Friday, April 26
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Heisman Trust returns trophy to 2005 Heisman winner Reggie Bush; Bush forfeited the trophy in 2010 due to Bush receiving improper benefits while playing for Southern Cal (More)
> Tupac Shakur's estate threatens Drake with lawsuit over the use of the late rapper's AI-generated vocals without permission in "Taylor Made" diss track (More)
> Spanish soccer league LaLiga in talks to host league matches in the US beginning with 2025-26 season (More)
Science & Technology
In partnership with IntelGenx
> Brief and reversible suppression of key gene in fruit flies gives rise to cancer tumors; breakthrough challenges longstanding belief cancer can only be initiated by permanent genetic mutations (More)
> Bioluminescent animals evolved as early as 540 million years ago, study suggests; trait emerged at the same time as some animals developed eyes (More) | Cambrian explosion 101 (More)
> NASA confirms it reestablished contact with Voyager 1, months after communications problems arose (More) | The craft launched in 1977 and is now 15 billion miles from Earth; see map here (More)
Business & Markets
> Markets close mixed (Dow -0.1%, S&P 500 0.0%, Nasdaq +0.1%) as earnings reports continue to roll in (More) | Shares of Meta drop 16% on weak revenue guidance, despite beating first quarter estimates (More)
> Consulting giant McKinsey reportedly under federal criminal investigation for its role in opioid-related work for pharmaceutical firms (More) | Russia seizes $440M from JPMorgan Chase, which it says had been frozen following the invasion of Ukraine (More)
> AI coding startup Cognition secures $175M investment from Founders Fund, brings valuation to $2B (More) | IBM to acquire cloud infrastructure company HashiCorp for $6.4B (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Arizona House passes repeal of near-total abortion ban by 32-28 vote, sending bill to the state Senate; law was first passed in 1864 (More) | Supreme Court hears arguments over whether a federal law allowing emergency room doctors to perform abortions in certain cases supersedes state restrictions on the procedure (More)
> Supreme Court to consider today whether former President Donald Trump can claim immunity in election interference case (More) | Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, 17 others indicted in Arizona "fake electors" plan (More) | Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D, NJ-10) dies at age 65 from reported cardiac arrest (More)
> Pro-Palestinian protesters clash with police at the University of Texas and University of Southern California as campus demonstrations spread across the US (More) | House Speaker Mike Johnson (R, LA-4) appears at Columbia University protest, calls on White House to bring in National Guard (More)
SOURCE: 1440 News
A Loan is Still DEBT
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There is a new company out there that has been airing a lot of advertising on the television...
NEW DAY USA is the company to which I refer.
They want to sell LOANS to veterans and their spouses based upon the equity in the house that they own.
One of those people on these commercials is a retired Navy Admiral who claims to know the VETERAN MENTALITY...
I was in the US NAVY for 6 years and let me tell you that NAVAL OFFICERS have no clue as to the Veteran Mentality when it comes to enlisted personnel.
Officers do not fraternize with the enlisted man and the only way you can know the veteran mentality from an enlisted point of view is to fraternize with them.
Officers may know officers but even that is questionable because LOWER RANKING officers do not fraternize with HIGHER RANKING officers. It is just not done.
You simply DO NOT BUDDY AROUND with those that you supervise for fear of playing favorites.
This commercial is just a clever way of tricking people into getting loans with this new company. And I don't know about you but if you get a loan from anywhere, IT IS STILL CONSIDERED DEBT that has to be paid off. If you use your house as collateral, then you risk losing your house if you don't pay back the loan.
The commercial says they are giving a little hand up and not a handout.
Debt is debt regardless of what you call it.
AI Detects Hidden Details in Painting
Artificial intelligence (AI) can be trained to see details in images that escape the human eye. Now an AI neural network has identified something unusual about a face in a Raphael painting: It wasn't actually painted by Raphael.
The face in question belongs to St Joseph, seen in the top left of the painting known as the Madonna della Rosa (or Madonna of the Rose).
Scholars have in fact long debated whether or not the painting is a Raphael original. While it requires diverse evidence to conclude an artwork's provenance, a newer method of analysis based on an AI algorithm has sided with those who think at least some of the strokes were at the hand of another artist.
Researchers from the UK and US developed a custom analysis algorithm based on the works that we know are the result of the Italian master's brushwork. READ MORE...
Thursday, April 25
Increasing Efficiency of Solar Panels
Lehigh University researchers have created a revolutionary solar cell material with up to 190% external quantum efficiency, pushing beyond conventional efficiency limits and showing great promise for enhancing future solar energy systems. Further development is required for practical application, supported by a U.S. Department of Energy grant.
