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😆 Dad Joke of the Day

Why does Superman get invited to dinners? Because he is a Supperhero.

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Science discoveries

Sterilising heat-sensitive materials in the lab - Scientist Live
Sometimes high-heat methods can melt, warp or degrade sensitive materials.
Are We on the Brink of Ending Aging? | National Geographic
Secret science. Billionaire backers. Inside the wild quest to turn growing old into a thing of the past.
Scientists tracked 12 people in Antarctica for 10 months—what happened could shape future Mars missions | ScienceDaily
A ten-month Antarctic experiment found that astronauts may struggle not only with loneliness but also with spending too much time around the same people. Frequent contact was linked to greater tension and mistrust, while the crew increasingly divided into cultural and language-based groups.

Technology breakthroughs

TikTok to lay off over 200 employees in US, close Nashville office - US News | The Financial Express
The international media report ... of hundreds of new specialist safety roles here in Dublin, and advancing platform safety through the latest technological innovations.”...
TikTok Cuts 250 Jobs, Closes Nashville Office Amid Global Restructuring – Outlook Business
A TikTok spokesperson told the ... of hundreds of new specialist safety roles here in Dublin, and advancing platform safety through the latest technological innovations."...
GOP Sen. Cassidy says he supports Blanche, likely paving way for AG confirmation
Thank you to everyone who understands this and is advancing PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH,” Zelenskyy wrote. ... Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share ... The funding is for a variety of critical minerals projects to help produce the key elements needed for all kinds of high-tech ...

Space exploration

'Not looking good right now': Starship likely to be lost at sea 2 weeks after epic 13th test flight, Elon Musk says | Space
Keep exploring and earning more as a member. ... Explore ways to get more involved as a member. ... Latest space missions, discoveries and exploration updates.
Engineers race to save stricken LINK rescue spacecraft before it's too late | Space
Keep exploring and earning more as a member. ... Explore ways to get more involved as a member. ... Latest space missions, discoveries and exploration updates.
Pentagon releases fresh batch of UFO files
The Pentagon has released more never-before-seen videos of unidentified anomalous phenomena.

Renewable energy progress

🔒 Trump Is Aiding a Golden Age for Renewable Energy - Bloomberg
Given America’s political environment, you would be forgiven for thinking the country has slipped into a dark age of energy recidivism; burning oil, gas and coal left and right; and tossing wind and solar farms on the scrap heap. In reality, this is looking a lot like a golden age for renewable ...
China's new renewable power project could reshape its energy landscape
Known as the "Great Solar Wall," the initiative aims to build a vast network of solar power installations across the Kubuqi Desert in Inner Mongolia.
Climate Finance Student Guy Ningabo Believes Better Impact Finance Can Transform Renewable Energy in Africa – State of the Planet
I definitely want to be in impact ... and renewable energy. If you look at Burundi, the electrification rate is just below 10% for the whole country, so we have miles to go. More recently, I’ve also been interested in the mining sector. With climate change, especially in African countries that have great natural resources, there are questions of how to use those resources, while also making sure they are not hurting our advancements against climate ...

Medical advancements

Why this vaccine scientist welcomes vaccine skepticism : NPR
The COVID-19 vaccine was developed in record time, but many people were hesitant to take it. Immunologist Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire shares lessons learned about communicating medical breakthroughs.
Scientists Sound Alarm on AI-Generated Biological Viruses Amid Unregulated Industry | Common Dreams
As scientists confirmed the first-ever biological viruses generated by artificial intelligence, experts warned Thursday that governments have failed to keep pace with a rapidly advancing and largely unregulated technology that, while having tremendous potential for medical breakthroughs, could ...
AI designs synthetic virus in scientific first, raising biosecurity concerns
It could lead to medical breakthroughs — or the nightmare scenario of pathogens that can't be stopped.

