Science/Nature

rewrite this title Mythology Busters Debunk That Dinosaurs Inspired Ancient Griffin Folklore

Summarize this content to 1000 words A scholarly article once proposed that the griffin — a mythological beast with a raptor’s head, a lion’s body, and eagle’s wings — was created by ancient prospectors stumbling upon a dinosaur fossil while searching for gold in Central Asia.But something about the argument didn’t feel right to Mark Witton, a paleontologist at the University of Portsmouth in England, who with a colleague, now
Health

rewrite this title Faces made of living skin make robots smile

Summarize this content to 1000 words 9 hours agoBy Michelle Roberts, Digital health editor, BBC News©2024 Takeuchi et al. CC-BY-NDTaking inspiration from human skin ligaments, the prototype face can be made to smileJapanese scientists have found a way to attach living skin to robot faces, for more realistic smiles and other facial expressions. The breakthrough came from copying tissue structures in people, according to the team at Tokyo University. The prototype may
Business

rewrite this title Inside Nvidia’s $500 Billion Wipeout

Summarize this content to 1000 words Nvidia’s fall to earth It looks like another volatile day for Nvidia shareholders. And given the company’s enormous influence on the entire S&P 500, they may not be the only investors facing big swings.A head-snapping recap: The chip maker that rode the artificial intelligence boom to become the world’s most valuable public company last week has fallen into correction territory. It closed Monday down
US & World

Assistant found guilty of dismembering former boss with a saw to keep him from discovering theft

Summarize this content to 1000 words NEW YORK -- A personal assistant was convicted Monday of killing and dismembering his former boss after stealing an estimated $400,000 from him, Manhattan's district attorney said.A jury found Tyrese Haspil, 25, guilty in the 2020 death of Fahim Saleh, 33, whose beheaded, armless body was found by a cousin who had gone to his luxury Manhattan condo to check on him.Haspil was arrested
UK News

rewrite this title Princess Anne hurt and Willoughby murder plot

Summarize this content to 1000 words Coverage of the opening day of a trial of a man accused of plotting to kidnap, rape and murder TV presenter Holly Willoughby leads the way for some of Tuesday's newspapers. Metro's headline focuses on the evidence presented by the prosecution that defendant Gavin Plumb - who denies the charges - had described his planned attack as his ultimate fantasy. The Daily Mirror also
Technology

rewrite this title Technology for disabilities on display at Selma High Thursday | News

Summarize this content to 500 words People with disabilities in the Black Belt will have a chance to see the latest in assistive technology on June 27 in the Selma High School gym.  The show will start at 10 a.m. and be open until 5 p.m.The demonstration is designed for people in Dallas andsurrounding counties, including Wilcox.  Assistive technology devices include a wheelchair, a speech device for those who can’t communicate verballyor a
Health

rewrite this title NHS England confirm patient data stolen in cyber attack

Summarize this content to 1000 words NHS England has confirmed its patient data managed by blood test management organisation Synnovis was stolen in a ransomware attack on 3 June.Qilin, a Russian cyber-criminal group, shared almost 400GB of private information on their darknet site on Thursday night, something they threatened to do in order to extort money from Synnovis. In a statement, NHS England said there is "no evidence" that test
Business

rewrite this title Apple’s Antitrust Headaches Intensify in Europe

Summarize this content to 1000 words The E.U. bites into Apple Apple’s feud with global regulators escalated after the European Union on Monday charged the iPhone maker with stifling competition on its App Store, a breach that carries potentially big penalties and could upend a hugely profitable area of the tech giant’s business.The $3 trillion company is the first to be charged under the Digital Markets Act, a landmark 2022