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Although climate change is the primary motivation behind electric vehicle adoption, it isn’t the only consideration. Removing internal combustion engines from the road directly saves lives by reducing airborne pollutants that can cause and trigger asthma and other lung diseases. Now, a report from the International Council on Clean Transportation has tried to quantify that effect, comparing various electrification scenarios over the next couple of decades. Currently, more than 41,800 premature deaths are attributable to air pollution from road transport, the ICCT says. We’ve long known that living near a busy road is associated with worse health outcomes. Combustion products…

Andy Burnham’s plans to oversee the biggest ever transfer of power from central government to local leaders are a “clear warning” to Whitehall, a cabinet minister has said.Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the prime minister, said at an event in London he backed the devolution proposals Burnham had set out earlier this week.In a speech, Jones said “Westminster must trust local leaders to make the right decisions” and suggested government departments could “shrink” if Burnham becomes prime minister.He said he liked Burnham’s idea of “No 10 North” but urged Sir Keir Starmer’s successor to “strengthen the centre” as well…

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh, in comments Wednesday at the ECB Forum on Central Banking, declined to give any signal as to what the central bank may do at its meeting later this month, but did note that inflation was too elevated.”We’re all in the price stability business, that might not be our only business, but if there was a common thing I heard over the last couple of days, it was open-mindedness on these questions of AI, open-mindedness on productivity, but we’ve all looked around, and we’ve seen that prices are too high,” Warsh told CNBC’s Sara Eisen during…

Startup Oxmiq raises $35 million to build chip architecture to lower cost of AI Source link

PlayStation games are displayed at the Best Buy store on February 27, 2024 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesPlayStation will soon end physical disc production for all new games released on its consoles, the company announced Wednesday morning. Starting January 2028, new games released on the Sony-owned legacy console will be sold either through the PlayStation Store or through retailers in digital formats, a move that comes as consumers deepen their pivot to digital media to access games, stream music and more. The move was a “natural direction” to adapt as consumers’ digital game…

The New York Stock Exchange welcomes executives and guests of Coupang on March 11, 2021, in celebration of the company’s initial public offering.NYSEThe South Korean government has used its regulatory authority to discriminate against U.S. companies and has waged an unprecedented campaign against online retailer Coupang, according to a House Judiciary Committee report released Wednesday.The report is the result of an investigation opened by the committee in February. It highlights the treatment of Coupang, which is based in the U.S. but is known as the “Amazon of Asia,” and other U.S. companies going back decades.”South Korea’s conduct is part of…

A worker at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant on April 30, 2025.Michael Wayland | CNBCThe U.S. automotive industry is entering a new phase of uncertainty as the USMCA trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada is not expected to be extended by Wednesday, triggering what could be a yearslong review process or an expiration of the pact if no deal is reached by 2036.The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement, was established during President Donald Trump’s first term in 2020, but the administration has soured on the deal that governs roughly $2 trillion annually…

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Sibling-matched design The researchers then performed a sibling-matched analysis, comparing autism and ADHD cases among siblings, some of whom were exposed to acetaminophen in utero and some who weren’t. This study design helps account for unmeasured family factors that influence the likelihood of the conditions, particularly genetics and shared environmental conditions. The autism analysis included over 124,000 sibling-matched children, and an analysis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) included a cohort of over 97,000 sibling-matched children. The researchers saw no link between prenatal acetaminophen use and either condition. It didn’t matter what dosage of acetaminophen was taken, when it was taken during…