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12 days agoAnalysis j0rg
A drug that increases dopamine can reverse the effects of inflammation on the brain in depression, Emory study shows | Emory University | Atlanta GA
An Emory University study shows levodopa, a drug that increases dopamine in the brain, has potential to reverse the effects of inflammation on brain reward circuitry, ultimately improving symptons of depression.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event j0rg
10 people killed in mass shooting near Los Angeles after Lunar New Year celebrations
A gunman opened fire, killing 10 and wounding 10 Saturday, in the midst of Lunar New Year celebrations in Southern California’s Asian American enclave of Monterey Park, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. It was not clear what the motive was behind the massacre, and the suspect remained at large, Capt. Andrew Meyer from the department’s homicide division said at a news conference early Sunday.
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1 month agoCurrent Event j0rg
Apple's 'Reality Pro' Headset Said to Launch Before WWDC, Ships in the Fall
Apple's AR/VR headset, likely to be named "Reality Pro," will be announced during an event this spring before WWDC, which is typically held in June, before the product begins shipping this fall. In his latest Power On newsletter, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says that Apple's current plan is to announce the headset during an event in the spring, before the company's Worldwide Developers Conference in June.
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2 months agoCurrent Event j0rg
Black rhino populations are starting to thrive in Zimbabwe for the first time in decades, experts say
Rhinoceros populations are beginning to rebound in the species' native home of Zimbabwe, a sign that efforts to preserve the species are working, according to animal conservationists. The rhino population in Zimbabwe has surpassed more than 1,000 animals for the first time in more than 30 years, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission's African Rhino Specialist Group.
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2 months agoCurrent Event j0rg
Apple Pivots to Samsung for iPhone Memory Chips Following US Trade Ban Against Chinese Suppliers
Apple will turn to Samsung for memory used in iPhones ahead of the imposition of U.S. export controls on one of China's top NAND flash chipmakers, reports DigiTimes. Apple originally intended to buy 128-layer 3D NAND flash memory chips from Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) for use in iPhones sold in the Chinese market as early as this year, with the possibility of eventually purchasing up to 40% of the chips needed for all iPhones.
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2 months agoCurrent Event j0rg
Tesla opens its charging connector to other manufacturers
Tesla will be opening use of its charging connector to other EV charging network operators and vehicle manufacturers, the company announced in a blog post Friday. According to the blog post, the Tesla charger, known as the North American Charging Standard (NACS), offers AC charging and up to 1 megawatt of DC charging “in one slim package.”
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3 months agoCurrent Event j0rg
Climate activists block private jet take-offs at Schiphol Airport
Hundreds of environmental activists wearing white overalls stormed an area holding private jets at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport and stopped aircraft from leaving for hours by sitting in front of their wheels on Saturday. Military police moved in and were seen taking dozens of the protesters away in buses. More than 100 activists were arrested, national broadcaster NOS reported.
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3 months agoCurrent Event j0rg
Hodlonaut Wins Norwegian Lawsuit Against Self-Proclaimed ‘Satoshi’ Craig Wright
Magnus Granath, known on Twitter as “Hodlonaut,” won a lawsuit against Craig Wright on Thursday, a Norwegian judge ruled. Granath sued Wright in Norway to try and preempt a defamation suit Wright planned to bring against Granath in the U.K., where defamation laws are heavily tipped in favor of the plaintiff and monetary damages can be enormous.
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4 months agoExpression j0rg
Bosses Are Winning The Battle To Get Workers Back To The Office
In the first week following Labor Day, office usage in 10 major metro areas neared 50% of 2020’s pre-pandemic attendance. A showdown between bosses and employees may be imminent.
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4 months agoCurrent Event j0rg
Todd proposes 400 MW solar farm for New Zealand’s North Island
New Zealand’s large-scale solar PV market is poised for a momentous shift with energy company Todd Generation pursuing plans to establish a 400 MW solar farm at Rangitāiki on the North Island.
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5 months agoCurrent Event j0rg
New psychology research indicates that cleaning oneself helps alleviate the anxiety from stress-inducing events
Washing yourself can attenuate the psychological consequences of stressful events, according to new research published in Social Psychological and Personality Science. The new findings provide some of the first scientific evidence that cleaning oneself is related to reductions in anxiety.
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6 months agoCurrent Event j0rg
CEO's LinkedIn crying selfie about layoffs met with backlash
"Days like today, I wish I was a business owner that was only money driven and didn't care about who he hurt along the way. But I'm not," Braden Wallake wrote.
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6 months agoCurrent Event j0rg
Teresa Xu: Chinese woman loses court case over bid to freeze eggs
Teresa Xu took legal action after a Beijing hospital refused to freeze her eggs as she is not married.
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6 months agoCurrent Event j0rg
120fps GeForce Now cloud gaming comes to all compatible Android phones
Nvidia’s cloud gaming service, GeForce Now, now supports 120fps game streaming across all Android phones with high refresh rate displays, rather than being limited to specific preapproved models. The rollout was announced last month, 9to5Google reported at the time, but Nvidia spokesperson Stephenie Ngo confirmed to The Verge that it’s officially rolling out this week.