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Multiple contributing factors — including OceanGate’s toxic workplace environment and intimidation tactics — led to the entirely “preventable” implosion of a submersible that killed five people off the coast of Newfoundland two years ago, Coast Guard investigators said Tuesday. The findings were made in a 327-page report that outlined a series of critical flaws and recommendations aimed at heading off …

Kirill Stytsenko/Getty Images ZDNET’s key takeaways People are using AI to write sensitive messages to loved ones. Detecting AI-generated text is becoming more difficult as chatbots evolve. Some tech leaders have promoted this use of AI in their marketing strategies. Everyone loves receiving a handwritten letter, but those take time, patience, effort, and sometimes multiple drafts to compose. Most of …

SANTA MARIA, Calif. — A massive wildfire on Monday was threatening hundreds of homes in central California after injuring at least three people as it tore through Los Padres National Forest. The Gifford Fire scorched more than 100 square miles of coastal Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, and was still burning out of control, according to the California …

The Florida Department of Health is warning about the risks of drinking raw, unpasteurized milk after 21 people, including six children under the age of 10, were sickened by E. coli and campylobacter bacteria linked to raw milk from the same farm. Seven people have been hospitalized, and two have developed severe complications. “Sanitation practices in this farm are of …

You know the type. They’re in their 40s but still get carded. Their skin glows like they drink moonlight. And when they say their age, people audibly gasp. While good genes and daily SPF deserve credit, there’s another not-so-secret ingredient that consistently shows up in the lives of the age-defiers: the food on their plate. More specifically, plants. We’re not …

HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) — Two people have died among the nearly 60 people diagnosed with Legionnaires’ Disease in Harlem since last month, according to health officials. The New York City Health Department provided an update Monday on their investigation into a community cluster of Legionnaires’ in Central Harlem, linked to ZIP codes 10027, 10030, 10035, 10037, and 10039, and bordering …

Over one million people have claimed their freebies in support of GOG’s FreedomToBuy.Games initiative. In a limited-time campaign, the company is offering 13 NSFW games for free in protest after digital platforms like Steam and itch.io acknowledged a tightening of the rules around their NSFW content due to pressure from payment processors. On Friday, August 1, GOG issued a statement …

As more people aged 45-49 are getting screened for colon cancer, more early stage diagnoses are being made, according to new research from the American Cancer Society.  The research, published in two studies Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, showed increases in screenings among those younger than 50 is linked to rises in earlier diagnosis. One study showed …

The brilliance of Baldur’s Gate 3 is that it takes a seemingly linear story and makes it damn near infinite. On the surface, it’s a game about a player recruiting friends to try and get a parasite out of their brain. But each and every decision the player makes beyond that sends massive ripples across the game. Every choice branches …

A Turning Point in Colon Cancer: Young People Are Finding It Earlier  The Wall Street Journal As more young people get screened, more colon cancer is being found early. Here’s how to lower your risk  CNN How Your Diet Influences Your Colorectal Cancer Risk  The New York Times More early stage colon cancers found in people aged 45-49 due to more screenings, research …