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The US agency is declining to release troves of pandemic information it has gathered to date, according to the New York Times The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has kept reams of its Covid-19 data under wraps for more than a year, the New York Times reports, holding back figures at least […]
Other experts are skeptical, accusing the OpenAI researcher of “trolling” The co-founder of a San Francisco-based AI research laboratory claimed in a Twitter post this week that “today’s largest neural networks” could already be “slightly conscious.” Ilya Sutskever from OpenAI did not clarify what system or systems he was referring to, or how exactly he […]
UK health officials are investigating cases of the previously dismissed hybrid strain of Delta and Omicron variants, but said they are “not concerned” Health authorities in the UK have officially begun monitoring the so-called ‘Deltacron’ variant of the Covid-19 coronavirus that is thought to be a hybrid of the Omicron and Delta strains. The move […]
Surveillance and testing issues have led to an underestimation of cases in Africa, where only 11% of the population is fully vaccinated Covid-19 infections in Africa could be seven times higher than officially reported, the World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated, while deaths could be two to three times higher than previously believed. Speaking during […]
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says a rebrand could be on the cards after Biden’s failure to pass legislative agenda Asked on Tuesday whether President Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ agenda could be renamed and relaunched, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said “sure.” The cornerstone of Biden’s agenda, a $2 trillion spending bill, failed […]
A modern version of the nuclear ‘dust defense’ could be key to countering the threat, a Raytheon and Lockheed-backed paper says The US could defend itself against enemy hypersonic gliders by dispersing clouds of dust over large areas through which such projectiles are expected to fly, a new white paper has suggested. Traveling through such […]
Researchers in Gabon observed an ape using crushed bugs to treat her son’s injury A team of researchers from Osnabruck University in Germany claim to have observed a behavior in chimpanzees that was previously thought to be specific to humans: giving each other medical assistance. The findings were reported in the journal Current Biology on […]
Researchers say pet waste has a greater environmental impact than air pollution A study has claimed that dog waste being left behind in nature reserves is resulting in overfertilization that is damaging ecosystems by reducing biodiversity and allowing a few plants to eliminate others and the wildlife that relies on their existence. The researchers published […]
UK Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries said Big Tech bosses could ‘absolutely’ be held responsible for failing to remove harmful online content Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other Big Tech executives risk ending up in jail if their social media platforms do not block content deemed harmful under upcoming online safety laws, UK Culture Secretary Nadine […]
Expert cited by British papers clarified that, despite a similar-sounding name, the bug is not related to Covid-19 A mystery illness plaguing dogs across Britain in recent weeks could be caused by Canine Enteric Coronavirus (CEC), a veterinary expert has told The Mirror newspaper. The first cases were reported on the Yorkshire coastline, where dogs […]
A new treatment could potentially put humans “a step ahead” in the race against the pandemic A research team in China has developed a new antibody that they say could neutralize the Omicron strain of Covid, after synthesizing components of two antibodies produced by human immune cells. While independent, these antibodies were ineffective against Omicron […]
A Japan Coast Guard alert indicates the US Navy is to commence the recovery of its lost F-35C The US Navy appears to be launching an operation to recover an F-35C fighter jet which botched a landing on the USS Carl Vinson earlier this month and went overboard into the South China Sea. The effort […]
Some UK officers have likened the move to curb maximum speed as ‘handing keys to the criminals’ British police forces have replaced some BMW vehicles and imposed speed restrictions on others amid safety concerns raised over a “technical” fault that affects certain older engines. The new guidance comes after the death of an officer in […]
Liz Truss claims “security issues” may make the report “problematic to publish” Speaking to Sky News on Wednesday, the Foreign Secretary suggested that Sue Gray’s full report into the Partygate scandal may never be published. Gray’s investigation is expected this week despite the Met Police opening their own probe into a “a number of events” […]
Extremists of all stripes see the power grid as a target for attacks, the US government warns in a new report The US Department of Homeland Security has claimed that American “extremists” have designed concrete plans to attack the nation’s power grid in the hopes of paralyzing the government and stirring unrest. AP obtained a […]