Video games are now a generation-spanning hobby for 190 million Americans, survey finds ( www.scrippsnews.com )
The average video gamer is now 36 years old — but Gen Alpha and Gen Z are most likely to play games.
Bark Air, a new luxury airline for dogs, launching flights in May ( www.scrippsnews.com )
Why I think this is dystopian: the rich are spending their money to fly their pets on private jets instead of, I don't know, giving a shit about anyone but themselves. And the government lets them. So, while we gasp at grocery prices, Ivanka Trump's dog will be flying first class.
Most national parks impacted by air pollution, new report says ( scrippsnews.com )
The report looked at three main ways in which air pollution impacts parks: hazy skies, unhealthy air and harm to nature....
Weight loss medicine may also reduce blood pressure, study finds ( scrippsnews.com )
Nearly half of Americans have or are being treated for high blood pressure as it's one of the leading causes of death in the U.S....
A California county declared loneliness a public health emergency ( scrippsnews.com )
San Mateo County is the first county in the country to declare this type of emergency....
National News Literacy Week kicks off amid changing media industry ( scrippsnews.com )
Poison expert indicted on murder charges in his wife's fatal poisoning ( scrippsnews.com )
White House allocates $1 billion for nationwide clean school buses ( scrippsnews.com )
Low-income rural and tribal communities make up about 86% of those benefiting from the program's funding....
Pink rule ( scrippsnews.com )
A pond in Hawaii has unexpectedly turned bubble-gum pink
White House under growing pressure as Democrats demand Gaza ceasefire ( scrippsnews.com )
Supreme Court allows White House to fight social media misinformation ( scrippsnews.com )
Supreme Court allows White House to fight social media misinformation::Justices said the Biden Administration could continue to pressure social media firms over misleading content while a lawsuit progresses.
Hearing aids may be about to find a new market - young people with no hearing loss. Starkey says AI in its new hearing aids means they can make phone calls and translate languages ( scrippsnews.com )
At first, an in-ear phone and language translator, while useful, might not seem compelling. But take things a bit further. This relies on a mini-computer and connection to the internet in the hearing aid. What if that allowed you to connect to Chat-GPT? Or future more powerful versions of it. That might be more compelling....
Person dies after 2 driverless cars block ambulance on way to hospital ( scrippsnews.com )
Upcycled plastic can be turned into soap, researchers find ( scrippsnews.com )
Researchers at Virginia Tech have found a way to upcycle plastic into soap. Around 120 grams to 130 grams of plastic can make 100 grams of soap.
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin confirmed dead in plane crash ( scrippsnews.com )
Over half of Americans say they're not even close to financial freedom ( scrippsnews.com )
Man decorated home with stolen body parts in bizarre scheme ( scrippsnews.com )
Automaker Ford recalls almost 42,000 F250, F350 trucks for safety ( scrippsnews.com )
U.S. automaker Ford has issued a recall involving potentially 41,555 trucks, including certain 2023 Super Duty F250 and F350 vehicles “equipped with single rear wheels and a 10.5-inch rear axle shaft,” the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration said....
Man decorated home with stolen body parts in bizarre scheme ( scrippsnews.com )
A Kentucky man connected to a nationwide stolen body parts scheme decorated his home with human remains.