Linus Torvalds On Community, Rust and Linux's Longevity

An anonymous reader writes: This week saw the annual check-in with Linux creator Linus Torvalds at the Open Source Summit North America, thi...

DC will give away free superhero NFTs to people who register for its FanDome event

A Superman cover that may be among the NFTs available from DC | DC DC is giving away free non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of its superhero com...

More Vaccinations, Less Pushback: America's Vaccine Mandates Are Working, Says Public Health Professor

Last month U.S. President Biden issued "a mandate that all companies with more than 100 workers require vaccination or weekly testing,&...

Meet Molnupiravir, Merck's Pill That Cuts COVID-19 Hospitalization and Death By About Half

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: An oral antiviral drug appears to cut the risk of hospitalization and death from COVI...

Who Censored Marie Antoinette's Letters? X-Rays Reveal a Surprise

sciencehabit shares a report from Science.org: In late 1791 and early 1792, on the eve of the French Revolutionary Wars, Queen Marie Antoine...

California DMV Gives Cruise and Waymo OK To Charge For Rides

On Thursday, the California DMV issued autonomous deployment permits to Cruise and Waymo, "which is a necessary step if the robotaxis a...

Delaying Elizabeth Holmes’ Theranos fraud trial is paying off for the defense

Getty Images ‘Do I have an independent recollection of when I sent this email from seven years ago?’ Continue reading… from The Verge...