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Alcohol-Related Cancer Deaths in the US Have Doubled Since 1990, and Not Just Among Those With Liver Cancer
Matthew Phelan
A haunting mystery about the rise in colon cancer cases among young people has been lingering around our news feeds for at least six years now. Medical researchers have struggled to nail down a whats ...[Continue Reading]
Gizmodo.com
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Autonomous drones and AI called out by UN human rights chief
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has warned artificial intelligence could pose a threat to humanity, and pledged to press AI firms to reduce risks that his office said included disru ...[Continue Reading]
ABC News (AU)
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Solaris in Xenogears Is A Disturbing But Fascinating Journey Into Human Nature
Peter Tieryas
Xenogears might not be the best JRPG on the PS1 due to its format shift in the second half, but it has one of the most thought-provoking stories on the system. The first half still remains one of the ...[Continue Reading]
Kotaku
1 day ago
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Berlin fears Frances Palantir rival is a new dependency, Politico reports
Ana-Maria Stanciuc
France and Germany spent the summer agreeing that Europe needs its own battlefield AI. They have not agreed on whose it should be. Internal German government notes seen by Politico Europe show Berli ...[Continue Reading]
The Next Web
1 day ago
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Jensen Huang once again declares that AGI has arrived but his GPT-6 celebration feels like hes just trying to sell next-gen Nvidia GPUs
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<ul><li>GPT-6 Astra has arrived, and it's being called AGI</li><li>This includes by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang</li><li>Huang's celebratory X post also promotes Nvidia's GPUs, saying we need to get 400K ...[Continue Reading]
TechRadar
1 day ago
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Moscow orders German consulate to shut in tit-for-tat move
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Russia has ordered the German consulate in St. Petersburg to close in a widening diplomatic dispute with Berlin. The mission must cease operations by September 18, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said ...[Continue Reading]
RT
1 day ago