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• Twitch temporarily bans 'Seinfeld' parody AI after transphobic remarks

  06-02-2023 23:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  A viral Twitch stream that produced an endless AI-generated "Seinfeld" parody show has been banned from the platform for violating community guidelines.
  
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• Study Provides Darkest-Ever View of Primordial Interstellar Ices

  06-02-2023 23:09 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to examine primordial interstellar ices. An international team consisting of Southwest Research Institute, Leiden University, and NASA utilized...
  
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• Amid Criticism, Elite Crime Teams Dwindled. Then Cities Brought Them Back. - The New York Times

  06-02-2023 22:45
  Amid Criticism, Elite Crime Teams Dwindled. Then Cities Brought Them Back.  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Taking vitamin D supplements could drag 17million Americans and Brits back from brink of diabetes - Daily Mail

  06-02-2023 21:56
  Taking vitamin D supplements could drag 17million Americans and Brits back from brink of diabetes  Daily MailCan High-Dose Vitamin D Prevent Diabetes?  Medpage TodayType 2 Diabetes: Vitamin D May Slightly Lower Risk from Prediabetes  HealthlineVitamin D May Lower Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes  Newsmax'Cheap' readily available supplement could reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes - study  Express
  
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• Outstanding Results: New Method Allows Struggling Children To Crack the Reading Code

  06-02-2023 21:38 via scitechdaily.com
  Children learn to read faster when they are given appropriate challenges. Reading is the foundation for many subjects, yet a significant number of children face...
  
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• 18-year-old wins $48 million with her very first lottery ticket - FOX 2 Detroit

  06-02-2023 21:18
  18-year-old wins $48 million with her very first lottery ticket  FOX 2 Detroit18-year-old wins $48 million her first time playing the lottery  CBS News18-year-old wins $48 million on first-ever lottery ticket purchase  WGN TV ChicagoCanadian Woman Wins Rs 2.9 Billion In Lottery; Buys 5 Mercedes And A Plane  News18Beginner’s luck: 18-year-old wins $48M jackpot on first lottery purchase  KMOV4
  
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• Google unveils its ChatGPT rival

  06-02-2023 20:57 via cnn.com
  
  Google-parent Alphabet on Monday unveiled a new chatbot tool dubbed "Bard" in an apparent bid to compete with the viral success of ChatGPT.
  
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• Google announces Bard AI in response to ChatGPT

  06-02-2023 20:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  Google on Monday announced an artificial intelligence chatbot technology called “Bard” that the company will begin rolling out in the coming weeks.
  
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• “A Missing Piece of the Puzzle” – Researchers Investigate New Cause of Severe Obesity

  06-02-2023 20:15 via scitechdaily.com
  Leipzig researchers examine a new cause of severe obesity. Obesity and obesity-related illnesses are major contributors to global mortality, but the root causes are still...
  
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• The Best Times of the Day to Eat, According to Science

  06-02-2023 20:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  You’ve long heard that eating your biggest meal in the morning and your smallest meal at night is the best way to stay slim and trim. But what’s the truth? What does science say about optimal eating times for keeping the weight off and staving off cardiovascular disease, diabetes and a host of other chronic illnesses? Experts contend that while the quality of the food you eat is most important, the timing is a close second. Research shows that when people ate the same amount of calor
  
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• Hispanic dialysis patients face 40% higher risk of staph infection than whites, CDC says - CNBC

  06-02-2023 19:00
  Hispanic dialysis patients face 40% higher risk of staph infection than whites, CDC says  CNBCBlack, Hispanic dialysis patients are at greater risk of dangerous bloodstream infections  CNNBoston doctor explains how patients on dialysis can lower risk of deadly blood infection  WCVB Channel 5 BostonKidney dialysis-related infection rates higher in U.S. minorities -report  Reuters
  
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• Not Just a Figure of Speech: New Fluorescent Dye Can Light Up the Brain

  06-02-2023 18:38 via scitechdaily.com
  Rice University’s laboratory creates a new imaging tool with the potential for cancer treatment. Talk about a bright idea: Lighting up the brain is no...
  
