Sunday, January 26
Saturday, January 25
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture> NFL playoffs continue Sunday with the Philadelphia Eagles taking on the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship (3 pm ET, Fox) and the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship (6:30 pm ET, CBS) (More) | Grammy-winning singer SZA to join Kendrick Lamar at the Super Bowl halftime show (More)
> Song recorded for Tina Turner's iconic "Private Dancer" album, which was previously presumed lost, is rediscovered and will be released on the 40th anniversary edition of the album (More)
> American Madison Keys upsets No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek to advance to her first Australian Open final; No. 19 seed Keys will take on No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka in the final (More)
Science & Technology
> Carmaker Subaru fixes software bug that allowed hackers to unlock and start millions of vehicles via the company's internet network; security flaw also exposed a year's worth of location history (More)
> Study reveals how mushroom coral—a free-standing type of coral, not attached to rocks—actively moves toward light; discovery reveals previously unknown mechanics of the organism (More)
> Personalized mini-organs allow researchers to more rapidly test and develop drugs for rare diseases; specimens are grown from patients' blood cells into functional tissue (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close up (S&P 500 +0.5%, Dow +0.9%, Nasdaq +0.2%); S&P 500 nabs new record as President Donald Trump calls for lower interest rates and oil prices in Davos remarks (More) | Nikola shares close down nearly 28% on report of EV maker's potential sale (More)
> Purdue Pharma and Sackler family, behind the maker of OxyContin, reach $7.4B settlement with 15 states over opioid crisis (More) | UnitedHealthcare names company veteran Tim Noel as CEO after fatal shooting of Brian Thompson (More)
> CNN lays off around 6% of its workforce, or about 200 jobs, as it shifts to digital and prepares to launch a streaming service (More) | Adidas plans to cut up to 500 jobs at its German headquarters (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Pete Hegseth's bid for defense secretary heads to full Senate vote today (More) | CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirmed by Senate (More) | Judge temporarily halts executive order to end birthright citizenship (More)
> Italy's top court upholds Amanda Knox's slander conviction for falsely accusing innocent man of murdering her roommate in 2007 (More) | UK teen sentenced to 52 years in prison for fatally stabbing three girls at a dance class last year (More)
> Thailand begins recognizing same-sex marriages, becoming third place in Asia to do so after Taiwan and Nepal (More) | See where same-sex unions are legal (More)
SOURCE: 1440
TIT for TAT
Many people subscribe to the philosophy of: WHATEVER YOU DO UNTO ME THEN I AM HONOR BOUND TO DO THE SAME UNTO YOU.
In the Bible it is called: AN EYE FOR AN EYE AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH.
Others refer to it as: WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE GOOSE IS GOOD FOR THE GANDER.
Of course, when that actually happens the person who started it usually regrets what they started but it is too late. The reason why they regret it, is that the revenge is usually worse than what was given originally. It is done that way to make sure the party receiving the revenge does not take a notion to do it again.
The problem with that logic is that it is illogical because the party who gets the revenge, not only pays back but pay back twice as hard.
Now we have a cycle of revenge that never has an end.
WELCOME TO AMERICAN POLITICS CIRCA 1950 TO 2025...
Splitting Electrons Impact Future of Quantum Computing
Electrons, once thought to be indivisible, may display behaviors suggesting they can split into two halves under quantum interference. Groundbreaking research explores how nanoelectronic circuits, governed by quantum mechanics, allow electrons to choose pathways and interfere with themselves, creating effects akin to the mysterious Majorana fermion.
Quantum Physics Meets Nano-Scale Electronics
Scientists have long understood electrons as indivisible, fundamental particles. However, groundbreaking research reveals that a peculiar feature of quantum mechanics can create states that mimic the behavior of half an electron. These so-called “split-electrons” could be pivotal in advancing quantum computing.
The discovery, recently published in Physical Review Letters, was led by Professor Andrew Mitchell from University College Dublin’s School of Physics and Dr. Sudeshna Sen from the Indian Institute of Technology in Dhanbad. Both are theoretical physicists specializing in the quantum properties of nanoscale electronic circuits. READ MORE...
