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At the turn of the century, HIV was so rampant in Botswana that politicians and doctors viewed it as an existential threat. One in eight infants were reported to be infected at birth, while rates of mother to child transmission either through pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding ranged from between 20 and 40%, according to UNAIDS. Between 1990 and 2000, mortality …

SpaceX Dragon Capsule Delivers 6,700 Lbs of Futuristic Robots From Space Mission That Sparks Global Debate Over Humanity’s Technological Limits  Rude Baguette NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 33rd Station Resupply Launch, Arrival  NASA (.gov) NASA tests potential bone loss treatment for long-duration missions  Phys.org SpaceX Returns 3 Tons of Cutting-Edge Robotics, Sending Shockwaves Through Space Tech  The Daily Galaxy “They’re Alive”: SpaceX Stuns World …

IN A NUTSHELL 🔭 Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope discovered a pattern in galactic rotations, challenging previous beliefs. 🌀 Approximately 60% of ancient galaxies rotate clockwise, suggesting a potential cosmic order. 🌌 A hypothesis proposes that the universe might be within a black hole, altering our understanding of cosmology. 🔍 Alternative explanations include potential observational bias, highlighting the …

Exclusive: China considering yuan-backed stablecoins to boost global currency usage, sources say  Reuters China is expanding into digital currencies, hoping to promote use of its ‘people’s money’  Yahoo Finance China Is Worried About Dollar-Backed Stablecoins  Foreign Policy China Considers Approving Yuan-Backed Stablecoins  The Information China’s Fintech and Stablecoin Revolution: A Strategic Window for Global Investors  AInvest Source link

“We’re Seeing Something Massive”: Astronomers Detect Possible Ninth Planet Beyond Neptune And Trigger Global Shock Over Discovery  Rude Baguette It’s bigger than Earth, but invisible: new warning from astronomers  Catalunya Diari ‘Temperatures around -200°C’: NASA’s Infrared Astronomical Satellite may have found evidence of Planet Nine  WION An undiscovered giant may be lurking at the edge of our solar system  TechCentral Source link

Exclusive: China considering yuan-backed stablecoins to boost global currency usage, sources say  Reuters China Is Worried About Dollar-Backed Stablecoins  Foreign Policy Buckle Up Dollar Bulls, China Is Reportedly Considering Its Own Yuan-Linked Stablecoins  Yahoo Finance China weighs yuan-backed stablecoins in major policy shift: Reuters  Cointelegraph China to legalize yuan-pegged stablecoins this month after 12-year crypto ban  Cryptopolitan Source link

Portland, Ore. — Authorities in Oregon are trying to extinguish a fire burning in one of the world’s tallest trees, near the state’s southern coast. The Doerner Fir, a coastal Douglas Fir tree over 325 feet tall and estimated to be over 450 years old, has been burning since Saturday in Coos County in Oregon’s Coast Range. An infrared drone …

Children who regularly vape are three times more likely to become smokers later in life, a bombshell report has claimed.  Figures have long shown how the proportion of kids using e-cigarettes has exploded amid the decline of traditional smoking, with more than a third of 16 to 18-year-olds now regularly inhaling them.  For comparison, less than one in ten were …

NVIDIA Project G-Assist brings faster performance, while NVIDIA App adds smooth motion on RTX 40, more features, & expanded support for RTX GPUs. NVIDIA’s Project G-Assist Is Now More Responsive Thanks To Lower VRAM Usage, NVIDIA App Adds Smooth Motion Support On RTX 40 Series, More Features & Expanded Support For RTX GPUs NVIDIA’s App and Project G-Assist are receiving …

Around the world, new coronavirus variants are being nicknamed “Nimbus” (NB.1.8.1) and “Stratos” (XFG). But according to Prof. Tal Brosh, head of the Infectious Disease Unit at Assuta Ashdod Public Hospital and chair of Israel’s national epidemic response team, the branding is more flash than substance. “They’re more contagious,” he explained, “but there’s no evidence they’re more dangerous than earlier …