Canonical is Funding a PhD to Automate C to Rust Translation for Ubuntu
Canonical has committed funding to a three-year PhD project focused on building a system that can automatically translate large C codebases into Rust. And they
Warp Launches Factories to Let Engineering Teams Build Their Own Cloud Software Factories
▶️ Warp has introduced Factories, infrastructure for running your own cloud software factory with fleets of agents.▶️ Agents handle triage, specs, implementation, and review; humans
Google says Gemma has passed a billion downloads
Google says its Gemma family of open models has passed a billion downloads. Developers have published more than 100,000 Gemma variants over the past two
Meta launched Pocket in the US, and the app it came from shut down the same day
Meta has launched Pocket across the United States. The app it is based on shut down the same day. Pocket had been testing quietly in
Study highlights strengths and barriers of remote heart failure care
Interviews with patients hospitalized for heart failure, caregivers, providers, and organizational leaders highlighted several strengths of Mighty Heart (a major clinical trial examining the effectiveness
True Grit residential program helps injured youth navigate adult life
Transitioning from high school to adult life is a challenge for anyone, but for young people living with spinal cord injuries, the path forward is
Only 15% of eligible American adults discuss lung cancer screening with their doctors
Lung cancer screenings can save lives by detecting cancer in its early stages, but only 15% of eligible American adults have discussed the screening with
Iranian president says time to end war with US from ‘position of strength’
Omani and Iranian foreign ministers hold a call as Washington prepares economic sanctions.
California lawmaker overcomes pro-Israel spending to win special election
Victory for state Senator Aisha Wahab marks the latest example of a progressive overcoming millions in outside spending.
Guyana’s Rodrigues Birkett leads informal poll in race to be next UN leader
Guyanese diplomat emerges narrowly ahead as the council works towards consensus before Guterres departs.
New 3D mapping technology reveals how hair follicles form over time
In a new research report, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have developed a technology that allows them to capture a 3D molecular “snapshot”
UC Berkeley researchers find new potential treatment for obesity and diabetes
Over the past five years, medications called GLP-1s have revolutionized the treatment of metabolic disorders like obesity, diabetes and fatty liver diseases.
Study provides a more nuanced picture of biological mechanisms linked to autism
How does autism manifest in the brain? Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital have investigated this question in a new
Neurogenesis stalls in the brains of adults with major depressive disorder, study shows
Most of our brain’s 100 billion neurons are created before we’re born, but the trickle of neurons created in the adult brain hippocampus could be