Friday, January 24
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> 2025 Academy Awards nominations to be announced this morning (8:30 am ET); watch livestream here (More) | 2025 Sundance Film Festival kicks off today from Park City, Utah (More)
> Singer Chris Brown files $500M defamation lawsuit against Warner Bros., alleging he was falsely labeled a serial rapist and abuser in 2024 docuseries (More) | George Clinton, Mike Love, and Michael McDonald highlight 2025 inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (More)
> SEC and Big Ten athletic directors to meet next month to discuss potential changes to College Football Playoff format, including expanding the field from 12 to 14 teams (More)
Science & Technology
> Astronomers detect fast radio bursts—pulses of radiation typically from neutron stars or black holes—originating from a long dead galaxy; findings not explained by current understanding of the phenomena (More)
> Study reveals immune cells perform unique and specialized functions within the gut depending on their location within the small intestine; discovery may lead to new ways to boost the immune system (More)
> Cownose ray tails act as a finely tuned antenna to sense water movements, researchers discover; the function of the tail on many manta rays and related species was previously unknown (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.6%, Dow +0.3%, Nasdaq +1.3%); S&P 500 closes shy of record high as technology shares, including Oracle (+6.8%) and Nvidia (+4.4%) rise on artificial intelligence enthusiasm (More)
> Google invests additional $1B in generative AI startup Anthropic, bringing its total investment to over $3B and building on a previous 10% ownership stake (More)
> Electronic Arts shares fall over 11% in after-hours trading after the video game giant slashes full-year bookings guidance due to underperforming games, particularly its soccer franchise (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Seventeen-year-old male student fatally shoots female student and himself, wounds a male student in cafeteria of Antioch High School in Nashville; motive is unclear (More)
> Hughes Fire—north of Santa Clarita in Los Angeles County—breaks out, burning more than 10,000 acres as of this writing (More) | See map of all fires (More) | Winter storm continues spreading across southern US; see record-breaking totals (More)
> Yemen's Houthi rebels release crew of vessel they captured in November 2023, a step toward ending Red Sea vessel attacks following Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal (More) | Iraq passes bill that critics say effectively legalizes child marriage (More)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Humanoid Robot Coming
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Morgan Stanley predicts the humanoid robot population will be 40,000 by 2030 and swell to 63 million by 2050. Citigroup is even more bullish, predicting a $7 trillion humanoid robot market by 2050 with 1.19 billion humanoid robots in operation.
Of course, we believe these numbers because we trust Morgan Stanley and Citigroup... however, both of these are financial institutions and some of their biasness comes from investment strategies, albeit conservative ones.
My concern, being the Novice I am on matters pertaining to the future, is with the year 2030 and the prediction of only 40,000. Assuming that number pertains on to the USA that means there will only be 800 robots in each state.
That number sounds a little nonsensical to me and I would imagine it to be much, much higher.
China is beginning to mass produce robots in 2025 (this year), Elon Musk has said the same thing, and I am sure other countries are considering the same thing.
It would not surprise me if we had 63-100 million robots worldwide by 2030, especially since they are already in use in numerous warehouses all over the USA including warehouses and other establishments all over the world. Japan has robots serving food already in many of their restaurants.
My guess is that companies do not want to scare the American public with them worrying about robots taking over their jobs, until they absolutely have to for fear the worker might sabotage the company in retaliation.
We currently have 24 humanoid robot manufacturers in the USA.
Do you think these 24 manufacturers are sitting on their hands waiting to be given the GO SIGNAL???
China's New Solar Array
Chinese scientists have announced a plan to build an enormous, 0.6 mile (1 kilometer) wide solar power station in space that will beam continuous energy back to Earth via microwaves.
The project, which will see its components lofted to a geostationary orbit above Earth using super-heavy rockets, has been dubbed "another Three Gorges Dam project above the Earth."
The Three Gorges Dam, located in the middle of the Yangtze river in central China, is the world's largest hydropower project and generates 100 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity each year. According to one NASA scientist, the dam is so large that, if completely filled, the mass of the water contained within would lengthen Earth's days by 0.06 microseconds. READ MORE...
