The world is charging ahead with electric cars and gadgets, and that means a lot of old lithium-ion batteries are piling up. Recycling these batteries is crucial, but the usual methods can be slow and use too much energy. So, scientists are looking into faster heating methods to make recycling more
A man from Washington state, Taylor Taranto, recently got off with time served for a hoax threat near former President Barack Obama's home. This stunt happened two years ago and caused a huge law enforcement response, including a bomb squad and sniffer dogs. Taranto spent 22 months in a D. C. jail
North Carolina has brought back the death penalty after a 20-year break, thanks to Iryna's Law. This law came about after the sad murder of 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska on the Charlotte light rail. The law has some good parts, like making mental health checks mandatory and reviewing how people are rel
Breast cancer is a big deal, especially for women. As people live longer, more older adults are facing this disease. New treatments are being developed all the time. These include targeted therapies and new combinations of drugs. This is great news for many patients. But there's a catch. Older adult
The UK's tax authority, HMRC, is stepping up its game when it comes to crypto. For a long time, many people thought crypto was some kind of magic money that didn't have to be reported. But guess what? That's not the case anymore. HMRC is getting serious about making sure people pay taxes on their c
The TWEAK/Fn14 pathway is a hot topic in medical research. It's a system in our bodies that helps control how cells grow, move, and change. This pathway is part of a larger group called the TNF superfamily. It's like a switch that can turn on or off different processes in our cells. In skin problem
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently shared some new ideas about how much banks can invest in the stock market and help with company takeovers. They want to make sure banks don't put too much money in these areas. The RBI suggests that banks should not spend more than 20% of their strongest
In a recent gathering, top executives from the crypto world, including Brian Armstrong from Coinbase, sat down with U. S. lawmakers from both major parties. Their main topic? A bill aimed at shaping the structure of the crypto market. This bill, however, isn't expected to become law anytime soon. T
Christopher Moynihan, a 34-year-old man, found himself in trouble again after being arrested for threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. This is not his first run-in with the law. He was part of the group that stormed the U. S. Capitol in 2021 and was later pardoned by President T
WhatsApp is making a big change. Starting next year, AI companies can't use WhatsApp as a chat interface. This move affects companies like OpenAI and Perplexity, which have been using WhatsApp to let users chat with their AI models. This change is interesting because WhatsApp has a huge user base—3
