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Democrats' radical 'day one' agenda after midterms triumph sparks dire warning for Americans' 401(k)s as stock market tanks

Daily Mail - Science & tech

You're viewing the US edition You can switch to the UK, AU or IE homepage at any time using this menu. Stock market meltdown as $2.5trillion is wiped out in Wall Street bloodbath after Democrats' midterms victory rally turns to financial carnage JonBenet Ramsey's brother breaks 10-year silence in sensational new interview to reveal overlooked clue that can finally solve his sister's murder: 'It's sitting right there' Everyone's blaming Trump's Iran war for the midterms bloodbath... but MAUREEN CALLAHAN confronts a far more sinister cause, and warns: He'll go down as the Mad King who squandered the greatest comeback in history Trump's'Doomsday Plane' built to survive nuclear war is spotted flying across US on undisclosed mission The depraved act by Brand's sex-obsessed father that sparked a lifelong obsession: ALISON BOSHOFF It's so inconvenient': Grey's Anatomy star ERIC DANE died, at 53, from the motor neurone disease ALS. She demanded'hard' sex, joked about being gang-raped... ...


Why Dangerous Fungi Are on the Rise

TIME - Tech

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Robot wars in Leeds: Delivery company accuses British disability charity of 'selectively editing' videos showing its autonomous bots colliding with wheelchair users

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You're viewing the US edition You can switch to the UK, AU or IE homepage at any time using this menu. Shocking moment Trump is silenced at rally by heckler screaming'Shove that ballroom up your fat...' Mom of soccer prodigy, 3, kicked out of game for'being too good' raises thousands in fundraiser to make sure he keeps playing Jaw-dropping new photos reveal most detailed look yet at Taylor Swift's wedding: Inside the reception... and how they hid elaborate planning for months Elizabeth Holmes' prison secrets revealed by her jail bestie after bombshell documentary: Her private traumas and'diet' woes laid bare in detailed account of life behind bars Miracle new'Ozempic of autism' drug cured my son's worst symptoms... just days after taking his first pill: Breakthrough treatment poised to explode across globe as clinical trial leader says he'almost fainted' at the results New poll reveals the troubling numbers behind Democrats' commanding midterm lead... and why Republicans still ...


The viral COVID-conscious lesbian bar is closing

Mashable

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The Public Health Consequences of an Inaccurate Census

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The 5-Second Rule is scientifically false

Popular Science

Don't eat food that fell on the floor. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. While tempting, it's best to not eat food that fell on the floor. Since elementary school, we've all been taught the "5-Second Rule." The idea is simple: Food dropped on the floor is still perfectly edible if retrieved in under five seconds.


Nigeria's first Ebola case matches DR Congo strain, health officials say

Al Jazeera

Nigeria's first Ebola case matches DR Congo strain, health officials say Share Nigeria's first Ebola case matches DR Congo strain, health officials say on social media Nigerian health officials say test results have confirmed the country's first case of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, which is behind a major outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), marking the disease's first spread to West Africa in the current outbreak. The case involves a woman who travelled from Uganda to the capital, Abuja, on October 3, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said. Officials confirmed the positive result on Tuesday. "We did three levels of tests, but all molecular. The strain was Bundibugyo," Olajumoke Babatunde, director of the public health laboratory service at the NCDC, said on Wednesday.


Anthropic's AI safety bill would pause AI models if 50 people could die

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Trending Now Mashable Selects Look Up Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Getting Technical with Mashable Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List Say More Versus In My Bag Mashable @Home Top creators, ranked Creator Playbook All Series Anthropic's AI safety bill would pause AI models if 50+ people could die Should the AI companies be writing AI safety laws? Matt Binder joined Mashable's tech vertical in 2018, where he covers social media, tech policy, cybersecurity, online scams, cryptocurrency, AI, creator news, weird tech, and other related tech beats. Anthropic has some interesting ideas regarding what an AI safety bill should look like. As concern grows regarding the dangers of artificial intelligence, AI regulation has become a hot topic in both Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. AI giant Anthropic, the maker of Claude, has been pitching its own set of AI safety rules to lawmakers, and Politico recently obtained a confidential draft of the company's proposals. So, what's in Anthropic's proposed AI safety bill?


Judge asked to toss 60-year prison sentence over use of Flock cameras

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Look Up Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Getting Technical with Mashable Mashable Selects Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List Say More Versus Trending Now In My Bag Mashable @Home Top creators, ranked Creator Playbook All Series Surveillance cameras are becoming a legal defense. Chase joined Mashable's Social Good team in 2020, covering online stories about digital activism, climate justice, accessibility, and media representation. Law enforcement's use of Flock cameras may become a legal risk. A Texas man sentenced to 60 years in prison for armed robbery is seeking to overturn his conviction based on the use of Flock cameras to track his movements. The man, 37-year-old Charles Brownlee, was found guilty of five armed robberies in 2024.


Can a simple photo of your face reveal how ill you are?

BBC News

Can a simple photo of your face reveal how ill you are? An AI tool may be able to help doctors judge how ill a patient is using a single photograph of their face, say US researchers. Trained on millions of healthy faces, and 35,000 photos of cancer patients, the tool can make estimates on survival by looking closely at features near the eyes, the scientists say. While it's a long way from being suitable for use in hospitals, the researchers say their goal is to help doctors recommend the right treatments for their patients. The preliminary findings are published in the Lancet Digital Health, external journal.