From friendship in a world of chatbots to what it means to be alive, this month's new popular science books are asking some big questions. Australia's tiger quoll - as featured in Dan Werb's Our Wild Familiars, out this month Life, being alive and death are big themes in the new popular science books out in July, not to mention that small thing of being a human and all the messy feelings and sensory stuff that goes with it. Then there's also AI filling the future - in ways that worry one of the world's leading forensic scientists, as well as ethicists who are paid to think about this sort of thing. I'm looking forward to delving into the worlds of volcanoes and pharmacology, which look positively safe and stable in comparison Can friendship with a chatbot ever be as good as friendship with a gang of flesh-and-blood besties? Is there still and will there - can there - always be something about human friendships that will elude the smartest of simulations?

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The UN panel said its approach to AI was'scientific, not political'. The UN panel said its approach to AI was'scientific, not political'. A new United Nations report warns that the development of artificial intelligence may exacerbate global inequality and proposes a shared framework for how to responsibly develop AI, as adoption and investment into the technology accelerates unevenly across the world. "Access to AI tools alone does not produce equal benefit," the report states. "Countries that rely on foreign models, cloud infrastructure and data pipelines may gain access to AI while losing practical control over its standards, safeguards and local fit."

A man gets his Covid and flu vaccine shot at Boston city hall on 7 January 2026. A man gets his Covid and flu vaccine shot at Boston city hall on 7 January 2026. Adults in the US who frequently seek out health advice from artificial intelligence chatbots are more likely to believe myths about vaccines, according to a poll released on Tuesday by health research firm KFF. The survey, which was conducted in May and polled a representative sample of 2,480 US adults, found that use of AI tools and chatbots correlated with belief in falsehoods such as vaccines causing autism or that the measles vaccine poses more danger than the corresponding virus. The connection remained while controlling for factors such as age, race, education and political partisanship.

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Ninja Creami Swirl, Crispi, Slushi, and Cafe Luxe Pro are all on Prime Day deals that will soon go away. Life is all about the shots you take--and the ones you don't. Amazon Prime Day ends today. When it does, the Ninja deals will vanish. So this is likely the last time till autumn to get deals on the Ninja Creami Scoop and Swirl that turned one of my colleagues into an excitable fanatic for Froyo and soft-serve.

Samsung's Excellent OLED Monitors Are Up to 36 Percent Off for Prime Day Samsung makes some of the very best OLED gaming monitors, and they've never been this affordable. Samsung makes some of the very best OLED monitors out there, and some of its top gaming monitors are getting some solid discounts for Prime Day. The strongest deal on offer is on the Odyssey G6 (G61SH). This 27-inch monitor is one of the company's latest displays, offering a 240-Hz refresh rate at a 2560 x 1440 resolution. It's been sold below its retail price off and on over the past few months, but this is the lowest it's ever dropped to.

It's also about cheap streaming channels to watch on your cheap TV. Sure, Amazon Prime Day is better known for deals on tech, robot vacuums, and Apple products . But in recent years, it's also become a great time for Prime Day streaming deals and discounts. As long as you sign up through your existing Amazon Prime account (so make sure you're logged in before you try to shop these!) a lot of the major streamers--Apple TV, HBO, Peacock, Paramount Plus --are all offering nearly free two-month trials for the final day of Prime Day. It means you get to binge whatever you want while sitting by the pool during most of the summer, probably for a buck a month.

The Bose Headphones Deal You Shouldn't Sleep On This Prime Day Bose headphones are already one of our favorites for comfort, sound, and noise canceling. The Bose QuietComfort Ultra (2nd Gen) are my favorite pair of headphones. They're the rare jack-of-all-trades: They're plush enough for all-day wear and make for solid workout headphones. They are also great for focused work like video editing and immersive enough for when I need to disappear into a few episodes of . They're also on sale this Amazon Prime Day, which makes them an easy recommendation if you've been thinking about upgrading.