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Ukraine pulls plug on Russian Starlink, beefs up drone defence

Al Jazeera

Could Ukraine hold a presidential election right now? Will Europe use frozen Russian assets to fund war? How can Ukraine rebuild China ties? 'Ukraine is running out of men, money and time' Ukraine braced for more attacks on its energy infrastructure this week as winter temperatures continued to fall to -20 degrees Celsius (-4 degrees Fahrenheit), and sought to adapt its defences against Russian drones. On Thursday, Ukraine's energy minister, Denys Shmyal, warned Ukrainians to prepare for more power blackouts in the coming days as Russian air attacks continued.


AI Could Reshape Clinical Trials--and the Business of Pharma

TIME - Tech

Welcome back to, TIME's new twice-weekly newsletter about AI. If you're reading this in your browser, why not subscribe to have the next one delivered straight to your inbox? We hear a lot about how AI is accelerating drug discovery. But the number of drugs approved by the FDA has remained constant through the AI revolution, at around 50 per year. "The biggest problem in bringing new medicine to patients hasn't been drug discovery for a long time," says Ben Liu, the founder and CEO of Formation Bio, an AI company working in the biotech space.


Mamdani's NYC Health Department staffers reportedly studying effects of 'global oppression' on health

FOX News

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Yes, eating carrots can help your eyesight. But it's not a cure-all.

Popular Science

Yes, eating carrots can help your eyesight. The World War II propaganda that touted the veggie wasn't totally wrong, but carrots still won't give you night vision. Carrots' beta-carotene pigment can help support retina health, but the root vegetable still has its limits. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. In a British propaganda poster from World War II, an illustration in shadowy tones captures a dramatic nighttime scene: a woman and young girl peer around a black automobile, as if looking for a quick escape.


The Sun is stronger than our electric grid -- and we are defenseless against it

FOX News

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Robot Talk Episode 143 – Robots for children, with Elmira Yadollahi

Robohub

Claire chatted to Elmira Yadollahi from Lancaster University about how children interact with and relate to robots. Elmira Yadollahi is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Lancaster University. She has a joint PhD in robotics and computer science from EPFL in Switzerland and Instituto Superior Técnico in Portugal. Her research tackles explainability in robotics, as well as multimodal perception and explanation methods. Her core expertise is in child-robot interaction, with a focus on expectation management, trust, and AI literacy.


AI deepfake romance scam steals woman's home and life savings

FOX News

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset . Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions . Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG . Your phone shares data at night: Here's how to stop it Guthrie family'had no choice' but to do this: Retired NYPD inspector Pima County sheriff says nobody has been'ruled out yet' as a suspect in Nancy Guthrie disappearance'Everything is on the table' in Nancy Guthrie search, former FBI assistant director says Spain's Pedro Sanchez vows crackdown on social media at World Government Summit How Ring will use new'Fire Watch' tool in real time FBI director defends Georgia election probe, touts'historic' crime drop Why Trump's lawsuit against the IRS is'something you don't see every day' Inside the FBI's investigation into paid protest groups Tech expert warns social media execs sound like'drug lords' as addiction trial begins Cybercrime AI deepfake romance scam steals woman's home and life savings Vivian Ruvalcaba described how her mother was targeted by scammers using artificial intelligence, in an interview on Kurt CyberGuy Knutsson's Beyond Connected podcast. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! A woman named Abigail believed she was in a romantic relationship with a famous actor.


EU says TikTok uses 'addictive design' and must change

Engadget

EU says TikTok uses'addictive design' and must change The company failed to address potential harms to'the physical and mental wellbeing of its users' includng minors. TikTok's signature features that hooked users around the world are its algorithm and endless scroll. Now, though, the European Union has called those aspects of the app illegal and may order the company to alter them. "Today, the European Commission preliminarily found TikTok in breach of the Digital Services Act for its addictive design," the EU's regulator said in a press release. "This includes features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and its highly personalized recommender system."


Software sell-off deepens amid AI fears in 'echoes of dot-com crash' – business live

The Guardian

Despite today's drop in software and data companies, the UK's FTSE 100 share index is down just 0.07% this session as investors rotate into other sectors. Worryingly, that pattern "echoes what we saw in 2000 as the dot-com bubble started to burst", analysts at Deutsche


Washington Post joins other news outlets in laying off race-based journalists

FOX News

The Washington Post is the latest legacy news organization to lay off race-based journalists, following others like CBS News, NBC News, The Los Angeles Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer.