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Most of the world isn’t getting enough omega-3

Science dailyScience33 minutes ago
Most people worldwide aren’t getting enough omega-3, leaving a major gap between scientific recommendations and daily diets. Researchers emphasize the critical role of EPA and DHA across all life stages and point out that food alone often can’t meet needs. The review calls for clearer global gui...

Single enzyme mutation reveals a hidden trigger in dementia

Science dailyScience2 hours ago
Researchers discovered that a tiny structural feature of the enzyme GPX4 helps keep neurons safe. A rare mutation removes this protection, allowing harmful molecules to damage cell membranes and trigger early dementia. Mouse and cell studies showed changes resembling Alzheimer’s. Early tests to sl...

Stunning blue pigment on a 13,000-year-old artifact surprises scientists

Science dailyScience2 hours ago
Researchers uncovered rare azurite traces on a Final Paleolithic artifact, overturning assumptions that early Europeans used only red and black pigments. The find suggests ancient people possessed deeper knowledge of minerals and colors than believed. It also hints at vanished forms of decoration or...

Fossil brain scans show pterosaurs evolved flight in a flash

Science dailyScience3 hours ago
Ancient pterosaurs may have taken to the skies far earlier and more explosively than birds, evolving flight at their very origin despite having relatively small brains. Using advanced CT imaging, scientists reconstructed the brain cavities of pterosaur fossils and their close relatives, uncovering s...

r/engineering's Monthly Dec 2025 Hiring Thread for Engineering Professionals

Reddit EngineeringEngineering4 hours ago
# Overview If you have open positions at your company for engineering professionals (including technologists, fabricators, and technicians) and would like to hire from the r/engineering user base, please leave a comment detailing any open job listings at your company. We also encourage you to post i...

This rare bone finally settles the Nanotyrannus mystery

Science dailyScience4 hours ago
Scientists have confirmed that Nanotyrannus was a mature species, not a young T. rex. A microscopic look at its hyoid bone provided the key evidence, matching growth signals seen in known T. rex specimens. This discovery suggests a richer, more competitive tyrannosaur ecosystem than previously belie...

Trump gives Nvidia green light to sell advanced AI chips to China

BBC TechnologyTechnology9 hours ago
Nvidia had been at the centre of a geopolitical tug-of-war between the US and China in recent months.

Is AI in recruitment a 'race to the bottom'?

BBC TechnologyTechnology11 hours ago
AI helps jobseekers to apply for hundreds of roles, meanwhile employers use AI to filter them.

FTC upholds ban on stalkerware founder Scott Zuckerman

TechCrunchTechnology12 hours ago
Zuckerman, who used to run the stalkerware apps SpyFone and SpyTrac, claimed the ban is hurting his unrelated business.

SoftBank and Nvidia reportedly in talks to fund Skild AI at $14B, nearly tripling its value

TechCrunchTechnology12 hours ago
Skild AI is developing a hardware-agnostic foundation model for robots that can be customized for various uses.

Investor letter reveals skyrocketing growth of Waymo’s robotaxi rides

TechCrunchTechnology13 hours ago
Six months ago, Waymo disclosed it was providing 250,000 robotaxi rides. But it's grown significantly since, a leaked letter says.

Department of Commerce approves Nvidia H200 chip exports to China

TechCrunchTechnology13 hours ago
This news comes as a bill was introduced in Congress last week to prevent these exact kinds of chip exports.

Google’s AI try-on app Doppl adds a shoppable discovery feed

TechCrunchTechnology13 hours ago
The tech giant says the idea behind the new feed is to display recommendations so users can discover and virtually try on items. Nearly everything in the feed is shoppable, with direct links to merchants.

Lucid Motors’ former chief engineer sues for wrongful termination and discrimination

TechCrunchTechnology14 hours ago
Eric Bach, who was fired in November, claims a top HR executive at the automaker called him a "German Nazi."

Tiger Global plans cautious venture future with a new $2.2B fund

TechCrunchTechnology15 hours ago
Tiger's last fund did well with investmetments in OpenAI, Waymo and Databricks. But it warns investors that AI valuations are already 'elevated.'

Environmental groups call for halt to new data center construction

TechCrunchTechnology15 hours ago
More than 230 organizations signed a public letter urging members of Congress to take action.

Claude Code is coming to Slack, and that’s a bigger deal than it sounds

TechCrunchTechnology16 hours ago
Anthropic launches Claude Code in Slack, letting developers delegate coding tasks from chat threads. It's part of a shift toward AI-embedded collaboration that could reshape software workflows.

