Author: Andrew Rogers
Andrew Rogers
Andrew Rogers is a freelance journalist based in Chicago, USA, with over 10 years of experience covering Politics, World Affairs, Business, Health, Technology, Finance, Lifestyle, and Culture. He graduated with a degree in Journalism from the University of Florida. Over the years, he has contributed to leading outlets such as The New York Times, CNN, and Reuters. Recognized for his sharp reporting and thoughtful analysis, Andrew delivers accurate and timely news that keeps readers updated on key national and global developments.
Scientists launched an AI app called DinoTracker to identify dinosaurs from fossil footprints.Researchers from University of Edinburgh and Helmholtz-Zentrum developed the system.The AI analyses footprint shapes without relying on potentially incorrect expert labels.It learned from 2,000 unlabelled footprint silhouettes and identified eight key shape features.The system matches human expert classifications about 90% of the time.The team reported the findings in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Results support earlier claims that some dinosaur tracks appear strikingly birdlike.However, researchers say meat-eating dinosaurs likely made these tracks, not early birds.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission dismissed its lawsuit against the Winklevoss twins’ crypto exchange after investors recovered all assets. The case ended following full repayments to Gemini Earn users through the Genesis Global Capital bankruptcy process in mid-2024. The decision reflects a friendlier crypto approach under President Donald Trump, who pledged support for digital assets. Regulators filed a joint dismissal with the exchange, now called Gemini Space Station, in Manhattan federal court. The SEC stressed the move does not affect other enforcement actions. Earlier charges accused Gemini and Genesis of illegally selling securities through a lending program worth $940m.…
Coca-Cola has launched legal action against Vue after the cinema chain replaced it with PepsiCo as its soft drink supplier across Europe. Vue, which operates more than 220 cinemas in eight countries, ended a near 25-year relationship with Coca-Cola last year after awarding a supply contract to PepsiCo until at least 2030. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Great Britain filed a claim to recover alleged unpaid debts linked to the contract’s termination. Vue said Coca-Cola also owed money but confirmed the dispute has since been resolved. Vue’s founder, Tim Richards, criticised the legal action, saying the disagreement involved less than £100,000 and…
Washington, D.C. has launched its largest office to residential conversion project, marking a major shift in the city’s downtown real estate strategy. The project will transform unused office space into 532 new apartments, including a share of affordable housing units. City officials say the project aims to revive downtown areas that have struggled with high office vacancy rates. As remote and hybrid work continue, many office buildings no longer meet demand. Converting these spaces into homes helps address housing needs while bringing new life to the city center. The conversion project focuses on a large office property that has seen…
Google’s AI Overviews feature cites YouTube more often than any medical website when answering health-related search queries, according to a German study that raises concerns about how reliable these summaries are for users. Researchers at SE Ranking analysed responses to more than 50,000 health queries made in Germany and found that YouTube accounted for 4.43% of all sources cited by AI Overviews, making it the single most referenced domain. No hospital network, government health authority or academic medical institution came close. By comparison, Germany’s public broadcaster NDR ranked second, followed by established medical reference sites such as MSD Manuals and…
Japan is developing the L0 Series, a magnetic-levitation (maglev) train expected to reach speeds of up to 603.5 km/h, making it the fastest train in the world. The project is led by Central Japan Railway Company, and would far exceed the current commercial record held by China’s Shanghai Maglev at 460 km/h. The L0 Series will operate on the new Chuo Shinkansen, cutting travel time between Tokyo and Nagoya to about 40 minutes, and eventually linking Osaka in roughly one hour. For comparison, Europe’s fastest trains – such as France’s TGV and Italy’s AGV Italo – operate at around 300–350…
Influencers linked to the online “manosphere” are convincing healthy young men that normal changes in mood, energy or libido mean they have low testosterone, according to a new study. Researchers analysing popular posts on TikTok and Instagram found routine testosterone testing was being promoted as essential to being a “real man”, despite it being medically unnecessary for most young men. The study, published in Social Science and Medicine, said influencers often frame everyday experiences as medical problems, driving demand for tests, supplements and hormone treatments. Lead author Emma Grundtvig Gram from the University of Copenhagen described this as a growing…
Plants growing close together can warn one another about stress, helping nearby plants survive conditions that would otherwise cause serious damage. In experiments with thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana), researchers grew plants either in isolation or packed so closely that their leaves touched. When exposed to intense light, isolated plants suffered severe damage, while crowded plants coped far better by rapidly activating protective mechanisms. Within an hour, densely grown plants switched on more than 2,000 genes linked to defence against multiple stresses. Isolated plants showed little change in gene activity, suggesting they received no warning signal. The study found that stressed…
Netflix has revised its $82.7bn (£61.5bn) takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery, switching to an all-cash offer to speed up approval and block a hostile rival bid from Paramount Skydance. The offer keeps the same valuation of $27.75 per share but removes shares from the deal, giving WBD investors greater certainty and allowing a shareholder vote as early as April. The WBD board continues to unanimously back Netflix’s proposal. Under the deal, WBD shareholders would also receive shares in a spun-off global networks business, including CNN and Discovery, which Netflix is not acquiring. Paramount is pressing ahead with its own…
Scientists have developed a simple blood test that can predict how well patients with breast cancer are likely to respond to specific treatments, potentially allowing doctors to tailor therapy far earlier than is currently possible. The test analyses circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) – tiny fragments of genetic material released into the bloodstream by cancer cells. In a study involving 167 patients with advanced breast cancer, researchers found that low levels of ctDNA before treatment, or after just four weeks of therapy, were strongly linked to better outcomes. Patients with low or undetectable ctDNA were more likely to see their tumours…
