The Pentagon, one of the world’s largest buildings, is getting rooftop solar

  • January 18, 2024
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Photo: The Pentagon. (2024, January 13). In Wikipedia. The US Department of Defense will install rooftop solar on the Pentagon as part of the Biden administration’s plan to “reestablish the federal government as a sustainability leader.” In addition to rooftop solar panels, the Pentagon will also install a heat-recovery heat pump system and solar thermal […]

Tesla Cybertruck goes on Chinese tour, but will it be available?

  • January 18, 2024
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Tesla announced that it is bringing the Cybertruck on a tour in China, but it likely won’t be available there. At least not anytime soon, according to CEO Elon Musk. The Cybertruck’s novel design has made it super hard to get approved for US roads, even though that’s the market it was designed for. It […]

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How Much Less to Worry About Long COVID Now

  • January 18, 2024
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Compared with the worst days of the pandemic—when vaccines and antivirals were nonexistent or scarce, when more than 10,000 people around the world were dying each day, when long COVID largely went unacknowledged even as countless people fell chronically ill—the prognosis for the average infection with this coronavirus has clearly improved. In the past four […]

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Forta scores $55M to scale parent-led autism therapy platform

  • January 18, 2024
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AI-enabled, family-powered autism therapy company Forta announced it closed a $55 million Series A funding round led by Insight Partners.  Alumni Ventures and Exor Ventures also participated in the round, as well as the founders of Forward, Flexport, Curative, 23&Me, Prelude Fertility, Warby Parker, Harry’s and Allbirds.  WHAT IT DOES Forta combines AI and LLMs […]

Tesla Superchargers are overwhelmed by new Uber drivers in NYC

  • January 18, 2024
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Some Tesla Superchargers are getting overwhelmed by new Uber drivers in New York City after a new program enabled a lot of Tesla ridesharing vehicles in the city. Last year, New York City became the first major city to mandate that rideshare fleets be electric by 2030. To help move things along, the city made […]

New electric Dodge Charger spotted testing near MI HQ with slick design [Video]

  • January 18, 2024
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The new all-electric Dodge Charger will begin rolling out later this year. Ahead of its official launch, we are getting another glimpse of the slick EV muscle car. The electric Dodge Charger was spotted testing near Chrysler’s MI headquarters, revealing what appears to be a near production-ready model. The electric muscle car is coming Dodge […]

Harley Street clinician to present breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug research at Arab Health

  • January 18, 2024
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A UK expert will discuss ground-breaking research into several new-generation alzheimer’s medications at this year’s Arab Health event. The research will be presented by Harley Street’s Dr MacSweeney, co-founder and CEO of Re:Cognition Health’s Brain & Mind Centers. Re:Cognition Health’s experts have been intimately involved in several groundbreaking clinical trials for the effective new generation […]

Tesla delays another pay adjustment as employees are unhappy with the last bump

  • January 18, 2024
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Tesla told employees today that it will do another pay adjustment, a second in a few weeks, after employees expressed disappointment with the last one. But the automaker has now delayed the second pay increase, which is happening amid the CEO, Elon Musk, asking for a historic compensation package. Tesla recently announced the annual wage […]

Health Technologies

‘Mini-placentas’ could help treat pregnancy disorder

  • January 18, 2024
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UK researchers have grown ‘mini-placentas’ in the lab and used them to shed light on how the placenta develops and interacts with the inner lining of the womb – findings that could help scientists better understand and, in future, potentially treat pre-eclampsia. The condition affects some pregnant women, usually during the second half of pregnancy […]