Bonkers CDC vaccine meeting ends with vote to keep COVID shot access A push to require prescriptions for every COVID shot failed in a split vote.
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Bonkers CDC vaccine meeting ends with vote to keep COVID shot access
A push to require prescriptions for every COVID shot failed in a split vote.
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After getting Jimmy Kimmel suspended, FCC chair threatens ABC’s The View Brendan Carr threatens to eliminate shows' exemptions from Equal Time Rule.
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After getting Jimmy Kimmel suspended, FCC chair threatens ABC’s The View
Carr: "Turn your license in to the FCC, we'll find something else to do with it."
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Science journalists find ChatGPT is bad at summarizing scientific papers LLM "tended to sacrifice accuracy for simplicity" when writing news briefs.
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Science journalists find ChatGPT is bad at summarizing scientific papers
LLM "tended to sacrifice accuracy for simplicity" when writing news briefs.
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AI medical tools found to downplay symptoms of women, ethnic minorities Bias-reflecting LLMs lead to inferior medical advice for female, Black, and Asian patients.
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AI medical tools found to downplay symptoms of women, ethnic minorities
Bias-reflecting LLMs lead to inferior medical advice for female, Black, and Asian patients.
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Two UK teens charged in connection to Scattered Spider ransomware attacks Ransomware group is one of the world's most prolific.
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Two UK teens charged in connection to Scattered Spider ransomware attacks
Ransomware group is one of the world's most prolific.
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In new level of stupid, RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine advisors axe MMRV recommendation The vote to strip the recommendation came after a day of inept discussion.
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In new level of stupid, RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine advisors axe MMRV recommendation
The vote to strip the recommendation came after a day of inept discussion.
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Meet the 2025 Ig Nobel Prize winners The annual award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and the 24/7 lectures.
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Meet the 2025 Ig Nobel Prize winners
The annual award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and the 24/7 lectures.
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Samsung forces ads onto fridges; is a bad sign for other appliances Samsung's "pilot program" is likely just the beginning.
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Software update shoves ads onto Samsung’s pricey fridges
Samsung's "pilot program" is likely just the beginning.
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Some dogs can classify their toys by function Come for the science. Stay for the adorable pics of happy pupsters with their favorite toys.
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Some dogs can classify their toys by function
Come for the science. Stay for the adorable pics of happy pupsters with their favorite toys.
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Right-wing political violence is more frequent, deadly than left-wing violence Most domestic terrorists in the
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Right-wing political violence is more frequent, deadly than left-wing violence
President Trump's assertions about political violence ignore the facts.
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