Mark Zuckerberg Goes Full MAGA With Change in Hiring Policies
MAGA Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta announced Friday that it would be repealing all diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.An employee memo from Meta’s vice president of human resources Janelle Gale, which was obtained by Axios, announced five major changes to Meta’s “hiring, development and procurement practices,” amid the shifting “legal and policy landscape surrounding diversity…
Anita Bryant, singer and notorious anti-gay crusader, dead at age 84
Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma and popular singer who became known over the second half of her life for her outspoken opposition to gay rights, has died. She was 84…Human brain dynamics are shaped by rare long-range connections over and above cortical geometry
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 1, January 2025. SignificanceExplaining how structure of the brain gives rise to its emerging dynamics is a primary pursuit in neuroscience. We describe a fundamental anatomical constraint that emphasizes the key role of rare long-range (LR) connections in explaining …
Anita Bryant, a popular singer who became known for opposition to gay rights, dead at age 84
NEW YORK (AP) — Bryant died Dec. 16 at her home in Edmond, Oklahoma, according to a statement posted by her family. The post Anita Bryant, a popular singer who became known for opposition to gay rights, dead at age 84 appeared first on RNS…
OpenAI has begun building out its robotics team
Previously, OpenAI partnered with robotics startup Figure to provide the models powering the latter’s humanoid robots…
Isro plan for 1-2 years ready: V Narayanan
V Narayanan is set to become the new chairman of ISRO on January 14, succeeding S Somanath. Narayanan will oversee several significant projects, including the Chandrayaan-4 lunar mission, Gaganyaan human spaceflight, and space station development. His backgro…
CUPE Ontario and OMW Join AMO’s, Municipalities’ Calls to Deal With Human and Financial Costs of Ontario’s Homelessness Crisis
TORONTO — In response to the report “Municipalities under pressure: The human and financial cost of Ontario’s homelessness crisis,” released by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, CUPE Ontario and its Ontario Municipal Workers committee (OMW) issued the following statement: With both a federal and provincial election in the offing…
‘Wake-up call’ as hookworm parasites that infect pets and people grow drug resistant
Hookworms that cause deadly dog infection and ‘creeping eruption’ in humans are growing resistant to drugs…
2024 was the hottest year on record, and the 1st to breach the 1.5 C global warming limit, data reveals
Scientists have warned that the Paris Agreement to limit global warming will likely be breached as data reveals 2024 was the hottest year in human history…