OpenClaw integrates VirusTotal scanning to detect malicious ClawHub skills
OpenClaw (formerly Moltbot and Clawdbot) announced that it is partnering with Google-owned VirusTotal to scan skills uploaded to ClawHub, a skills marketplace, as part of a broader effort to strengthen the security of its agent ecosystem. “All skills published to ClawHub are now scanned using VirusTotal’s threat intelligence, including our new Code Insight feature,” said […]
History of Science: “Father of Modern Genetics” Describes Experiments with Peas That Prove Heredity is Transmitted in Discrete Units – February 8, 1865
Milestone: Discovering the principle of inheritance Dates: February 8 and March 8, 1865 Location: Brno, now Czech Republic People: Gregor Mendel On a cold February day, the Augustinian monk described his experiments in breeding garden varieties of plants, which gave rise to the modern field of genetics. Gregor Mendel was an Austrian priest who spent […]
India changes deep tech startup rules
Deep tech startups in fields like space, semiconductors, and biotech take much longer to mature than traditional ventures. So India is adjusting its startup rules and mobilizing public capital in hopes of helping more companies commercialize. This week, the Indian government updated its startup framework, doubling the period for deep tech companies to be treated […]
Kids ‘picked last in gym class’ prepare for Super Bowl
The Super Bowl will be held in Silicon Valley this Sunday, and the Patriots vs. Seahawks game at Levi’s Stadium will be a big investment in technology. YouTube CEO Neil Mohan will also be in attendance. Also Apple’s Tim Cook. (He became a regular at the Super Bowl after Apple Music started sponsoring the halftime […]
NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo joins Calci as an investor
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo announced Friday that he has joined prediction market Calci as a shareholder, becoming the first NBA player to invest directly in the company. “The internet is full of opinions, and I’ve decided it’s time to form my own,” the two-time NBA MVP said in a social media post. “Today, I […]
New York state lawmaker proposes three-year moratorium on new data centers
New Yorker state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would suspend permits related to the construction and operation of new data centers for at least three years. The bill’s prospects are uncertain, but Wired reports that New York is at least the sixth state considering a moratorium on new data center construction. As technology companies […]
Anglo-Saxon children found buried with warrior equipment in Britain – perhaps as a nod to ‘the men these children might have become’
Four early Anglo-Saxon swords, discovered during a recent archaeological excavation I participated in, each tell a story about how weapons were viewed at the time. There was also the surprising discovery of a child buried with a spear and shield. Was the kid an underage fighter? Or were weapons for them more than just instruments […]
‘Second eyes’: AI-assisted breast cancer screening can detect more cancers earlier, groundbreaking trial finds
A first-of-its-kind trial demonstrates that AI-assisted mammography can improve outcomes for breast cancer patients, especially those with advanced disease. Although many people have only recently begun using artificial intelligence (AI) in their daily lives, the use of this technology in healthcare began about a decade ago, particularly in the field of image-based diagnostics. Researchers have […]
‘There’s no reason to ban us from playing’: Analysis debunks the idea that transgender women have an inherent physical advantage in sports
The most comprehensive analysis of its kind to date shows that transgender women who receive hormone therapy exhibit physical fitness comparable to cisgender women. The review, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine on Tuesday (February 3), examined 52 published studies that assessed body composition, muscle strength and aerobic capacity in approximately 6,500 individuals, […]
Clean energy is booming with or without President Trump.
On the way to President Donald Trump’s mission to eliminate renewable energy, a funny thing happened. The use of solar and wind energy is rapidly increasing, especially globally and in the United States. According to an analysis by Ember Energy Research, solar and wind power generation increased by 109% worldwide last year, making these renewables […]