December 15, 2025 1 minimum reading Add us on GoogleAdd science-Am Getting the COVID vaccine during pregnancy dramatically reduces the risk of preterm birth, according to a major new study Pregnant people who receive the COVID vaccine are 60 percent less likely to suffer severe illness and about 30 percent less likely to give birth…
On 18 November 1844, the Washington Chess Club challenged its counterparts in Baltimore to a match. Two teams were organized, and at 4 p.m. on 26 November, the first game commenced with three consulting members to a side. Washington began conventionally, pushing a pawn to the center of the board. Baltimore immediately responded by mirroring…
The ball rolls across the floor because it was kicked, just as Earth orbits the sun because it is tugged by gravity. The connection between cause and effect is fundamental to how we understand the world – or at least, it is for the world we see, governed by classical physics. Notoriously, everything gets murkier…
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The OBBB aka One Big Beautiful Bill aka American Innovation and Growth Act of 2025, introduces a useful change to the R&D deduction rules. That change? Companies can again deduct research and development costs, or R&D costs, as incurred. Note: Current law says companies must capitalize R&D costs and then amortize them over several years….
“Psychological safety is mandatory in this new era of AI,” said Rafee Tarafdar, executive vice president and chief technology officer, Infosys. “The technology itself is evolving very quickly: companies have to experiment and some things will fail. There needs to be a safety net.” To assess how psychological safety influences AI success at the enterprise…
Climate risk scores on real estate listings are having an impact on prices and real estate agents are complaining. But who should pay for these losses? If you have been browsing Zillow either red fin In recent years, you may have noticed that (at least in the US), listings have been accompanied by a property…
Shopify introduces Agentic Storefronts, placing commerce products directly into ChatGPT and Perplexity conversations. What is happening: Shopify has released its Winter ’26 edition, featuring more than 150 product updates focused on practical applications of AI for merchants, developers, and partners. Why this matters: These updates aim to streamline backend operations, from marketing to daily workflows,…
A few decades ago, when I was raising funds for a startup, I made a lasting impression on an investor by not only talking about how successful we would be, but also highlighting what would happen if we weren’t. Later, in an informal setting, I asked him what had convinced him to invest in us….
What is meiosis? The term meiosis is derived from the Greek word ‘half which means reduce. It is a special type of cell division that occurs in organisms that reproduce sexually. It occurs only in the gonads (testes and ovaries in animals and anthers and ovules in higher plants) to produce gametes. It also occurs…