Researchers at UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) and the School of Biomedical Sciences have discovered a nanoscale molecular scaffold that exists in the tissue that surrounds the axon that protects sensory axons from degenerating.

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My C++ compiler just wrote its own fan-fiction (inference at compile-time)

Most dubious uses of AI at CES 2026

Rust At Scale: Scaleway's Big Bet To Become THE European Hyperscaler

Blu-ray hits 20 years old, and it isn't dead yet — optical disc format was introduced to the public at CES 2006

Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir dies at 78

A 'medical situation' is forcing NASA to end mission at ISS a month early

Vojtux – Unofficial Linux Distribution Aimed at Visually Impaired Users

Stewart Cheifet, PBS host who chronicled the PC revolution, dies at 87

Fighting back against biometric surveillance at Wegmans

Sampling at negative temperature

If you are building agents, you should look at Charm's Fantasy Library

China’s ‘Silicon Valley’ is building robots and fortune-telling AI apps at the same time

Start your meetings at 5 minutes past

Project SkyWatch (a.k.a. Wescam at Home)

Anthropic Raising $10B at $350B Value

Things I've quit doing at my desk

Hyundai and Boston Dynamics Unveil Humanoid Robot Atlas At CES

New map based on direct measurements estimates groundwater depth across the continental United States at a resolution of around 30 meters, as opposed to more common physics-based models with resolutions of around 1km [Communications Earth & Environment]

Chronic low-dose exposure to common pesticides shortens fish lifespan by accelerating biological aging and telomere erosion even at levels deemed safe, raising concerns about safety regulations that primarily focus on acute toxicity and may overlook long-term effects on vertebrate health.

Playing Arcade Mahjong at Home? Or is it just a Mirage?

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Nvidia's New G-Sync Pulsar Monitors Target Motion Blur at the Human Retina Level

Dynamic pricing: would you pay more for drinks in a pub at peak times?

Chances are you have fallen for at least one of 10 quantum myths

ADHD risk may not be fixed at birth, but shaped by early environments: For children with parents who have elevated ADHD symptoms, a rich and supportive home environment predicted better cognitive functioning and linked to fewer ADHD symptoms in later childhood and adolescence.

Running Lean at Scale

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vLLM-MLX – Run LLMs on Mac at 464 tok/s

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