Enlarge / Parents work on their computers while their son entertains himself at their home in Boston in April 2020. (credit: Getty | Boston Globe) Respiratory illnesses are raging this fall, slamming children particularly hard. Cases of influenza-like illnesses are off to a startlingly strong and early start this season. RSV—respiratory syncytial (sin-SISH-uhl) virus—continues to…
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Invinity’s batteries installed alongside solar PV generation near Perth in Scotland. Invinity California is taking a small step towards its long-term goal of reaching 100 percent clean electricity by 2045 with a big investment in a hybrid energy storage system. Earlier this month, the California Energy Commission (CEC) awarded a $31 million grant towards the…
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Precise numbers on deafblindness are difficult to calculate. For that reason, figures tend to be all over the place. For the sake of writing an intro to this story, we’re going to cite this study from the World Federation of the DeafBlind that puts the number of severe cases at 0.2% globally and 0.8% of…
Cruise is expanding its driverless ride-hailing service in San Francisco to daytime hours, Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt tweeted Wednesday. The robotaxi service is now available to employees from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. and then again from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Eventually, these expanded operating hours will be available to the public. The bolstered…
Proteins are the molecules that get work done in nature, and there’s a whole industry emerging around successfully modifying and manufacturing them for various uses. But doing so is time consuming and haphazard; Cradle aims to change that with an AI-powered tool that tells scientists what new structures and sequences will make a protein do…
Since he took ownership of Twitter three disastrous weeks ago, Elon Musk has been telling on himself in two ways. The first message was seen in Wednesday’s demand that all employees click a button committing them to being “extremely hardcore” or lose their jobs, and it’s this: I don’t know what I’m doing. The second…
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UPDATE: Nov. 9, 2022, 2:15 p.m. EST This story has been updated to reflect air fryer pricing and availability as early Black Friday sales kick off. BEST BASKET-STYLE AIR FRYER DEAL: The Ninja Foodi 6-in-1 2-Basket Air Fryer (8 quart) lets you cook your main and side at the same time so dinner is done…
UPDATE: Nov. 7, 2022, 12:55 p.m. EST This story has been updated to reflect the latest pricing and availability from early Black Friday sales. Don’t have time to check out all the best Black Friday kitchen deals? Here are some of our top picks: The Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer has the power to replace…