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• Transhumanism, Eugenics And Faking The Singularity

  06-02-2023 18:15 via technocracy.news
  
  In the Transhumanist mind, the only way for Transhumanism to succeed is to take over the entire health care delivery system in order to practice their twisted practice of modern eugenics. For anyone who thought that Nazi Germany was an isolated and localized incidence of eugenics, it is now global, pervasive and insidious. America and the world must forcefully reject this entire ideology and its practitioners.
  This writer firmly believes that the Transhuman goal of immortality will never be achi
  
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• Dell to lay off more than 6,500 employees

  06-02-2023 17:56 via cnn.com
  
  Dell plans to lay off roughly 5% of its workforce, the company said in a regulatory filing Monday, in the latest example of tech companies cutting costs in an uncertain economic climate.
  
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• UK’s ‘Nudge Unit’ Manipulates People Toward ‘Net Zero Society’

  06-02-2023 17:34 via technocracy.news
  In an earlier report, the “nudge unit” recommended that banks track carbon footprint of financial transactions and social interactions to reward “sustainable behaviors”. The nudge theory was created by Technocrat economists Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein in their book, 2008 as a new tool of social engineering.  The theory has been applied to COVID-19, medical care, climate change, etc. ⁃ TN Editor
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• US Venture Capital Seeds Chinese Artificial Intelligence Development

  06-02-2023 17:01 via technocracy.news
  Just like days gone by, Western capital is seen funding our enemies. (See Wall Street and the Bolshevik Revolution and Wall Street and the Rise of Hitler by Antony C. Sutton) In the AI world, Technocrat “birds of a feather flock together.” AI offers the greatest tool of social control that the world has ever seen, and it is an absolute necessity for Technocracy to succeed. ⁃ TN EditorU.S. companies were involved in at least 37 percent of the total investment transactions in&nbs
  
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• “Make or Break Moment” – Strong Policies and China Hold Key to Achieving Coal Exit

  06-02-2023 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  “It’s really a make-or-break moment,” says Stephen Bi from the Potsdam-Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and Potsdam University, lead author of the study to...
  
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• Innovative Disease Control: Synthetic Compartments Stop Pathogens From Sharing Antibiotic Resistance Genes

  06-02-2023 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Emerging field of synthetic condensates isolates or traps together biomolecules to control cellular processes. Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a new synthetic approach...
  
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• “Ghostly” Neutrinos Provide Groundbreaking New Way To Investigate the Structure of Protons

  06-02-2023 15:55 via scitechdaily.com
  Scientists have discovered a new way to investigate the structure of protons using neutrinos, known as ‘ghost particles.’ Neutrinos are one of the most abundant...
  
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• Astronomers discover 12 new moons around Jupiter, putting count at record-breaking 92 - CBS News

  06-02-2023 15:44
  
  Astronomers discover 12 new moons around Jupiter, putting count at record-breaking 92  CBS NewsJupiter now has 92 moons after new discovery  CNNJupiter breaks solar system record with discovery of 12 new moons | USA TODAY  USA TODAYAstronomers find 12 more moons orbiting Jupiter  Popular ScienceJupiter overtakes Saturn to have most moons in the solar system  Yahoo News UK
  
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• Pakistan blocks Wikipedia, says it hurt Muslim sentiments

  06-02-2023 15:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s media regulator said Monday it blocked Wikipedia services in the country for hurting Muslim sentiment by not removing purportedly blasphemous content from the site.
  
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• Dell to lay off 5% of its workforce

  06-02-2023 15:04 via cnn.com
  
  Dell plans to lay off roughly 5% of its workforce, the company said in a regulatory filing Monday, in the latest example of tech companies cutting costs in an uncertain economic climate.
  
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• Revolutionizing Disaster Prevention: New Earthquake Prediction Model Unveiled by Scientists

  06-02-2023 14:45 via scitechdaily.com
  A new earthquake model has been developed by Northwestern University that considers the full history of a fault’s earthquakes to better forecast the next one....
  
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• National Enquirer sold to group that includes indicted ex-MoviePass chairman

  06-02-2023 13:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  The National Enquirer, the tabloid at the center of many controversies involving former President Donald Trump, will be sold to a joint venture involving Theodore Farnsworth, the former MoviePass chairman who has been criminally charged with securities fraud.
  
