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Unique Mayan mask found in Mexico
Live Science - 25 Jan 2021 15:39
A giant Mayan mask sculpture has been revealed at an archaeological site in the Mexican state of Yucatán after undergoing restoration work.
How to Teach Kids About Sexism
Life Hacker - 25 Jan 2021 17:00
Watching Kamala Harris sworn in as our country's first female vice president (not to mention our first vice president of color) last week felt like a triumphant moment for many women and girls. It was also a reminder of ...
Fujifilm XF 10-24mm F4 R OIS WR updated sample gallery
DP Review - 25 Jan 2021 17:00
The Fujifilm 10-24mm F4 R OIS WR is a reasonably priced wide-angle zoom for the company's X-mount, updated with weather-sealing and some ergonomic improvements. We've been shooting with it across the Pacific Northwest fo...
Hubble Snaps Stunning Barred Spiral Galaxy
SpaceRef - 25 Jan 2021 00:39
First discovered in 1798 by German-English astronomer William Herschel, NGC 613 is a galaxy that lies in the southern constellation of Sculptor, 67 million light-years away....
New Algorithms Could Reduce Racial Disparities in Health Care
Wired - 25 Jan 2021 14:00
Machine learning programs trained with patient reports, rather than doctors', find problems that doctors miss--especially in Black people.
Newly discovered subset of brain cells fight inflammation with instructions from the gut
EurekAlert! - 25 Jan 2021 07:00
(Brigham and Women's Hospital) A team led by researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, has shown that a specific astrocyte sub-population can do the opposite, instead serving a protective, anti-inflammatory function...
Epilepsy research focused on astrocytes
EurekAlert! - 25 Jan 2021 07:00
(Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf) A significant number of epilepsy patients does not respond to currently available drugs. A collaboration between researchers in Japan and at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldo...
Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.1 promises fixes, delivers a bug
Slash Gear - 25 Jan 2021 05:36
Cyberpunk 2077 is undoubtedly one of if not the biggest disasters in recent gaming history. Long-awaited and much-delayed, the initial experience of players, especially those on consoles, was so horrible that refunds wer...
Bernie Sanders' inauguration mittens meme won't quit: The funniest versions - CNET
CNET - 25 Jan 2021 01:08
The Vermont senator's image is still everywhere, a bobblehead is coming, and his campaign made a sweatshirt that sold out immediately. He's even on fingernails now.
Gray Whales Off Baja California Are Dying En Masse, and Scientists Don't Know Why
Gizmodo - 25 Jan 2021 23:26
An unusual mortality event of gray whales off the coast of Mexico is disturbingly persistent, according to a study published this week in the Marine Ecology Progress Series. The die-off began in 2019, and the gray whale ...
Small Security Teams Have Big Security Fears, CISOs Report
Dark Reading - 25 Jan 2021 22:15
Researchers poll security leaders who are tasked with protecting large organizations but have a small presence and budget.
Figure Out Your Next Car's Emissions and Monthly Costs with 'Carboncounter'
Life Hacker - 25 Jan 2021 21:30
If you want to prioritize environmental friendliness with the next car you buy, a handy website called Carboncounter has done the hard work for you. With its interactive charts and graphs, you can see how more than 600 c...
Twitter's Birdwatch fights misinformation with community notes
TechCrunch - 25 Jan 2021 20:35
Twitter is launching what it calls “a community-based approach to misinformation.” The Birdwatch project first came to light last fall thanks to product sleuth Jane Manchun Wong. Now Twitter has launched a pilot vers...
The Pokemon Company gives Sword, Shield, and Home hackers an ultimatum
Slash Gear - 25 Jan 2021 19:49
People have been hacking Pokemon games since Red and Green first arrived on the scene in Japan back in 1996, and that remains true for Pokemon Sword and Shield – the two latest games in the series – and Pokemon Home,...
Deals: Shop Discounts on M1 Macs (Up to $100 Off), Anker Accessories, 2020 iPad Air ($40 Off), and AirPods Pro ($50 Off)
Mac Rumors - 25 Jan 2021 18:33
We're tracking a variety of different discounts to kick off the last week of January. This includes deals on MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac mini with the M1 chip, as well as Anker accessories, the iPad Air, and the Ai...
Analysts question viability of last-minute executive order from Trump on IaaS companies' foreign users
TechRepublic - 25 Jan 2021 17:29
In response to the Solar Winds attack, the order forces cloud companies to keep the names, addresses, emails, credit card numbers, and more, any time cloud services are used.
Equity Monday: Clubhouse, Taboola, and why the SPAC wave will get worse
TechCrunch - 25 Jan 2021 17:03
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch's venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest private market news, talks...
2020's COVID Accelerated Digitalization Demands Stronger Cybersecurity in 2021
Dark Reading - 25 Jan 2021 17:00
As critical infrastructure faces increasing and sophisticated attacks, these trends will enable the energy sector to shore up its cybersecurity defenses.
Russian Hack of US Agencies Exposed Supply Chain Weaknesses
SecurityWeek - 25 Jan 2021 16:24
The elite Russian hackers who gained access to computer systems of federal agencies last year didn't bother trying to break one by one into the networks of each department.
Stop Ignoring the Evidence on Covid-19 Treatments
Wired - 25 Jan 2021 14:00
The studies are in, and for many patients convalescent plasma should be out. So why do doctors having such a hard time letting go?
Bloodhound needs another new owner to break the land speed record
Engadget - 25 Jan 2021 13:22
Here we go again. The team behind Bloodhound, a British car designed to beat the the world land speed record, is looking for a new benefactor. The current owner, Ian Warhurst, saved the project from financial ruin in Dec...
Litter provides habitat for diverse animal communities in rivers, study finds
EurekAlert! - 25 Jan 2021 07:00
(University of Nottingham) In a study of local rivers, experts at the University of Nottingham in the UK have discovered more invertebrates - animals without a backbone, such as insects and snails - living on litter than...