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Timing is everything Tracing the lineages of agricultural ants to their most recent common ancestor revealed that the ancestor probably lived through the end-Cretaceous mass extinction—the one that killed off the dinosaurs. The researchers argue that the two were almost…

Sodium valproate is an effective epilepsy drug, but it isn’t recommended to take during pregnancy Miljan Zivkovic/Shutterstock The drug rapamycin could prevent the epilepsy medication sodium valproate from causing developmental problems during pregnancy. Sodium valproate is used to treat epilepsy,…

Since 2022, Amazon has held a second Prime Day of sorts in October and that sale event is coming back this year, too. Prime Big Deal Days returns on October 8 and 9, but we’re already starting to see some…

While topically-applied medications do help alleviate various skin conditions, they would be even more effective if they could better penetrate the skin’s surface. Newly developed nanoceramic “stars” may one day help, by poking tiny holes in the skin. When medications…

Google’s Gemini Live conversational AI experience recently became available to everyone for free, and now the company has announced another development for this specific service. Starting today and “rolling out over the coming weeks”, the conversational Gemini Live will suport…

Oct 03, 2024Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Technology Google has revealed the various security guardrails that have been incorporated into its latest Pixel devices to counter the rising threat posed by baseband security attacks. The cellular baseband (i.e., modem) refers to…

Upholding the First Amendment, a senior US district judge has blocked California’s deepfakes law, AB 2839, which was designed to stop deceptive AI-generated content from impacting election outcomes. Last month, a parody video creator known as “Mr Reagan” on YouTube…

October 3, 2024 3 min read How ‘River Piracy’ Helped Give Mount Everest a Growth Spurt A model suggests a massive uplift caused by a phenomenon called “river piracy” partly explains Everest’s impressive height By Michael Marshall & Nature magazine…

If you’re looking for an Alexa speaker on the cheap, this Amazon Prime Day deal will be hard to beat. The Echo Dot (5th gen) has improved audio that competes with more expensive rivals like the HomePod mini. Usually going…

“This pattern of conduct was a deliberate scheme, knowingly executed over a prolonged period of time…to engage in unauthorized representation before the USPTO and circumvent USPTO Rules.” – USPTO Final Order The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Wednesday,…