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1 day agoCurrent Event 8mm
The CEOs of Meta, X, TikTok, Snap, and Discord will testify before the US Senate on child safety
Senators are pushing for child safety laws online.
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10 days agoAnalysis 8mm
Global warming might not happen quite as fast as we thought – here’s why
Plants will absorb more carbon dioxide than predicted, meaning models could be overestimating the speed which the planet will heat up
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event 8mm
Texas Board of Education urged to reject climate-accurate textbooks
Republican state official pans scientific consensus as a “woke environmental agenda.”
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event 8mm
AI chemist finds molecule to make oxygen on Mars after sifting through millions
The system calculated more than 3.7 million molecules it could make from six different metallic elements in the rocks.
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1 month agoCurrent Event 8mm
Ukraine war: Russia executing own retreating soldiers, US says
The White House says heavy losses and poor morale are leading to mutinies in some units.
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1 month agoUnspecified 8mm
Piper Laurie, Oscar-nominated 'Carrie' and 'Twin Peaks' actress, dies at 91
Piper Laurie, the celebrated actress known for her chilling portrayal of the overbearingly religious mother in “Carrie” and for playing Paul Newman’s down-in-the-dumps girlfriend in “The Hustler,” has died at 91, her manager said.
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2 months agoCurrent Event 8mm
Meta's new AI assistant trained on public Facebook and Instagram posts
Meta Platforms used public Facebook and Instagram posts to train parts of its new Meta AI virtual assistant, but excluded private posts shared only with family and friends in an effort to respect consumers' privacy, the company's top policy executive told Reuters in an interview.
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2 months agoCurrent Event 8mm
Elon Musk Reportedly Lied About How Many Monkeys His Neuralink Implant Killed
Musk insists that no monkeys died in trials and that the brain implant is ready for human trials. A horrifying new WIRED report suggests otherwise.
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2 months agoCurrent Event 8mm
Brazil's top court boosts indigenous rights in landmark ruling
The Supreme Court sets a precedent for land claims by restoring territory to the Xokleng people.
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2 months agoCurrent Event 8mm
Apple forced to ditch iPhone lightning charger
Apple confirms new iPhone 15 will have a common USB-C charging port after EU forces it into the change.
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3 months agoCurrent Event 8mm
Scientists found more than 1,000 AI spam bots trying to scam people and steal their social media profiles — and regulators can't keep up
Social media is being flooded with spammy AI content. Research by Indiana University details how artificial intelligence is being used to scam people on social media platforms.
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4 months agoCurrent Event 8mm
Lawsuit by former dancers accuses Lizzo of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment
Lizzo has been sued by three former dancers who accuse the Grammy winner of sexual harassment and allege the singer and her production company created a hostile work environment.
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4 months agoCurrent Event 8mm
Stability AI releases Stable Diffusion XL, its next-gen image synthesis model
New SDXL 1.0 release allows hi-res AI image synthesis that can run on a local machine.
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4 months agoUnspecified 8mm
Facebook Users Must Act Fast To Get Cash From $725 Million Privacy Settlement
Facebook users have until August 25 to claim their share of cash from a class-action lawsuit settlement. The claims process takes just a couple of minutes.