99 m. ago Where do you put the Seahawks in your NFL power rankings after Week 2 win?

Where do you put the Seahawks in your NFL power rankings after Week 2 win?  Field Gulls

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1 hour ago Diabetes risk quadruples with use of popular natural remedy, study finds

Cannabis users showed a 2.2% diabetes rate compared to 0.6% for non-users over five years, with researchers linking marijuana to appetite and metabolism changes.

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2 h. ago If every US home and personal vehicle goes electric, power outages could spike unless key measures are taken

A future where all homes and vehicles in the U.S. are fully electrified could overwhelm power supply and risk outages unless key upgrades are made, says a new study conducted by Purdue University engineers. But a few strategies could cut two-thirds of the potential costs of reinforcing the nation's distribution grid to handle this demand.

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2 h. ago Where Seahawks stand in NFL power rankings after road win vs. Steelers

Where Seahawks stand in NFL power rankings after road win vs. Steelers  The Seattle Times

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4 h. ago Researchers analyze future European energy demand for battery cell production

Europe accounts for about 25% of global electric vehicle sales. Despite the high demand, only around 6.8% of the energy required for cell production is currently supplied in Europe. Most of the energy is imported in the form of materials and battery cells.

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4 h. ago Research highlights rapid permafrost thaw at Point Lay, Alaska

Research highlights rapid permafrost thaw at Point Lay, Alaska  Geophysical Institute

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4 h. ago U.S. House Members Introduce Resolution Designating September 15

U.S. House Members Introduce Resolution Designating September 15-19 as Medical Research Week  AAMC

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4 h. ago AI scaling laws: Universal guide estimates how LLMs will perform based on smaller models in same family

When researchers are building large language models (LLMs), they aim to maximize performance under a particular computational and financial budget. Since training a model can amount to millions of dollars, developers need to be judicious with cost-impacting decisions about, for instance, the model architecture, optimizers, and training datasets before committing to a model.

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6 h. ago As an Activist, Robert Redford Understood the Power of Celebrity

His knowledge of the ways cameras and media create narratives helped him redirect those stories in service of larger causes like environmentalism.

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6 h. ago How to build AI scaling laws for efficient LLM training and budget maximization

MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab researchers have developed a universal guide for estimating how large language models will perform based on smaller models in the same family.

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7 h. ago Supercapacitors rival batteries in energy storage and outperform them in power delivery

Monash University researchers have made a major leap forward in the global race to build energy storage devices that are both fast and powerful—paving the way for next-generation applications in electrified transport, grid stabilization and consumer electronics.

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7 h. ago Market Basket appoints interim CEO to replace Arthur T. Demoulas

Interim CEO Don Mulligan was one of the Market Basket executives who stood by Arthur T. Demoulas during the infamous 2014 power struggle. The post Market Basket appoints interim CEO to replace Arthur T. Demoulas appeared first on Boston.com.

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9 h. ago Robert Redford, Screen Idol Turned Director and Activist, Dies at 89

He made serious topics like grief and political corruption resonate with the masses, in no small part because of his own star power.

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9 h. ago Eating one type of nut daily could lower 'bad' cholesterol, improve heart health, study finds

New research shows eating 2 ounces of almonds on a daily basis significantly lowered LDL cholesterol and improved gut health in adults with metabolic syndrome.

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10 h. ago Putting Power in the Hands of the People: Q&A with Karen Washington

Putting Power in the Hands of the People: Q&A with Karen Washington  Food Tank

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10 h. ago Biohybrid crawlers can be controlled using optogenetic techniques

The body movements performed by humans and other animals are known to be supported by several intricate biological and neural mechanisms. While roboticists have been trying to develop systems that emulate these mechanisms for decades, the processes driving these systems' motions remain very different.

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11 h. ago Oscars power rankings: These are the top 10 best picture contenders right now

Oscars power rankings: These are the top 10 best picture contenders right now  Los Angeles Times

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13 h. ago Eight arms, endless skills: New study finds an octopus' arms can do it all

Researchers studied octopuses in the wild to learn whether they favor one of their eight arms over the others for certain jobs, but found the creatures give new meaning to ambidextrous.

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17 h. ago MIT geologists discover where energy goes during an earthquake

Based on mini “lab-quakes” in a controlled setting, the findings could help researchers assess the vulnerability of quake-prone regions.

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21 h. ago Manchin says he wanted GOP to win Senate to stop Democrats' quest for 'raw political power'

Former Sen. Joe Manchin's new book details heated conflicts with former President Joe Biden and describes having a better relationship with President Donald Trump than former President Barack Obama.

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