Fasting is a common requirement for many routine laboratory blood tests, and patients are often instructed to avoid eating or drinking anything except water for 8 to 12 hours before the sample is drawn. However, according to a new study, this step may be unnecessary for a wide range of tests. Aside from a few … Read more
America’s railroads were once the envy of the world and the engine of its industrial age. But that hasn’t been the case for more than half a century. Brightline, founded in 2012, wanted to change all that. Florida’s private railroad company ran yellow trains at near high speed between Miami and Orlando. It has big … Read more
My Pixel 10 is a normal-sized slab and I’d be happier with something smaller in my pocket. On the other hand (pun intended), foldable phones go too much in the other direction, because they fold into a small square that you would have to open for almost everything. Motorola teased its first wide foldable in … Read more
The last time the United States and Mexico played in this building, Jimmy Conrad and Landon Donovan scored the goals in one of several 2-0 victories for the United States. On Saturday, the U.S. team included eight players who had not yet been born when that happened. However, this young American team was much better … Read more
Ants are the most species-rich family of social insects, with more than 15,000 species worldwide. They originated between 140 and 168 million years ago, but did not achieve ecological dominance until 66 million years ago, when an asteroid ended the age of the dinosaurs. Scientists now know exactly what allowed the ants to succeed after … Read more
AI models could harm young people’s body image, warn experts BBC
Until a few months ago, Brazilians told pollsters that crime and security were their main concerns. But in the weeks before the election, a scandal involving a jailed banker accused of orchestrating one of Brazil’s largest financial fraud cases has pushed corruption to the top of the list. The banker, Daniel Vorcaro, is well connected … Read more
HAVERFORD TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — One man was killed and eight other people were injured Saturday in a multi-vehicle crash that damaged 16 vehicles in Haverford Township, according to police. Haverford Township Police Chief John Viola said the crash began at Darby Road and West Chester Pike and ended about 1.5 miles away at West … Read more
The spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen’s government says the Houthis’ claims to attack Riyadh are “misleading.” Posted on October 4, 2026 October 4, 2026 | Updated: 4 hours ago Updated: 4 hours ago Yemen’s Houthis have said they attacked an Aramco facility in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, as they fight between the Iran-aligned … Read more
An OpenAI security leader has resigned from the company, warning that its culture was broken and that AI companies were not “being careful enough” when developing the technology. David Robinson, who led the writing of the security reports that accompanied the ChatGPT developer’s product releases, explained his resignation in an essay titled: “I left OpenAI … Read more