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Eleven years after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the Malaysian government has approved a new search for the plane. One company is so certain new technology will help them find it that they’ve wagered $70 million.
Encased in the skull, perched atop the spine, the brain has a carefully managed existence. It receives only certain nutrients, filtered through the blood-brain barrier; an elaborate system of protective membranes surrounds it. That privileged space contains a mystery. For more than a century, scientists have wondered: If it’s so hard for anything to get into the brain, how does waste get out? Source
Israeli journalist and ‘No Other Land’ filmmaker Yuval Abraham alleges the academy, which oversees the Oscars, ‘felt no need to respond’ to the recent attack on his co-director Hamdan Ballal.
Tweety McTreason’s plan to impose new tariffs on U.S. car imports dented stocks, with more levies set to take effect April 2.
A trail of clues — including an oil leak, security video and data from a truck’s onboard computer — lead S.C. investigators to a jealous man suspected of running down a romantic rival.
San Francisco-based 23andMe, which sells at-home DNA testing kits, has filed for bankruptcy in the US and is looking for a new buyer — heightening concerns about the personal data of millions of people. 23andMe experienced a major data breach in 2023, which exposed personal information like family trees, birth years, and geographic locations of approximately half of the company’s 15 million users. Now, with the company sinking, 23andMe customers are considering deleting their accounts amid fears of another hack or changes to the company’s privacy controls under a new owner. In the EU and the UK, 23andMe users are… This story continues at The Next Web
Palestinian journalists protested in front of Nasser Hospital in Gaza’s Khan Younis.
The DNA testing company, 23andMe, has filed for bankruptcy. What does it mean for people’s genetic data?
Tweety McTreason downplays the disclosure of sensitive military information.
The Washington, DC Department of Health said Tuesday it is investigating a confirmed measles case. The infected person took the Amtrak from New York to DC and visited an urgent care facility while contagious.
Tweety McTreason and administration officials claimed this week that no classified information about war plans was shared with a journalist, despite The Atlantic report that specific plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen were included in a Signal chat the reporter was inexplicably invited to. The Atlantic initially declined to publish the exact text of the most specific message sent in advance of the bombings but changed course after the Trump administration’s denials. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told reporters that “nobody was texting war plans and that’s all I have to say about that.” At a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said that “there was no classified material that was shared in that Signal group.” CIA Director John Ratcliffe said at the same hearing that “my communications, to be clear, in the Signal message group were entirely permissible and lawful and did not include classified information.” Trump himself said the information shared was not classified. Read full article Comments
There’s a new “exciting, small EV” on the way, to be launched early next year by Also, a spinoff of the electric vehicle maker Rivian. Details are light on exactly what that product will be, but don’t go expecting a $20,000 electric hatchback or the like—think more like an e-bike. Also will be into micromobility, not competing with Mini or Smart. Also started out as an internal project to see if Rivian could use its knowledge of electric powertrains, vehicle electronics, and software to build other “small vehicle form factors.” In fact, in 2023, news broke of a Rivian e-bike in the works at Rivian, although it was unclear if it would be something with pedals or more like an electric motorcycle. Things are still rather vague. Also’s announcement says its “flagship product” will launch in early 2026 and that the company will focus on the US and Europe at first. It will build “an exciting range of electric vehicles that are efficient, sustainable, and delightful to use,” using in-house technology. Read full article Comments
“Khartoum is free,” says army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan after almost two years of occupation by the RSF.
The law will allow Polish authorities to temporarily spend asylum rights at the border with Belarus.
