In a televised press conference on Monday, Donald Trump and health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr made a series of unproven claims about autism and its links to paracetamol use in pregnant women, and about childhood vaccinations. The comments were immediately refuted by scientists and health agencies around the world,...
Plant that mimics odour of half-eaten ants to attract pollinators discovered
Botanist says new Japanese species of dogbane is first evidence of plants copying ants It’s a stark demonstration of nature at its most devious: researchers have discovered a plant that attracts pollinating flies by mimicking the odour of half-eaten ants. The species of dogbane is the first plant known to...
Women who miss first breast cancer screening at ‘40% higher risk’ of dying from the disease
Study monitored 500,000 women from Sweden and found 32% did not attend first mammogram appointment Women who miss their first breast cancer screening appointment have a 40% higher risk of dying from the disease, according to a new study. Experts at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden analysed data for about...
Huntington’s disease treated successfully for first time in UK gene therapy trial
Surgical procedure to treat devastating illness slowed progress of disease by 75% in patients after three years Huntington’s disease, a devastating degenerative illness that runs in families, has been treated successfully for the first time in a breakthrough gene therapy trial. The disease, caused by a single gene defect, steadily...
Supercentenarian gives scientists insight on secrets of healthy old age
Tests on Maria Branyas Morera, who was world’s oldest person before she died last year aged 117, gave doctors a trove of discoveries The nonagenarian actor Dame Joan Collins may have been on to something when she declared “age is just a number”. The deepest dive yet into the biology...
Even game developers hate Nintendo’s Switch 2 virtual game cards
Past Nintendo consoles offered a range of cartridge storage capacities, allowing publishers to balance memory needs with production costs. The Switch 2 pares those choices down to just two: 64GB cartridges – the most expensive format – or Virtual Game Cards. Known among players as "key cards," these are cheaper......
Unlimited power: OpenAI plans trillion-dollar data center network to power AI growth
This week, company executives gave reporters a tour of a massive site near Abilene, Texas, about 180 miles west of Dallas. They said the facility represents the first of many planned locations. Once empty brushland, the 1,100-acre development now contains eight massive data centers with a combined capacity of roughly...
Supermicro servers hit by critical vulnerabilities that allow undetectable malware attacks
A critical component soldered onto Supermicro motherboards for server products is affected by two newly discovered vulnerabilities, and a working patch may take some time to become available. Discovered by security analysts at Binarly, the flaws stem from an incomplete patch Supermicro released in January to address another firmware issue......
Bang & Olufsen’s latest wireless earbuds come with a jaw-dropping $1,500 price tag
The Danish consumer electronics specialist crafted the buds from polished aluminum, fitting each with 12mm titanium drivers positioned behind precision-milled grills. Read Entire Article
Recent Windows updates break Blu-ray and other protected video content playback on PC
Microsoft recently acknowledged that Windows updates released in August or later could make playing DRM-protected media a frustrating experience. The issue began with the non-security patches of the August Windows 11 update (KB5064081) and is expected to affect "some" unnamed applications used to play Blu-ray, DVD discs, or digital TV....