193 cybercrims arrested, accused of plotting 'violence-as-a-service'

The registerSecurity16 hours ago
Minors groomed to kill and intimidate victims Nearly 200 people, including minors accused of involvement in murder plots, have been arrested over the last six months as part of Europol's Operational Taskforce (OTF) GRIMM. The operation targets what cops call "violence-as-a-service" - crime crews rec...

Google details security measures for Chrome’s agentic features

TechCrunchTechnology17 hours ago
Google details how it is enacting security guardrails before rolling out agentic capabilities on Chrome.

You can buy your Instacart groceries without leaving ChatGPT

TechCrunchTechnology17 hours ago
Shoppers will be able to go from recipe planning to checkout within the ChatGPT window.

TikTok adds a space for organizing content with others, teases ‘Shared Feeds’

TechCrunchTechnology18 hours ago
Shared Feeds will surface new content tailored to both users' tastes, such as sports or winter activities, and their favorite creators.

Petco’s security lapse affected customers’ SSNs, driver’s licenses, and more 

TechCrunchTechnology18 hours ago
Petco said the exposure was due to an error in an application and that it is notifying victims whose data was affected.

Heat pump startup Quilt raises $20M Series B to expand sales

TechCrunchTechnology18 hours ago
Quilt has sold nearly 1,000 units in the U.S. and Canada, and the new funding should help expand sales operations to more states and provinces.

A cosmic collision reveals how black holes really behave

Science dailyScience18 hours ago
A remarkably clean gravitational-wave detection has confirmed long-standing predictions about black holes, including Hawking’s area theorem and Einstein’s ringdown behavior. The findings also provide the strongest support yet that real black holes follow the Kerr model.

Her food cravings vanished on Mounjaro then roared back

Science dailyScience18 hours ago
Deep-brain recordings showed that Mounjaro and Zepbound briefly shut down the craving circuits linked to food noise in a patient with severe obesity. Her obsessive thoughts about food disappeared as the medication quieted the nucleus accumbens, the brain’s reward hub.

🍔🧠 How Pinterest Reduced Clickbait With Just 5K Survey Responses

HungryMinds.devProgramming18 hours ago
PLUS: OpenAI Is In Code Red 🚨, Deep Dive Into Distributed Systems 🌐, Netflix's Write-Ahead Log Architecture 📝

‘ONE RULE’: Trump says he’ll sign an executive order blocking state AI laws despite bipartisan pushback

TechCrunchTechnology19 hours ago
“I will be doing a ONE RULE Executive Order this week,” Trump posted on social media. “You can’t expect a company to get 50 Approvals every time they want to do something.”

Gut molecule shows remarkable anti-diabetes power

Science dailyScience19 hours ago
Researchers revealed that the microbial metabolite TMA can directly block the immune protein IRAK4, reducing inflammation and improving insulin sensitivity. The molecule counteracts damage caused by high-fat diets and even protects mice from sepsis. Since IRAK4 is a known drug target, this pathway c...

Paramount goes to war with Netflix for Warner Bros. Discovery with hostile $108.4B bid

TechCrunchTechnology20 hours ago
Paramount Skydance on Monday launched a hostile, $108.4 billion bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, days after Warner Bros. agreed to be acquired by Netflix for $82.7 billion.

IBM to acquire Confluent for $11B as it seeks to bolster its data offerings

TechCrunchTechnology20 hours ago
IBM is buying data infrastructure company Confluent for $11 billion in cash in a bid to bolster its data and automation products as ever more companies move their tech operations to the cloud and deploy AI technology.

Adobe launches content creation hub in Premiere mobile for YouTube Shorts creators

TechCrunchTechnology21 hours ago
The company says the space is designed to give creators everything they need to produce viral videos, grow their audience, and tap into trends, whether it's creating day-in-the-life vlogs, travel videos, or behind-the-scenes clips.

New study finds a silent genetic heart risk hidden in millions

Science dailyScience22 hours ago
A large Mayo Clinic study shows that current guidelines fail to detect nearly 90% of people with familial hypercholesterolemia, a common inherited cause of dangerously high cholesterol. Many affected individuals already had early heart disease but never met testing criteria. Routine DNA screening co...

Hinge’s new AI feature helps daters move beyond boring small talk

TechCrunchTechnology22 hours ago
Hinge launched “Convo Starters,” a feature powered by AI that provides personalized tips for initiating meaningful conversations. 

This simple ingredient makes kale way healthier

Science dailyScience22 hours ago
Scientists found that kale’s prized nutrients are hard for the body to absorb unless they’re eaten with oil. Cooking doesn’t improve absorption, but adding oil-based dressings—or even more advanced nanoemulsion sauces—does. These combinations dramatically increase access to kale’s carote...

Elon Musk's X bans European Commission from making ads after €120m fine

BBC TechnologyTechnology23 hours ago
The EU regulator had fined the social media platform over its "deceptive" blue tick badges.

