When athletes engage in prolonged endurance activities like marathons, their brains may resort to “eating” its own fatty tissue for fuel. According to a recent pilot study, the brain’s myelin sheath, which helps neurons send messages efficiently, can be reused and recycled when glucose levels are low. Researchers analyzed the brains of 10 marathon runners … Read more
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The number of Gazans killed in the conflict has surpassed 50,000. However, this milestone has had little impact on residents, who are more concerned with daily survival and potential future attacks from Israel. The international media seems to view this statement as just another press release, despite its significant emotional weight in the past. In … Read more
YouTube has taken a significant leap in its viewership among adults aged 50 and above, with nearly doubling its viewership over the last two years. The platform’s growth in this demographic is partly due to traditional media companies placing more full-length TV episodes and movies on YouTube. According to Nielsen data, YouTube grabbed the top … Read more
Sunderfolk, a co-op tactical adventure game inspired by tabletop games like Gloomhaven and Dungeons & Dragons, is set to release on consoles and PC on April 23. The game, developed by Secret Door, allows players to engage in fun and easy gameplay with one to four players, using smart devices as controllers. Players can try … Read more
FKA Twigs’ highly-anticipated Eusexua Tour was set to make its way across North America last year, but a new video announcement has revealed that the singer will not be performing in Chicago, Toronto, and New York as planned. The decision comes due to issues with the tour’s visa application, which FKA Twigs claims were caused … Read more
The Trump administration’s abrupt funding freeze on the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has sparked concerns among European allies who contributed millions of dollars to joint development projects in low-income countries. Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands provided a combined $15 million for joint development work overseas, which has been parked at USAID for months … Read more
A secretive Chinese tech firm has been trying to recruit recently laid-off US government workers through fake consulting and headhunting firms, according to a researcher who uncovered the campaign. The network of companies, which includes RiverMerge Strategies and Wavemax Innovation, placed ads on job websites offering lucrative jobs for former government employees. Reuters found that … Read more
China is embracing open-source AI models in a trend that’s boosting adoption and innovation in the country. The shift has been spearheaded by AI startup DeepSeek, whose R1 model released earlier this year challenged American tech dominance. DeepSeek’s R1 has been widely adopted, with large companies like Baidu moving to open source their own LLMs … Read more
The PGA Tour is set to head to Memorial Park in Houston, Texas, for the 2025 Texas Children’s Houston Open, which gets underway on Thursday. The tournament marks the latest stop on the tour for several top players, including Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy. Scheffler, who will be defending his title at the Masters in … Read more