Story at-a-glance Heavy alcohol use accelerates bleeding strokes by more than a decade, causing brain hemorrhages to occur around age 64 instead of 75 and leaving survivors with greater disability and cognitive decline MRI scans show that heavy drinkers develop more severe white matter damage, a sign of accelerated brain aging and small vessel disease,…
If you’re on Anthropic’s Pro Max 5x plan and wondering why your quota vanished before lunch, you’re not imagining things. A growing number of users are reporting that their Claude Pro Max 5x quota is being exhausted in as little as 1.5 hours — even during moderate usage sessions — and the pattern points to…
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BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM If sleep is the unsung hero of your wellness routine, you’re not alone in overlooking it. According to the CDC, about one in three U.S. adults report not getting enough rest on a regular basis. And while we often focus on kale salads, workouts, and green juices, many of…
In October 2024, vaccine maker Sanofi shut down its clinical trial for its RSV vaccine for infants and toddlers. According to documents obtained via a Freedom of Information request, one child died during the trial. However, the company didn’t report any safety issues with the vaccine, claiming instead that it ended the trial because the…
Paige Lorenze spent the weekend in Nantucket for her bachelorette party, wrapping up wedding prep before her summer wedding to Tommy Paul. @paigelorenze Tommy Paul is across the ocean at Wimbledon. Tommy Paul faces Soonwoo Kwon in the second round of Wimbledon 2026 at the All England Club on July 1, 2026. Photo by Matthew…
Canadian aerospace startup NordSpace is looking to German engineering to develop a medium-lift rocket engine with new 3D printing techniques. The company announced on Thursday that it will receive up to $335,000 in funding and advisory services from the National Research Council of Canada’s Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) for a research and development…
Agility Robotics said it has deployed its Digit humanoid at 9 customer sites as it gears up to go public via a proposed SPAC merger with Churchill Capital Corp. XI. Now we’re getting a first look at Agility’s financials thanks to a new S-4 filing with the SEC. According to the S-4, Agility generated $1.8…
Did you hear what Sam Altman – the ChatGPT geek – recently said? It sounded like something out of a science fiction movie. And it signals the AI hype machine has officially hit maximum velocity. Last week, on the Relentless podcast, Altman remarked, “We are now, like, in the singularity.” He didn’t say we’re approaching it. He didn’t…
A proposal from the federal government to ban cryptocurrency ATMs is drawing backlash from Canada’s digital asset industry, with advocates and industry leaders calling for more consultation. Buried in a section of Canada’s Spring Economic Update 2026 is a subsection outlining the establishment of a Financial Crimes Agency that would combat illicit financial activity like…
