Day: March 5, 2025

Special type of fat tissue could promote healthful longevity and help maintain exercise capacity in aging (a bit like taking ice baths)

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Rutgers Health researchers have made discoveries about brown fat that may open a new path to helping people stay physically fit as they age. A team from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School found that mice lacking a specific gene developed an unusually potent form of brown fat tissue that expanded lifespan and increased exercise capacity Read more about Special type of fat tissue could promote healthful longevity and help maintain exercise capacity in aging (a bit like taking ice baths)[…]

World’s first “Synthetic Biological Intelligence” computer runs on living human cells

Posted on by Robin Edgar

The world’s first “biological computer” that fuses human brain cells with silicon hardware to form fluid neural networks has been commercially launched, ushering in a new age of AI technology. The CL1, from Australian company Cortical Labs, offers a whole new kind of computing intelligence – one that’s more dynamic, sustainable and energy efficient than any Read more about World’s first “Synthetic Biological Intelligence” computer runs on living human cells[…]

NASA, ASI Blue Ghost Successfully Acquires GPS Signals on Moon lander Blue Ghost

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NASA and the Italian Space Agency made history on March 3, when the Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE) became the first technology demonstration to acquire and track Earth-based navigation signals on the Moon’s surface. The LuGRE payload’s success in lunar orbit and on the surface indicates that signals from the GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) Read more about NASA, ASI Blue Ghost Successfully Acquires GPS Signals on Moon lander Blue Ghost[…]

Brother locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals

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Fabled RepairTuber and right to repair crusader Louis Rossmann has shared a new video encapsulating his surprise, and disappointment, that Brother has morphed into an “anti-consumer printer company.” More information about Brother’s embrace of the dark side are shared on Rossmann’s wiki, with the major two issues being new firmware disabling third party toner, and Read more about Brother locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals[…]

UK Online Safety Act Killing games: Cult text-based zombie MMO Urban Dead is shutting down after “a full 19 years, 8 months and 11 days”

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The UK Online Safety Act passed into law in 2023, and it properly comes into effect in 2025 with the threats of millions of pounds in fines. For Kevan Davis, the solo British dev behind the text-based zombie MMO Urban Dead, the risks presented by this legislation are too great, and his browser game is Read more about UK Online Safety Act Killing games: Cult text-based zombie MMO Urban Dead is shutting down after “a full 19 years, 8 months and 11 days”[…]