The Download: a “dire wolf” revival, and safeguarding AI companions
09 Apr
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The Download: a “dire wolf” revival, and safeguarding AI companions

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This is today's edition of The Download,our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Game of clones: Colossal’s new wolves are cute, but are they dire? For several years now, Texas-based company Colossal Biosciences has been in the news for its plans to re-create woolly mammoths someday. But now it’s making a bold new claim—that it has actually “de-extincted” an animal called the dire wolf. Dire wolves were large, big-jawed members of the canine family. More than 400 of their skulls have been recovered from the La Brea Tar Pits in California. Ultimately they were replaced by smaller relatives like the gray wolf. In its effort to re-create the animal, Colossal says, it extracted DNA information from dire wolf bones and used...
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How to make great coffee with fewer beans, according to science
09 Apr
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How to make great coffee with fewer beans, according to science

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Physics Physicists have determined that the ideal technique for pour-over coffee can use up to 10 per cent fewer beans to make a cup just as flavoursome By Matthew Sparkes   The right technique can make great pour-over coffee with fewer beans Kemal Yildirim/Getty Images Physicists have discovered a technique that can produce the perfect cup of coffee with up to 10 per cent fewer beans. With climate change making coffee production an increasingly tricky proposition, it is becoming more important to brew in the most efficient way possible, says Arnold Mathijssen at the University of Pennsylvania. “Coffee is getting harder to grow, and so, because of that, prices for coffee will likely increase in coming years,” he says. “The idea for this research was really to see if we could help do something by reducing the amount of coffee beans that are...
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Uzodimma to UAES: Aspire to be the best globally
04 Feb
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Uzodimma to UAES: Aspire to be the best globally

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…Inaugurates 16-man Governing Council In continuation of his efforts to strengthen critical agencies of government for optimal performance in service delivery to Imo people, the Governor of Imo State, Senator Uzodimma Monday, February 3, 2025 inaugurated the Governing Board of Imo State University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (UAES), Umuagwo with a charge that the institution should aspire to be the best globally. He urged the University leadership to partner other great institutions to translate the vision of sustainable and mechanised agriculture into reality. Performing the ceremony at the New Exco Chambers, Government House, Owerri, the Governor noted that the 2025 budget laid emphasis on the six pillars of his administration – agriculture, digital economy, electricity, health, education and industrialization – and challenged the Board to formulate policies that will enhance food production as well as provide practical...
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Over 1,300 silver coins from the time of Emperor Nero, discovered in a pot by chance
04 Feb
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Over 1,300 silver coins from the time of Emperor Nero, discovered in a pot by chance

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A treasure of 1,368 coins, the majority of silver, was discovered in a pot by a metal detector, in Worcestershire, a county in England, according to Live Science. The treasure was buried around 55 AD, a period when the Roman Empire, led by Emperor Nero (reign between 54 and 68 AD), was struggling to take control over England. His predecessor Claudius (who reigned between 41 and 54 AD) invaded Britain and took control of a large part of England, but resistance continued during Nero's reign. In the year 60 AD, a rebellion launched...
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