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Underground climate change: How heat is trapped under the surface, threatening buildings
Cloud Gate, known as The Bean, is seen at AT-and-T Plaza at Millennium Park in Chicago, United States, on October 14, 2022. Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty Images On a recent tour underneath Chicago’s iconic skyline, Alessandro Rotta Loria, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northwestern University, pointed out one of […]
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to replace CEO Bob Smith with outgoing Amazon exec Dave Limp
Bob Smith, chief executive officer of Blue Origin LLC, (L), and Dave Limp, senior vice president of devices and services for Amazon.com Inc. Getty Images Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin will replace CEO Bob Smith with outgoing Amazon executive Dave Limp, CNBC has learned. Smith is retiring effective Dec. 4 and will remain with the company […]
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Sierra Space raising nearly $300 million from Japanese consortium at $5 billion valuation
Artist’s rendering of Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane in this undated handout obtained March 25, 2022. Sierra Space | via Reuters Sierra Space, the subsidiary of private aerospace contractor Sierra Nevada Corporation, is finalizing a raise of nearly $300 million, CNBC has learned. The round values the space company at about $5 billion, according to […]
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Merck Covid drug linked to virus mutations that can spread between people, new study says
A worker handles a bottle of Merck & Co. and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LPs Molnupiravir antiviral medication in a warehouse in Shoham, Israel, on Jan. 18, 2022. A fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was insufficient to prevent infection with the omicron variant of Covid-19, according to preliminary data from a trial in Israel released Monday. Photographer: […]
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CDC advisors recommend Pfizer maternal RSV vaccine to protect infants
A doctor vaccinates an infant against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in a treatment room of her paediatric practice. Swen Pförtner | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent panel of advisors on Friday recommended Pfizer‘s maternal vaccine that protects infants from respiratory syncytial virus, the leading cause of hospitalization […]
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How a North Korean cyber team impersonated a Washington D.C. analyst
WASHINGTON, D.C. — 6 yrs in the past, a properly-respected researcher was operating late into the evening when she stepped absent from her pc to brush her tooth. By the time she came back again, her laptop or computer experienced been hacked. Jenny City is a major skilled on North Korea at the Stimson Institute […]
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Google and the Division of Protection are making an AI-powered microscope to assistance physicians place most cancers
Dr. Niels Olson makes use of the Augmented Fact Microscope. U.S. Department of Protection In his business at the VA clinic in Seattle, Dr. Nadeem Zafar required to settle a discussion. Zafar is a pathologist, the type of medical doctor that carries out medical lab assessments on bodily fluids and tissues to diagnose disorders like […]
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Senators talk to Pentagon for answers on SpaceX’s Starlink provider in Ukraine
SpaceX, Twitter and electrical auto maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk, comes for a US Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Photographs WASHINGTON — Three Democratic customers of the Senate Armed Expert services Committee have questioned the Pentagon for information […]
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United kingdom designates Wagner Team as terrorists Russian lawmakers suggest banning WhatsApp
United kingdom federal government designates Wagner Team as a terrorist firm A fighter from Russian Wagner mercenary group conducts education for Belarusian troopers on a selection close to the city of Osipovichi, Belarus July 14, 2023 in this nevertheless picture taken from handout online video. Voen Tv/Belarusian Defence Ministry | By using Reuters The U.K. […]
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Covid, RSV and flu vaccines are now available — here’s how to decide whether to get them together
Pharmacist Ani Martirosyan administers an immunization to a patient at a CVS on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023 in Glendale, CA. Brian Van Der Brug | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images For the first time ever, vaccines for Covid, the flu and respiratory syncytial virus are available in the U.S. Public health officials are urging […]
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