Collaborate Disseminate
Polymers are one of the most important elements of modern-day society, particularly in the form of plastics. Unfortunately most common polymers are derived from fossil resources, which not only makes …read more Continue reading Biosynthesis of Polyester Amides in Engineered Escherichia Coli
The U.S. Treasury Department has announced that it’s removing sanctions against Tornado Cash, a cryptocurrency mixer service that has been accused of aiding the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group to launder their ill-gotten proceeds.
“Based on the Admini… Continue reading U.S. Treasury Lifts Tornado Cash Sanctions Amid North Korea Money Laundering Probe
London’s Heathrow Airport resumed operations late Friday after an electrical fire at a nearby substation forced a full-day closure, causing global travel chaos with hundreds of canceled flights and thousands of stranded passengers. The explosion at a H… Continue reading How an Electrical Fire Shut Down Heathrow and Upended Global Air Travel
The MintyPi was a popular project that put a Raspberry Pi inside an Altoids tin to make a pocketable gaming handheld. Unfortunately, it’s not the easiest build to replicate anymore, …read more Continue reading A Cute Handheld Gaming Device That You Can Build In An Altoids Tin
Web infrastructure provider Cloudflare unveiled “AI Labyrinth” this week, a feature designed to thwart unauthorized AI data scraping by feeding bots realistic but irrelevant content instead of blocking them outright. The system lures crawlers into a “m… Continue reading Cloudflare Turns AI Against Itself With Endless Maze of Irrelevant Facts
There is more carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere these days than ever before in human history, and while it would be marvelous to use these carbon atoms for something …read more Continue reading Producing Syngas From CO2 and Sunlight With Direct Air Capture
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is pushing to cut bureaucracy by reducing management layers, according to a recording of a recent internal all-hands meeting obtained by Business Insider. Amazon plans to increase the ratio of individual contributors to managers b… Continue reading Amazon CEO Criticizes Manager Fiefdoms and Stresses the Need For ‘Meritocracy’
Hollywood filmmaker Carl Erik Rinsch has been charged with defrauding Netflix of $11 million after allegedly misusing funds intended for an unfinished science fiction series, federal prosecutors said.
Rinsch, 47, was arrested in West Hollywood this w… Continue reading Director Charged With Netflix Fraud After Splurging on Crypto Instead of Finishing Sci-fi Series
This may be a newbie question. A friend ("Bob") and I have tried to sign each others’ keys according to these instructions. I want to get Bob’s signature on my public key into my own keychain. We get to step 6, where Bob has sent… Continue reading GPG: importing a friend’s signature on my public key demotes "ultimate" to "full"
Apple has been hit with a federal lawsuit claiming that the company’s promotion of now-delayed Apple Intelligence features constituted false advertising and unfair competition. From a report: The suit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in San Jose… Continue reading Apple Sued For False Advertising Over Apple Intelligence