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19 hours ago+7 7 0Ohio River disaster as barge with tons of toxic methanol sinks
A crash near Louisville, Kentucky, caused three barges to become "lodged"—one of which, officials said, was partially submerged and carries 1,400 tons of methanol.
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20 hours ago+7 7 0Diminishing health benefits of living in cities for children and teens
This is according to a new global analysis of trends in child and adolescent height and body mass index (BMI) led by Imperial College London and published in Nature. The research, by a global consortium of more than 1500 researchers and physicians, a ...
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4 days ago+9 9 0ChatGPT-4 saves a dog's life - Saki's Byte
A Twitter user recently shared a heartwarming story about how GPT-4 saved their dog’s life. After their dog was diagnosed with a tick-borne disease and started on treatment, things seemed to be improving. However, the dog’s condition took a turn for ...
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5 days ago+18 18 0Is Sriracha Vegan? The Answer Is Yes, But Also No (Here’s Why)
Less than two hours’ drive from Bangkok, on the southeast coast of Thailand, there is a sleepy seaside town called Sri Racha. It’s not too touristy, it’s relaxed, and, from the ocean to the jungle, it’s brimming with wildlife. But for most, this isn’ ...
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6 days ago+13 13 0Individuals with secure emotional attachment are more likely to forgive and to be forgiven, study finds
An new study of German couples has found that individuals with secure emotional attachment are more likely to forgive offences to their partners, but also to be forgiven. Persons with a preoccupied attachment style were more likely to forgive their p ...
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6 days ago+4 4 0Scientists explain alien comet 'Oumuamua's strange acceleration
The quirky comet 'Oumuamua, the first interstellar object found visiting our solar system, has been the subject of fascination since being spotted in 2017, including its curious acceleration as it hurtled away from the sun.
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7 days ago+13 13 0U.S. SEC threatens to sue Coinbase over some crypto products
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has threatened to sue Coinbase Global Inc over some of the crypto exchange's products, turning up the heat on the largely unregulated sector.
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13 days ago+14 14 0Dungeons & Dragons Could Prevent the AI Apocalypse—or Kick It Off
Deep in some underground ruins below a drought-stricken village, four brave adventurers found themselves in grave danger. The dungeon belonged to the Order of the Pure, a potentially nefarious cult that may have had something to do with the droughts ...
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13 days ago+4 4 0AI-generated images from text can't be copyrighted, US government rules
Any images that are produced by giving a text prompt to current generative AI models, such as Midjourney or Stable Diffusion, cannot be copyrighted in the US. That's according to the US Copyright Office (USCO), which has equated such prompts to ...
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2 weeks ago+11 11 0When A One-Armed Bandit Stole My Bitcoin
It was the fall of 2008. The iPhone was new, Flo Rida was a musical icon, and everyone under 25 was on Facebook. I was attending Tufts University as a sophomore studying International Relations. Being a lover of history and politics, my plan was to g ...
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2 weeks ago+21 21 0Vinyl Outsold CDs for the First Time Since 1987
Gone are the days of shimmery plastic CDs and chunky jewel cases, the past is making a comeback in a back way. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has revealed in its annual revenue report that vinyl sales have outpaced CD sales for ...
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3 weeks ago+20 20 0EU youth refuse to be surveilled - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
Poll: the 80% would not feel comfortable being politically active or exploring their sexuality if authorities can monitor their communication.
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3 weeks ago+28 28 0 x 1OpenAI Is Now Everything It Promised Not to Be: Corporate, Closed-Source, and For-Profit
OpenAI is at the center of a chatbot arms race, with the public release of ChatGPT and a multi-billion-dollar Microsoft partnership spurring Google and Amazon to rush to implement AI in products. OpenAI has also partnered with Bain to bring machine l ...
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3 weeks ago+16 16 0Americans’ belief in God hit an all-time low about 6 months ago — here's why
According to a 2022 Gallup survey, the percentage of people who believe in God has dropped from 98% in the 1950s to 81% today; among Americans under 30, it is down to an unprecedented 68%. Up close, the trend looks even more dramatic. Only about half ...
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1 month ago+28 28 0 x 1The Myth of Artificial Intelligence
‘The Age of AI’ advances a larger political and corporate agenda.
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1 month ago+16 16 0Women with satisfying relationships tend to have fewer chronic illnesses
University of Queensland research has found women who have quality relationships in their 40s and 50s are less likely to develop multiple chronic conditions in older age.
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1 month ago+16 16 0‘Days of Our Lives’ actor Cody Longo found dead at 34 in Austin
Cody Longo, an actor who appeared on ‘Days of Our Lives,’ has died, according to TMZ. He was 34. A family member of Longo told TMZ his body was found Wednesday in bed at a residence in Austin. Longo’s wife was working at a local dance studio, and she ...
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1 month ago+22 22 0The Witcher 3 new-gen update added 'realistic vaginas' and oh my god
For the most part, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s recent new-gen patch is everything fans could’ve wanted. The detail I don’t remember anyone asking for though was the inclusion of realistic vaginas but that’s seemingly what we’ve got because we live in ...
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1 month ago+4 4 0Elon Musk says to attempt Starship launch in March
SpaceX may attempt a Starship rocket system launch in March, its billionaire chief Elon Musk said in a tweet on Saturday.
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1 month ago+4 4 0A student needed medical care and a home. His teachers adopted him.
Elementary school teacher Jenna Riccio visited her student in a hospital, and when she learned about his home life, she suddenly said: “Can I foster him?”