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Waymo robotaxi calls cops on riders handling loaded ARstyle ghost gun San Francisco police, then juvenile riders were stopped and arrested
Following a tip-off from robotaxi firm Waymo, San Francisco police conducted a “high-risk vehicle stop” and arrested two juveniles last week. The crime? The Waymo had seen its two passengers handling a loaded AR-style assault rifle. Police who intercepted the car also found “suspected marijuana and mace spray,” reports SFGate.
Fully autonomous taxi cabs like the Waymo in this story are an increasingly common form of transport seen on the world’s roads. With no human driver, these electric vehicles are packed with sensors, cameras, and more, all tied into the software presence that is called the Waymo Driver. To ensure the utmost safety, the sensors also continually monitor passengers. This might typically check if passengers are following the rules regarding minor transgressions like smoking or not wearing a seatbelt. In this case, the cameras recognized something more serious.
Dogs and cats carry antibiotic-resistant bacteria also found in people, study finds
Dogs and cats may carry strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae, a potentially serious bacterium that can cause infections and is also found in humans, according to new research from Bournemouth University published in the journal Transboundary and Emerging Diseases.
Klebsiella pneumoniae can live harmlessly in the body but can also cause serious infections, including infections of the urinary tract, bloodstream and lungs. The problem becomes more difficult to treat when the bacteria are resistant to antibiotics.
Calorie restriction reveals a potential way to slow age-related DNA mutations
Mutations are changes in the molecular “letters” that make up DNA, the genetic blueprint for cells. Mutations build up with age in every cell when DNA is damaged or when cells make mistakes in fixing or copying it. Most mutations are harmless, but when they disrupt genes, they can cause cancer and other diseases.
Past studies in animals have shown that a large reduction in the number of calories they consume, called caloric restriction, extends their lifespans and slows aspects of aging. But whether caloric restriction also slows the rate at which mutations occur with age had not been investigated across the genome, the complete set of genetic material present in every cell.
Researchers pinpoint key early-universe measurement with record precision
An international team, including researchers from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, has reached a major milestone in “precision cosmology” by measuring the amount of helium created in the universe’s first five minutes with unprecedented accuracy.
The series of five papers published in The Astrophysical Journal details how the team was able to leverage 130 hours of observation time on the Large Binocular Telescope to reduce the uncertainty of this fundamental cosmic value to just 0.5%—three times better than previous standards.
The study’s findings provide new clues about the beginning of the universe and help researchers better understand the fundamentals of physics. This experiment follows the tradition of testing the Standard Model in physics, which historically has led to technological breakthroughs.
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An 18.7-foot drone boat has brought back its first seabed maps for an Italian survey crew
So companies have spent the last few years shrinking the boat and leaving the people on the beach. Most of the ones that reach the news are military, like the 17-foot aluminum drone boat that ran two weeks of a Navy electronic warfare exercise in Michigan. This one’s a commercial survey boat, which is a duller job and, I’d argue, a much bigger market.
Make the 👌 sign at a stranger
In parts of the world, you just called him an ass.
Same gesture. Same content. Opposite meaning.
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Why your brain is not the content machine you think it is, and what it was actually built to do.
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