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Some say it’s overdiagnosis, others say it’s greater recognition. But it’s clear we must think about how our society is impacting human development
Gabor Maté is the author of The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture
Does the rise in diagnoses of ADHD mean that normal feelings are being “over-pathologised”? The UK’s health secretary, Wes Streeting, seems to...
An SIU investigation has found extensive fraud and maladministration within Driving Licence Testing Centres.
Meta has officially confirmed it is shifting investment away from the metaverse and VR toward AI-powered smart glasses, following a Bloomberg report of an up to 30% budget cut for Reality Labs. “Within our overall Reality Labs portfolio we are shifting some of our investment from Metaverse toward AI glasses and Wearables given the momentum there,” a statement from Meta reads. “We aren’t...
Bullish developments tend to push cryptocurrency prices higher. This can be seen in Ethereum (ETH), which reclaimed the $3,100 level after completing the much-anticipated Fusaka upgrade. While this is a laudable feat, Ethereum is still down 36% from its August 24, 2025, ATH. As ETH struggles to climb higher, investors seeking to hedge against further […]
Bitcoin has climbed back above $92,000, and big names in the industry are already predicting where it could go next. At Binance Blockchain Week, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said Bitcoin could reach $180,000 by 2026, pointing to progress on U.S. regulation as a possible catalyst. Others on the same panel shared similar expectations. But while […]
Ⅰ. The Call of Long-Termism: Why Newstar Becomes the New Paradigm Amid increasing global market volatility, rising geopolitical uncertainty, and frequent failures of traditional models, leading global asset management institutions have emphasized: The rise of systemic risk Strengthened cross-market structural correlations Tail events becoming the norm rather than the exception Transparent and...
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Scientists have developed algorithms that give predictive scores for a host of physical and mental traits
UK IVF couples use legal loophole to rank embryos based on potential IQ, height and health
The Guardian has learned that couples undergoing IVF in the UK are exploiting an apparent legal loophole to rank their embryos based on genetic predictions of IQ. But what is polygenic screening and...
British fertility clinics raise scientific and ethical objections over patients sending embryos’ genetic data abroad for analysis
What is polygenic embryo screening in IVF and does it work?
Couples undergoing IVF in the UK are exploiting an apparent legal loophole to rank their embryos based on genetic predictions of IQ, height and health, the Guardian has learned.
The controversial screening...
Nu Metro says the cinema complex takeover from Ster-Kinekor “redefines the rules of movie magic”.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: OpenAI is testing another new way to expose the complicated processes at work inside large language models. Researchers at the company can make an LLM produce what they call a confession, in which the model explains how it carried out a task and (most of the time) owns up to any bad behavior. Figuring out why large language models...
alternative_right shares a report from ScienceAlert: Engineers at Cornell University have created the blackest fabric on record, finding it absorbs 99.87 percent of all light that dares to illuminate its surface. […] In this case, the Cornell researchers dyed a white merino wool knit fabric with a synthetic melanin polymer called polydopamine. Then, they placed the material in a plasma chamber,...
Despite predictions that AI would replace radiologists, healthcare systems worldwide are hiring more of them because AI tools enhance their work, create new oversight tasks, and increase imaging volumes rather than reducing workloads. “Put all that together with the context of an aging population and growing demand for imaging of all kinds, and you can see why Offiah and the Royal College of...
sinij shares news of the Trump administration surprising the auto industry by granting approval for “tiny cars” to be built in the United States. Bloomberg reports: President Donald Trump, apparently enamored by the pint-sized Kei cars he saw during his recent trip to Japan, has paved the way for them to be made and sold in the U.S., despite concerns that they’re too small and slow to be driven...
U.S. and Canadian cybersecurity agencies say Chinese-linked actors deployed “Brickstorm” malware to infiltrate critical infrastructure and maintain long-term access for potential sabotage. Reuters reports: The Chinese-linked hacking operations are the latest example of Chinese hackers targeting critical infrastructure, infiltrating sensitive networks and “embedding themselves to enable...
Former Perth curator Mark Harvey is one of the few people on Earth to have described 1,000 new species, many of them arachnids. Colleagues say his legacy is ‘unquantifiable’
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For most people around the world, 16 August 1977 was memorable because it was the day Elvis Presley died.
“We turned the radio on when we got back in the car...
The Streamer Awards organiser said the negatives of her online role made it hard to enjoy the job.
In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we bring you the news of the week, then dive into how some DOGE operatives are still at work in the federal government—despite reports claiming otherwise.
Meta is acquiring AI wearable startup Limitless, maker of a pendant that records conversations and generates summaries. “We’re excited that Limitless will be joining Meta to help accelerate our work to build AI-enabled wearables,” a Meta spokesperson said in a statement. CNBC reports: Limitless CEO Dan Siroker revealed the deal on Friday via a corporate blog post but did not disclose the...
India is weighing a proposal to mandate always-on satellite tracking in smartphones for precise government surveillance — an idea strongly opposed by Apple, Google, Samsung, and industry groups. Reuters reports: For years, the [Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s] administration has been concerned its agencies do not get precise locations when legal requests are made to telecom firms during...
First it was banned. Then its sales blew up. But Horses fails to meet the lofty goals of its own ideas.