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Cancer Death Rates Fall One-Third in US Since 1990s as Prevention Efforts Take Hold

Thursday at 17:21 PM, via Slashdot

Cancer death rates in the U.S. have fallen by approximately one-third since the 1990s when adjusted for age, according to data cited in a new analysis of global cancer trends. The decline represents a steady, year-over-year reduction that began in the early 1990s and continues across developed countries. Prevention efforts have contributed substantially to the decline. Reduced smoking rates in...

Uber Plans 20,000 Robotaxis in Six-Year Rollout with Lucid and Nuro

Thursday at 16:40 PM, via Slashdot

Uber said Thursday it will partner with electric vehicle maker Lucid Group and autonomous driving startup Nuro to deploy robotaxis using Lucid Gravity SUVs equipped with Nuro Driver technology on its ride-sharing network. The companies plan to launch the first vehicles in late 2026 in an unidentified major US city and deploy at least 20,000 robotaxis over six years. Uber will make...

AI warning for businesses in South Africa

Thursday at 15:04 PM, via MyBroadband

The informal and unregulated usage of generative artificial intelligence by businesses in South Africa poses a threat to both them and their employees.

Cinemas Weigh Launching New Large Screen Brand To Challenge Imax

Thursday at 15:00 PM, via Slashdot

Major US theater chains including Cinemark, Regal and Marcus have held preliminary talks about jointly marketing their big-screen theaters to compete with Imax, according to Bloomberg. The discussions have focused on setting shared standards for the chains’ “premium large-format” theaters, with options including uniting around a new brand name or adding an industrywide designation that would...

Inside Elon Musk’s plan to rain SpaceX’s rocket debris over Hawaii’s pristine waters

Thursday at 13:00 PM, via The Guardian

Texas has long been under threat from the launches and explosions of SpaceX rockets. Now Hawaii is emerging as another possible victim

The north-west Hawaiian island of Mokumanamana is said to be touched by the gods. Bisected by the Tropic of Cancer latitude line, it is deep in the Pacific Ocean, about 400 miles from Honolulu. The island’s steep rocky cliffs give way to indigo blue waters...

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