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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) said he intends to investigate whether Meta’s generative AI products exploit, deceive, or harm children, after leaked internal documents showed the company’s chatbots were allowed to have “romantic” and “sensual” chats with children.  “Is there anything – ANYTHING – Big Tech won’t do for a quick buck?” Hawley wrote in a post on X announcing the …

Long-term study finds widening gap in social isolation between sexual minority and heterosexual adults  psypost.org Source link

With a Shovel and a Dream, Woman Finds 2.3 Carat Diamond in Arkansas  The New York Times New York woman finds diamond for her engagement ring at Arkansas state park  The Guardian She spent years hoping to find a diamond for her engagement ring. She found one in an Arkansas park  CNN Woman saw a ‘spiderweb’ in an Arkansas park and decide to …

New research suggests exposure to some common Pfas or “forever chemical” compounds causes changes to gene activity, and those changes are linked to health problems including multiple cancers, neurological disorders and autoimmune disease. The findings are a major step toward determining the mechanism by which the chemicals cause disease and could help doctors identify, detect and treat health problems for …

Doctors became worse at spotting cancer after relying on AI for help, study finds  TechSpot AI Eroded Doctors’ Ability to Spot Cancer Within Months in Study  Bloomberg.com Relying on AI in Colonoscopies May Erode Clinicians’ Skills  MedPage Today Routine AI assistance hits skills of health experts performing colonoscopies  Financial Times As AI spreads through health care, is the technology degrading providers’ skills?  statnews.com Source link

To tip or not to tip: That is David Sedaris’ question To tip or not to tip: That is David Sedaris’ question 02:25 A sizable two-thirds of Americans said they felt expectations for tipping had grown over recent years. Tipping, in their minds, can do or show a few different things, and for many it depends on the situation. Some …

Scientists ‘Hack’ Fruit Fly Romance By Transferring Vomit-Based Courtship Between Species  Study Finds Fruit fly study achieves first transfer of behavior between species through single gene manipulation  Phys.org A single protein makes lovesick flies spill their guts  Science News Source link

Artificial intelligence tools have been shown to help doctors detect pre-cancerous growths in the colon—but don’t even think about taking those tools away once you’ve introduced them. A new study published this week in The Lancet found that doctors who are given AI tools to assist with identifying potential cancer risks in patients get worse at making those same observations …

A study of five common Australian bird species in southeast Queensland has found on average, 4.8 percent of them have sexual organs that don’t align with their chromosomes. The authors don’t know the cause of the deviation from biology textbooks, nor how representative the findings are for avian populations elsewhere, but it does appear to be more common than thought …

The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is experiencing “severe” staff shortages at all its hospitals, with the number of shortages increasing by 50% this fiscal year, according to a new report from the agency’s independent watchdog. The report, released on Tuesday, came a day after the Guardian revealed the department had lost thousands of healthcare professionals deemed “core” to …