CNOOC Brings On-stream Wenchang 9-7 Oilfield Development Project

HONG KONG, April 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — CNOOC Limited (the “Company”, SEHK: 00883 (HKD Counter) and 80883 (RMB Counter), SSE: 600938) today announces that Wenchang 9-7 Oilfield Development Project has commenced production. The project is located in the western Pearl River Mouth Basin, with an average water depth of approximately 120 meters. The main production… Continue reading CNOOC Brings On-stream Wenchang 9-7 Oilfield Development Project

MRI Scans Causing Nasty Material to Form Inside Body, Scientists Find

Image by Getty / Futurism Scientists believe they may have found the reason why some patients get so sick from the contrast dye they’re injected with before magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. As a University of New Mexico (UNM) press release explains, researchers at the institution’s medical school believe they’ve found a link between oxalic… Continue reading MRI Scans Causing Nasty Material to Form Inside Body, Scientists Find

Baby Born to Woman With Transplanted Womb

Image by Womb Transplant UK In Scotland, a woman successfully gave birth to a baby girl after getting a womb transplant from her sister. As the BBC reports, couple Grace and Angus Davidsin welcomed baby Amy after the mother’s sister, for whom she named her new child, donated her womb. Though it wasn’t the first in… Continue reading Baby Born to Woman With Transplanted Womb

Poll Finds Americans Are Largely Disgusted by AI-Generated News

As the United States’ biggest news brands experiment with artificial intelligence in their content, readers remain unimpressed. In a new poll conducted by Poynter and the University of Minnesota, nearly half of the survey’s respondents said they don’t want AI reporting the news to them — and 20 percent say that news publishers shouldn’t be… Continue reading Poll Finds Americans Are Largely Disgusted by AI-Generated News

@BMW: WorldSBK in Assen: Victory and valuable world championship points.004052

Assen. For BMW Motorrad Motorsport and the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team, the FIM Superbike World Championship round at Assen (NED) was an eventful weekend highlighted by an outstanding victory from Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR) in the Superpole Race and valuable points for the championship standings. “El Turco” won the Sunday morning sprint on his BMW… Continue reading @BMW: WorldSBK in Assen: Victory and valuable world championship points.004052

The Best TV Deals on 2024 Models to Skip the Tariffs

If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. Learn more. Donald Trump’s new tariffs have put a strange pall on the US economy. Uncertainty abounds, but prices seem likely to rise on all kinds of goods, from food to construction materials. Big-ticket electronics like TVs and soundbars may be… Continue reading The Best TV Deals on 2024 Models to Skip the Tariffs

Robert Payne becomes Chief Technology Officer at Piedmont Advantage Credit Union

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., April 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Piedmont Advantage Credit Union (PACU) is proud to announce the promotion of Robert Payne to Chief Technology Officer (CTO), marking a significant milestone in a distinguished career spanning more than 30 years in the technology field. Payne has served as PACU’s Senior Vice President of Information Technology for over… Continue reading Robert Payne becomes Chief Technology Officer at Piedmont Advantage Credit Union

Bottles of “Holy Water” Contaminated With Cholera Send European Tourists to the ICU

Image by Getty / Futurism Researchers are warning that bottles of “holy water” from a well in Ethiopia could be laced with dangerous bacteria that could cause cholera. As detailed in a new report published in the journal Eurosurveillance and spotted by Ars Technica, three German and four British tourists developed a nasty case of cholera,… Continue reading Bottles of “Holy Water” Contaminated With Cholera Send European Tourists to the ICU

Doctors Just Found Something Horrifying in the Brains of Heavy Alcohol Drinkers

Image by Getty / Futurism Boozers beware: a new study has found links between heavy alcohol consumption, brain damage, and earlier death. As the American Academy of Neurology notes, Brazilian researchers established in a new study that heavy drinkers — defined as those who have “eight or more alcoholic drinks per week,” so not a particularly… Continue reading Doctors Just Found Something Horrifying in the Brains of Heavy Alcohol Drinkers