AlamyBlackhouse thatched cottage in the Hebrides, Scotland
Many thatched cottages in the Hebrides are simple, single-storey structures called blackhouses or taigh-dubh (their name in Gaelic). The term blackhouse probably derives…
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The OpenAI Hype Cycle, Microsoft’s Game Pass Failure, Verizon’s Satellites – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
OpenAI’s DevDay evolution mirrors the hype cycle; Microsoft’s Game Pass price raise is an admission of failure; and Verizon decides it doesn’t want to be under the thumb of SpaceX.
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Association of triglyceride-glucose index and its related parameters with the risk of stroke: a meta-analysis | BMC Neurology
The systematic review and meta-analysis including 21 studies indicated the participants in the highest TyG, TyG-BMI, TyG-WC and TyG-WHtR quartile have an increased risk of stroke compared to the patients with the lowest index category. Subgroup…
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DeepMind fixes vulnerabilities, California offers data opt-out, China-Nexus targets open-source tool – CISO Series
- DeepMind fixes vulnerabilities, California offers data opt-out, China-Nexus targets open-source tool CISO Series
- Introducing CodeMender: an AI agent for code security Google DeepMind
- Google Will Pay You Rs 25 Lakh If You Find Any Bugs In Its AI…
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Nigeria’s Polio Eradication Victory Through Frontline Voices
VANCOUVER, Canada — “We do this because we don’t want any child to go through what we did,” said Bello Dikko, the Chair of the Polio Survivors Association in Sokoto State. For him, the battle was personal. Locals like Dikko…
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Nicholas Sparks, M. Night Shyamalan wrote a supernatural love story
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Remain
By Nicholas Sparks with M. Night Shyamalan
Random House: 352 pages, $30If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.
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Cold-water immersion may offer health benefits — and also presents risks
Dr. Mark Harper recalls his first cold-water swim in the south of England 20 years ago. It was August, but the initial jolt from the plunge took his breath away.
The shock to his system lasted a minute or two until he was “recombobulated and…
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Ex-NIH Official and Ultraprocessed Food Expert Kevin Hall Says RFK Censored Him
Whether or not you’ve heard the name Kevin Hall, you most likely know about his work. It was Hall’s seminal study in 2019 that showed that consuming ultraprocessed foods like deli meat, white bread and canned refried beans led to weight gain…
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LIV Golf brings top talent to Link Hong Kong Open in late October
HONG KONG – Thirty-one LIV Golf players have signed up for the Link Hong Kong Open, the seventh event of the season on The International Series, with ranking points and major spots on the line.
A legion of LIV golfers will descend on the Link…
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