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• Los Angeles Times editorials editor resigns after owner blocks presidential endorsement - Columbia Journalism Review

  23-10-2024 23:56 via news.google.com
  Los Angeles Times editorials editor resigns after owner blocks presidential endorsement  Columbia Journalism ReviewL.A. Times Editorial Chief Quits After Owner Blocks Harris Endorsement  The New York TimesLos Angeles Times won’t endorse for president  SemaforLos Angeles Times editor resigns after newspaper owner blocked plans to endorse Harris  CNN
  
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• Five Asteroids Will Zoom Past Earth on Thursday, But Don't Panic—They're Just Passing Through - Gizmodo

  23-10-2024 23:35 via news.google.com
  Five Asteroids Will Zoom Past Earth on Thursday, But Don't Panic—They're Just Passing Through  Gizmodo4 large asteroids, including a skyscraper-size 'city killer,' will zoom past Earth in a 12-hour span tomorrow (Oct. 24)  Livescience.comA giant 500-foot, building-sized asteroid is approaching Earth at a frightening speed  MoneycontrolNASA sounds alert: Stadium-sized asteroid heading straight towards Earth at 16km per second  Business TodayAsteroid A
  
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• Climate Game-Changer: Fossil Fuels Aren’t Behind Surging Methane Emissions

  23-10-2024 23:23 via scitechdaily.com
  Microbes are now the primary driver of methane emissions, according to CU Boulder researchers. Mitigating fossil fuel use and other human-related activities is still key to tackling climate change. According to a new detailed analysis recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by researchers from CU Boulder and their collaborators, the [...]
  
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• Google open-sourced its watermarking tool for AI-generated text - The Verge

  23-10-2024 23:18 via news.google.com
  Google open-sourced its watermarking tool for AI-generated text  The VergeGoogle Is Now Watermarking Its AI-Generated Text  IEEE SpectrumGoogle DeepMind is making its AI text watermark open source  MIT Technology ReviewGoogle SynthID Adding Invisible Watermarks to AI-Generated Content  SecurityWeekGoogle tool makes AI-generated writing easily detectable  New Scientist
  
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• Andy Dalton injured in car accident: Bryce Young to start for Panthers in Week 8 - USA TODAY

  23-10-2024 23:02 via news.google.com
  Andy Dalton injured in car accident: Bryce Young to start for Panthers in Week 8  USA TODAYPanthers' Young to start after Dalton hurt in crash  ESPNPanthers' Bryce Young to start on Sunday vs. Broncos after Andy Dalton sprains thumb in car crash  NFL.comPanthers’ Andy Dalton, family involved in car crash. QB being evaluated by team doctors  The Associated PressQuarterback Bryce Young returns to Carolina Panthers’ starting lineup  AL.c
  
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• Robots That Mimic Ancient Creatures Could Recreate Key Moments in Evolution

  23-10-2024 23:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Combining paleontology, biology, and robotics can help scientists model animals from the past, present, and feature.
  
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• Chiefs finalizing trade to get DeAndre Hopkins from Titans - The Washington Post

  23-10-2024 23:00 via news.google.com
  Chiefs finalizing trade to get DeAndre Hopkins from Titans  The Washington PostChiefs complete trade for Titans receiver DeAndre Hopkins  Yahoo SportsTyreek Hill Seemingly Not Happy About Chiefs Trading for Star WR  KC KingdomHow DeAndre Hopkins Landed in Kansas City  Sports IllustratedAndy Reid, Patrick Mahomes address media following DeAndre Hopkins trade  Arrowhead Pride
  
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• Injury Report, Week 8 vs. Vikings: Cooper Kupp good to go; Puka Nacua, Neville Gallimore and Braden Fiske questionable; Troy Reeder, Jordan Whittington and Joe Noteboom ruled out - therams.com

  23-10-2024 22:58 via news.google.com
  Injury Report, Week 8 vs. Vikings: Cooper Kupp good to go; Puka Nacua, Neville Gallimore and Braden Fiske questionable; Troy Reeder, Jordan Whittington and Joe Noteboom ruled out  therams.comNFL Week 8 injury report: Rams' Cooper Kupp's status revealed, Vikings' T.J. Hockenson listed as questionable  CBS SportsWhen will Puka Nacua return? Latest injury updates on Rams WR  USA TODAYTop Rams News: Previews and Predictions for Rams vs. Vikings in Week 8  ther
  
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• Gisele Pelicot tells mass rape trial ‘it’s not us who should feel shame’ - Al Jazeera English

