Could weight loss drugs fix UK’s unemployment problem?
US pharmaceuticals group Eli Lilly is to conduct trials of its weight-loss drugs in the UK., The United Kingdom will study whether the use of weight loss drugs could get people back to work. UK Health Minister Wes Streeting announced last month that US drug manufacturer Eli Lilly will beginContinue Reading
Scientists discover world’s largest coral—so big it can be seen from space
From the surface, it looked like a shipwreck, long forgotten on the seabed. But when cinematographer Manu San Félix dove down to take a closer look, he was amazed to find a huge, sprawling coral. That was the moment the National Geographic Society’s Pristine Seas team discovered the world’s largest coral colony during an OctoberContinue Reading
SpaceX rolls Starship Flight 6 Super Heavy rocket to pad ahead of Nov. 18 launch (photos)
The two stages of SpaceX’s sixth Starship vehicle are seen at the launch pad ahead of a planned Nov. 18, 2024 launch. (Image credit: SpaceX via X) Both pieces of SpaceX’s Starship megarocket have made it to the launch pad ahead of their expected test flight on Monday (Nov. 18). SpaceX rolled Starship’s huge first-stageContinue Reading
Oh For Fuck’s Sake
Hoo boy. The new orange king is busy choosing his viper’s den of crooks, rapists, misfits and “comically inappropriate” zealots, aka bootlickers to “run” his “government”: A Russian asset to head national intelligence, a rabid TV host to helm the world’s largest military, an anti-science crank and a child-sex-trafficking “foreheadfulContinue Reading
Hong Kong protest bomb plot mastermind is jailed for nearly 24 years
Hong Kong’s high court sentenced a man to almost 24 years in prison over an alleged plot to attack police with explosives during pro-democracy protests in 2019., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
South Korean opposition leader convicted for violating election law
Lee Jae-myung says he will appeal the court’s decision, which could bar him from running for president in 2027., Lee Jae-myung says he will appeal the court’s decision, which could bar him from running for president in 2027. South Korea’s main opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung, has been convicted on chargesContinue Reading
Thousands march on New Zealand capital against Indigenous treaty overhaul
Controversial legislation revises the 184-year-old Treaty of Waitangi granting Maori tribes land rights., Controversial legislation revises the 184-year-old Treaty of Waitangi granting Maori tribes land rights. Thousands of people have joined a nine-day march towards New Zealand’s capital over a contentious bill redefining the country’s founding agreement between the BritishContinue Reading
‘$3.5 trillion economy, doubling every five years’: Experts on India’s transformation and potential
Sarkar, President of Asia Pacific for Mastercard, reflected on Mastercard’s presence in India, noting that it has paralleled the country’s consumer evolution. “Over a decade, there were just about 15 to 16… unique credit card holders in this country,” he said…Continue Reading
How to Install COSMIC Desktop in Arch Linux
Wondering how you can try COSMIC desktop in Arch Linux? Here’s how. The Cosmic desktop environment, developed by System76 for their Pop!_OS distribution, offers a new desktop experience for Linux Fans. It is built using Rust at the core and features all the modern necessities of a desktop environment. WhileContinue Reading
Designing safer battery management systems with HIL simulation tools: Whitepaper
Sponsored by Chroma. Improving EV efficiency and safety hinges on an effective Battery Management System (BMS). For automotive BMS, it’s important to note that the battery pack is not directly connected to the motor. Instead, it interfaces through relays and fuses. Any disconnection or abnormal connection between these components canContinue Reading
Software and maintenance—the keys to making fleet EV charging work?
EO Charging provides a turnkey service for vehicle fleets, including all the hardware, software and service elements of the electrification stack. President and Chief Commercial Officer John Walsh told us that the software and maintenance layers of the stack are the keys to charger reliability. Fleets often overestimate the amountContinue Reading
Even the GOP’s Most Hated Senator Has a Problem With Matt Gaetz
Even America’s most spineless senator doesn’t want Matt Gaetz to be attorney general. In a Thursday Newsmax appearance, Texas Republican Ted Cruz was asked for his thoughts on President-elect The Traitor’s potential nomination of the loathed and embattled MAGA Representative Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general. The senator initiallyContinue Reading