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• Grammy Nominees Are a Brainy Bunch: Music Directly Benefits Brain Health

  06-02-2023 12:47 via scitechdaily.com
  Practicing — or even listening to — music directly benefits brain health and function. The Grammy Awards on Sunday celebrated some of the most accomplished...
  
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• Cryogenic Electron Microscopy Reveals New Insights Into Centromere Structure

  06-02-2023 12:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers led by Osaka University have used cryogenic electron microscopy analysis to reveal the structural change of the centromere at an atomic level during cell...
  
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• Scammers target hopeful applicants to Biden's humanitarian parole program

  06-02-2023 11:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Biden's humanitarian parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans is a target for scams preying on hopeful applicants wanting to come to the U.S.
  
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• The Wilderness Is Calling – Will Your Dog Answer? Extraordinary Research on Dogs’ Reactions to Wolf Howls

  06-02-2023 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers of the Department of Ethology, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) have been investigating dogs’ reactions to wolf howls. Are there dogs that are more prone...
  
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• Uncovering the Link Between Immune Cells and Cognitive Decline: Study Offers a New Way to Tackle Alzheimer’s Disease

  06-02-2023 10:24 via scitechdaily.com
  Could the underproduction of poorly understood immune cells contribute to Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of cognitive decline? A recent study published in the journal...
  
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• New CAR T-Cell Immunotherapy Holds Promise for Ovarian Cancer Patients

  06-02-2023 10:00 via scitechdaily.com
  CAR T-cell therapy, a certain kind of cancer treatment in which the immune system’s T cells are programmed to attack tumor cells, is effective in...
  
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• Europe Lacks Groundwater: Satellite Data Shows Sustained Severe Drought Across the Continent

  06-02-2023 09:03 via scitechdaily.com
  Europe lacks groundwater – a lot of groundwater. The continent has already been suffering from a severe drought since 2018. This is confirmed by satellite...
  
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• At This School, Computer Science Class Now Includes Critiquing Chatbots

  06-02-2023 09:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Move over, coding. Some schools are asking student programmers to think critically about rapid advances in artificial intelligence.
  
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• Can You Spot It? Hubble Captures Donatiello II

  06-02-2023 07:33 via scitechdaily.com
  Right in the middle of this image, nestled amongst a smattering of distant stars and even more distant galaxies, lies the newly discovered dwarf galaxy known as Donatiello II. If...
  
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• Foxconn January sales hit record high after production restored at world's biggest iPhone factory

  06-02-2023 06:50 via cnn.com
  
  Apple supplier Foxconn says its January monthly sales hit a record high as it bounced back from Covid-19 disruptions in China.
  
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• Paving the Way for New PTSD Treatments – Scientists Reveal How the Brain Stores Remote Fear Memories

  06-02-2023 06:50 via scitechdaily.com
  A study conducted by UC Riverside researchers on mice may pave the way for new innovative treatments for individuals with PTSD. A mouse study from...
  
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• Beyond the Mythical “Average” Cell – A New Framework for Understanding Bacteria

  06-02-2023 05:28 via scitechdaily.com
  Molecular biologists aim to understand the actual events within individual living cells, not just the behavior of the mythical “average” cell. No one aspires to...
  
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• Choline: An Essential Brain-Boosting Nutrient That Most Americans Are Lacking

  06-02-2023 04:15 via scitechdaily.com
  Choline, a crucial nutrient produced in the liver and present in foods such as eggs, broccoli, beans, meat, and poultry, is vital to human health....
  
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• Astronomers Discover New Clues Regarding Stellar ‘Glitching’

  06-02-2023 01:35 via scitechdaily.com
  Recent findings indicate that a significant number of stars exhibit irregularities in their cores. Scientists have discovered a method to examine the internal workings of...
  
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• Magical Marvel: Tiny Fairy-Like Robot Flies by the Power of Wind and Light

  06-02-2023 00:45 via scitechdaily.com
  The loss of pollinators, such as bees, is a huge challenge for global biodiversity and affects humanity by causing problems in food production. At Tampere...
  
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