Researchers Finally Link Long Covid 'Brain Fog' to Inflammation An anonymous reader shared this report from The Hill:

A new study indicates the debilitating "brain fog" suffered by millions of long COVID patients is linked to changes in the brain, including inflammation and an impaired ability to rewire itself following COVID-19 infection. United Press International reported this week that the small-scale stu ... ⌘ Read more

The Most Promising Ways to Destroy 'Forever Chemicals' "Researchers are seeking a breakthrough in technologies to tackle PFAS contamination," reports the Washington Post — including experiments with ultraviolet light, plasma and sound waves:

"We're in a good spot," said Christopher Higgins, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the Colorado School of Mines who researches PFAS. "There's a lot of things bei ... ⌘ Read more

Curl Warns GitHub About 'Malicious Unicode' Security Issue A Curl contributor replaced an ASCII letter with a Unicode alternative in a pull request, writes Curl lead developer/founder Daniel Stenberg. And not a single human reviewer on the team (or any of their CI jobs) noticed.

The change "looked identical to the ASCII version, so it was not possible to visually spot this..."

The impact of changing one or mor ... ⌘ Read more

Despite Success of New 'Assassin's Creed' Game, Ubisoft Stock Tumbles 18% "Shares of Ubisoft sank 18% on Thursday," reports CNBC, "after the French video game firm reported full-year earnings that disappointed investors... The company's shares have lost almost 60% of their value in the past 12 months, as the firm faced financial struggles, development hurdles, and underperformance of some of its key title ... ⌘ Read more

Paleontologists Identify Tiny Three-Eyed 'Sea Moth' Predator in Fossils "With the help of more than five dozen fossils, paleontologists have uncovered a tiny three-eyed predator nicknamed the 'sea moth'," reports CNN, "that swam in Earth's oceans 506 million years ago."

Tiny as in 15 to 61 mm in total body length. (That's 0.60 to 2.4 inches...) But check out the illustration in CNN's article...

Mosur ... ⌘ Read more

Rust Creator Graydon Hoare Thanks Its Many Stakeholders - and Mozilla - on Rust's 10th Anniversary Thursday was Rust's 10-year anniversary for its first stable release. "To say I'm surprised by its trajectory would be a vast understatement," writes Rust's original creator Graydon Hoare. "I can only thank, congratulate, and celebrate everyone involved... In my view, Rust i ... ⌘ Read more

The Top Fell Off Australia's First Orbital-Class Rocket, Delaying Its Launch Australia's first orbital-class rocket launch was delayed after the nose cone of Gilmour Space's Eris rocket unexpectedly detached due to an electrical fault during final preparations. Although no damage occurred and no payload was onboard, the company is postponing the launch to investigate and replace the fairing before ... ⌘ Read more

NASA Resurrects Voyager 1 Interstellar Spacecraft's Thrusters After 20 Years NASA engineers have successfully revived Voyager 1's backup thrusters, unused since 2004 and once considered defunct. Space.com reports: This remarkable feat became necessary because the spacecraft's primary thrusters, which control its orientation, have been degrading due to residue buildup. If its thrusters fail comple ... ⌘ Read more

FDA Clears First Blood Test To Help Diagnose Alzheimer's Disease An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: U.S. health officials on Friday endorsed the first blood test that can help diagnose Alzheimer's and identify patients who may benefit from drugs that can modestly slow the memory-destroying disease. The test can aid doctors in determining whether a patient's memory problems are due ... ⌘ Read more

Microsoft's Command Palette is a Powerful Launcher For Apps, Search Microsoft has released Command Palette, an enhanced version of its PowerToys Run launcher introduced five years ago. The utility, aimed at power users and developers, provides quick access to applications, files, calculations, and system commands through a Spotlight-like interface.

Command Palette integrates the previously separate Window Walk ... ⌘ Read more