  23-10-2024 22:48 via news.google.com
  Gisele Pelicot tells mass rape trial ‘it’s not us who should feel shame’  Al Jazeera EnglishHusband Slipped Drugs into Wife's Ice Cream Before Inviting Men to Rape Her, Says She's 'Totally Destroyed'  PEOPLEGisele Pelicot Testifies in French Rape Case: ‘How Could You Betray Me Like This?’  The New York TimesA soldier, a nurse, a lorry driver and dozens more: who are the men accused over rape and assault of Gisèle Pelicot? &n
  
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• What Biden and Trump’s Nominees for Federal Judges Could Tell Us About the Election - The New York Times

  23-10-2024 22:39 via news.google.com
  What Biden and Trump’s Nominees for Federal Judges Could Tell Us About the Election  The New York TimesReforms at the U.S. Supreme Court: Where do Harris and Trump stand?  Oklahoma VoiceI Don’t Trust the Supreme Court With the 2024 Election  The New RepublicA Supreme Court reshaped by Trump has a low profile in this presidential campaign  The Associated Press
  
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• Justice Department warns Musk's America PAC that $1M voter giveaways could be illegal

  23-10-2024 22:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  Elon Musk's America PAC has been giving away $1 million daily, an effort it debuted in conjunction with Musk's push to register swing-state voters.
  
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• See all of Harris' and Trump's public campaign stops in 7 key swing states

  23-10-2024 22:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  Seven states are set to decide the next president, a dynamic that's illustrated by the candidates' travel schedules in the final months of the race.
  
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• Will you have a stroke? These 17 factors—10 just for women—can be predictors, say new prevention guidelines - Fortune

  23-10-2024 22:31 via news.google.com
  Will you have a stroke? These 17 factors—10 just for women—can be predictors, say new prevention guidelines  FortuneNew Stroke Recommendations Call Out Risks Unique to Women  The New York TimesNew stroke prevention guidelines released by American Stroke Association  Fox NewsStrokes are common — here’s how to prevent most of them  New York Post New guidance for stroke prevention includes Ozempic, other weight loss drugs  US
  
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• CDC panel lowers age for key vaccine. What older adults should know. - USA TODAY

  23-10-2024 22:31 via news.google.com
  CDC panel lowers age for key vaccine. What older adults should know.  USA TODAYPeople 50 and older should get pneumococcal vaccine, U.S. health officials recommend  The Associated PressCDC vaccine advisers recommend second COVID vaccine dose for seniors, immune-compromised  cidrap.umn.eduACIP Backs Extra COVID Vax Dose for Seniors, Pneumococcal Vax for Adults 50 and Up  Medpage TodayIn boon for Pfizer and Merck, CDC panel backs expanded use of pneumococcal
  
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• Sleep Quality Tied to Accelerated Brain Aging in New Study

  23-10-2024 22:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Poor sleep quality in early middle age is associated with increased signs of brain aging in late middle age, showing an almost three-year advancement in brain aging among those with significant sleep problems. This correlation, as identified through brain scans in a study of 589 people, underlines the potential cognitive risks associated with disrupted sleep [...]
  
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• Bad sleep in your 40s can affect your brain later in life — here’s how - New York Post

  23-10-2024 22:00 via news.google.com
  Bad sleep in your 40s can affect your brain later in life — here’s how  New York Post Sleep Quality Tied to Accelerated Brain Aging in New Study  SciTechDailyPoor Sleep May Add Three Extra Years to Your Brain's Age  NewsweekMRI indicates that poor sleep translates to poor brain health  AuntMinnie
  
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• Headless 'Halloween comet' could already be doomed - Space.com

  23-10-2024 21:59 via news.google.com
  Headless 'Halloween comet' could already be doomed  Space.comSee the 'comet of the century' light up the night sky in breathtaking photos  Space.comGrab Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS by the Tail  Sky & TelescopeHeadless Halloween comet might be a sight to see next week while trick-or-treating  CBS BostonFinal chance to see rare comet around Portland  KOIN.com
  
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• Angela Rayner defends Labour after Trump campaign complaint - BBC.com

  23-10-2024 21:58 via news.google.com
  Angela Rayner defends Labour after Trump campaign complaint  BBC.comTrump ignites spat with US ally, accusing UK’s governing party of election interference  CNNUK Prime Minister Responds After Trump Campaign Accuses His Labour Party Of Election Interference  ForbesWhy Donald Trump went to war with UK’s Keir Starmer — over a LinkedIn post  POLITICO EuropeStarmer’s top aides dragged into diplomatic row with Trump  The Telegr
  
