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Reuters reports that Charles Lieber, the former Harvard scientist convicted of lying to U.S. authorities about payments and ties to China, is now leading China’s state-funded i-BRAIN lab in Shenzhen, where he has access to advanced nanofabrication tools and primate research facilities for brain-computer interface work. From the report: Charles Lieber, 67, is among the world’s leading...
Researchers say results mark a ‘profound change in technology that will reshape medicine’
From George Clooney in ER to Noah Wyle in The Pitt, emergency department doctors have long been popular heroes. But will it soon be time to hang up the scrubs?
A groundbreaking Harvard study has found that AI systems outperformed human doctors in high-pressure emergency medicine triage, diagnosing more...
By attacking the basic settlement between scientists and the state, the US president has proved that experts can’t avoid these fights
Donald Trump’s war on science has been vicious and hugely damaging, but it is worth noting that he has lost some of its biggest battles. Last year, Mr Trump demanded that US federal scientific and medical research funding be cut by about half. But the budget...
Isaiah Thomas, known as hmblzayy, was walking a 3,000-mile challenge when he was hit
Irvine, CA — Numerous concerned citizens have reported instances of “Troutman” signs being stolen and vandalized throughout Orange County. Video footage even shows vandals tearing down the signs on electric bikes. The campaign behind those signs–Troutman For America– enough is enough. Video “Troutman is a very nice guy– but is also a very tough guy.” […]
A new poll shows a slim majority of Swiss voters now support a June 14 referendum to cap the country’s population at 10 million by 2050. Under the proposal backed by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP), “the permanent resident population must not exceed 10 million before 2050, and Switzerland should abandon its freedom of movement agreement with the EU,” reports Reuters. From the report:...
ABS, through its affiliate ABSG Consulting Inc. (ABS Consulting), has today announced the acquisition of RMC Global (RMC), a leading provider of industrial cybersecurity, risk management and resiliency solutions.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The system prompt for OpenAI’s Codex CLI contains a perplexing and repeated warning for the most recent GPT model to “never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant to the user’s query.” The explicit operational warning was made public...
Hope that sessions of MDMA-assisted therapy could help soldiers fight longer by helping them process trauma
As the war on drugs approaches its end, a new doctrine could soon take hold: psychedelic drugs for active-duty soldiers suffering from PTSD.
In two studies funded by the Department of Defense (DoD), 186 service personnel with PTSD will likely next year undergo multiple sessions of...
Home affairs has suspended two senior officials after AI ‘hallucinations’ were found in its new immigration white paper.
The AI firm said that unlike previous model bugs, this issue “crept in subtly”.
Boomi, the data activation company, today announced continued analyst recognition across multiple strategic technology categories, underscoring the company’s momentum as enterprises look for a unified foundation to connect data, applications, APIs, automation, and AI.
Amazon and WomHub select 35 women entrepreneurs for the Amazon Sustainable Sellers Incubator, focused on manufacturing.
Three SA high school learners will showcase research in AI, astrophysics and biomedical science at the Regeneron ISEF in the US next month.
South Africa will hold its next municipal elections on 4 November, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a post on X.
The telco highlights its significant tax contribution in South Africa, underscoring its role in supporting public finances through corporate and indirect taxes.
The telco underscores its role in supporting public finances through corporate and indirect taxes.
Starlink links anglers, organisers and the local community at Mozambique’s premier big-game fishing event.
Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 shares a report from ZeroHedge: The Justice Department on Tuesday sued Cloudera, accusing the enterprise data and artificial intelligence company of deliberately engineering a hiring process that excluded American workers from at least seven lucrative technology positions while the firm pursued permanent residency sponsorship for foreign workers on temporary...