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Caffeine Activates AMPK, an Ancient Energy Sensor Tied to Cellular Repair, in Yeast Study

Sep 11, 2026

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Caffeine Activates AMPK, an Ancient Energy Sensor Tied to Cellular Repair, in Yeast Study

Queen Mary researchers found the compound flips a fuel-gauge pathway shared with humans, not the growth switch they first expected.

Rex Edison

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Knox County Is Covering 143 Flock Cameras After the Vendor Missed the Removal Deadline

Sep 11, 2026

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Knox County Is Covering 143 Flock Cameras After the Vendor Missed the Removal Deadline

Mayor Betsy Henderson ordered custom lens shields when Flock Safety said it could not pull the network by September 16.

Rex Edison

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Apple Watch Can Now Transcribe the Last 15 Seconds of Your Conversation

Sep 10, 2026

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Apple Watch Can Now Transcribe the Last 15 Seconds of Your Conversation

Live Rewind and Siri Recap put ambient listening on the wrist, with Apple promising no stored audio and a chime that other people may not treat as consent.

Al Landes

Vaccines

Fifth Circuit Weighs Whether Pfizer Can Keep Texas’s Vaccine-Marketing Suit Buried

Sep 8, 2026

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Fifth Circuit Weighs Whether Pfizer Can Keep Texas’s Vaccine-Marketing Suit Buried

Judges questioned a federal judge’s power to dismiss Ken Paxton’s case after Pfizer moved it out of state court.

Rex Edison

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TSA Facial Recognition Is Optional. One Sentence at the Podium Declines It.

Sep 7, 2026

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TSA Facial Recognition Is Optional. One Sentence at the Podium Declines It.

Bipartisan lawmakers and civil-liberties groups warn the voluntary checkpoint camera is being built to scale across hundreds of airports.

Rex Edison

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Dallas Garbage Trucks Are Scoring 21,000 Homes for Blight With AI Cameras

Sep 6, 2026

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Dallas Garbage Trucks Are Scoring 21,000 Homes for Blight With AI Cameras

A $2.5 million City Detect contract photographs properties from the curb every 30 days, and unresolved notices become fines.

Al Landes

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Researchers 3D-Print Vanilla Cookies From Plastic Bottles. No One Has Tasted Them.

Sep 5, 2026

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Researchers 3D-Print Vanilla Cookies From Plastic Bottles. No One Has Tasted Them.

A NASA-funded yeast process turns PET waste into protein slurry while safety testing and scale remain unresolved.

Rex Edison

Wellness

Citrus and Flavonoid-Rich Foods Linked to Lower Breast Cancer Risk in Large UK Study

Sep 4, 2026

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Citrus and Flavonoid-Rich Foods Linked to Lower Breast Cancer Risk in Large UK Study

A 2026 cohort analysis found the strongest association among women already carrying elevated genetic risk.

Rex Edison

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Meta’s Child-Safety Settlement Accelerates Age Checks and Digital ID Mandates Worldwide

Sep 3, 2026

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Meta’s Child-Safety Settlement Accelerates Age Checks and Digital ID Mandates Worldwide

A U.S. deal over teen platform design is already being cited as the template for identity-gated internet access.

Rex Edison