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No, this isn’t the start of the antibiotic apocalypse, just bad reporting

(credit: NIAID)

Over the next day or so, you may see headlines and reports about a “nightmare” “superbug” that has been detected for the first time in the US.

So far, the Washington Post reports:
“The superbug that doctors have been dreading just reached the U.S.”
And the article starts with: “For the first time, researchers have found a...

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DOD to start test of F-35 helmet that won’t kill lighter pilots on ejection

Rockwell Collins and Elbit Systems' joint—a helmet that can see through planes without making the pilot throw up—can also break their necks if they eject. (credit: Lockheed Martin)

The F-35 Joint Program Office is about to begin testing a prototype for a new helmet for pilots of the Joint Strike Fighter—a critical upgrade to the aircraft's...

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Facebook’s open-sourcing of AI hardware is the start of the deep-learning revolution

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A few days ago, Facebook open-sourced its artificial intelligence (AI) hardware computing design. Most people don’t know that large companies such as Facebook, Google, and Amazon don’t buy hardware from the usual large computer suppliers like Dell, HP, and IBM but instead design their own hardware based on commodity components. The Facebook website...

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