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Data centers become "killer application" for new power transformer tech
Solid-state transformers could also benefit EV charging and someday households.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Ars Technica
WIRED
Spirit Airlines Wants to Sell Its Data to Google. Former Flight Attendants Are Freaked Out
WorldPing“It never crossed my mind that they would be so bold as to sell our private data for AI,” says one former Spirit Airlines flight attendant.
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WorldPingThe Guardian
US Treasury’s Scott Bessent ‘will lose’ battle with bond markets, former mentor warns
Trump ally should cut budget deficit rather than try to suppress bond yields, says billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller Scott Bessent’s attempt to calm the bond markets and push down America’s cost of borrowing have attracted a rebuke from the US Treasu…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian
WorldPingNPR Top
At least 25% of former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE, study finds
Playing football has long been linked to the brain disease known as CTE, but how prevalent it is is still unknown. A new study of former NFL players who died recently found that at least 25% had CTE.
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WorldPingDeadline
Bitters End International Chief Sayaka Ito Talks Japan’s New Generation, Indie Spirit & Expanding Into Sales
EXCLUSIVE: Amid the resurgence of Japanese cinema on the international festival circuit over the past few years, one resolutely indie banner, Bitters End, has been quietly growing its profile across production, distribution and international sales.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Deadline
WorldPingTimes of India
World’s largest battery-powered plane X1 completes maiden flight, uses just $5 electricity
Heart Aerospace's X1 electric jet has successfully completed its first flight in New York, soaring for an impressive twenty-seven minutes on battery power alone.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Times of India
WorldPingBBC News
UK drone factories may face attacks from 'unknown sources', says former Russian minister
The comments on BBC Newsnight come after the UK announced it has agreed to hand over blueprints for British-made missile components to Ukraine.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC News