By Laurie McGinley, The Washington Post Aug. 31, 2022 — New coronavirus boosters are just around the corner following authorization Wednesday by federal regulators. The updated shots are designed to…
Month: August 2022
COVID Omicron Boosters About to Arrive, With Some Controversy
Aug. 31, 2022 – COVID-19 booster vaccines targeting the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants currently dominating in the United States could be available in the next few days, but their…
Mark Zuckerberg is betting the future of Facebook on the metaverse
Mark Zuckerberg is betting his company’s future on the metaverse — a virtual space in which people interact with each other using avatars and AR/VR technology — investing tens of…
Is the Psychedelic Therapy Bubble About to Burst?
In April 2021, a widely anticipated paper in the field of psychedelics dropped. The study, a small trial run at Imperial College London and published in The New England Journal…
With PFAS in Packaging, How Safe Is Microwave Popcorn?
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Munching handfuls of microwave popcorn might be perfect for movie night, but your snack could be loading your body with potentially harmful…
2022 Canada’s Strongest Man Results — Maxime Boudreault Conquers All
Maxime Boudreault is the champion of the 2022 Canada’s Strongest Man (CSM) contest. It’s the strongman’s first-ever CSM title. This year’s strength competition took place on August 25-27 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré,…
How Strength Training Can Help You Live Longer
Aug. 31, 2022 – People who lift weights understand they’re playing a long game. Once they get past the “newbie gains” – the quick and exciting increases in muscle strength…
FDA Authorizes Updated COVID Boosters to Target Newest Variants
Aug. 31, 2022 – The FDA on Wednesday granted emergency use authorization to Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna. The agency cited data to support the safety and…
The Download: AI privacy risks, and cleaning up shipping
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What does GPT-3 “know” about me?…
What does GPT-3 “know” about me?
That’s unsurprising—Mat’s been very online for a very long time, meaning he has a bigger online footprint than I do. It might also be because he is based in the…