The blackout that left Spain without power last April was the most severe incident to hit European networks in two decades and the first of its kind, according to the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity. Damian Cortinas, the organization’s chairman, said the April 28 outage was Europe’s Read more…
Those diagnosed as small children typically have distinct genetic profile from those diagnosed later, so there’s more than one condition out there that’s being diagnosed as “autism.” This, of course, messes with the debate about causes; one version of autism may be caused by something for which the evidence is Read more…
A team at Microsoft says it used artificial intelligence to discover a “zero day” vulnerability in the biosecurity systems used to prevent the misuse of DNA. These screening systems are designed to stop people from purchasing genetic sequences that could be used to create deadly toxins or pathogens. But now Read more…
James Marriott, writing in a column: The world of print is orderly, logical and rational. In books, knowledge is classified, comprehended, connected and put in its place. Books make arguments, propose theses, develop ideas. “To engage with the written word,” the media theorist Neil Postman wrote, “means to follow a Read more…
No automaker has matched Tesla’s ability to deliver over-the-air software updates despite years of effort and billions in spending. Tesla introduced the technology in 2012 and issued 42 updates within six months, Jean-Marie Lapeyre, Capgemini’s chief technology officer for automotive, told WIRED. Other automakers ship updates “maybe once a year,” Read more…
A high court in India has ruled that legible medical prescriptions are a fundamental right after a judge found a government doctor’s report completely incomprehensible. Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri of the Punjab and Haryana High Court issued the order while reviewing a bail petition in an unrelated criminal case. The Read more…
Britain’s net public debt has climbed from 35% of GDP in 2005 to 95% today. The government is borrowing over 4% of GDP annually despite no emergency comparable to the financial crisis or pandemic that drove much of the earlier increase. The belt-tightening needed to stabilize debt levels amounts to Read more…