Thomas, who won reelection last week, points to the local pushback against the proposed Prince William Digital Gateway, which would put more than 30 data centers on the edge of a national reserve located in the north of the state. A group of homeowners have challenged the project in court, and a judge voided zoning… Continue reading The Data Center Resistance Has Arrived
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Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound Is Being Tested as a Treatment for Long Covid
Obesity wonder drugs Wegovy and Zepbound are already showing that they can reduce the risk of cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease in addition to helping people lose weight. Now, a US-wide trial will test whether tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Zepbound, may be an effective treatment for people with long Covid. Part of a class… Continue reading Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound Is Being Tested as a Treatment for Long Covid
Stewart Rhodes Relaunched the Oath Keepers. Even Old Oath Keepers Don’t Care
Stewart Rhodes announced last week that he is relaunching the Oath Keepers, his anti-government militia which virtually disappeared after dozens of its members—including Rhodes—were arrested for their roles in the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Rhodes, speaking to the Gateway Pundit this week, says that he sees the relaunched group as playing a role… Continue reading Stewart Rhodes Relaunched the Oath Keepers. Even Old Oath Keepers Don’t Care
British Churches Are Putting Their Faith in Heat Pumps
In many churches, often strapped for cash, the switch to a heat pump may be borne from necessity. Staff at St. Peter Mancroft Church in Norwich, which already had solar panels, opted to make the jump to a heat pump system when one of their old gas boilers failed. “The church decided this was a… Continue reading British Churches Are Putting Their Faith in Heat Pumps
DHS Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules
On November 21, 2023, field intelligence officers within the Department of Homeland Security quietly deleted a trove of Chicago Police Department records. It was not a routine purge. For seven months, the data—records that had been requested on roughly 900 Chicagoland residents—sat on a federal server in violation of a deletion order issued by an… Continue reading DHS Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules
A Proposed Federal THC Ban Would ‘Wipe Out’ Hemp Products That Get People High
A provision in the federal spending bill that could end the US government shutdown would effectively destroy the hemp extracts industry by banning intoxicating hemp-based THC products, including gummies and drinks. The provision, part of the funding bill passed by the US Senate Monday night, would ban the “unregulated sale of intoxicating hemp-based or hemp-derived… Continue reading A Proposed Federal THC Ban Would ‘Wipe Out’ Hemp Products That Get People High
Our Favorite Travel and Outdoor Gear Is on Sale at Huckberry
Huckberry, purveyor of finely curated clothing and gear for the sort of person equally at home in the woods and the city, is having one of the company’s rare site-wide sales this week—or pretty close to site-wide. We’ve tested and love quite a bit of Huckberry’s stuff, especially the Proof 72-hour merino T-shirt. If you… Continue reading Our Favorite Travel and Outdoor Gear Is on Sale at Huckberry
The AI Boom Is Fueling a Need for Speed in Chip Networking
The new era of Silicon Valley runs on networking—and not the kind you find on LinkedIn. As the tech industry funnels billions into AI data centers, chip makers both big and small are ramping up innovation around the technology that connects chips to other chips, and server racks to other server racks. Networking technology has… Continue reading The AI Boom Is Fueling a Need for Speed in Chip Networking
Waymo’s Robotaxis Can Now Use the Highway, Speeding Up Longer Trips
When Google’s self-driving car project began testing in the Bay Area back in 2009, its engineers focused on highways by sending its sensor-laden vehicles cruising down Interstate 280, which runs the length of Silicon Valley’s peninsula. More than 15 years later, the cars are back on the freeway—this time without drivers. On Tuesday, the project,… Continue reading Waymo’s Robotaxis Can Now Use the Highway, Speeding Up Longer Trips
The Nike x Hyperice Hyperboot Is $200 Off
For the first time, the Nike x Hyperice Hyperboot is on sale. The recovery boots are $200 off—normally $899, now $699—through December 1. They’re also HSA/FSA eligible. Normally, I’d point you toward the Normatec 3 Legs; they cost the same and offer more leg coverage, but at this discounted price, the Hyperice Hyperboot’s portability and… Continue reading The Nike x Hyperice Hyperboot Is $200 Off