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• U.K.’s Labour denies Trump campaign’s election interference claim - The Washington Post

  23-10-2024 21:54 via news.google.com
  U.K.’s Labour denies Trump campaign’s election interference claim  The Washington PostTrump ignites spat with US ally, accusing UK’s governing party of election interference  CNNUK Prime Minister Responds After Trump Campaign Accuses His Labour Party Of Election Interference  ForbesWhy Donald Trump went to war with UK’s Keir Starmer — over a LinkedIn post  POLITICO EuropeStarmer’s top aides dragged into diplomatic row wi
  
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• Apple releases new preview of its AI, including ChatGPT integration

  23-10-2024 21:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  Apple on Wednesday released a beta version of a slew of Apple Intelligence features, including its long-awaited ChatGPT integration.
  
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• Radio station replaces journalists with AI 'presenters'

  23-10-2024 21:35
  
  A Polish radio station has stirred up controversy after dismissing its journalists and relaunching this week with AI-generated “presenters.”
  
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• Scientists Unveil Key to Efficient Greenhouse Gas Conversion

  23-10-2024 21:04 via scitechdaily.com
  Research paves the way for new advancements in clean energy production. Amid the ongoing energy transition and the battle against climate change, a study from the Department of Energy at Politecnico di Milano introduces innovative methods for utilizing greenhouse gases. Featured prominently on the cover of the renowned scientific journal Angewandte Chemie, the research provides [...]
  
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• Trump is the only GOP candidate some young voters have ever known. It's shaped their worldview.

  23-10-2024 20:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  Young voters born in the mid-to-late '90s have faced three election cycles where the stakes seem massive, the candidates don’t feel fresh and Trump has been a constant on the ballot, they said.
  
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• Box Office Preview: ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ Eyes $65M Domestic Launch - Hollywood Reporter

  23-10-2024 20:17 via news.google.com
  Box Office Preview: ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ Eyes $65M Domestic Launch  Hollywood ReporterVenom: The Last Dance First Reviews: Silly, Surprisingly Emotional, and Strictly for Fans  Rotten TomatoesVenom: The Last Dance Review: Two Left Feet  IGN‘Venom: The Last Dance’ Waltzes In With Strong China Start; Global Debut Now Heading to $165M – International Box Office  Deadline
  
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• Robots Bring Ancient Fish to Life, Revealing Their First Steps on Land

  23-10-2024 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers are developing robots inspired by ancient fish to study the water-to-land transition, approximately 390 million years ago. By replicating the anatomy and movements of extinct species, they hope to overcome the limitations of fossil evidence and test theories on early vertebrate locomotion. This approach aims to provide new insights into the evolution of walking. [...]
  
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• Paleontologists discover Colorado 'swamp dweller' mammal that lived alongside dinosaurs - Phys.org

  23-10-2024 20:00 via news.google.com
  Paleontologists discover Colorado 'swamp dweller' mammal that lived alongside dinosaurs  Phys.orgPaleontologists unearth 70-million-year-old ‘swamp dweller’ fossil in Colorado  FOX 31 DenverSwamp-Dwelling Creature From Age of Dinosaurs Discovered in Colorado  NewsweekNew Fossil Mammal Was A “Giant” of the Cretaceous  Utah State ParksLocal museum volunteer's efforts contribute to fossil mammal discovery  Grand Junction Dail
  
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• Bingeing Halloween Candy Can Overload Gut Microbiome

  23-10-2024 20:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  It’s probably best to enjoy your Halloween spoils in moderation.
  
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• ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ Waltzes In With Strong China Start; Global Debut Now Heading to $165M – International Box Office - Deadline

  23-10-2024 19:39 via news.google.com
  ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ Waltzes In With Strong China Start; Global Debut Now Heading to $165M – International Box Office  DeadlineVenom: The Last Dance First Reviews: Silly, Surprisingly Emotional, and Strictly for Fans  Rotten TomatoesVenom: The Last Dance Review: Two Left Feet  IGN‘Venom: The Last Dance’ Gives Tom Hardy One Final Alien Superhero Bromance  Rolling StoneReview: ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ Is Bad on Pur
  
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• Orbital Electronics: See How a Simple Twist Is Rewiring the Future of Technology

  23-10-2024 19:16 via scitechdaily.com
  New research has identified orbital angular momentum monopoles in chiral materials, offering a leap forward in developing energy-efficient electronic devices. This could lead to significant advances in orbitronics, a new kind of electronics based on electron orbits rather than spins. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, along with international collaborators, have observed [...]
  
