Meta is planning to begin large-scale layoffs this week, WSJ reported over the weekend, citing people familiar with the matter, in what could be the largest round in a recent spate of tech job cuts after the industry’s rapid growth during the pandemic. The layoffs are expected to affect many Read more…
Psilocybin, the active hallucinogen found in psychedelic mushrooms — also known as “magic mushrooms” — can effectively alleviate a severe bout of depression when administered in a single dose and combined with talk therapy, a new clinical study found. Adults with depression who were administered a single 25-miligram dose of Read more…
While you currently have to say “Hey Siri” to activate the assistant hands-free, that may not be the case for much longer. Bloomberg reports today that Apple engineers are working to drop the “Hey” part of the phrase, so you’d only have to say “Siri” followed by a command to Read more…
Blood that has been grown in a laboratory has been put into people in a world-first clinical trial, UK researchers say. Tiny amounts — equivalent to a couple of spoonfuls — are being tested to see how it performs inside the body. The bulk of blood transfusions will always rely Read more…
“Irrigation of the land with seawater desalinated by fusion power is ancient. It’s called ‘rain’.” — Michael McClary, in alt.fusion
If you do something right once, someone will ask you to do it again.
A new article from Wired calls Rust “the ‘viral’ secure programming language that’s taking over tech.” “Rust makes it impossible to introduce some of the most common security vulnerabilities. And its adoption can’t come soon enough….” [A] growing movement to write software in a language called Rust is gaining momentum Read more…