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Strengthen the Big Muscles for a Healthier Heart, Doctor-Recommended
health1 day ago

Strengthen the Big Muscles for a Healthier Heart, Doctor-Recommended

A sports medicine doctor says that training large muscle groups (legs, chest, back, and glutes) with compound movements delivers the biggest heart-health benefits. The American Heart Association recommends two weekly sessions of resistance training that cover eight to 10 major muscle groups, using bodyweight, bands, machines, or dumbbells. These full-body workouts can be brief (15–20 minutes) and, when done with lighter weights and higher reps, raise heart rate and improve blood pressure and cholesterol. Start with medical clearance and focus on multi-muscle exercises to maximize cardiovascular impact.

via TODAY.com|
#cardiovascular-benefits#compound-exercises#health
Sony BDP-S1700U Turns DVDs Into Near-HD with Budget Upscaling
technology12 days ago

Sony BDP-S1700U Turns DVDs Into Near-HD with Budget Upscaling

Sony's budget BDP-S1700U Blu-ray/DVD player ($114.99) upscales standard DVDs to near-1080p (not 4K) using Sony's Super Scaler with TRILUMINOS color, while delivering native 1080p on Blu-rays, plus USB playback and Ethernet for firmware updates—offering a simple, offline-friendly way to revive a physical media library as streaming costs rise.

via | Cord Cutters News|
#blu-ray#consumer-electronics#dvd-upscaling
SpaceX Mega-IPO Rally Meets History’s Reality Check
business19 days ago

SpaceX Mega-IPO Rally Meets History’s Reality Check

SpaceX’s June IPO sparked a first-day 19% jump and pushed its value above $2 trillion, but the stock has retreated since; the company trades at over 100x trailing revenue and posted a roughly $4.9 billion net loss in 2025 (even after xAI), raising concerns that megacap IPOs of this size often underperform in the near term. An accelerated lockup means insiders may sell sooner, adding share-supply pressure. While SpaceX’s Starlink business, launch ops, and AI ambitions offer upside, investors might be better off waiting for a more reasonable entry after the IPO hype fades.

via 24/7 Wall St.|
#business#insider-lockup#ipo
FBI builds a 22,000-square-foot cyber-range town to train for attacks
security26 days ago

FBI builds a 22,000-square-foot cyber-range town to train for attacks

Last year the FBI opened the Kinetic Cyber Range in Huntsville, Alabama—a 22,000-square-foot replica town with a hotel, gas station, hospital, and a data center with 200 servers—that is cut off from the internet to safely simulate real-world cyberattacks for training and research, including forensic work on car systems, hospital networks, power grids, and home networks; the bureau released a video this week giving the public its first look inside.

via The Verge|
#cyber-security#fbi#hogans-alley
Ancient Coasts, Living Memory: Aboriginal Stories as Clues to Post-Ice Age Seas
science1 month ago

Ancient Coasts, Living Memory: Aboriginal Stories as Clues to Post-Ice Age Seas

Some Australian Aboriginal stories may describe coastlines flooded as sea levels rose after the last Ice Age (roughly 7,000–13,000 years ago). Researchers calculate when the land could have looked that way by matching the minimum water depth required for the stories to be literally true with known sea‑level rise, yielding dates around 7,250–13,070 years ago. While this could make these among the oldest reliably dated oral traditions, many scholars caution that oral memories are hard to verify over millennia, and the evidence rests on interpreting secondhand accounts written down by colonial observers. Proponents argue that shared motifs across regions and a storytelling system with cross-checking could preserve accurate details, but the claim remains contested and not proven.

via Space Daily|
#aboriginal-knowledge#archaeology#coastlines
Chasing true COVID resistance: the rare 'NOVID' phenomenon
health1 month ago

Chasing true COVID resistance: the rare 'NOVID' phenomenon

The Boston Globe investigates a small group of people who say they’ve never contracted COVID, explaining that true genetic resistance is extraordinarily rare. Researchers with the COVID Human Genetic Effort are scouring for genetic variants that might confer protection, while early findings link interferon-pathway mutations and autoantibodies to severe disease; for now, NOVID statuses remain unproven and likely rare, with many responders attributing their experience to vaccines, caution, or luck.

via The Boston Globe|
#covid-19#genetics#health
Russia’s Oreshnik Show of Force Goes Up From a Deserted Missile Town
world1 month ago

Russia’s Oreshnik Show of Force Goes Up From a Deserted Missile Town

Russia launched Oreshnik ballistic missiles from Kapustin Yar near the closed town of Znamensk in the Ukraine war, with analysts saying the weapons likely carried inert warheads to demonstrate power rather than cause heavy damage; each launch costs roughly $40–80 million, highlighting the dual-use nature of the Kapustin Yar test range and its wider environmental and social impact on nearby Kazakhstan.

via Business Insider|
#kapustin-yar#kazakhstan#note-only-five-tags-allowed
Trump weighs halting immigration checks at sanctuary-city airports ahead of World Cup
business1 month ago

Trump weighs halting immigration checks at sanctuary-city airports ahead of World Cup

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin floated withdrawing CBP immigration processing at international arrivals in sanctuary-city airports. Airlines, hotel groups, and travel associations warn such a move would be devastating for travel and cargo, especially with the World Cup drawing millions of visitors. The administration says plans are being drawn but nothing is in place yet, and industry groups fear significant disruption to carriers and destinations that rely on international visitation.

via CNBC|
#airlines#airports#business
U.S. high-end munitions replenishment would take years, CSIS finds
defense1 month ago

U.S. high-end munitions replenishment would take years, CSIS finds

A CSIS analysis concludes that replenishing U.S. inventories of Tomahawk missiles and Patriot/THAAD interceptors—heavily used in the Iran conflict—will take several years. Projections place Tomahawk replenishment around 2030 and Patriot/THAAD by 2029, meaning a prolonged vulnerability even as defense spending and production capacity expand. Some officials insist inventories are sufficient for a range of scenarios, but experts warn lead times and complex supply chains limit how quickly stockpiles can be rebuilt in a future conflict with China.

via PBS|
#csis#defense#munitions
DeSantis Moves Florida Toward Phased Homestead Tax Elimination in Special Session
politics1 month ago

DeSantis Moves Florida Toward Phased Homestead Tax Elimination in Special Session

Gov. Ron DeSantis announces a June Special Session to push a phased plan that could eventually end Florida’s homestead property tax. The plan starts with raising the homestead exemption to $150,000 in 2027 and to $250,000 in 2028, then a timetable to fully eliminate the tax contingent on voter approval and a 3/5 legislative vote. It shields local governments with protections and a trust fund to cover core services, avoids new offset taxes during the transition, and imposes a five-year homestead tax requirement on newcomers to curb benefits for movers. An implementing session post-election will finalize mechanics, with broad public support indicated in polls.

via Florida Politics|
#desantis#florida#homestead
California governor race tightens to near-tie as Hilton and Becerra surge
politics1 month ago

California governor race tightens to near-tie as Hilton and Becerra surge

A state Democratic Party poll shows Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra effectively tied heading into the June 2 California primary, boosted by Hilton’s Trump endorsement and Becerra’s surge after Rep. Eric Swalwell dropped out amid misconduct allegations; billionaire Tom Steyer’s heavy advertising hasn’t toppled Becerra, and with California’s top-two primary system, either Democrat or Republican could reach the November ballot as voters increasingly focus on the race.

via Los Angeles Times|
#becerra#california#governor