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Sep 6, 2019

USB4 is coming soon and will (mostly) unify USB and Thunderbolt

Posted by in category: futurism

Thankfully, USB4’s changes are internal only—the connectors are still USB-C.

Sep 6, 2019

James Strole: Advocacy, Education, Awareness About Radical Life Extension

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, education, life extension, quantum physics

Ira Pastor, ideaXme longevity and aging ambassador and founder of Bioquark, interviews James Strole, Co-Founder and Co-Director of People Unlimited and Director of the Coalition For Radical Life Extension.

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Sep 6, 2019

Individual response to flu vaccine influenced

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

A new study in healthy adults suggests that antibiotics may reduce the effectiveness of the flu vaccine.

The depletion of gut bacteria by antibiotics appears to leave the immune system less able to respond to new challenges, such as exposure to previously unencountered germs or vaccines, said Bali Pulendran, Ph.D., professor of pathology and of microbiology and immunology at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

“To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of the effects of broad-spectrum antibiotics on the immune response in human—in this case, our response to vaccination—directly induced through the disturbance of our gut bacteria,” he said.

Sep 6, 2019

‘Einstein’s Biggest Blunder’ May Have Finally Been Fixed

Posted by in category: quantum physics

The cosmological constant has plagued physicists for more than a century.

Sep 6, 2019

Biological age of humans reversed by years in groundbreaking study, scientists suggest

Posted by in categories: biological, life extension

Small study is ‘not rock solid’ but could have huge consequences for ageing, experts say.

Sep 6, 2019

Something Very Strange Is Going On With Bitcoin And BTC Google Searches

Posted by in categories: bitcoin, cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin and cryptocurrency prices are well known to be closely tied to media and general public interest –-though that could be changing.

The bitcoin price has been climbing so far this year, rising some 200% since January, though has recently plateaued at around $10,000 per bitcoin after peaking at more than $12,000 in June.

Now, it appears Google searches for bitcoin and BTC, the name used by traders for the bitcoin digital token, could be being manipulated–-possibly in order to move the bitcoin price.

Sep 6, 2019

$5.3M Ransomware Demand: Massachusetts City Says No Thanks

Posted by in category: cybercrime/malcode

After being hit by a ransomware attack, Massachusetts city New Bedford faced a payout demand of more than $5 million – one of the largest known ransoms ever.

After a ransomware attack slapped a hefty payout demand of $5.3 million on New Bedford, Mass., the city announced that it is instead opting to pick up the pieces and restore what it can from backups itself.

If the city had opted to pay, the payout would have been the largest known ransom payout for an attack yet.

Sep 6, 2019

Students Invent Bacteria That Eat Plastic From The Oceans And Turn It Into Water

Posted by in category: sustainability

The high pollution in the oceans is a big problem on the planet. According to recent research, it is likely that in the year 2050 we will find more plastic than fish in the waters of the seas, and for this reason there are many people working to generate solutions to this problem, some very imaginative to reverse this situation.

Sep 6, 2019

It’s Official: The Strange, Aurora-Like STEVE Is a Completely Unique Celestial Phenomenon

Posted by in category: futurism

Sep 6, 2019

Steven Gubser, a Bright Star in the Physics Universe, Dies at 47

Posted by in category: physics

He did groundbreaking work toward finding a “theory of everything.” He died in an Alpine rock-climbing accident.