Over the past three years, the plant-based meat industry has experienced a major reversal in vibes. Sales boomed in the early months of the pandemic, as slaughterhouse shutdowns disrupted conventional meat supply chains and shoppers started trying out meatless burgers, sausages, and seafood instead. Between 2018 and 2021, total sales of plant-based foods in the… Continue reading Plant-Based Meat Boomed. Here Comes the Bust
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The Next US President Will Have Troubling New Surveillance Powers
The ability of the United States to intercept and store Americans’ text messages, calls, and emails in pursuit of foreign intelligence was not only extended but enhanced over the weekend in ways likely to remain enigmatic to the public for years to come. On Saturday, US president Joe Biden signed a controversial bill extending the… Continue reading The Next US President Will Have Troubling New Surveillance Powers
GaeaStar’s 3D-Printed Clay Coffee Cups Are Disposable, but Can They Save Us From Microplastics?
It’s sort of like seeing a fingerprint in a handmade ceramic mug. Toolmarks tell the story of its manufacture, and while the tools utilized here are new, the process is the same. You take wet clay from the earth, dry it, grind it into powder, then reintroduce water until it achieves the consistency you’re looking… Continue reading GaeaStar’s 3D-Printed Clay Coffee Cups Are Disposable, but Can They Save Us From Microplastics?
Olive Union Olive Max Hearing Aids: For Mild Hearing Loss
You don’t have to be nearly deaf to use a hearing aid. Many doctors urge patients to get started with the devices early, before hearing loss becomes critical. Olive Union’s Olive Max is the first hearing aid I’ve encountered designed for this specific purpose, built for users with “mild to moderate” hearing loss, which the… Continue reading Olive Union Olive Max Hearing Aids: For Mild Hearing Loss
What Is 5G Home Internet? Here’s Everything You Need to Know (2024)
Sick of slow, expensive, or unreliable internet service? You probably are. Internet service providers (ISPs) came second to last in a study of customer satisfaction by industry in the US last year. For most folks, internet service comes into the house via cable, and choices are limited. But with mobile carriers rolling out fast, low-latency… Continue reading What Is 5G Home Internet? Here’s Everything You Need to Know (2024)
The House Passes a TikTok Ban Bill That’s on the Fast Track
A TikTok ban is back on the table after the House approved a new bill on Saturday addressing the issues that stalled it out in the Senate. The bill would allow the Biden administration to ban TikTok nationwide if it doesn’t divest from its China-based owner, Bytedance, within a year. It’s different from a similar… Continue reading The House Passes a TikTok Ban Bill That’s on the Fast Track
Meta Is Already Training a More Powerful Successor to Llama 3
Zuckerberg took to Instagram today to explain that Meta would incorporate the new Meta AI assistant, powered by Llama 3, into products that include Whatsapp, Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger. Meta said in its blog post announcing Llama 3 that it had focused heavily on improving the training data used to develop the model. It was… Continue reading Meta Is Already Training a More Powerful Successor to Llama 3
NASA Confirms Where the Space Junk That Hit a Florida House Came From
NASA has confirmed that the object that fell into a Florida home last month was part of a battery pack released from the International Space Station. This extraordinary incident opens a new frontier in space law. NASA, the homeowner, and attorneys are navigating little-used legal codes and intergovernmental agreements to determine who should pay for… Continue reading NASA Confirms Where the Space Junk That Hit a Florida House Came From
We Finally Know Where Neuralink’s Brain Implant Trial Is Happening
Elon Musk’s brain-implant company Neuralink has chosen the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, as the initial study site to test its Telepathy device. The first participant in Neuralink’s study, Noah Arbaugh, underwent a successful procedure at the institute in January to get the device implanted. Known as a brain-computer interface, or BCI, the technology… Continue reading We Finally Know Where Neuralink’s Brain Implant Trial Is Happening
Far-Right Sheriffs Want a Citizen Army to Stop ‘Illegal Immigrant’ Voters
Boone Cutler, who has written a number of books with Flynn about “fifth-generational warfare”—military actions like social engineering, misinformation, and cyber attacks—described immigrants as “weaponized diaspora communities” who are being brought into the country to commit “terrorism.” Cutler announced, without providing any details, that he would be providing “irregular warfare training” to CSPOA officers ahead… Continue reading Far-Right Sheriffs Want a Citizen Army to Stop ‘Illegal Immigrant’ Voters