A U.S. Army battalion at Fort Stewart is offering soldiers a four-day pass timed to the release of Grand Theft Auto VI if they reenlist for at least two years. The program is limited to one unit for now, but it fits the Army’s broader effort to appeal to gamers Read more…
Moderna and Merck say their personalized mRNA melanoma vaccine significantly reduced both cancer recurrence and spread in a late-stage trial. The treatment could reach patients as soon as next year if regulators approve it. Moderna developed the vaccine with Merck and tested it together with immunotherapy drug Keytruda, a widely Read more…
The release of a new album by Taylor Swift might be a cause for celebration among her fans, but such events have also been linked to a more sombre phenomenon: an increase in fatal car crashes. The team behind a new study say it sheds light on the impact of Read more…
A study of more than 64,000 people born around the end of Britain’s postwar sugar rationing found that those exposed to less sugar during their first 1,000 days had lower rates of five cancers decades later, including roughly 69% lower liver cancer risk and 36% lower breast cancer risk. They Read more…
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RAM prices have exploded over the past year, with some DDR5 kits approaching 500% year-over-year increases and a 128GB kit now selling for $3,399, which is more than 10 times its previous low. Things improve as you step down the memory capacities and speed tiers, but not as much as Read more…
Google has agreed to pay $10 million for a massive trove of anonymized Spirit Airlines data following the carrier’s shutdown, including internal communications, spreadsheets, booking and frequent-flyer records, transactions, and employee information. Did you ever fly on Spirit Airlines? Or work there? Or send an email to someone who worked Read more…