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The bass was recovered by three lifelong Beatles fans who started The Lost Bass Project in 2023 in order to track down the stolen guitar and return it to McCartney.

Key points:

• FTC has won numerous cases against deceptive practices, like fake apartment listings and online reviews.
• Fines levied against companies like Epic, Microsoft, and Amazon for privacy violations and exploiting children.
• Tackling anti-competitive mergers like Nvidia-ARM and private equity rollups.
• Pushing for Right to Repair, Click to Cancel, and combating deceptive UI ("dark patterns").
• Collaborating with DOJ on new merger guidelines and reviving dormant laws.
• Increased enforcement activity deters anti-competitive behavior across sectors.

Overall message:

• Contrary to negative portrayals, the FTC is actively pursuing and winning cases against corporate abuses.
• Their actions have broader positive impacts beyond individual wins, deterring harmful behavior and inspiring global action.

Nuclear fusion still remains a long way off but brings the world one step closer to endless clean energy.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11553430

Vaccine Targeting KRAS in Pancreatic and Colorectal Cancer Shows Promise

A new vaccine shows encouraging early results as a potential off-the-shelf treatment for certain patients with pancreatic or colorectal cancer, according to a study co-led by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK). The vaccine targets tumors with mutations (or changes) in the KRAS gene, a driving force in many cancers.

This cancer vaccine is different from another type of pancreatic cancer vaccine, which is custom-made for each patient using messenger RNA (mRNA). Both are therapeutic vaccines given after surgery to prevent or delay the cancer from coming back in high-risk patients.

“Having a vaccine that’s ‘off-the-shelf’ would make it easier, faster, and less expensive to treat a larger number of patients,” says medical oncologist and pancreatic cancer specialist Eileen O’Reilly, MD, who helped lead the trial and is one of the corresponding authors in the study published in Nature Medicine. “This gives hope for people with pancreatic and colorectal cancer who have been out of effective treatments when their disease returns.”

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11549319

Scientists Develop New Dirt-Powered Fuel Cell That Runs Forever

Northwestern University researchers have introduced a soil-microbe-powered fuel cell, significantly outperforming similar technologies and providing a sustainable solution for powering low-energy devices.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/11376315

The European regulators listened to the Open Source communities!

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/6213882

Amber Glenn becomes first LGBTQ+ woman to win U.S. Women's Figure Skating Championship

"Being the first openly queer women's champion is incredible," Glenn said. "When I came out originally, I was terrified and I was scared it would affect my scores or something, but I didn't care. It was worth it to see, over the last couple of years, the amount of young people that feel more comfortable in their environments at the rink."