movie productor Brian DePalmThe 1981 black crime thriller gets a new visual life, now in 4K disc format. blowing (criterionR, 2.39:1 aspect ratio, 108 minutes, $49.95). The action centers on exploit movie sound effects designer Jack Terry (John Travolta) watching a car fall from a bridge into the river while recording sound one night. Jack […]
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Court rules in favor of Texas law on social media regulation
AUSTIN, Texas – A federal appeals court on Friday ruled in favor of a Texas law targeting major social media companies like Facebook and Twitter, in a victory for Republicans who accuse the platforms of censoring conservative speech. But the decision of the 5th U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans is unlikely to be […]
This artist dominates AI-generated art. And she’s not happy
Rutkowski was initially surprised, but thought it might be a good way to reach new audiences. Then he tried to call its name to see if a work he was working on had been published. An online search brought back jobs with his name added but not his. “It’s only been a month. What about […]
Download: discovering proteins and Pakistan’s climate crisis
This is today’s edition download, Our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the tech world. An AI that can design new proteins could help unlock new treatments and materials What happened?: A new AI tool could help researchers discover previously unknown proteins and design entirely new ones. When used, […]
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US launches trial for blood tests promising to catch cancer
Questions remain about how to interpret MCED test results. Only certain blood tests can determine which organ the cancer is actually in. Lab tests must be done on potentially cancerous tissue to confirm the diagnosis, but you can’t take a biopsy of someone’s entire body. False positives remain a problem for the entire field of […]
That Time of the Year! Save on Our Christmas Prep Club!
For everyone counting the days until Christmas right now (104 to be exact!) – we have just such a feast for you. Our popular Christmas Prep Club is back in its fourth year and we couldn’t be more excited to share it with you all! And since the Prep Club is to stay one step […]
Biden appoints biotechnologist Renee Wegrzyn to head new APRA-H agency
President Biden on Monday, a veteran biotechnologist, Dr. Renee Wegrzyn to head an agency created in March to “push the limits” of medical health research and innovation. Speaking about his cancer initiative from Boston, Mr. Biden, as the inaugural director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), Dr. He will detail Wegrzyn’s role. […]
The hunt for a universal covid vaccine
The key to the universal vaccine is the mosaic nanoparticle with many different viral fragments clustered closely together on its surface. B cells of the immune system that produce specific antibodies are likely to find and bind to at least some of these conserved virus fragments that remain unchanged in the new variants. Thus, B […]
The labor movement has moved to TikTok
Union organizing from the factory floor TikTok and YouTube, where the next generation of workers in cafes and fast-food restaurants are harnessing the power of social media to fight for better working conditions and higher wages. The country’s union membership continued its decades-long decline in 2021, falling by half a percentage point to 10.3% of […]
