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GLP-1 Drugs May Have a Hidden Effect on Your Eyes, Study Finds
GLP-1 Drugs May Have a Hidden Effect on Your Eyes, Study Finds
GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic have transformed healthcare in recent years, dramatically altering how we treat conditions like type 2 diabetes and obesity.
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When expressive humanoid robots are awkward, people become wary
When expressive humanoid robots are awkward, people become wary – new brain study
People who interact with expressive robots that make mistakes react with suspicion rather than seeing the bots as malfunctioning machines.
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#AI #AIhype It feels bad enough when an open letter signed by leading economists warns that AI might steal your job. The fact it may soon be better than you at making dinner? Insult to injury. But that’s exactly what the company 1X promised when…
The AI Hype Index: Unsexy AI
MIT Technology Review’s highly subjective take on the latest buzz about AI
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Earlier this year, the Lacks estate settled a lawsuit regarding a company’s profiting off of HeLa cells. The case serves as a reminder of the importance of proper ethics in human research. #HeLa #HenriettaLacks
A HeLa Lawsuit Is Over. The Ethics Debate Over Human Samples Isn't. | The Scientist
Earlier this year, the Lacks estate settled a lawsuit regarding a company’s profiting off of HeLa cells. The case serves as a reminder of the importance of proper ethics in human research.
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#OpenAI #HuggingFace #Hacking No, OpenAI's models didn't go 'rogue' when they broke into Hugging Face. Independent experts say the incident matters, but it doesn’t show the AI turning malicious — it simply followed its assigned task and exploited an unforeseen path its creators hadn’t blocked.
No, OpenAI's models didn't go 'rogue' when they broke into Hugging Face. Here's what really happened.
Experts say the models didn't "go rogue" when they escaped a controlled cybersecurity test and hacked Hugging Face. Instead, they were pursuing the goal humans had given them in ways nobody anticipate...
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BCG Vaccine Reprograms Brain Immunity in Small Trial | The Scientist
BCG Vaccine Reprograms Brain Immunity in Small Trial | The Scientist
BCG vaccine triggers immune remodeling in the cerebrospinal fluid and reduces Alzheimer's disease biomarkers in older adults.
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Word worm crawls into Copilot, spreads chaos Researcher says months of coordination with Microsoft have yet to produce a robust mitigation www.theregister.com/security/202...
New blog post co-authored with Rónan Fulton and Alana McCarthy: Does AI make teams better at working together? How a team uses AI matters more than how powerful it is. www.psychologytoday.com/ie/blog/in-o...
Does AI Make Teams Better at Working Together?
AI helps teams most when trust and critical engagement are present, and when AI is designed to support shared regulation.
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European approach to artificial intelligence The EU’s approach to artificial intelligence promotes excellence and trust, by boosting research and industrial capacity while ensuring safety and fundamental rights. digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/... #ai
the scary part isnt one misaligned agent, its a million of them negotiating with each other at machine speed and no human in the loop. most of our safety tooling still assumes a single model you can inspect.
MIT Technology Review@technologyreview.com · 5d agoAs millions of AI agents begin working together online without human oversight, Google DeepMind warns we could hit a tipping point where today's hypothetical dangers become tomorrow's real ones.
“The medicine of the future will probably be built on an alliance between human intelligence, artificial intelligence and medical humanism. AI will contribute memory, speed and computing power. The doctor will continue to contribute judgment, prudence, experience, values and humanity.” #medsky #ai
The positive impact of artificial intelligence on medicine - Royal European Academy of Doctors
August Corominas addresses the effects of artificial intelligence on medical practices and patient care, warning of the crucial importance that the human factor must continue to have
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theconversation.com/sam-altman-s... #academicsky #edusky #ai Sam Altman says we’re ‘in the singularity’ with AI. Here’s why he’s wrong
Sports venues are offering facial recognition to let people in: What are the risks?
Sports venues are offering facial recognition to let people in: What are the risks?
Queues at sports events can be very long, even at large venues with many entrance gates. To speed things up, Geelong Football Club recently introduced an "express lane" option for club members.
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UC Berkeley researchers have identified regions of DNA that humans inherited from two unknown ancestors as a result of long-ago interbreeding among modern humans and at least four other archaic human relatives. #evolution #hominoids #genealogy #genomes
New technique pinpoints human DNA inherited from 'ghost' ancestors
UC Berkeley researchers have identified regions of DNA that humans inherited from two unknown ancestors as a result of long-ago interbreeding among modern humans and at least four other archaic human ...
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greetings to the ghost ancestors!
