In brief: Researchers at Ben-Gurion University in Negev, Israel, developed a device that can warn users of an oncoming epileptic seizure up to an hour in advance. The wearable tech uses AI detection algorithms to analyze electroencephalograms (EEG) in real-time. If indicative brain patterns are recognized, it sends an alert to the user’s smartphone. The…
Research by scientists in Australia could help open up new possibilities to treat enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) infections. University of New South Wales (UNSW) microbiologists discovered a molecular pathway that controls Shiga toxin production. The findings were published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). EHEC is a foodborne pathogen that releases Shiga toxins during…
After multiple cancelled flights, Georgia and Greg King’s dogs will be flying from Canada to their home in Australia before them.Greg and Georgia King were able to book a repatriation flight to get their two dogs home to Australia from Canada, but have yet to be able to find seats for themselves. (Helen Pike/CBC)After multiple…
David Cote, the industrial conglomerate’s ex-boss, has written an excellent—and useful—memoirTHE MEMOIRS of chief executives can be exercises in pompous self-justification or, just as bad, in grandiose philosophising about social and political trends. Occasionally, however, a corporate titan writes a book that is both readable and a practical guide for managers hoping to follow in…
Japanese-born canned coffee is conquering America. Its Japanese purveyors are notIN THE 1970S Japan gave the world pocket calculators and the Walkman. A less well-known Japanese invention of the era was canned coffee. Fifty years on, the country remains the biggest consumer of ready-to-drink brews, guzzling 3.1bn litres per year, half the global total and…
At today’s City of St. Petersburg City Council Meeting, Mayor Rick Kriseman with the support of City Council approved GSSP’s plans to operate the event with 20,000 spectators under specific health and safety protocols. Fans should visit gpstpete.com/covid19 for more information on these essential protocols. Competitors, spectators and all associated with the event will be subject to…
Members of the community gathered at a makeshift memorial Sunday to pay homage to two boys, ages 2 and 5, from Wendake, Que., who were found dead earlier that day. A man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with their deaths.People gather at a memorial outside Notre-Dame-de-Lorette church in Wendake, Que., on Sunday…
It’s been 10 years since basking sharks were deemed endangered in Canada. Researchers say despite only two to three sightings a year in B.C. waters of the giant fish, they’re hopeful for an eventual abundant return of the animal.Basking sharks are very large and use their gaping mouths to feed on tiny plankton at the…
THE BEST way to stay innovative, many bosses will tell you, is to hire the best people and let them get on with it. Few take this as literally as Reed Hastings of Netflix. The video-streamer’s employees can take as much holiday as they fancy and put anything on the company’s tab so long as,…
Liveblog coming — Follow our liveblog at 1pm ET on October 13 for updates on Apple’s new iPhones. Samuel Axon – Oct 9, 2020 5:41 pm UTC Enlarge / The promotional key art graphic Apple sent out with its announcement about its October 13, 2020, product launch event. Liveblog starts in: View Liveblog At 10:00am…