Consumer tech industry, primarily driven by smartphones, is experiencing disruption from startups like Humane introducing innovative AI accessories such as the Ai Pin. Co-founders with Apple background are challenging industry norms with a subscription-based model. Seed Health, a bioscience startup founded in 2015, has attained profitability through consumer products like DS-01 probiotic supplements and is investing in frontier science related to probiotics using their computational biology

On the version of Hot off the Wire posted April May 4 at 6 a.m. CT:Each Saturday Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include: For ex-Derby winner Silver Charm, it's a life of leisure and Old Friends at Kentucky retirement farm. Fraudsters target small businesses with scams. Here are some to watch out for Less alcohol, or none at all, is one path to better health. Utah cat with a fondness for cardboard

Guest Host Lisa Garr and cat whisperer Sylvie Sterling discuss how cats can help us in our lives.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Read this article at:   or watch at: https://youtu.be/gT0LECbcxHkSummary: Researchers wanted to find out whether bumble bees take part in object play.Abstract: Have you watched cute cat videos or funny dog compilations? Or primates “monkeying around”? Then you know that mammals love to play. Even the dancing cockatiel has gone viral! But have you ever considered whether insects play “for fun”? We did an experiment to test whether bumble bees take part in object play. We wanted to see whether they

A cat hunts all the mice in the town, so it goes to the fields. But the mice in the fields are too fast. So the cat decides to start praying...Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Holy for the full transcript. Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! Level: Beginner. Genre: Philosophical. Vocabulary: Holy, Hunt, Hole, Prayer beads, Purr, Run away, Sin, Learn by heart, Test, Damn. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 766. Author:

This month Yaiza Gomez-Meijas is joined by Dr Ryane Englar who has published two articles on 'Recasting the gold standard' that were published in the JFMS special collection on Accessible veterinary care. We also continue our discussion about the treatment of invasive fungal infections with Nathalie Dowgray and Prof. Vanessa Barrs.Our first conversation between Yaiza and Ryane features a discussion on the continuum of care in veterinary medicine, emphasizing a shift from the gold standard

The Daily Quiz - Science and NatureToday's Questions: Question 1: What is the name of the type of iron which is sometimes known as "Fool's gold"? Question 2: What Is Alicante A Variety Of? Question 3: What would you call a male manatee? Question 4: Which Insect Has A Pair Of Prominent Pincers At The Tip Of It's Abdomen? Question 5: A male cat is known as what? Question 6: Which gland produces insulin? Question 7: Which German Chemist Won The Nobel Prize For Chemistry In 1944 For Discovering

In this episode, I'm joined by Renee Gittens, CEO of Stumbling Cat, who recently released Potions: A Curious Tale on Steam. We talk about what it takes to make an indie game, as well as Stumbling Cat's new game, Potions: A Curious Tale, out now on Steam

Hold on tight and prepare to be whisked away on a weekly adventure with Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat! In a world full of delightful mix-ups and exhilarating mayhem, the mischievous Cat takes the reins and enlightens the ever-cautious Fish on the art of hosting a perfectly poised podcast. Featuring alphabet song sing-a-longs, tremendous tongue twisters, and wondrous wordplay, you'll be left guessing what surprises The Cat will pull out of his hat next. You can listen to this episode and more of The

OpenAI, the company behind the chatbot ChatGPT and the image generator DALL-E, unveiled its newest generative AI product last week, called Sora, which can produce extremely realistic video from just a text prompt. In one example released by the company, viewers follow a drone’s-eye view of a couple walking hand-in-hand through snowy Tokyo streets. In another, a woman tosses and turns in bed as her cat paws at her. Unless you’re an eagle-eyed AI expert, it’s nearly impossible to distinguish these

In this episode, we I tackle the pervasive myth that weight training will cause women to “bulk up.” I talk about the science behind muscle growth, discussing why women generally do not develop bulky muscles like men do. I share insights into the benefits of weight training for women, including increased strength, metabolism, and overall health. We also address common misconceptions and provide practical tips for women looking to incorporate weight training into their fitness routine. Tune in to

Badger culling could continue indefinitely in England under new Government proposals which reverse earlier pledges to begin to phase out badger culls from next year. The Government says culls are working in helping to reduce TB in cattle - pointing to stats from the first 52 cull areas where there is an average reduction in TB breakdowns in cattle of 56% after 4 years of culling. Now ministers say that in high risk and edge areas, which covers much of southwest and central England, culling could

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This month Nathalie Dowgray, Head of ISFM, talks with Vicky Halls from iCatCare about her work focusing on unowned cats and the new developments in the Cat Friendly Homing program. Later in the episode, Dr Chris Scudder is invited to discuss hypersomatotropism-induced diabetes in cats as part of our JFMS clinical spotlight series.Vicky talks us through the work she has been leading on unowned cats over the past few years and they discuss the exciting Global Enablers Grant received from