OpenAI loses its AI ethics lead
OpenAI has lost its AI ethics lead Chloé Bakalar just a year after she joined the company, the Financial Times reported. Bakalar has maintained a
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Rare belching disorder could be treated with singing, study hints — but not everyone is convinced
People with a rare disorder that causes excessive burping may benefit from an unlikely treatment: singing therapy. A new study suggests that this singing approach
‘The lance head was still inside the pelvis’: Mass grave found in Austria may hold casualties of unknown ancient Roman battle
BERLIN — A Roman-era mass grave discovered underneath a soccer field near Vienna holds the skeletons of young men from all over the Roman Empire
Did Trump-linked oil company set up drilling operation in Greenland without permission?
The company has ties to people connected to Trump, but there is no evidence he personally owns or controls it.
‘If this is the new normal, then we are in very deep trouble’: Brazil’s drying aquifers could have ripple effects across the world
Brazil is home to some of the world’s largest aquifers, yet many of those groundwater stores — which provide 55% of the country’s water —
Trump’s DC construction, renovation projects: 18 claims we’ve investigated
A number of Trump’s projects around Washington have drawn attention online — and not all the claims about them were true.
OpenAI and Anthropic in price war as Chinese AI rivals gain ground
Leading US AI labs such as OpenAI and Anthropic are releasing cheaper models as they fight to retain cost-conscious customers who are switching to cut-price
Fauci didn’t cover up data supposedly showing COVID-19 vaccine had 82% miscarriage rate
Social media posts misrepresented data from a 2021 study — and inaccurately said Fauci hid the numbers.
Rocket Report: Rocket Lab shows off its flexibility; Blue Origin’s two-pad plan
Welcome to Edition 9.06 of the Rocket Report! Rocket Lab made a lot of news this week with its quarterly update, and it is clear
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed didn’t run ‘dog slaughterhouse’ in Detroit, despite claims
Detroit Animal Control faced many complaints about its treatment of dogs before El-Sayed was in charge of the shelter.
Trump’s drone tariffs reach 100%, and Europe gets capped at 15%
Tweety McTreason signed the proclamation on 13 August. It carries the title Adjusting Imports of Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Unmanned Aircraft Systems Components into the
France’s under-15 social media ban is struck down two weeks before it starts
The decision lands about two weeks before the ban was due to start, Bloomberg reported. Platforms were to stop creating accounts for under-15s from 1
Pakistan PM’s ‘red line’ warning to India over water treaty
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif accused India of illegally suspending the Indus Waters Treaty.
Russia stance will be defended in court, pledges World Athletics chief Coe
Russian Athletics has lodged new claim at Court of Arbitration for Sport to challenge sanctions, but WA will fight it.