Elon Musk’s Starlink Terminals Are Falling Into the Wrong Hands

(Bloomberg) — SpaceX’s Starlink touts its high-speed internet as “available almost anywhere on Earth.” Most Read from Bloomberg In the real world, its reach extends to countries where Elon Musk’s satellite-enabled service has no agreement to operate, including territories ruled by repressive regimes. A Bloomberg News investigation identified wide-spanning examples of Starlink kits being traded … Read more

Cold therapy techniques come under hot scrutiny by researchers: ‘Overall benefits remain uncertain’

{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}} Cold therapy has been a popular health trend in recent years, but a new review suggests it might not live up to the hype — although others disagree.  Medical researchers from the University of Warwick in the U.K. conducted a review of nine different studies of the Wim Hof Method (WHM), a health … Read more

Reusing oil may increase neurodegeneration, rat study says

Share on PinterestReheating cooking oil may increase neurodegeneration, according to an animal study. Image credit: Guillermo de la Torre/Stocksy. Consuming deep-fried oils has been linked to oxidative stress and inflammation, which are risk factors for neurodegenerative diseases and other chronic conditions. A new study in rats suggests a potential connection between the long-term consumption of … Read more

Rare condition caused patient to see ‘demonic’ faces, says study on ‘visual disorder’

{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}} It sounds like the stuff of horror films — but for people who are afflicted with a rare disorder, it’s a terrifying reality. A condition called prosopometamorphopsia (PMO) causes facial features to appear distorted, according to researchers from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. A study published in The Lancet revealed that a … Read more

Ukraine relies on Starlink for its drone war. Russia appears to be bypassing sanctions to use the devices too

CNN  —  Ukrainian front-line troops say they are experiencing connection problems with the vital Starlink internet service, owned by Elon Musk and used to run Kyiv’s fleet of attack drones, while also reporting an increase in Russian use of the devices, despite this being prohibited by US sanctions. In a series of interviews across the front lines, … Read more