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Coinbase announced on Tuesday that it is cutting 700 jobs, or...

A woman who had a cancerous tumour in her arm is now in remission despite receiving no treatment. This...

In 1960, engineers at India’s Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) built what they called an “Automatic...

Every time you create a new online account, you’re handing over personal data to a server you’ll never control. Since an average person can have hundreds of online accounts on different services, that adds up to a lot of...

An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: A new, bipartisan bill introduced (PDF) by Democratic Senator of California Adam Schiff and endorsed by the biggest AI developers in the world -- including OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft...

When do we take AI doomers seriously?That’s a key subtext of Elon Musk’s attempt to shut down OpenAI’s for-profit AI business. His attorneys argue that the organization was set up as a charity focused on AI safety, and...

The Independent reports that "more than a third of children in the UK have found a way around age verification measures" for social media sites and other online platforms. And new research from online safety...

Are you a fan of coffee but not sure if it's good for you? Perhaps you're aware of its well-known stimulant effect but aren't sure about the other effects it has on your health. A recent study explores how...

I use AI every single day, so I needed something I could actually depend on, not just occasionally dip into. At some point, it became clear that if I wanted that kind of consistency, I’d have to pay for...

A new study examines how large language models perform in a variety of medical contexts, including real emergency room cases — where at least one model seemed to be more accurate than human doctors.The study was published this week...