🧠 A Case Of Shrunken Brains

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A Case Of Shrunken Brains: How Covid-19 May Damage Brain Cells. This story is part of a larger mosaic of stories on Post-Acute Sequelae of Covid-19 (PASC), also known as Long Covid. Thanks to a new study from the UK we are now beginning to uncover the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the brain. (William A. Haseltine / Forbes)

William Haseltine @WmHaseltine

Thanks to a new study from the UK we are now beginning to uncover the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the brain. This study documents significant cortical gray matter loss, equivalent to nearly 10 years of aging.

forbes.comA Case Of Shrunken Brains: How Covid-19 May Damage Brain CellsComparing brain volume before and after individuals were exposed to SARS-CoV-2, this study documents significant cortical gray matter loss, equivalent to nearly 10 years of aging.

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Powell Says Fed Will Consider More-Aggressive Interest-Rate Increases to Reduce Inflation. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank is prepared to raise interest rates in half-percentage-point steps and high enough to deliberately slow the economy if it concludes such steps are warranted to bring inflation down. (Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal)

Nick Timiraos @NickTimiraos

NEW: Powell says the Fed will do whatever it takes to keep restore low inflation, including half-point rate increases and/or policy rates that rise above their neutral setting

wsj.comPowell Says Fed Will Consider More-Aggressive Interest-Rate Increases to Reduce InflationBringing down inflation and avoiding a recession will be a “challenging task,” the central bank leader said.

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The Entirely Predictable Impact of Salary Transparency. Europe is about to decide whether to make everyone's salaries public, a move that could dramatically narrow the gender pay gap. (Megan Carnegie / WIRED)

WIRED @WIRED

Recent data shows that the gender pay gap in the EU is 14.1 % and only diminishes at a snail’s pace. Will salary transparency be able to help?

wired.trib.alThe Entirely Predictable Impact of Salary TransparencyEurope is about to decide whether to make everyone’s salaries public, a move that could dramatically narrow the gender pay gap.

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Podcasters, get ready to find out how many followers you have on Apple Podcasts. Apple Podcasts is rolling out new features to incentivize podcasters to offer paid subscriptions to listeners on the app. One of those features will — for better or for worse — reveal to podcasters in their private analytics dashboard… (Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch)

TechCrunch @TechCrunch

Podcasters, get ready to find out how many followers you have on Apple Podcasts tcrn.ch/3qsxpXj by @asilbwrites

tcrn.chGet ready to find out your follower count on Apple Podcasts – TechCrunchApple Podcasts follower counts have never been visible, but next month podcasters will be able to see this data on the private Apple Podcasts Connect dashboard.

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Meta's Yann LeCun strives for human-level AI. What is the next step toward bridging the gap between natural and artificial intelligence? Scientists and researchers are divided on the answer. Yann LeCun, Chief AI Scientist at Meta… (Ben Dickson / VentureBeat)

VentureBeat @VentureBeat

What is the next step to bridging the gap between natural and artificial intelligence?

venturebeat.comMeta’s Yann LeCun strives for human-level AIWhat is the next step to bridging the gap between natural and artificial intelligence? LeCun discusses possible paths toward human-level AI.

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