On their mission to seek out new life, scientists have named three new spider species Kirk, Spock and McCoy — after characters from the original “Star Trek” series....
It’s your data. Do you know what Big Tech is doing with it? Our tech columnist found Google, Meta and Microsoft are taking your conversations, photos or documents to teach their their AI....
The Court upheld many restrictions on the White House and Surgeon General’s office’s contacts with tech companies, finding that they ‘coerced’ platforms’ content decisions...
The storm, briefly a Category 5, could affect Bermuda, eastern New England and the Canadian Maritimes in 6 to 10 days, but the track remains uncertain...
…expedition coordinator Candio said, “we still are not able to identify it beyond the fact that it is biological in origin.” He added, “We likely won’t learn more until we are able to get it into a laboratory setting.”...
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She made headlines for her marriage to British film star David Hemmings. Two decades later, she returned to the U.S. to appear in the prime-time soap opera ‘Dallas.’...
‘One of the Most Hated People in the World’: Sam Bankman-Fried’s 250 Pages of Justifications (www.nytimes.com)
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The food industry pays ‘influencer’ dietitians to shape your eating habits (wapo.st)
Registered dietitians are being paid to post videos that promote diet soda, sugar and supplements on Instagram and TikTok...
Libya floods: Why damage to Derna was so catastrophic (www.bbc.co.uk)
Embracing Neurodiversity: Have We Been Inclusive Enough? (jewishdisabilityinclusionnews.substack.com)
Acceptance is on the horizon for Iceland’s drag performers (wapo.st)
Inside “Apocalypstick,” the drag cabaret at the heart of Reykjavik’s vibrant LGBTQ+ drag scene...
‘Tron’ fan finds rare ‘holy grail’ arcade game abandoned on sidewalk (wapo.st)
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It’s a Spider, Not a Doctor, Captain or Vulcan (www.nytimes.com)
On their mission to seek out new life, scientists have named three new spider species Kirk, Spock and McCoy — after characters from the original “Star Trek” series....
Philippine court acquits Nobel laureate Maria Ressa of final charges (wapo.st)
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What Ancient Greek Tragedies Can Teach Us About Grief (www.nytimes.com)
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A Decongestant in Cold Medicines Doesn’t Work at All, an F.D.A. Panel Says (www.nytimes.com)
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Musk may have violated FTC privacy order, new court filing shows (wapo.st)
The Justice Department makes the accusation in its response to motion from X asking that the consent decree be dismissed...
Some say the sky lit up before Morocco’s earthquake. It’s a real phenomenon. (wapo.st)
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Heat pumps twice as efficient as fossil fuel systems in cold weather, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
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Your Gmail and Instagram are training AI. There’s little you can do about it. (wapo.st)
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Threads blocks searches related to covid and vaccines as cases rise (wapo.st)
Public health experts denounced the platform’s moderation policies, which they say restrict access to critical health information...
Prescriptions for fruits and vegetables can improve the health of people with diabetes and other ailments, new study finds (theconversation.com)
Lee remains major hurricane as risk of impacts in New England grows (wapo.st)
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2,000 people are feared dead in flooding in eastern Libya after weekend storm, prime minister says (apnews.com)
Vatican holds unprecedented beatification of Polish family of 9 killed for hiding Jews (www.nbcnews.com)
We’re here, we’re queer, we’re Yiddish: LGBTQ stories, and silences, in the Forward archives (forward.com)
Ukrainian Accounts of Torture Point to Systematic Russian Policy, Expert Says (www.nytimes.com)
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FEMA and FCC Plan Nationwide Emergency Alert Test for Oct. 4, 2023 (www.fema.gov)
Test Messages Will be Sent to All TVs, Radios and Cell Phones
‘Stop Making Sense’ Is Back, and Talking Heads Have More to Say (www.nytimes.com)
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How to talk to an AI (wapo.st)
An ordinary human’s guide to getting extraordinary results from a chatbot like ChatGPT...
BLASTPASS: NSO Group iPhone Zero-Click, Zero-Day Exploit Captured in the Wild (citizenlab.ca)
We encourage all users to immediately update their devices....
5th Circuit finds Biden White House, CDC violated First Amendment (wapo.st)
The Court upheld many restrictions on the White House and Surgeon General’s office’s contacts with tech companies, finding that they ‘coerced’ platforms’ content decisions...
Powerful Hurricane Lee plows westward with land threats 6 to 10 days away (wapo.st)
The storm, briefly a Category 5, could affect Bermuda, eastern New England and the Canadian Maritimes in 6 to 10 days, but the track remains uncertain...
Scientists found a ‘golden egg’ deep in the sea near Alaska. But what is it? (wapo.st)
…expedition coordinator Candio said, “we still are not able to identify it beyond the fact that it is biological in origin.” He added, “We likely won’t learn more until we are able to get it into a laboratory setting.”...
How an Oklahoma pastor helped his church officially support transgender rights (www.oklahoman.com)
Danny Masterson Is Sentenced to 30 Years to Life in Prison for Two Rapes (www.nytimes.com)
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Paqui ‘One Chip Challenge’ Product to Be Pulled From Shelves (www.nytimes.com)
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Bedtime Check-Ins and Verbal Abuse: Women’s Life in Spanish Soccer (www.nytimes.com)
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It feels like we're on the cusp of the first reimagining of CPUs since multicore and a real shot at relegating towers to the extreme high end, but I've not seen any good coverage about it (beehaw.org)
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A Historic First for Mexico as Two Women Vie for the Presidency (www.nytimes.com)
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Tucson's Molly Holzschlag, known as 'the fairy godmother of the web,' dead at 60 (www.tucsonsentinel.com)
Pioneer of online design & accessibility
Where dangerous heat is surging (wapo.st)
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Gayle Hunnicutt, Texan actress who thrived in Britain, dies at 80 (wapo.st)
She made headlines for her marriage to British film star David Hemmings. Two decades later, she returned to the U.S. to appear in the prime-time soap opera ‘Dallas.’...
Douglas Lenat, Who Tried to Make A.I. More Human, Dies at 72 (www.nytimes.com)
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For John Green, the Battle Over Access to Books Has Gotten Personal (www.nytimes.com)
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'These are my people': Seven years after fleeing war, refugee family reflects on life in Nova Scotia (www.cbc.ca)
The Hassan Haggar family moved to a small N.S. town in 2016
When Your ‘Doppelganger’ Becomes a Conspiracy Theorist (www.nytimes.com)
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Scientists warn invasive pests are taking a staggering toll on society (wapo.st)
The authors of a major new U.N.-backed report say invasive species are costing the world more than $423 billion a year...
How to Live a Happy Life, From a Leading Atheist (www.nytimes.com)
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Anderson Cooper Is Still Learning to Live With Loss (www.nytimes.com)
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General Megathread for Elon Musk Nonsense and Twitter News
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