NYT: People With A.D.H.D. Are Likely to Die Significantly Earlier Than Their Peers, Study Finds
A large study found that men lost seven years of life expectancy and women lost nine years, compared with counterparts without the disorder.
ScienceAlert: FDA-Approved Nasal Spray For Depression Is First Of Its Kind
A ketamine-based nasal spray is officially the first and only standalone therapy available for treatment-resistant depression in the US.
The FDA first approved the Johnson & Johnson drug, called Spravato (esketamine), for some cases of depression in 2019, but it was only allowed to be prescribed alongside an oral antidepressant.
After reviewing no less than 31 clinical trials from the past six years, including a recent phase 4 trial, the agency has now decided the Spravato spray can be used on its own.
Kottke: How Daft Punk Made The Drums For “Starboy” By The Weeknd
They used a pocket-sized synthesizer from Teenage Engineering. (YouTube video)
So much more goes into that catchy rhythm than you might realize.
CBC: Ford says he’ll trigger an election and wants ‘largest mandate in Ontario’s history’
- Ford confirms he’ll trigger 28-day election campaign next Wednesday
- Premier says vote needed in face of U.S. tariff threat
- “Right now we don’t have a stable federal government,” Ford says
So we want a matching unstable provincial government, I guess.
HowToGeek: T-Mobile Prepares to Open Starlink Satellite-to-Cellular Service
SpaceX is getting ready to start testing its new Direct-to-Cell (DTC) Starlink satellite service. The DTC service is supposed to provide cell phone connectivity to remote areas not covered by conventional cell networks.
DTC beta testing will kick off on January 27, 2025, and continue until July 26, 2025. This new service builds on SpaceX’s existing Starlink network, which consists of nearly 7,000 low-Earth orbit satellites already giving internet access to over 4.6 million users in 118 countries.
The satellites will include devices called eNodeB modems, which act like cell towers but are in space. These modems will help send data to ground networks and partner carriers and are designed to work with current cell phones, so no new hardware is needed.
T-Mobile’s beta test will focus on text messaging, with plans to add data and voice features later.
HowToGeek: PayPal Fined $2 Million for Security Failures
PayPal has been hit with a $2 million fine by New York’s financial regulator, the Department of Financial Services (DFS). This is due to cybersecurity issues that led to a data breach in December 2022.
This breach put the personal information of many customers at risk, including their social security numbers, email addresses, and names. The DFS investigation found major problems with PayPal’s cybersecurity methods. The company didn’t hire qualified people for important cybersecurity roles and didn’t give enough training to help reduce cybersecurity risks. These issues were directly tied to the security breach.
TechCrunch: Sam Altman’s World now wants to link AI agents to your digital identity
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the technology world by surprise on Thursday with the release of Operator, his company’s first AI agent that can act autonomously on the web.
But OpenAI is not Altman’s only venture that’s trying to capitalize on the popularity of AI agents.
Last Updated: 24.Jan.2025 22:24 EST
