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- The ‘Clayface’ Premiere Connects Former Flash Grant Gustin And James Gunn
The Flash is yet to be cast in the DCU, but James Gunn was palling around with Grant Gustin on the red carpet of the Clayface premiere. Interesting.
- Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Not Be Livestreamed, Trump Says
The president said the execution will still take place, but the administration would no longer plan to make it available to the public.
- Michael Dell Slides To World’s Sixth-Richest On Thursday After Losing $16 Billion In First Hour Of Trading
Michael Dell’s net worth was down nearly $16 billion on Thursday morning as Dell’s stock fell 9%.
- Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer despite never smoking. Lung cancer screening only targets people who did
Under 2021 task force guidelines, screening covers adults 50 to 80 with a 20-year, pack-a-day history.
- 2% of donors supply 89% of college giving — something is going to give
Ken Griffin gave Carnegie Mellon more than $3 billion and the Knights gave Oregon $1 billion, yet Hampshire College is closing despite a $5 million gift.
Technology
- YouTube Music begins labeling AI songs
The AI music labels are rolling out now in YouTube Music and will come to YouTube soon.
- Seabirds, forests, and coral could help save sinking islands
Seabirds, native plants and healthy reefs can help atolls build as seas rise.
- The Download: reviving frozen pig kidneys and boosting nuclear power
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Pig kidneys that were “frozen” for a year have been brought back to life Pig kidneys that were cooled to -150 °C and stored in a freezer for months have been…
- How much more can nuclear power plants give?
In this age of rising electricity demand, people are trying to squeeze every last bit of power out of every power plant possible. Over the past few weeks, there’s been big news about nuclear power plants trying to do just that. Constellation, the largest nuclear operator in the US, announced plans to add nearly a…
- Six wild ideas for perpetuating your mind
Have you ever thought about what makes you you? Science assures us it has everything to do with the three-pound organ between our ears, with its billions of neurons and trillions of delicate connections. But it’s a lot trickier to explain why we have a sense of self-awareness or to pin down precisely where that…
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