H5N1 testing in cow veterinarians suggests bird flu is spreading silently The findings suggest transmission and cases are going undetected.

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H5N1 testing in cow veterinarians suggests bird flu is spreading silently

The findings suggest transmission and cases are going undetected.

Streaming used to make stuff networks wouldn’t. Now it’s seeking safer bets. Opinion: Streaming gets more cable-like with new focus on live events, mainstream content.

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Streaming used to make stuff networks wouldn’t. Now it wants safer bets.

Opinion: Streaming gets more cable-like with new focus on live events, mainstream content.

Burning in woman’s legs turned out to be slug parasites digging in her brain After three trips to the ER, woman gets diagnosis of dreaded rat lungworm.

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Burning in woman’s legs turned out to be slug parasites migrating to her brain

After three trips to the ER, woman gets diagnosis of dreaded rat lungworm.

Condé Nast, other news orgs say AI firm stole articles, spit out “hallucinations” Publishers sue Cohere, say AI firm is "stealing our works."

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Condé Nast, other news orgs say AI firm stole articles, spit out “hallucinations”

Publishers sue Cohere, say AI firm is "stealing our works."

Wheel of Time S3 trailer tees us up for Last Battle “There’s not enough ale in the world to deal with this.”

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Wheel of Time S3 trailer tees us up for Last Battle

“There’s not enough ale in the world to deal with this.”...

Apple teases launch for “the newest member of the family” on February 19 Most likely to be a new entry-level iPhone, but there are a few possibilities.

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Apple teases launch for “the newest member of the family” on February 19

Most likely to be a new entry-level iPhone, but there are a few possibilities.

Sam Altman lays out roadmap for OpenAI’s long-awaited GPT-5 model GPT-4.5 will arrive in "weeks," then GPT-5 will meld conventional LLMs and reasoning models.

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Sam Altman lays out roadmap for OpenAI’s long-awaited GPT-5 model

GPT-4.5 will arrive in "weeks," then GPT-5 will meld conventional LLMs and reasoning models.

“A sicker America”: Senate confirms Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary In Senate hearings, Kennedy continued to express anti-vaccine views.

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“A sicker America”: Senate confirms Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary

In Senate hearings, Kennedy continued to express anti-vaccine views.

Over half of LLM-written news summaries have “significant issues”—BBC analysis Frequent problems include mangled quotes, editorializing, and outdated info.

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Over half of LLM-written news summaries have “significant issues”—BBC analysis

Frequent problems include mangled quotes, editorializing, and outdated info.

Citing too much “bureaucracy,” Blue Origin to cut 10 percent of its workforce "We grew and hired incredibly fast in the last few years."

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Citing too much “bureaucracy,” Blue Origin to cut 10 percent of its workforce

We grew and hired incredibly fast in the last few years."