflix, the streaming giant announced in a press release...
Governments must rein in online gambling before it’s too late, say public health experts
The Current24:55Online gambling like a racetrack in my pocket 24/7, says recovering addictAdam Pettle recognized he had a gambling problem as a teenager when he began to hide his behaviour.Pettle felt...
Trump selects Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright as secretary of Energy
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary in his upcoming, second administration.CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, Wright is...
Israeli strike in Beirut kills Hezbollah media chief Mohammad Afif: Report
An Israeli strike on a building in a densely populated district of Beirut on Sunday killed Hezbollah's media relations chief Mohammad Afif, two Lebanese security sources told Reuters, though there...