It took nearly a decade for most archaeologists to come around to the idea, but Monte Verde rewrote the story we thought we knew about how (and when) people first moved into, and spread throughout, the Americas. For once in…
Author: admin
-
Cyberattack on vehicle breathalyzer company leaves drivers stranded across the US
A cyberattack on a U.S. vehicle breathalyzer company has left drivers across the United States stranded and unable to start their vehicles.
The company, Intoxalock, says on its website that it is “currently experiencing downtime” after a…
Continue Reading
-
Yaskawa America acquires Colombian drive specialist Variadores
Yaskawa Electric, through its subsidiary Yaskawa America, has acquired Variadores, a long-standing partner in Colombia. The acquisition formalizes a relationship between the two companies that dates back to 1991, during which Variadores has…
Continue Reading
-
How accurate is the science in Project Hail Mary?
The much-anticipated sci-fi film Project Hail Mary is out in theaters today. In it, light-eating alien microbes sap the sun’s energy, threatening life on Earth with extinction. To find a solution, an unlikely hero—a middle school teacher…
Continue Reading
-
Could a gene therapy treat the vast majority of Alzheimer’s?
Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, has beaten back potential treatments for decades. Past research suggested it was a complicated, multifactorial disease in which a patchwork of biological and lifestyle factors combined to…
Continue Reading
-
Sea creatures reveal the physics behind animal body shape diversity
Animals come in an extraordinary range of body shapes. A starfish looks nothing like an earthworm, a mouse, or a human. Yet even closely related species can appear radically different: corals, jellyfish, and sea anemones all belong to the same…
Continue Reading
-
AI workloads are increasing wasted cloud spend for the first time in 5 years – but AI governance teams might be a solution
- AI adoption continues to rise, and companies are expanding cloud to adapt
- Cloud waste has risen for the first time in five years
- Unified teams can be more focused, leading to less waste
According to Flexera, 85% of businesses still see managing…
Continue Reading
-
At Palantir’s Developer Conference, AI Is Built to Win Wars
It’s a chilly March morning in the undisclosed mid-Atlantic hotel hosting Palantir’s developer conference. The defense contractors, military officers, and corporate executives in attendance are unprepared for the weather; they’d assumed the…
Continue Reading
-
How clonal raider ants update their friend-or-foe recognition
For ants, the ability to instantly distinguish nestmates from outsiders who might hijack the colony is crucial. Now, a new study shows that the system that ants use to determine who belongs in the colony is far more flexible than once thought….
Continue Reading
-
Mosquitoes get the ‘I’m full’ signal from their butts, not their brains
Mosquitoes have an appetite dampener in their derrières.
When mosquitoes’ bellies are full, special cells in their rectums block their bloodthirst, researchers report March 20 in Current Biology. The finding may unlock a way to…
Continue Reading