OpenAI boasts enterprise win days after internal ‘code red’ on Google threat

TechCrunchTechnology23 hours ago
ChatGPT Enterprise usage grew 8x year-over-year as workers report saving an hour daily, but OpenAI faces competitive pressure from Anthropic and questions about cost sustainability.

Scientists capture most detailed look inside DNA droplets

Science dailyScience23 hours ago
High-resolution imaging has revealed the internal layout of chromatin condensates, showing how DNA fibers fold and interact within these droplet-like structures. The findings connect molecular architecture to the broader behaviors of these droplets in cells.

Barts Health seeks High Court block after Clop pillages NHS trust data

The registerSecurity1 days ago
Body confirms patient and staff details siphoned via Oracle EBS flaw as gang threatens to leak haul Barts Health NHS Trust has confirmed that patient and staff data was stolen in Clop's mass-exploitation of Oracle's E-Business Suite (EBS), and says it is now taking legal action in an effort to stop ...

Trump says $72bn Netflix-Warner Bros deal 'could be a problem'

BBC TechnologyTechnology1 days ago
The planned deal would cement Netflix in its position as the world's biggest subscription streaming service.

This tiny implant sends secret messages to the brain

Science dailyScience1 days ago
Researchers have built a fully implantable device that sends light-based messages directly to the brain. Mice learned to interpret these artificial patterns as meaningful signals, even without touch, sight, or sound. The system uses up to 64 micro-LEDs to create complex neural patterns that resemble...

Scientists uncover a volcanic trigger behind the Black Death

Science dailyScience1 days ago
A newly analyzed set of climate data points to a major volcanic eruption that may have played a key role in the Black Death’s arrival. Cooling and crop failures across Europe pushed Italian states to bring in grain from the Black Sea. Those shipments may have carried plague-infected fleas. The stu...

A violent star explosion just revealed a hidden recipe for life

Science dailyScience1 days ago
XRISM’s high-precision X-ray data revealed unusually strong signatures of chlorine and potassium inside the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant. These levels are far higher than theoretical models predicted, showing that supernovae can be major sources of these life-critical elements. Researchers belie...

Garlic mouthwash shows shockingly strong germ-fighting power

Science dailyScience1 days ago
Garlic extract is emerging as a surprisingly powerful contender to chlorhexidine, the long-standing “gold standard” in antimicrobial mouthwashes. A systematic review of clinical studies shows that higher-concentration garlic mouthwash can rival chlorhexidine in killing bacteria—sometimes outpe...

Weekly Career Discussion Thread (08 Dec 2025)

Reddit EngineeringEngineering1 days ago
# Intro Welcome to the weekly career discussion thread, where you can talk about all career & professional topics. Topics may include: * Professional career guidance & questions; e.g. job hunting advice, job offers comparisons, how to network * Educational guidance & questions; e.g. what...

Humans are built for nature not modern life

Science dailyScience1 days ago
Human biology evolved for a world of movement, nature, and short bursts of stress—not the constant pressure of modern life. Industrial environments overstimulate our stress systems and erode both health and reproduction. Evidence ranging from global fertility declines to chronic inflammatory disea...

Japan is facing a dementia crisis – can technology help?

BBC TechnologyTechnology1 days ago
Elderly people aged 65 and over now make up nearly 30% of Japan's population.

Apache warns of 10.0-rated flaw in Tika metadata ingestion tool

The registerSecurity1 days ago
PLUS: New kind of DDOS from the Americas; Predator still hunting spyware targets; NIST issues IoT advice; And more! Infosec in Brief  The Apache Foundation last week warned of a 10.0-rated flaw in its Tika toolkit.…

New fat-burning diabetes pill protects muscle and appetite

Science dailyScience1 days ago
Researchers have developed a new oral drug that boosts metabolic activity in muscle rather than altering appetite like GLP-1 drugs. Early trials suggest it improves blood sugar control and fat metabolism while preserving muscle mass, with fewer side effects. Because it acts through a different mecha...

Researchers solve a century-old North Atlantic cold spot mystery

Science dailyScience1 days ago
A century-old North Atlantic cold patch is now linked to a long-term slowdown in the AMOC, the climate-regulating conveyor belt of ocean water. Only weakened-AMOC models match observed temperature and salinity patterns, overturning recent model trends. This slowdown affects weather systems, jet stre...

Scientists reveal a surprising new timeline for ancient Egypt

Science dailyScience1 days ago
A new radiocarbon study has clarified the timing of the colossal Thera eruption, placing it before Egypt’s New Kingdom. Researchers analyzed artifacts tied to Pharaoh Ahmose, gaining rare access to museum materials. Their results favor a younger chronology for early 18th Dynasty Egypt. The revised...