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Just 90 minutes a week of strength training may go a long way toward helping you live longer.A new study spanning three decades found that around 90 to 120 minutes of weekly resistance training may be the “sweet spot” for lowering the risk of dying from heart disease, neurological disease, or any cause. These longevity benefits leveled off after two hours per week, which suggests that more time in the gym isn’t necessarily better.[1]“One practical message is that people do not need to spend hours in the gym,” says professor Ulrik Wisløff, PhD, head of the Cardiac Exercise Research Group…

3 Google has agreed to pay SpaceX $30 billion for AI computing powerThe $920 million-a-month contract runs through June 2029. (NYT $)+ Google will use about 110,000 Nvidia GPUs owned by SpaceX. (CNBC)+ It comes days after Anthropic struck a SpaceX data center deal. (WSJ $) 4 AI is set to make everyday life more expensiveIts insatiable thirst for resources is likely to push up inflation. (WP $)+ We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. (MIT Technology Review) 5 Europe is accelerating its withdrawal from US Big TechNew analysis reveals dozens of moves to alternative providers. (Wired $) +…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “Words taken down.”That term of art may not mean much off Capitol Hill. But it’s a phrase which usually signals there’s a ruckus in the House of Representatives.The House witnessed one such melee recently. Lawmakers debated a war powers resolution for Lebanon. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., pushed the measure, hoping to restrict President Donald Trump’s conflict in Iran. Especially as other places in the region emerge as flashpoints.Tlaib, a Palestinian-America, is one of only two Muslim women in Congress. She is one of the most controversial members of Congress. And she often…

“Real Time” host Bill Maher asked former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday about President Donald Trump’s ambitions for a third term — and the death threats Pence received from rioters during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection.Maher was referring to the findings of a House committee investigating the riots, which received testimony from witnesses who said Trump expressed approval of supporters chanting “hang Mike Pence.” A makeshift gallows was even brought to the Capitol.After Pence agreed that a third term would be unconstitutional, Maher moved on.“Could we say that, yes, some people were there just for reasons of, who…

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The monthslong closure of the Strait of Hormuz is reinforcing an expensive geopolitical lesson about how risky it can be to rely on imported energy.From South America to Southeast Asia, governments and private companies are being forced to look inward and take steps to harness what they can domestically, even when doing so raises upfront costs. Call it the era of me-first energy.Guyana, a fast-growing South American oil producer that ran short of fuel this spring, is discussing building its first refinery. Indonesia is accelerating plans to harness more power from the sun. Many other Asian countries have turned to…

SpaceX has sealed another massive deal to rent out compute for AI — this time with Google.As the Elon Musk-owned company gets ready for its PO the terms of the agreement were disclosed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.It revealed that Google has committed to pay SpaceX $920 million per month for access to about 110,000 Nvidia GPUs, CPUs, memory, and other related components.The arrangement is set to start in October and last until June 2029, according to SpaceX.Should it fail to provide access to the agreed number of GPUs by September 30, Google will have…

Gambling online can be much easier than going to a physical casino. “It does kind of limit the barriers to gambling because it’s so easy to be on your phone,” says Mark Meiselbach, PhD, an assistant professor in the department of Health Policy and Management at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore and an author of the JAMA Health Forum paper.Some people with a gambling disorder struggle with a psychological phenomenon called the “near-miss effect,” where a person loses a bet but believes they were close to winning.People who engage in online sports betting may keep placing…

Whether you’re navigating a job interview, meeting someone for the first time, or responding to an unexpected challenge, success often depends on your ability to adjust your behavior. In some situations, adapting quickly can even be critical for survival. But how does the brain know when it’s time to abandon an old strategy and try something new? A new study published in Nature Communications sheds light on that question. Neuroscientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) have identified a key brain mechanism that helps animals adapt when circumstances suddenly change. The findings could improve our understanding of…

Democrats are set to lose their leverage for reining in President Trump’s deportation force as Republicans prepare to send him a bill this week funding immigration enforcement agencies through the remainder of his term. The House will vote on the Senate-passed $70 billion package as early as Tuesday. Republicans are united in supporting multiyear funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection after Democrats declined to support annual appropriations for the agencies earlier this year. Senate Democrats filibustered the annual Homeland Security Department appropriations bill, which led to a record 76-day partial shutdown. FILE – A…