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Intermittent fasting is being touted for a range of short-term benefits revealed in recent studies, but we don't know much about its long-term effects. A new study has found some concerning links that may outweigh the benefits of intermittent fasting in the long run. One form of this popular dietary intervention, known as time-restricted eating (TRE), has dieters restricting their food intake to within a window of just eight hours or less in a day, and fasting for the remaining 16 hours or more. While some people…

Electrical engineer Gilbert Herrera was appointed research director of the US National Security Agency in late 2021, just as an AI revolution was brewing inside the US tech industry.The NSA, sometimes jokingly said to stand for No Such Agency, has long hired top math and computer science talent. Its technical leaders have been early and avid users of advanced computing and AI. And yet when Herrera spoke with me by phone about the implications of the latest AI boom from NSA headquarters in Fort Meade, Maryland, it seemed…

Apple has been rumored to have plans to launch a new OLED iPad Pro and refreshed iPad Air for months now, but the exact date that will happen has so far been elusive. A recent leak claimed that it might happen as soon as March 26, a date that means we could see the tablets finally break cover in just a few short days. However, one well-connected journalist now says that simply isn't going to happen.The March 26 date was shared by a leaker on the Chinese social network Weibo but it has now been contradicted by Bloomberg's…

Global temperatures "smashed" heat records last year, as heatwaves stalked oceans and glaciers suffered record ice loss, the United Nations said Tuesday – warning 2024 was likely to be even hotter. The annual State of the Climate report by the UN weather and climate agency confirmed preliminary data showing 2023 was by far the hottest year ever recorded. And last year capped off "the warmest 10-year period on record", the World Meteorological Organization said, with even hotter temperatures expected. "There is a high…

Tesla has announced that it will increase Model Y prices by $1,000 on April 1st, as a new end-of-quarter incentive. Tesla has been knowing to use “end-of-quarter incentives” to try to deliver as many vehicles as possible off of its inventory before the quarter ends. The automaker is incentivized to do so due to its direct-to-consumer approach, which differs from the franchise dealer model employed by most other automakers. With this model, Tesla owns all its vehicles from the moment it produces them…

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued an advisory regarding several security flaws affecting smartphones running on recent versions of Android. The cybersecurity agency has warned users about vulnerabilities that were recently patched by Google and smartphone component makers like Qualcomm and MediaTek as part of the Android Security Bulletin for this month. Samsung has also issued patches for nine Samsung Vulnerabilities and Exposures (SVE) that were privately disclosed and have moderate…

The Porsche Mission X on display at the IAA Mobility 2023 show in Munich, Germany.Arjun Kharpal | CNBCPorsche on Tuesday warned that profitability will decline this year as it launches new models amid tough economic conditions, but hiked its dividend on the back of a rise in 2023 operating profit.The German luxury automaker said it expects an operating return on sales of between 15% and 17% in 2024, down from the 18% margin notched in 2023 and 2022. In the long term, the group targets an operating return on sales of more…

As It Happens6:08This rare loon brought the Bellagio Hotel's famous Vegas fountain show to a haltWhile it's common to see crowds of people gathered outside the Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, they're not usually there for birdwatching. But recently, a rare juvenile yellow-billed loon took up residence in the hotel's artificial lake, putting the Bellagio's famous fountain show on temporary hiatus. "He's been big news for the last week," Kurt Buzard, senior recreation assistant at the Henderson Bird Viewing…

EU industry chief Thierry Breton on Thursday warned large online platforms against threatening developers, saying he would look into Apple's move to prevent Fortnite video-game maker Epic Games from launching its own online marketplace on iPhones and iPads in Europe as a matter of priority.The iPhone maker on Wednesday terminated a new developer account created by Epic in Sweden in an attempt to put Fortnite and other games back on iPhones in Europe by running its own game store on Apple's devices. It cited Epic's past…

You’re never quite sure what you’re marrying into family-wise, which makes the in-laws somewhat of a lottery. And while some people luck out and find a second set of parents or siblings, others are left with their partner’s family members trying to steal their baby. That’s what happened to this redditor after she gave birth to a baby boy, whom her SIL offered to “take off her hands”. Scroll down to find the full story below. Welcoming a new addition to the family is typically a joyous occasion Image credits:…