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Tinfoil Hat: Secrets, Conspiracies, Myths and Legends

The stuff THEY don’t want you to know. Who is they? The government? The illuminati? Are they the same? Who pulls the strings of power in the world? It may not be the people we think it is. And those running our world are not the people we elected. For centuries the powerful have kept secrets from the prying public. But with the advancement of technology, it has never been easier for the masses to seek out the truth — and expose the lies. They will stop at nothing to protect their agenda. Is this channel safe? Are YOU safe?

Grab your tinfoil hat and let’s dig into secrets, unsolved mysteries, coverups and conspiracies!

Is There Evidence For a Vast Multiverse?

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In 1987, Steven Weinberg wrote a cute little paper entitled “Anthropic Bound on the Cosmological Constant”. I say cute little paper because it feels minor in comparison to, say, electroweak unification theory that won him the Nobel Prize. Weinberg was foundational in establishing the standard model of particle physics, and represented an enormous leap in understanding how this universe works. But his little 1987 paper, though more obscure, may tell us something about how the multiverse works, and can even be thought of as evidence for the existence of an enormous number of other universes.

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Is Information a Fundamental Force of the Universe?

Researchers Robert Hazen and Michael Wong have put forward a bold new law of nature — one that could explain how everything in the universe evolves, from atoms, minerals and stars to living cells, ecosystems and even human civilization. At the heart of their theory is the idea that information is as fundamental to the cosmos as mass, energy or charge. Their law revolves around a concept called functional information — a measure of the ratcheting-up of complexity and function in evolving systems over time.

Wild New Theory Suggests Gravitational Waves Shaped The Universe

Just as ocean waves shape our shores, ripples in space-time may have once set the Universe on an evolutionary path that led to the cosmos as we see it today.

A new theory suggests gravitational waves – rather than hypothetical particles called inflatons – drove the Universe’s early expansion, and the redistribution of matter therein.

“For decades, we have tried to understand the early moments of the Universe using models based on elements we have never observed,” explains the first author of the paper, theoretical astrophysicist Raúl Jiménez of the University of Barcelona.

Meta Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results

We expect first quarter 2025 total revenue to be in the range of $39.5–41.8 billion. This reflects 8–15% year-over-year growth, or 11–18% growth on a constant currency basis as our guidance assumes foreign currency is an approximately 3% headwind to year-over-year total revenue growth, based on current exchange rates. This also reflects the effect of lapping leap day in the first quarter of 2024. While we are not providing a full year 2025 revenue outlook, we expect the investments we are making in our core business this year will give us an opportunity to continue delivering strong revenue growth throughout 2025.

(The first quarter 😳)

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Nasdaq: META) today reported financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024. “We continue to make good progress on AI, glasses, and the future of social media,” said Mark Zuckerberg, Meta founder and CEO. “I’m excited to see these efforts scale further in 2025.” Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Highlights Three Months Ended December 31, % Change Twelve Months Ended December 31, % Change In millions, except percentages and per share amounts 2024 2023 2024 2023 Revenue $48,385 $40,111 21% $164,501 $134,902 22% Costs and expenses 25,020 23,727 5% 95,121 88,151 8% Income from operations $23,365 $16,384 43% $69,380 $46,751 48% Operating margin 48% 41% 42% 35% Provision for.

Google/langextract: A Python library for extracting structured information from unstructured text using LLMs with precise source grounding and interactive visualization

A Python library for extracting structured information from unstructured text using LLMs with precise source grounding and interactive visualization. — google/langextract

The plant virus that trains your immune system to kill cancer

A virus from humble black-eyed peas is showing extraordinary promise in the fight against cancer. Unlike other plant viruses, the cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) can awaken the human immune system and transform it into a cancer-fighting powerhouse, without infecting human cells. By comparing it to a similar, but ineffective, virus, researchers uncovered that CPMV uniquely triggers potent interferons and immune responses, making it a low-cost, plant-grown immunotherapy on the fast track toward clinical trials.

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