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• Apple releases second wave of Intelligence features via new developer betas - Six Colors

  23-10-2024 19:11 via news.google.com
  Apple releases second wave of Intelligence features via new developer betas  Six ColorsiOS 18.1 iPhone Update: Release Date Confirmed, iOS 18.2 Beta Live  ForbesApple releases new preview of its AI, including ChatGPT integration  CNBCApple brings ChatGPT to Apple Intelligence, debuts Visual Intelligence in latest developer beta  Yahoo FinanceYou Can Download iOS 18.2 Developer Beta, Featuring ChatGPT, Visual Intelligence and GenMoji  CNET
  
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• Google pushing for 7 years of updates on more Android phones, starting with Snapdragon 8 Elite - 9to5Google

  23-10-2024 18:25 via news.google.com
  Google pushing for 7 years of updates on more Android phones, starting with Snapdragon 8 Elite  9to5GoogleAsus ROG Phone 9 Revealed with Snapdragon 8 Elite Chip, Arrives Nov. 19  CNETSamsung Will Ditch Exynos 2500 And Dimensity 9400 Chips In Favor Of Snapdragon 8 Elite Chips For All Galaxy S25 Models  WccftechQualcomm's new chipset that will power flagship Android phones makes the iPhone seem outdated  ZDNetQualcomm CEO Says Everyone Will Have AI Smartphon
  
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• What Is Technocracy? A Scientific Dictatorship Nightmare!

  23-10-2024 18:16 via technocracy.news
  
  “If technocracy wins this battle and they implement it on a global basis, it will again take hundreds of years before the concept of freedom and liberty will resurface again. It will take a very long time; it won’t just come snapping back, it will not be a fade. Once they get control over the economic mechanism, they will virtually have control over life itself. They will make people of the world dance like puppets on a string.” ⁃ Patrick Wood, TN Editor.This is a ve
  
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• NASA’s DAVINCI: A High-Tech Mission To Unveil Venus’ Lost Continents

  23-10-2024 18:07 via scitechdaily.com
  NASA’s DAVINCI mission, set for the early 2030s, aims to explore Venus’s Alpha Regio, a potentially ancient continent shrouded by thick clouds. By employing modern data analysis techniques to scrutinize old data from the Magellan spacecraft and previous missions, the team seeks to capture the first images of this terrain and improve our understanding of [...]
  
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• One of Alaska's Most Famous Volcanoes May Be Waking Up

  23-10-2024 18:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  It has been over 32 years since Mt. Spurr last erupted, but the Alaskan volcano near Anchorage is showing signs of reawakening.
  
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• No Man's Sky's 'The Cursed' Update Adds A Spooky Space Adventure In Time For Halloween - Nintendo Life

  23-10-2024 17:56 via news.google.com
  No Man's Sky's 'The Cursed' Update Adds A Spooky Space Adventure In Time For Halloween  Nintendo LifeNo Man's Sky: The Cursed Adds the Game’s First Flying Saucer, ‘A Gorgeous Giger-Esque Coil of Tubes, Pipeworks and Engines’  IGNNo Man’s Sky’s Halloween expedition, The Cursed, is out today  PlayStationNo Man’s Sky just got a creepy Lovecraftian update in time for Halloween  EngadgetFor Halloween, No Man's Sky is going fu
  
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• AI on the trading floor: Morgan Stanley expands chatbot tools to Wall Street division

  23-10-2024 17:44 via nbcnews.com
  
  Morgan Stanley is expanding the use of OpenAI-powered, generative artificial intelligence tools to its vaunted investment banking and trading division, CNBC has learned.
  
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• Large Meteor Impacts Can Cause Extinction, But Also May Be Beneficial For Life

  23-10-2024 17:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Along with bringing resources to a planet, meteors could also help shape environments to be more habitable.
  
