Aggregator

Some 53% of parents will happily accommodate grown-up offspring as swathes of young adults return to childhood bedrooms.

US president Donald Trump has invited Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky back to the White House, weeks after their Oval Office bust-up

The Prime Minister told his ministers that they must take responsibility for decisions as he suggested that some regulators could see their power moved 'in-house'.

Donald Trump continued his charm offensive on behalf of 'First Buddy' Elon Musk by announcing that violence against Teslas and Tesla dealers will be labeled 'domestic terrorism.'

BBC star John Hunt honoured his brave and 'incredible' daughter Hannah Hunt (pictured) for saving him from being Kyle Clifford's fourth victim after she had been fatally injured. 

Paris Fashion Week came to a close with the star-studded Saint Laurent Show on Tuesday night.

The captain of the cargo ship, 59, that smashed into an oil tanker has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.

A new chapter has begun for two of the world's most popular preprint platforms, bioRxiv and medRxiv, with the launch of a non-profit organization that will manage them, their co-founders announced today. From a report: The servers allow researchers to share manuscripts for free before peer review and have become an integral part of publishing biology and medical research. Until now, they had been managed by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) in New York. The new organization, named openRxiv, will have a board of directors and a scientific and medical advisory board. It is supported by a fresh US$16-million grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), the projects' main financial backer. "It's just exciting to see this key piece of infrastructure really get the attention that it deserves as a dedicated initiative," says Katie Corker, executive director of ASAPbio, a scientist-driven non-profit organization, which is based in San Francisco, California. Preprints are "the backbone of the scientific publishing ecosystem, maybe especially at the current moment, when there's a lot of worries about who has control of information." The launch of openRxiv "reflects a maturation of the projects," which started as an experiment at CSHL, says Richard Sever, a co-founder of both servers and chief science and strategy officer at openRxiv. It has "become so important that they should have their own organization running them, which is focused on the long-term sustainability of the servers, as opposed to being a side project within a big research institution," says Sever.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

June Ashimola, 55, supposedly died in February 2019 in her native country which sparked a bizarre long-running battle for her estate.

Model Kate Moss , a longtime muse of the storied French brand, arrived in a chic black Smoking jacket and trousers, worn braless with a transparent polkadot blouse.

Wendy Williams has broken her silence after undergoing a psychiatric evaluation - and made a surprise call to Good Day New York on Tuesday to give a worrying update.

Looking for a new home? Whether a smart urban pad, rural retreat or luxury retirement development, it is vital not to let the heart rule the head.

Mr Jenrick, runner-up in last year's Conservative leadership election, is now the shadow justice secretary and yesterday spent a profitable morning baiting his opposite number.

Yahoo Serious has denied squatting in a dementia-patients home in Sydney 's northern beaches after the estates power of attorney has turned to NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal in an effort to evict him.

John Rodger, 88, was holidaying on the Mediterranean island of Gozo when his house in rural Norfolk burnt down.

In recent days, the US stock market has been seriously rattled by the antics of gunslinger Donald Trump and his America-first approach.

The digital currency has fallen by more than a quarter in value since a high of $106,000 in January, even in spite of a jump to $90,000 last week.

The label, run by the daughter of Beatles legend Paul McCartney , said it would need further cash in 2028 amid a drastic global slowdown in demand for luxury fashion.

Even the tastiest apple looks pretty unappetising if it starts turning brown. But now experts may have discovered a way to prevent this from happening - and the results last for days.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Washington Post: An Amazon-backed self-driving taxi failed to meet vehicle safety standardsbecause it lacks basics like a brake pedal and rearview mirrors, according to a report by federal inspectors that raises questions about the industry's plans to put a new generation of autonomous vehicles on U.S. roads. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report was produced as part of a review last year of an unusual vehicle by Amazon subsidiary Zoox that, without a steering wheel or other human controls, has no way for a person to drive. Zoox has asserted that the vehicle's technology, backed by artificial intelligence, complies with the agency's standards. But the NHTSA report documents "apparent noncompliances" with eight safety rules. The contents of the previously undisclosed review suggest that rules written when autonomous vehicles were the stuff of futuristic musings pose a legal impediment to the industry's ambitions, even as plans for self-driving vehicles accelerate. Zoox has a small pilot fleet on the roads in California and Nevada and says it has completed thousands of trips carrying employees and guests. It is finalizing plans to launch public service in Las Vegas this year. [...] By documenting the apparent noncompliances of the Zoox, NHTSA could be setting the table for a recall, under agency procedures. It is unclear whether the Trump administration will attempt a change in course. The agency said it remains in discussion with Zoox and was "considering all options." Zoox could have sought an exemption from the safety rules, but NHTSA has never granted one to an autonomous passenger vehicle. Instead, the company self-certified that its vehicle complied with the rules as it raced to be the first company to put a purpose-built robotaxi on the road and claim a share of what could become a multi trillion-dollar market. Zoox's vehicle bears little resemblance to a normal car. The plan is for customers to summon a ride using an app, much like a regular ride-hailing vehicle, getting in through bus-like doors and sitting facing one another. The vehicle navigates itself, seeing the world through a set of cameras and laser-based sensors. It largely relies on its own abilities to drive, but the company says teams of remote operators can seize control to help handle unusual situations. Passengers can call for assistance via a touch screen and open the doors using an emergency release. "We will continue to support transportation technology innovation while maintaining the safety of America's roads," NHTSA said in a statement. "Our recent discussions with NHTSA are about mirrors, windshield wipers, a defroster, and a foot-activated brake pedal -- equipment that makes sense for vehicles with human drivers, but not for the Zoox purpose-built robotaxi," Zoox said in a statement. "Our purpose-built design means that the robotaxi can never be operated by a human driver, and our AI driver doesn't rely on this equipment to view the world."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.