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Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have turned to concepts from polymer physics to better understand a central feature of Alzheimer's disease: the formation of tau protein fibrils. Their work revealed that these fibrils do not appear suddenly. Instead, they emerge after large clusters of tau proteins begin to gather in…

A newly identified carnivorous reptile may look like a dinosaur at first glance, but researchers have confirmed that it was actually an early relative of modern crocodiles. The species is named Tainrakuasuchus bellator, a title partly inspired by the Latin word for "warrior" or "fighter." This armored animal lived 240…

Democracy Dies in Darkness Thai officials inspect a seized shipment of approximately 10 million methamphetamine tablets most likely manufactured in labs in neighboring Myanmar, officials said. (Photos by Sirachai Arunrugstichai/For The Washington Post) Chinese manufacturers are shipping meth precursor chemicals to warlords in Myanmar, precipitating a drug crisis across the…

Two US-built artificial intelligence coding assistants, Cursor and Windsurf, recently announced the launch of their proprietary models, Composer and SWE-1.5, respectively. The rollout took an unexpected turn when users discovered that both tools were actually running on Chinese-made AI systems. Developers in several countries began noticing Chinese-language text appearing in…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has uncovered a clandestine laboratory where Colorado, a synthetic strain of cannabis is being produced in a residential building located at Ajao estate, Isolo Lagos with large quantities of freshly cooked Colos and various precursor chemicals for drug production recovered. Director,…

By Ifeatu Agbu As a precursor to the planned agricultural summit in the Niger Delta region, the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC,  last week hosted stakeholders and agricultural experts in a strategic retreat to develop strategies to transform the region into Nigeria’s leading food hub. The two-day strategic retreat, tagged…

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to begin the Bandwagon-4 ride share mission to a mid-inclination orbit. Image: Adam Bernstein / Spaceflight Now An Nvidia-backed data center demo, a testbed for Vast’s future commercial space station and…

Keep in mind: This is based on an internal benchmark at Cursor. Credit: Cursor Cursor is hoping Composer will perform in terms of accuracy and best practices as well. It wasn’t trained on static datasets but rather interactive development challenges involving a range of agentic tasks. Intriguing claims and strong…

YaroslavKryuchka/iStock/Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET:  Add us as a preferred source  on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways AI-based coding tools won't be able to compete with the LLM giants. Observability is one possible way to differentiate the tools. Some startups will get acquired, others will go out of business. Silicon Valley…

State of the Union: The U.S. will lower its tariff rate from 57 to 47 percent as Beijing pledges to crack down on fentanyl precursors and resume farm imports. The post Trump Slashes China Tariff in Apparent Xi Fentanyl Deal  appeared first on The American Conservative...Read More