Great news: A mRNA cancer vaccine slowed the return and spread of melanoma when used in combination with cancer immunotherapy in a late-stage clinical trial. The results will be presented at an upcoming meeting.
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It seems almost impossible for a human who has actually done the work of writing to get published. AI slop is only making it harder. #AI #authors #writers #fiction apple.news/A1Mh1em7IRE6...
AI Has Plunged the Book Publishing Industry Into Utter Chaos — The Wall Street Journal
The spectacular implosions of big deals over suspected AI use are forcing a reckoning over creativity, trust and the future of the industry
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Computer scientist Margaret Hamilton coined the term “software engineer.” She directed the Software Engineering Division at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab & led development of the on-board flight software for NASA’s Apollo Guidance Computer. She was born #OTD in 1936 & turns 90 today! #WomenInSTEM
The cyclospora outbreak has reached 13,895 cases across 47 states. The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,500 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record. “Make America Healthy Again.”
The doctor who claimed that vaccines cause autism lost his medical license for faking for the study. But his lies and the damage he did to public health persist long after his paper was pulled. This is why science communication is so difficult; all it takes is one grifter.
There are disturbing reports coming from the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been on an extended deployment overseas. Navy Times and Stars and Stripes have both reported this week on sailors aboard the ship struggling with their mental health, including sailors attempting to jump overboard.
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"In the place of problem-solving technology, companies have jumped on successive bandwagons like NFTs, the metaverse, and large language models. What these all have in common is that they are not built to really solve a market problem. They are built to make VCs and companies rich."
Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want
Did the tech industry get high on its own supply?
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An appeals court ruled an appeal was made too early in the process to use Section 230 of the Communications Act as a defense.
Thousands Of Social Media Addiction Lawsuits Against Meta Can Move Forward, Appeals Court Says
An appeals court ruled an appeal was made too early in the process to use Section 230 of the Communications Act as a defense.
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Greedy CEOs And Techno Twats Are Running And Ruining This World!!!
In the ruling, the judge notes that Meta created a “public nuisance” by being a significant contributor to the state’s teen mental health crisis.
New Mexico Court Orders Meta To Pay Nearly $1 Billion Over Child Safety Issues
In the ruling, the judge notes that Meta created a “public nuisance” by being a significant contributor to the state’s teen mental health crisis.
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As anyone in publishing will tell you, women do not resist reading books by men, but men will often dismiss books by women. This is not a publishing problem or a failure to target men. It's a misogyny problem.