World news

World News and International Headlines : NPR
NPR world news, international art and culture, world business and financial markets, world economy, and global trends in health, science and technology. Subscribe to the World Story of the Day podcast and RSS feed.
Chip See-Saw Ride Hits Tech Heading into Jobs Data | Charles Schwab
Markets were mixed early, with tech dragged by Sandisk's disappointing guidance. Jobs data looms tomorrow and investors are hopeful the strait might reopen.
Ukraine strikes more oil facilities deep inside Russia, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine has hit more oil facilities deep inside Russia.

Artificial intelligence

🔒 Four Top Google A.I. Researchers Form New Start-Up - The New York Times
Jeff Dean, who for years was one of Google’s most important executives, is leading the new artificial intelligence company with the backing of Google.
Big shake-up in Google’s AI team as DeepMind chief executive steps down | AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
His efforts led to him winning the 2024 Nobel prize in chemistry for breakthroughs in predicting and designing the structure of proteins, via DeepMind’s AlphaFold model. Shares in Alphabet, a $4.4tn (£3.3tn) company and a leading player in the AI race, closed down 4% on Wednesday.
5 Things to Know About Jeff Dean's New Startup - Business Insider
If that wasn't enough, Dean co-founded the Google Brain team that, as the "Godfather of AI" and Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton put it, turned "basic research in neural nets into game-changing products." One of the biggest breakthroughs Dean helped develop was the Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), ...

Climate solutions

Nature based solutions for climate change - House of Commons Library
These include high level multilateral ... as well as national strategies to address climate change and tackle biodiversity loss. The government has expressed support for NbS for climate change, describing work to join up action on adaptation, mitigation and nature restoration as ...
Climate Reports | United Nations
The report on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability warns that climate change is causing dangerous disruption in nature and is affecting billions of people, stressing the urgency to act.
Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change | Economic and Political Weekly
Anthropogenic climate change is possibly the most important existential challenge being faced by humanity today.Anthropogenic climate change is possibly the most important existential challenge being faced by humanity today. This is a legacy inherited from the onset of the Industrial Revolution, ...

breakingNews

Iran hails Saudi-Pak-Turkey defence pact, calls for Muslim unity amid West Asia tensions - The Times of India
Iranian foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has welcomed the new defence agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey, calling for greater solidarity among Muslim-majority countries. He also urged them to rely on their own capabilities amid escalating tensions in West Asia.
‘Honey-trapped’ IAF officer held for allegedly sharing classified defence data | India News - The Times of India
Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app. ... A digital news desk journalist at The Times of India with over two years of experience. Closely tracks foreign affairs and international politics. Fondness for precise language and clever headlines.
No renewable energy project within 1 km of borders: MHA guidelines | India News
"Security clearance for projects ... 1 km to 20 km will be assessed by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Defence on a case-to-case basis," they said. The applicant should not transfer land to any foreign company without prior approval of the central government, including ...
OpenAI warns of critical cybersecurity risk in new AI model | Technology | thenews.com.pk
OpenAI has issued a latest warning regarding its upcoming AI model after a series of unsettling incidents of breaching the cybersecurity protocols, including Hugging face in July. According to the...
OpenAI Pauses Astra AI Development After Model Reaches Critical Cybersecurity Threshold | Artificial Intelligence News - News9live
OpenAI has slowed development of its upcoming Astra AI model after tests showed major advances in autonomous coding and cybersecurity. The company said Astra reached its “critical cybersecurity threshold”, raising concerns over its ability to identify and execute cyberattacks.

📜 History Fact

The Dreyfus Affair (1894–1906) in France exposed deep-seated antisemitism and inspired Theodor Herzl to found the modern Zionist movement.

Modern · Culture — Source

🟠 Hacker News

1. New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567m over harms to children’s mental health (theguardian.com)
755 points  ·  405 comments
2. DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (arcprize.org)
587 points  ·  352 comments
3. What happens if an entire class of workers loses faith in their careers (noemamag.com)
583 points  ·  668 comments

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