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Tesla is under investigation for faulty electronic door handles that can trap people inside their vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched the probe, saying it was responding to numerous complaints filed by Tesla owners, with a particular focus on children who have been locked inside the vehicle without any way to get out. The news comes a …

Scientists have uncovered a novel way to trap a harmful gut molecule before it can wreak havoc on blood sugar levels and liver health.  A team from McMaster University, Université Laval and the University of Ottawa in Canada discovered that a byproduct created by gut bacteria, called D-lactate, can enter the bloodstream and prompt the liver to produce more fat and …

On Jan. 21, at 12:22 a.m. local time, in the silence and darkness of Chile’s Patagonia region, a camera trap used to monitor wildlife for a project run by the University of Magallanes (UMAG) captured, in 2 seconds, three photographs showing intense lights moving downward. Everyone was baffled. “On a camera located at the edge of a meadow, quite far …

‘The Parent Trap’ Star Polly Holliday Passes Away at 88 Inside Longtime Manhattan Home  Realtor.com Polly Holliday, ‘Alice’ actress, dead at 88  Fox News Polly Holliday, a Sassy Waitress on the Sitcom ‘Alice,’ Dies at 88  The New York Times Polly Holliday, Actress Known for Playing Flo on Alice and Marva in The Parent Trap , Dies at 88  People.com Lindsay Lohan and Lisa …

If there were a list of the best Ice Age fossil sites, two that would top the list would be the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California, and Natural Trap Cave in the Bighorn Mountains near Lovell. The differences between the sites, however, couldn’t be more prominent. The La Brea Tar Pits are a 13-acre park with a …

Joe Maring / Android Authority The Pixel 10-series is Google’s most aggressive bet on AI yet. Year on year, the company keeps tacking on more AI-first features. From the camera to the notes app and elsewhere, the pitch is clear. This isn’t just another smartphone. Instead, it’s a showcase for how Google’s AI strategy ties directly to its hardware. But …

Researchers in Taiwan have observed sheet web spiders (Psechrus clavis) capturing fireflies and leaving them glowing in their webs for up to an hour. This unusual tactic turns the fireflies’ mating signals into a deadly lure, with other insects attracted to the light before becoming trapped themselves. Keen to find out more about the hunting strategy, scientists from Tunghai University devised a …

Knowledge emerges from understanding how ideas relate to each other. LLMs operate on these contextual relationships, linking concepts in potentially novel ways—what you might call a type of non-human “reasoning” through pattern recognition. Whether the resulting linkages the AI model outputs are useful depends on how you prompt it and whether you can recognize when the LLM has produced a …

IN A NUTSHELL 🔭 Researchers discovered a significant pattern in the rotational direction of ancient galaxies using the James Webb Space Telescope. 🌀 Approximately 60% of these galaxies rotate clockwise, challenging the previous belief of random galactic rotations. 🌌 A bold hypothesis suggests that our universe might be trapped within a massive black hole. 🔍 Alternative explanations consider observational bias, …

What would you sacrifice to become a billionaire by the time you turn 30 years old? For 22-year-old entrepreneur Emil Barr, it means doing away completely with any semblance of a work-life balance while you’re young enough to pull off a work-only life. In a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, he weighed in on the debate that’s raging through leadership …