It shows great potential for advancing the development of highly efficient next-generation solar cells, which are vital for meeting global energy demands.
A team from Lehigh University has created a material that could significantly enhance the efficiency of solar panels.
A prototype using the material as the active layer in a solar cell exhibits an average photovoltaic absorption of 80%, a high generation rate of photoexcited carriers, and an external quantum efficiency (EQE) up to an unprecedented 190%—a measure that far exceeds the theoretical Shockley-Queisser efficiency limit for silicon-based materials and pushes the field of quantum materials for photovoltaics to new heights. READ MORE...
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
In partnership with The Ascent
> Taylor Swift's "Tortured Poets Department" sells 700,000 vinyl records, breaking the record for most vinyl sales in a week after just three days (More)
> WNBA No. 1 draft pick Caitlin Clark to sign eight-year, $28M contract with Nike, which includes a signature shoe and is the highest-ever sponsorship deal for a women's basketball player (More)
> Grammy-winning artist Megan Thee Stallion accused in lawsuit of sexual harassment by her former cameraman (More) | Multiple crewmembers injured during accident on set of Amazon MGM Studio's upcoming film "The Pickup" (More)
Science & Technology
> Microsoft releases Phi-3, framed as a "small" language model with almost 4 billion parameters; says it performs as well as OpenAI's GPT-3.5 in answering complex questions (More) | Meta adds multimodal AI to its Ray-Ban smart glasses, allowing users to query AI based on items in the field of vision (More)
> Scientists create artificial cells that change shape and respond to their surroundings like living cells; breakthrough has applications in regenerative medicine, drug delivery, and more (More)
> Underground Antarctic experiment reportedly detects seven potential neutrino events; the particles are the most abundant in the universe but weigh nothing and rarely interact with matter (More) | More on the "ghost" particle (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +1.2%, Dow +0.7%, Nasdaq +1.6%) as investors sift through strong batch of earnings reports (More) | Tesla reports 9% drop in Q1 revenue, the biggest year-over-year decline since 2012; announces new models ahead of timeline, with shares rising over 13% in after-hours trading (More)
> The Federal Trade Commission votes 3-2 in approving final rule banning most employers from using noncompete clauses nationwide, effective in 120 days; FTC estimates about 30 million workers are currently prevented from joining competitors (More)
> Modern-day convenience store Foxtrot abruptly closes all 33 stores across Chicago, Austin, Dallas, and Washington, DC; comes five months after its merger with Chicago boutique grocer Dom's Kitchen and Market (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Campus pro-Palestinian protests continue at a number of universities across the country; some call for the resignation of Columbia University President Minouche Shafik following student arrests (More) | See updates on the war (More)
> UK lawmakers pass bill allowing officials to send certain migrants seeking asylum to Rwanda; officials say the policy is meant to deter the smugglers trafficking migrants to the country (More)
> Argentina President Javier Milei announces country's first quarterly budget surplus in 16 years; the Libertarian Milei was elected in November on a platform of cutting spending and slowing runaway inflation, which had reached 100% year-over-year (More)
SOURCE: 1440 News
An American Tragedy
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If you are not aware that Donald Trump has 91 felony charges against him, then you are so apathetic that there is absolutely no reason to reach out to you at all...
However, I do not think that is the case for a majority of Americans...
Obviously, it is Democratic District Attorneys that have brought these charges against Donald Trump and it is obvious that Democratic Judges are presiding over these court cases.
It is highly UNLIKELY that Republicans are involved in any of this perversion of justice... that incidentally, this country will regret down the road.
FOR MONTHS, we have heard how pleased Democrats are with these charges against Trump because, as they claim, no one is above the law.
I have even heard people laugh ON AIR because Trump is in so much trouble and will soon be paying out tons of money. They anticipate that he will go bankrupt and go to jail for his crimes.
HOWEVER... it appears that each time the Democrats attack Trump, his numbers relative to the November 2024 election GO UP...
Now Democrats are bitching that Trump is getting too much publicity over these trials which if that is the case, they brought on themselves.
AND THEREIN LIES THE TRAGEDY... the Dems got what they wanted and soon realized it was not what they really wanted at all.
The other side is getting the last laugh....
Flying Motorcycle
Believe it or not, this unbelievable flying motorcycle could hit the skies by the end of the decade.
Formerly known as the Jetpack Aviation Speeder, this jet bike is moving ahead in development with a new name — the Razor.
Even the name of the flying vehicle is something straight out of a sci-fi movie.
The flying motorcycle uses eight tiny but powerful jet engines to cruise at 60 mph for about 30 minutes.
