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The truth behind Trump's dramatic late-night Epstein file reversal: It wasn't a gamble, it was a tactic... and White House insiders say it's Democrats who will pay the price Doctor's warning about lesser discussed Mounjaro side effect - which has similar symptom to deadly bowel cancer The incredible new treatment that can cure liver cancer - without surgery, drugs or radiation. Roger had cirrhosis and thought he was going to die. Now he says: 'I'm so grateful' X is DOWN: Elon Musk's social media app crashes for thousands of users around the world Tom Cruise breaks his silence over ex-wife Nicole Kidman's split from Keith Urban: 'Karma' North Korea executes'big shot' couple who became'arrogant' after the success of their business, accusing them of being'anti-republic' Movie icon'lost her virginity to her stepfather at 11', seduced her friend's 17-year-old son... but took a forbidden secret to her grave Charlie Kirk's head of security finally explains the unusual hand signals his team made just moments before kill shot rang out Trump is being utterly humiliated by a dead pedophile. MAGA and his legacy are collapsing. AMANDA PLATELL: Everyone is saying the same thing about pampered Princess Beatrice and her latest PR stunt.
Social Security Data Is Openly Being Shared With DHS to Target Immigrants
For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Last week, the Social Security Administration (SSA) quietly updated a public notice to reveal that the agency would be sharing "citizenship and immigration information" with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This data sharing was already happening: WIRED reported in April that the Trump administration had already started pooling sensitive data from across the government for the purpose of immigration enforcement. This public notice issued by SSA makes that official, months after the fact. The notice is known as a system of record notice (SORN), a document that outlines how an agency will share the data it has, with whom, and for what purpose. This notice is required under the Privacy Act of 1974.
Mapping the Milky Way: Incredible simulation charts more than 100 BILLION stars over the course of 10,000 years
The truth behind Trump's dramatic late-night Epstein file reversal: It wasn't a gamble, it was a tactic... and White House insiders say it's Democrats who will pay the price Doctor's warning about lesser discussed Mounjaro side effect - which has similar symptom to deadly bowel cancer The incredible new treatment that can cure liver cancer - without surgery, drugs or radiation. Roger had cirrhosis and thought he was going to die. Now he says: 'I'm so grateful' RFK Jr's alleged lover Olivia Nuzzi slammed over'daddy issues' as their texts over his'brain worm' emerge Tom Cruise breaks his silence over ex-wife Nicole Kidman's split from Keith Urban: 'Karma' North Korea executes'big shot' couple who became'arrogant' after the success of their business, accusing them of being'anti-republic' Movie icon'lost her virginity to her stepfather at 11', seduced her friend's 17-year-old son... but took a forbidden secret to her grave X is DOWN: Elon Musk's social media app crashes for thousands of users around the world Trump is being utterly humiliated by a dead pedophile. MAGA and his legacy are collapsing. AMANDA PLATELL: Everyone is saying the same thing about pampered Princess Beatrice and her latest PR stunt.
Ex-Harvard president Larry Summers steps back from public role after Epstein email release
Former Harvard president Larry Summers has said he will step back from public commitments after his emails with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein were made public. I am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognise the pain they have caused, he said in a statement to CBS News, the BBC's US partner. I take full responsibility for my misguided decision to continue communicating with Mr Epstein. Emails released by Congress last week show Summers, a former US treasury secretary, communicated with Epstein until the day before the paedophile's 2019 arrest for sex trafficking minors. On Tuesday, House members are expected to vote on releasing all files related to the late sex offender.
Major UK project launched to tackle drug-resistant superbugs with AI
The UK is to use artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle the rising numbers of infections that have become resistant to treatment. The project - a collaboration between the Fleming Initiative and the pharmaceutical company GSK - is a battle between superbugs and supercomputers. It aims to speed up the discovery of fresh antibiotics and deliver new ways of killing other threats, including deadly fungal infections. Overusing antibiotics drives bacteria to evolve resistance to infections, which means new drugs are a priority. Drug-resistant infections are a growing problem - one known as the silent pandemic.
Don't blindly trust what AI tells you, says Google's Sundar Pichai
Don't blindly trust what AI tells you, says Google's Sundar Pichai People should not blindly trust everything AI tools tell them, the boss of Google's parent company Alphabet told the BBC. In an exclusive interview, chief executive Sundar Pichai said that AI models are prone to errors and urged people to use them alongside other tools. Mr Pichai said it highlighted the importance of having a rich information ecosystem, rather than solely relying on AI technology. This is why people also use Google search, and we have other products that are more grounded in providing accurate information. While AI tools were helpful if you want to creatively write something, Mr Pichai said people have to learn to use these tools for what they're good at, and not blindly trust everything they say.
Google boss warns 'no company is going to be immune' if AI bubble bursts
Google boss warns'no company is going to be immune' if AI bubble bursts Every company would be affected if the AI bubble were to burst, the head of Google's parent firm Alphabet has told the BBC. Speaking exclusively to BBC News, Sundar Pichai said while the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) investment had been an extraordinary moment, there was some irrationality in the current AI boom. It comes amid fears in Silicon Valley and beyond of a bubble as the value of AI tech companies has soared in recent months and companies spend big on the burgeoning industry. Asked whether Google would be immune to the impact of the AI bubble bursting, Mr Pichai said the tech giant could weather that potential storm, but also issued a warning. I think no company is going to be immune, including us, he said.
What AI doesn't know: we could be creating a global 'knowledge collapse' Deepak Varuvel Dennison
What AI doesn't know: we could be creating a global'knowledge collapse' As GenAI becomes the primary way to find information, local and traditional wisdom is being lost. And we are only beginning to realise what we're missing This article was originally published as'Holes in the web' on Aeon.co A few years back, my dad was diagnosed with a tumour on his tongue - which meant we had some choices to weigh up. My family has an interesting dynamic when it comes to medical decisions. While my older sister is a trained doctor in western allopathic medicine, my parents are big believers in traditional remedies. Having grown up in a small town in India, I am accustomed to rituals. My dad had a ritual, too. Every time we visited his home village in southern Tamil Nadu, he'd get a bottle of thick, pungent, herb-infused oil from a vaithiyar, a traditional doctor practising Siddha medicine. It was his way of maintaining his connection with the kind of medicine he had always known and trusted.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,363
Is the fall of Pokrovsk inevitable? Is Trump losing patience with Putin? A Russian missile strike on the eastern Ukrainian city of Balakliia killed three people and wounded 10, including three children, a regional military official in the Kharkiv region said on Telegram on Monday. At least two people were killed and three were injured in Russian shelling of the Nikopol district in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, Vladyslav Haivanenko, the acting head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, wrote on Facebook. Russian troops captured three villages across three Ukrainian regions, the RIA news agency cited the Russian Ministry of Defence as saying on Monday.