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The Double-Edged Sword of ‘Self-Aware’ Robots: Helper or Harmer?
(NPR) – Imagine a robot that could do your laundry, make your bed, cook your dinner, or stock the dairy section at your local...
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The Growing Crisis of Hospital Bed Wait Times: A ‘Barbaric’ Problem in America
(KFF Health News) – Patients are getting stuck in the emergency department for days while waiting for a spot in an inpatient ward. We...
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The Dark Side of AI-Generated Content: Face-Stealing Drama Sparks Outrage
(AFP via 24 France) – Christine Li is a model and influencer, but not an actor, so when she saw herself playing a cruel...
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AI: A Non-Judgmental Listener for Dementia Patients
(WSJ) – Cognitive exercises offered by a bot named Sunny, paired with telehealth visits, can be ‘physical therapy for the brain’ NewDays requires patients...
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The Month-Long Smartphone Detox: Can You Handle a Digital Break?
(The Atlantic) – In March, I put my iPhone into a yellow cardboard box with MO stamped on top—the M looked like a riff...
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The Dark Side of Eternal Life: What Happens When Tyrants Cheat Death?
(NYT) – From the Kremlin to Silicon Valley, some of the most powerful people in the world now want something more: eternal life. But...
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The Unchecked Promise of Healthcare AI: Are Patients Really Benefiting?
(MIT Technology Review) – The tools may be accurate, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll improve health outcomes. Or that it is being used,...
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AI Takes the Table: Sony’s Robot Ace Serves Up a Victory
(The Guardian) – In feat hailed as milestone in robotics, Sony AI’s Ace wins three out of five matches played under official rules An...
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Breakthrough in Fertility: Lab-Grown Human Sperm Used to Create Embryos
(Wired) – Paterna Biosciences says it has determined the set of instructions needed to turn sperm-making stem cells into “normal, mature” sperm. A startup...
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CDC Cancels Study on COVID Vaccine Benefits, Sparking Questions
(NYT) – The report found that the shots cut the likelihood of hospitalizations, but the agency’s acting head said it gave an inaccurate picture...
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The Peptide Revolution: How RFK Jr.’s Push Could Change the Wellness Industry
(Axios) – Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new push to loosen federal restrictions on peptides could be a bonanza for telehealth companies, compounding...
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Rectal Cancer Deaths Skyrocket Among Millennials: What’s Behind the Alarming Trend?
(NBC News) – By 2035, rectal cancer death rates could exceed deaths from colon cancer, new research suggests. Deaths from rectal cancer are rising...
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The Surprising Reason Why Eldest Siblings May Have an Edge
(The Economist) – SORRY, YOUNGER siblings. On standard measures of success, such as educational achievement and income, first-borns do better. Why? Stereotypes cast eldest...
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Oncologists and the FDA: A Battle Over Cancer Drug Approval
(WSJ) – After an uproar among oncologists, the FDA last fall agreed to reconsider RP1 and selected a second panel to eliminate what it...
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ChatGPT Under Fire: Allegations of Counseling Florida State Shooter
(Washington Post via MSN) – Florida’s attorney general announced a criminal investigation of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, alleging the company’s chatbot advised the man accused of...