Cells are decoding the mysteries of the human body
Researchers have developed an atlas of 1.6 million human neural organoid cells, which they claim is the largest atlas of any human cell type. It integrates data from 36 single-cell RNA-sequencing data sets, generated with 26 protocols for producing organoid cells from cultured cells. It was built using three machine-learning algorithms developed by the Human Cell Atlas (HCA) consortium.
The cities of China have become major players in world science
China’s efforts to become the leading producer of electric vehicles by 2025 could be put at risk if restrictions on imports are put into place, Marina Zhang, an innovation researcher, said. China is the leading source of new electric cars in the world and the situation in the region is threatening to undermine its success, she added.
The U.S. confirms that the Ukrainians shot long range at Russia for the first time
The Ukrainian military has launched Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) against Russia for the first time, an official said. The system has a relatively limited range of about 190 kilometres. The US has reportedly given approval to strike deep inside Russia if reports are true. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had said that Putin’s new nuclear doctrine is an attempt to contain the ex-Soviet country.
Accused of violating worker rights, Amazon and SpaceX went after the labor board
Elon Musk-led SpaceX on Monday said the US’ National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) routinely exercises authority to prosecute alleged violators of federal labour law and weigh the facts needed to find a violation with only limited judicial review by Article III courts. SpaceX is suing NLRB for violating the Fourth Amendment and the Fourth Circuit in the US Labor Relations.
Pro-Harris TikTok was safe until election day
TikTok influencer Kamala Harris has said she felt safe in an algorithmic bubble until US president-elect Donald Trump was elected. “I also don’t see a world where a black woman is elected for President right now. I know what people are watching on the internet, but I also don’t see a world where a black woman is elected,” she added.
Millions of phones were used to map the ionosphere
A study has shown that phone-based mappings of the Earth’s ionospheric tec and GPS provide a doubling of the coverage of the ionosphere. The study found that while 14% of the ionosphere was measured by stations alone, 21% was measured by phones alone. Over large portions of the world, phones provide measurements of the ionosphere at times and places missed by monitoring stations.
Donald Trump wants the US to be the Artificial Intelligence capital of the world
After US President Donald Trump nominated Lee Zeldin as the new Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) administrator, environmental group NRDC said, “The EPA protects clean air, water, and public health and that is what we will hold the administrator accountable for.” NRDC added, “We can meet demand for data centres without scrappingEPA rules to clean up dirty power plants and cut climate pollution.”
The start of global climate negotiations were shadowed by Trump’s reelection
Indigenous Climate Action Executive Director Eriel Deranger has said that people from the indigenous communities have been “left out of climate action” and have “no voice”. Deranger, an indigenous Chipewyan First Nation member, added, “Indigenous peoples are still largely relegated to the sidelines. We don’t know where we’re going to end up.” He further said, “We’ve a lot of work to do.”
China ponders what will come under Trump 2.0
China has warned US President Donald Trump it will retaliate if tariffs are imposed on goods from the two countries. “We will do our best to raise the price of products for US consumers,” Chinese Foreign Ministry said. The US has imposed tariffs on $3 billion worth of Chinese products and is also planning to impose tariffs on an additional $60 billion worth of Chinese goods.
What a second Trump presidency means for tech
After US President-elect Donald Trump took to social media to congratulate him for winning the election, Google’s Sundar Pichai wrote on Twitter, “Thank you for the confidence in me and in the future of Google.” Amazon’s Andy Jassy said, “I’m looking forward to working with him as the FTC chair.” Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg tweeted, “Excited to be working with Trump for a second term.”