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From beginning to end, 2025 was a year of devastation for scientists in the United States.January saw the abrupt suspension of key operations across the National Institutes of Health, not only disrupting clinical trials and other in-progress studies but stalling grant reviews and other activities necessary to conduct research. Around the same time, the Trump administration issued executive orders declaring there are only two sexes and ending DEI programs. The Trump administration also removed public data and analysis tools related to health disparities, climate change and environmental justice, among other databases.February and March saw a steep undercutting of federal support…
The US has adopted more of a middle ground approach, essentially letting private companies decide what they wanted to do. Daymude and his co-authors wanted to investigate these markedly different approaches. So they developed a computational agent-based simulation that modeled how individuals navigate between wanting to express dissent versus fear of punishment. The model also incorporates how an authority adjusts its surveillance and its policies to minimize dissent at the lowest possible cost of enforcement. “It’s not some kind of learning theory thing,” said Daymude. “And it’s not rooted in empirical statistics. We didn’t go out and ask 1000 people,…
OneXPlayer is quickly establishing itself as a company that isn’t afraid to get weird as hell. (Take, for example, its transforming dual-screen gaming portable.) Its latest venture is another retro gaming handheld that, at first glance, looks like a standard dual-screen model. But the Android-powered OneXSugar Wallet uses a single foldable screen instead.The device was teased via a 54-second video on the Chinese video-sharing platform Bilibili. Retro Handhelds reports that the Wallet uses an 8.01-inch OLED with a 2,480 x 1,860 resolution. (That’s a 4:3 aspect ratio when unfolded.) The video also shows an asymmetrical analog stick layout with a…
Acemagic has officially launched the M1A Pro+, a compact high-performance mini PC powered by AMD’s latest Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor. The system targets AI developers, content creators, and power users seeking a compact desktop with advanced performance for AI workloads, multitasking, and gaming. Acemagic M1A Pro+ Specifications The M1A Pro+ features AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ 395 Strix Halo chip with 16 cores and 32 threads. Acemagic claims the NPU delivers up to 126 TOPS of AI computing power, which is over twice the AI throughput of the Nvidia RTX 4090. The GPU section is handled by the integrated AMD…
Amazon has the Samsung 27” Odyssey G5 G53F QHD resolution gaming monitor for a limited time. The big gift-giving holidays have come and gone. If you didn’t find the gaming monitor you were hoping for under the tree, then its time to take matters into your own hands. If you’re looking for a reliable display for gaming or general everyday use, the Samsung Odyssey G5 27-inch QHD monitor is an excellent option. Not only does it check all the key boxes for performance and visual quality, but right now, it’s also available at a significant discount. Amazon is offering a…
It seems the AI hype has turned into an AI bubble. There have been many bubbles before, from the Tulip mania of the 17th century to the derivatives bubble of the 21st century. For many commentators, the most relevant precedent today is the dotcom bubble of the 1990s. Back then, a new technology (the World Wide Web) unleashed a wave of “irrational exuberance.” Investors poured billions into any company with “.com” in the name.Three decades later, another new technology has unleashed another wave of exuberance. Investors are pouring billions into any company with “AI” in its name. But there is…
Over time, more will be learned about how DOGE operated and what impact DOGE had. But it seems likely that even Musk would agree that DOGE failed to uncover the vast fraud he continues to predict exists in government. DOGE supposedly served “higher purpose” While Musk continues to fixate on fraud in the federal budget, his allies in government and Silicon Valley have begun spinning anyone criticizing DOGE’s failure to hit the promised target as missing the “higher purpose” of DOGE, The Guardian reported. Five allies granted anonymity to discuss DOGE’s goals told The Guardian that the point of DOGE…
Morefine has launched the M900 mini PC in global markets. The system features a compact design with high-end connectivity options, including a front-facing OCuLink port and USB4 interface. Morefine is offering the M900 in several configurations, with a barebones variant priced at $369. Morefine M900 Specifications The mini PC comes in three processor options: AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, Ryzen AI 5 340, and Ryzen 7 H255. The Ryzen AI 7 350 is based on the Zen 5 architecture and includes 8 cores, 16 threads, and a maximum boost clock of 5.0GHz. It supports up to 66 TOPS of AI…
Over the weekend, I went out to the theater and saw Avatar: Fire and Ash. Even as a big Avatar sicko, I walked out disappointed. But I don’t want to talk about that. Instead, I want to highlight a moment I was forced to watch twice due to some snafu at my local AMC. The moment in question involves some children hooking up a tube to a monkey’s face and farting into the other end. Hey Hollywood, what the fuck? We arrived to see Avatar: Fire and Ash about 15 minutes before the movie started, and to our surprise, my…
Stranger Things fans are hyped for the premiere of the hotly anticipated series finale on New Year’s Eve: they’ll either be glued to their TVs or heading out to watch it in a bona fide theater. Netflix has dropped one last trailer for the finale—not that it really needs to do anything more to boost anticipation. (Some spoilers for Vols. 1 and 2 below but no major Vol. 2 reveals.) As previously reported, in Vol. 1, we found Hawkins under military occupation and Vecna targeting a new group of young children in his human form under the pseudonym “Mr. Whatsit”…