Katherine Stiles@katherinestiles.org · 5d agoUC Berkeley researchers have identified regions of DNA that humans inherited from two unknown ancestors as a result of long-ago interbreeding among modern humans and at least four other archaic human relatives. #evolution #hominoids #genealogy #genomes
· #BrainResearch · #Dementia · #Diet · #Sugar · Early Sugar Restriction Linked to 23% Lower Risk of Dementia
Early Sugar Restriction Linked to 23% Lower Risk of Dementia - Neuroscience News
Early-life sugar restriction linked to lower dementia risk and delayed cognitive decline, researchers report.
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New blog post co-authored with Alana McCarthy and Rónan Fulton: Does It Matter If Your Team Sees You Using AI? AI supports real collaboration only when its use is visible to the whole team. www.psychologytoday.com/ie/blog/in-o...
Does It Matter If Your Team Sees You Using AI?
Two teams, the same AI tool, completely different outcomes. What made the difference was not whether they used AI, but whether everyone could see them using it.
psychologytoday.com
Australian regulator says Telegram breached online safety law
Australian regulator says Telegram breached online safety law
Australia's online safety watchdog took court action Thursday against Telegram, alleging the global messaging platform had failed to remove terrorism material.
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#OpenAI OpenAI says rogue AI agent attack hit other companies
OpenAI says rogue AI agent attack hit other companies
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has revealed that an autonomous artificial intelligence agent that hacked a popular platform for computer programmers also attempted to breach four other companies during the inci...
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#AI #AImodels #SecurityScare #Petition Over 1,000 employees at cutting-edge AI companies, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, signed a petition Tuesday calling on the U.S. government to help slow the release of the most advanced AI models.
AI industry slowdown may be needed after security scare, leaders warn
Over 1,000 employees at cutting-edge AI companies, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, signed a petition Tuesday calling on the U.S. government to help slow the release of the most advanced AI model...
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#Anthropic #Microsoft #Bugs #Hacking Anthropic is finding bugs faster than Microsoft can fix them
Anthropic is finding bugs faster than Microsoft can fix them
Microsoft is on a mad dash behind the scenes to patch exploits before hackers find them.
arstechnica.com
About 10% of people who develop Legionnaires' disease die from the infection. Anyone who lives, works or has visited the area, and develops flu-like symptoms such as cough, fever or trouble breathing should contact a healthcare provider right away. www.healthday.com/health-news/...
Fifth Death Reported In NYC Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak
TUESDAY, July 28, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A fifth person has died in a Legionnaires' disease outbreak on Manhattan's Upper East Side, New York City health offic
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The End of the ‘Learn to Code’ Era It’s no wonder students are walking away from computer science: We told them the wrong story. Here’s the right one. #AcademicSky [Click here🔗to go to the @insidehighered.com article↓]
“This panic is the result of a narrative we helped create. Big tech wanted more software engineers, CS departments wanted more students and policymakers wanted an answer to job losses in other sectors. So we built a simple story: Coding is the answer. It never was, and AI is now exposing that.” #ai
The End of the “Learn to Code” Era (opinion)
It’s no wonder students are walking away from computer science: We told them the wrong story. Here’s the right one.
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#Biology #SciSky #Darwin #Lamarck #Evolution Updating Darwin: Biologists are returning to an older theory to explain anomalies in evolution
Updating Darwin: Biologists are returning to an older theory to explain anomalies in evolution
Evolution is a fact of life. So much so that even the theory of evolution is evolving. Lately, a centuries-old discredited idea has been making a strong comeback. It helps us explain scientific observ...
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US dominates Alzheimer’s disease studies www.clinicaltrialsarena.com/analyst-comm... #Alzheimers #dementia #science #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence
US dominates Alzheimer’s disease studies
GlobalData's Clinical Trials Database shows Alzheimer's disease pipeline activity concentrated in early-phase trials.
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www.wired.com/story/privat... #chatbots #aiprivacy “What happens between you and an AI chatbot does not always stay between you and a chatbot. Just ask Google.”
What is behind the resistance to AI? “People are taking issue with the lack of consent. I’m seeing more of a discussion about, ‘I’m not agreeing to use this thing, but it’s being introduced to all my interfaces, software upgrades, all my devices, without demand for it.’” #academicsky #edusky #ai
AI has lots of people digging out their iPods — Harvard Gazette
40% of Americans expect AI to negatively impact society, compared with 16% who predict a positive impact
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Supercooled kidneys have been transplanted into pigs in a “landmark achievement”
Supercooled kidneys have been transplanted into pigs in a “landmark achievement”
Kidneys kept at subzero temperatures in pressure-controlled containers can be stored for days before transplantation, raising hopes for longer-term storage of donated human organs.
technologyreview.com
