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Racing Suit Baloo is just So. Weird. Mickey, Goofy, Donald and chums are preparing y to crash into a stand full of screaming fans in a fiery wreckage, as licensed racer Disney Speedstorm is preparing to leave the starting grid and burn into Early Access April 18. While the final release of the curious new road-ripper will be free-to-play, the Early Access edition will only be open to those who have purchased one of the various special editions of the title, all of which feature various unlockable characters as well as…

Future trends (particularly in 2023) show promising potential for emerging cryptocurrencies! The future still offers hope for exciting prospects, even with established cryptos. Among the leading cryptocurrencies on the market are meme coins Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB)! With its excellent accomplishments, Big Eyes Coin (BIG) seems to be headed in the same direction (especially since they’ve introduced loot boxes). What elements do the three meme coins have, and what led to their success? Find out by reading on!…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The pace of states using preemption to control local authority has quickened and expanded in the United States around issues related to rights of student athletes who are transgender, and the ways race and racism may be taught in US classrooms, according to new data capturing preemption across 15 domains published today by the Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research with the National…

Photo: Pfc. Rhita Daniel/U.S. Marine CorpsThe U.S. military is intensifying its commitment to the development and use of autonomous weapons, as confirmed by an update to a Department of Defense directive. The update, released Jan. 25, 2023, is the first in a decade to focus on artificial intelligence autonomous weapons. It follows a related implementation plan released by NATO on Oct. 13, 2022, that is aimed at preserving the alliance’s “technological edge” in what are sometimes called “killer robots.”Both announcements…

This is a 2020 Nissan Leaf on display at the 2020 Pittsburgh International Auto Show Thursday, Feb.13, 2020 in Pittsburgh. Nissan is speeding up its shift toward electric vehicles, especially in Europe where emissions regulations are most stringent, the company said Monday, Feb. 27, 2023.Credit: AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File Nissan is speeding up its shift toward electric vehicles, especially in Europe where emissions…

Climate warming and permafrost thawing on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) have changed the distributive features of permafrost, which leads to alterations in soil moisture and permeability, and exerts profound impacts on groundwater flow regimes on the QTP. Recently, a joint research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou Jiaotong University and Northeast Forestry…

A DirecTV technician at an apartment building in Lynwood, Calif.Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDirecTV is laying off hundreds of employees — roughly 10% of its upper ranks — as the company looks to reduce costs amid the heightened pain of cord cutting for pay-TV providers, according to people familiar with the matter.Most of the job cuts will be at the manager level, the people said, citing an email to employees sent on Friday. Managers make up about half of DirecTV's fewer than 10,000 employees, one of the…

Researchers at the University of Toronto have demonstrated the effectiveness of utilizing machine learning techniques in the design of long-acting injectable drug formulations. The integration of these algorithms has the potential to streamline the drug development process, by reducing the time and cost associated with it, ultimately bringing innovative medicines to the market more quickly.New study demonstrates the potential for machine learning to accelerate the development of innovative drug delivery…

Priya Natarajan, a seasoned software engineer, was restless and looking for her next career move. She wanted two things: a job where her technical skills would be put to good use in a field that could make “a big impact on the world,” she said. Natarajan, 36, chose health care. In July, she left Amazon, where she had been for nearly 14 years, to join Optum Labs, a research arm of UnitedHealth Group, a big insurer and health services provider. During the recruitment process, she became convinced that the company was…

Noam Galai | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesMcDonald's is planning job cuts and a reorganization as the company refocuses its priorities to accelerate restaurant expansion, CEO Chris Kempczinski told employees Friday.The fast-food giant said the job cuts aren't a cost-cutting measure but are instead intended to help the company innovate faster and work more efficiently. As part of the reorganization, the company will be deprioritizing and halting certain initiatives, according to a company-wide memo from…