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• Giant meteorite that hit Earth 3 billion years ago may have helped life thrive: Study - USA TODAY

  23-10-2024 16:54 via news.google.com
  Giant meteorite that hit Earth 3 billion years ago may have helped life thrive: Study  USA TODAYWhat happened when giant S2 meteor hit Earth 3 billion years ago?  Harvard GazetteMeteorite 200 times larger than one that killed dinosaurs reset early life  Chemistry WorldMeteorite that hit Earth 3 billion years ago dwarfed rock that caused dinosaur extinction: study  CBC.ca
  
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• No Man's Sky: The Cursed Adds the Game’s First Flying Saucer, ‘A Gorgeous Giger-Esque Coil of Tubes, Pipeworks and Engines’ - IGN

  23-10-2024 15:02 via news.google.com
  No Man's Sky: The Cursed Adds the Game’s First Flying Saucer, ‘A Gorgeous Giger-Esque Coil of Tubes, Pipeworks and Engines’  IGNNo Man’s Sky’s Halloween expedition, The Cursed, is out today  PlayStationNo Man’s Sky just got a creepy Lovecraftian update in time for Halloween  EngadgetFor Halloween, No Man's Sky is going full-blown cosmic horror for a fortnight  PC GamerGet cursed in the latest No Man’s Sky event&nbs
  
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• Our Environment and the Climate Can Change the Way We Speak

  23-10-2024 15:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Linguists explore how climate may shape language, revealing links between weather conditions and vocal sounds.
  
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• WNBA Finals Game 5 draws highest viewership in 25 years

  23-10-2024 14:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  The fifth game of this year’s WNBA Finals between the Minnesota Lynx and the New York Liberty was the most-viewed WNBA finals game in 25 years across all networks, according to ESPN, citing Nielsen data.
  
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• I've Been Using the iPhone 16 for a Month. Here's What Stands Out - CNET

  23-10-2024 14:00 via news.google.com
  I've Been Using the iPhone 16 for a Month. Here's What Stands Out  CNETiPhone 16 Plus review: Apple’s battery beast  The GuardianApple's Secret Upgrade to the iPhone 16 Pro Yields Incredible Results  FstoppersApple iPhone 16 Pro Max review: super-sized and underbaked  Digital Camera WorldThe best iPhones in 2024: Which iPhone is right for you?  Bundle
  
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• Scientists use AI to help track whale migration

  23-10-2024 03:35 via nbcnews.com
  Scientists in California are using artificial intelligence to help match humpback whale tails that tell them where they have been and how healthy they are. NBC News'  Anne Thompson spoke to one scientist about how the whale tracking has helped preserve the ocean. 
  
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• Russia is behind viral disinformation targeting Walz, intelligence official says

  23-10-2024 02:30
  
  A senior U.S. intelligence official says viral online content spreading baseless attacks on Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz was created by Russia
  
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• FDA approves Pfizer's RSV vaccine for adults at increased risk of the disease - CNBC

  23-10-2024 01:52 via news.google.com
  FDA approves Pfizer's RSV vaccine for adults at increased risk of the disease  CNBCUS FDA approves Pfizer's RSV vaccine for adults at increased risk of the disease  ReutersWith expanded FDA nod for RSV shot Abrysvo, Pfizer gains edge on GSK's Arexvy. But will it amount to much?  FiercePharmaGSK's Arexvy Vaccine Shows Strong Efficacy Against RSV in Older Adults  AJMC.com Managed Markets Network
  
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• Russia and Iran may try to incite postelection violence, intelligence officials warn

  23-10-2024 01:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  Russia and Iran may try to incite violence or disruptive protests in the U.S. after the election, U.S. intelligence officials say.
  
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• ABBA, Radiohead and The Cure musicians sign AI protest letter against 'unlicensed use' of works

  23-10-2024 01:02
  
  Musicians from ABBA, Radiohead and The Cure have joined actors and authors in signing a protest letter against the mining of their artistry to build artificial intelligence tools
  
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• More than 11,000 creatives condemn unauthorized use of content for AI development

  23-10-2024 00:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  At least 11,500 creative professionals — including Oscar-winning actress Julianne Moore, author James Patterson and musician Thom Yorke — have signed an open letter calling for the prohibition of using human art to train artificial intelligence without permission.
  
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• US FDA approves Pfizer's RSV vaccine for adults at increased risk of the disease - Reuters

  23-10-2024 00:01 via news.google.com
  US FDA approves Pfizer's RSV vaccine for adults at increased risk of the disease  ReutersWith expanded FDA nod for RSV shot Abrysvo, Pfizer gains edge on GSK's Arexvy. But will it amount to much?  FiercePharmaGSK's Arexvy Vaccine Shows Strong Efficacy Against RSV in Older Adults  AJMC.com Managed Markets NetworkHealthCentral: Which RSV Vaccine Is Right for You?  Cedars-Sinai
  
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