Thursday, January 23
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, and Billy Wagner voted into 2025 class of the National Baseball Hall of Fame; Suzuki becomes first Japanese-born player elected to Hall of Fame (More) | Novak Djokovic tops Carlos Alcaraz to reach Australian Open men’s semifinals (More)
> Jules Feiffer, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, screenwriter, and cartoonist, dies at age 95 (More) | Garth Hudson, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and last surviving member of The Band, dies at age 87 (More)
> Comedian Trevor Noah tapped to host Grammy Awards (Feb. 2) for a fifth consecutive time (More) | Netflix adds record-breaking 19 million subscribers in Q4; platform raises prices for ad-support tier to $7.99, standard tier to $17.99, and premium tier to $24.99 (More)
Science & Technology
> Chinese AI lab DeepSeek releases large language model it says rivals OpenAI's o1 model in reasoning and performance; model released under MIT license, allowing commercial use (More)
> Engineers develop desalination technology to create safe drinking water from salt water at a 15% reduction in cost from current approaches (More)
> Transplant of fibers from the soles of patients' feet makes areas like the thighs more resistant to rashes and wounds; technique may eliminate contact damage for people with prosthetics (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.9%, Dow +1.3%, Nasdaq +0.6%) as investors digest President Donald Trump's first policy moves (More) | Reddit shares rise over 7% to record high after analysts reiterate "strong buy" rating (More)
> Trump announces $500B in infrastructure investments for artificial intelligence through new partnership formed by OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank (More)
> Smithfield Foods—largest US pork producer—sets initial public offering terms, targeting up to $10.7B valuation; expects to raise up to $940M in biggest food company listing in the US since oat milk maker Oatly raised $1.4B in 2021 (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Israeli military chief to resign in March, citing failure to prevent Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack (More) | Israeli forces launch operation in West Bank city of Jenin (More) | Taliban frees two Americans held in Afghanistan in prisoner swap (More)
> At least 76 people killed, 51 injured in ski resort fire in northwestern Turkey; hotel owner and eight others arrested as authorities investigate cause of blaze (More)
> New fires break out in San Diego area, including Lilac Fire, which has burned 85 acres and is 50% contained as of this writing (More) | Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire in Los Angeles are so far 65% and 89% contained, respectively (More, w/map)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Time - Age - Attitude
The aging process happens quickly after two decades of seemingly slow-moving aging, when in reality what is happening is that time moves by quicker it seems as we age. Time is what sneaks up on us, not aging.
I don't remember much about my adolescence or my teenage years before high school. High School is when my memories really start to pick up, then there is another void from about 30-50 or so where I remember that I did this or that but very little of the specifics.
My most current memories arrived at age 60 when I was diagnosed with cancer and had a triple level bypass heart attack while walking on the treadmill. I did not die then because my healthy body created its own bypass, ignoring the damaged/clogged arteries.
Time and age work in unison to ruin our lives as we get older from a physical point of view and not from a mental point of view unless we allow that to happen. We must accept that we now have limitation and adjust our lifestyle to those new limitations. It really isn't all that bad unless you are severely handicapped.
Ordinarily, we should be rather mobile into our mid to late 80s depending upon what happens to be wrong with us, with the understanding that we will just move a little slower.
What matters most is attitude.
Scientists Discover Super-Earth
Artist’s conception of the K2-360 system, showing the ultra-dense super-Earth K2-360 b (red) in its extremely close orbit around its Sun-like star, with the more distant companion K2-360 c (blue) in the background. The scorching temperatures on K2-360 b, which completes an orbit in just 21 hours, likely result in a molten or partially molten surface. Credit: Astrobiology Center
The K2-360 system features a record-dense “super-Earth” and a massive outer planet, revealing insights into extreme planetary evolution.
An international research team, led by scientists from Japan and Europe, has identified a new multi-planet system orbiting a Sun-like star. Among the discoveries is an ultra-short period planet with one of the highest densities ever recorded. These findings, published on November 8 in Nature Scientific Reports, provide fresh insights into how planets form and evolve under extreme conditions.
The system, designated K2-360, is located approximately 750 light-years from Earth and features two planets orbiting a Sun-like star:
An international research team, led by scientists from Japan and Europe, has identified a new multi-planet system orbiting a Sun-like star. Among the discoveries is an ultra-short period planet with one of the highest densities ever recorded. These findings, published on November 8 in Nature Scientific Reports, provide fresh insights into how planets form and evolve under extreme conditions.
The system, designated K2-360, is located approximately 750 light-years from Earth and features two planets orbiting a Sun-like star:
- K2-360 b: A rocky “super-Earth” that is about 1.6 times the size of Earth and completes an orbit around its star in just 21 hours. With a mass 7.7 times that of Earth, it is the densest well-characterized ultra-short period planet discovered to date.
- K2-360 c: A larger outer planet with a minimum mass of 15 Earth masses. This planet orbits its star every 9.8 days but does not transit, making its exact size uncertain. READ MORE...
Wednesday, January 22
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