It can also carry up to 600 pounds of cargo.
The bike itself weighs 300 pounds, giving it a size-to-payload ratio that sets it apart from other flying vehicles.
Many others have also tried to build their own flying vehicle, like this flying motorcycle that transforms into a hoverbike. TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE...
Wednesday, April 24
The Great Pyramid's Latitude
Spend long enough on the Internet and you will likely be met with a post informing you that the speed of light is 299,792,458 meters per second, and the latitude of the Great Pyramid of Giza is 29.9792458°N, before inviting you to assess whether this is a coincidence or not.
But is it true, and if so, is it a coincidence?
The answer to the first question is yes. Light travels at 299,792,458 meters per second in a vacuum, the absolute speed limit of the universe. The latitude of the Great Pyramid of Giza is indeed 29.9792458 N – but so are a whole bunch of other places at the same latitude. READ MORE...
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Cher, Jimmy Buffett, and Mary J. Blige headline 2024 class of 16 inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (More)
> First round of NBA playoffs continue; see latest bracket (More) | … and NHL Stanley Cup playoffs also underway (More)
> Film Academy announces several changes to the 2025 Oscars, including changes to rules affecting best picture, animated feature, and original score categories (More)
Science & Technology
In partnership with Global Air Cylinder Wheels
> Meta to release its mixed reality operating system to third-party developers for use by other companies; Microsoft, Lenovo, and others expected to produce competing headsets using Meta's Horizon OS (More)
> Memory study in worms reveals short-term information can be retained longer if the creatures are cooled below room temperature or given lithium; findings shed light on the neuroscience of forming and discarding memories (More)
> CRISPR gene editing demonstrated in kissing bugs, a step toward combating the spread of Chagas disease; the potentially fatal illness affects roughly 8 million people, largely in rural Latin America (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.9%, Dow +0.7%, Nasdaq +1.1%) as shares rebound and investors look ahead to major corporate earnings results this week (More)
> Supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons to sell 166 more locations as they seek regulatory approval of their $25B merger; the Federal Trade Commission sued to block Kroger's acquisition of Albertsons earlier this year (More) | The FTC sues to block Tapestry Inc.'s $8.5B purchase of Capri Holdings, owner of brands such as Versace and Michael Kors (More)
> Goldman Sachs to sell automated investing business Marcus Invest, will transfer Marcus Invest clients and their assets to independent investment-advisory firm Betterment (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Opening arguments begin in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in Manhattan over allegedly falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments to a former adult film star; first witness is called to the stand (More) | See key takeaways (More)
> US Supreme Court agrees to hear case over whether the Biden administration can regulate "ghost guns," privately made firearms without serial numbers; regulations are in effect as litigation plays out, with high court to take up case in the fall (More)
> Record-breaking flooding in China's most populous province, Guangdong, prompts evacuations of more than 110,000 residents; at least four people have died and 10 are missing (More) | See photos (More)
SOURCE: 1440 News
America Changes
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I am also amazed at people, especially those who are retired, that take out loans where the payback period extends beyond their life expectancy. In other words, they have no intention of paying that loan back.
I worked with a gentleman who was earning his PhD online and the student loans that were mounting up, he boasted that he would not live long enough to pay them back. That did not seem to bother him at all.
We are creating a group of citizens that are so self-serving that they have no idea their philosophy of life is destroying this country. And if they were aware of what they were doing, would still not care.
America has changed and is continuing to change and it is the changing culture and society that will turn the USA into a country that is the least respected country in the world.
For those of you who memorized your way through high school and college, the USA is HATED by most countries in the world, especially the Arab nations, along with Russia, China, India, and South America. We have not yet pushed our lifestyle on the Africans, so they are still willing to fight each other for territory instead of the USA.
Have you heard of BRICS?
A group of nations that have joined together in an effort to DESTROY the American dollar by not using the American dollar to trade goods and services like they have done in the past.
Members of the Islamic Faith (Arabs) have migrated throughout Europe, Great Britain, Scandanavia, Canada, and the USA with the sole purpose of growing their numbers in these countries to influence their governments and decisions made.
Obviously, the ethnic group with the largest population will likely be the ones that get elected to public office.
In the USA for instance, whites are 60% of the population but Hispanics, Asians, and Muslim are growing in numbers every year. The black population in the USA is hardly growing at all...
What does that tell you about CRT and WOKE and BLM.... etc.? It will eventually die out as other ethnic populations grow... These growing ethnic groups will also change the USA...
If you are not planning 20-30 years into the future, you learned NOTHING IN COLLEGE.
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