Inside the guesthouse where everyone is homeless

Inside the guesthouse where everyone is homeless

BBC Five-year-old Habibah wishes she had more space to play On the first floor of the Willow Lodge guest house, Habibah and her brother Hameef are jumping around in the cramped bedroom they share with their mother. They dodge the stacked suitcases, the two beds, the small table and the fridge as best they can, … Read more

Electric vehicles raise safety concerns as to whether guardrails can handle car’s excess weight

Electric vehicles raise safety concerns as to whether guardrails can handle car’s excess weight

Electric vehicles raise safety concerns as to whether guardrails can handle car’s excess weight – CBS News Watch CBS News Guardrails on U.S. roads are typically tested against vehicles weighing up to 5,000 lbs. However, many electric vehicles weigh up to 30% more than that, raising safety concerns on whether guardrails would hold up in … Read more

New Jersey college student suffering from sickle cell disease has newfound hope with gene therapy at CHOP

New Jersey college student suffering from sickle cell disease has newfound hope with gene therapy at CHOP

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — There’s new hope for people with sickle cell disease, which affects mainly African Americans. It’s gene therapy research at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia that’s being called a game changer. The first patient to get the therapy outside a research setting is a Cherry Hill college student who’s been waiting almost two decades … Read more

IDF says it killed Hamas operative, other terrorists as it continues to take out Hamas’ infrastructure in Gaza

IDF says it killed Hamas operative, other terrorists as it continues to take out Hamas’ infrastructure in Gaza

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) embroiled in a two-front war with Iranian-backed terror groups, said early Saturday it has killed a key Hamas operative just hours after it took out a top Hezbollah commander in Beirut. The Jewish state’s military announced the death of Muhammad Mansour, who it described as a source of technological knowledge … Read more

Bill Gates on AI, success and misinformation

Bill Gates on AI, success and misinformation

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Bill Gates shares how he defines success, what the No. 1 unsolvable problem is facing today’s young people and compares developing software in the ’70s to developing AI tools today. 05:03 Fri, Sep 20 20243:54 PM EDT Source link

Dissing “Lawn People” AND “Lawn Dissidents”? It’s DEI Day in My Lawn Class

Dissing “Lawn People” AND “Lawn Dissidents”? It’s DEI Day in My Lawn Class

In scrolling through the course offerings at the University of Maryland, where I’ve been taking classes for several years, I came upon this one: “Lawns in the Landscape: Environmental Hero or Villain?” listed in both the Environmental Sciences and the Plant Sciences Departments.  So naturally I signed up! I’ll have more to say about the … Read more

33 Vibrant Yellow Perennials That Bloom All Summer

33 Vibrant Yellow Perennials That Bloom All Summer

Transform your garden into a sunny retreat with yellow perennials that bloom all summer. Ideal for garden enthusiasts, plant lovers, and landscaping hobbyists, a garden brimming with golden-yellow blooms creates a cheerful and inviting environment. Keep reading to learn about some gorgeous yellow perennials that bloom all summer that you can add to your flower … Read more

How much can AI help tackle the next pandemic?

How much can AI help tackle the next pandemic?

AstraZeneca AI is increasingly being used to follow and prepare for new variants of coronavirus It’s been dubbed “Disease X” – the next global pandemic, which some experts predict is pretty much bound to happen. Over the next decade, according to certain forecasts, there’s a one in four chance of another outbreak on the scale … Read more

Craigslist founder Craig Newmark makes $100 million cybersecurity pledge

Craigslist founder Craig Newmark makes 0 million cybersecurity pledge

Craig Newmark, the founder of online classified-ads site Craigslist, thinks the U.S. has a cybersecurity problem.  The entrepreneur turned philanthropist has pledged to donate $100 million to help safeguard the country from potential future cyberattacks, the Wall Street Journal first reported. Newmark will allocate $50 million to protect infrastructure, like power grids, from cyberattacks, including … Read more