Science and Technolgy blog
In recent years, MDMA-assisted psychotherapy has garnered attention for its potential to treat psychiatric conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, understanding the safety profile of this treatment is important before it becomes widely implemented. A recent comprehensive systematic…
Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange formerly helmed by fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried, has agreed to pay $12.7 billion to customers blindsided by Bankman-Fried’s deceptions covering up FTX’s flagrant misuse of customer funds. In an…
Enlarge / The round lens of PrivacyLens captures standard digital video while the square lens senses heat. The heat sensor improves the camera’s ability to spot and remove people from videos. (credit: Brenda Ahearn, Michigan Engineering) Roombas can be both…
Enlarge / A recall notice is posted next to Boar’s Head meats that are displayed at a Safeway store on July 31, 2024, in San Rafael, California. (credit: Getty | Justin Sullivan) A third person has died in a nationwide…
A private company has received funding from the U.S. government to build the first-ever “streetlights” on the moon — towering, Statue of Liberty-sized structures that could withstand the brutal lunar night.
Lower cognitive function during teenage years may significantly increase the risk of having a stroke before the age of 50, according to a new study published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. Researchers found that adolescents with medium…
Enlarge / Amina Abakarova allegedly spreading mercury on her rival’s chess board. Russia is no stranger to unique poisonings. State agents have been known to use everything from polonium-laced tea to the deadly nerve agent “novichok” when making assassination attempts…
Enlarge (credit: Sonos) Addressing blowback from Sonos’ wildly unpopular app redesign will cost the company $20 to $30 million “in the short term,” according to CEO Patrick Spence. In May, Sonos launched an updated app that aggravated many users due…
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images) An advertising industry initiative targeted by an Elon Musk lawsuit is “discontinuing” its activities and has deleted the member list from its website. On Tuesday, Musk’s X Corp. sued the World Federation of…
The same physics that underlie mayonnaise could help physicists corral the ultrahot plasma needed to produce nuclear fusion.
