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Sperm whales change how they communicate when ships are nearby
They may be talking about you. 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. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy . Like a group of scheming teens shifting their conversation when a teacher walks by, sperm whales () change the way they communicate when ships are near.
Modelling scout linked to Epstein found dead in Paris suburbs
A modelling scout linked to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead at his home. Daniel Siad, 69, was discovered on Monday in Colombes, a north-west suburb of Paris, the Nanterre prosecutor's office confirmed to the BBC. An investigation to determine the cause of death was opened on Monday evening following the discovery, the office said, adding that an autopsy will be carried out. Siad's name appeared thousands of times in the Epstein files released by the US government. He had previously denied any knowledge of the threat that Epstein posed.
Will AI help you do your job or replace you?
Will AI help you do your job or replace you? Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies are making vast claims about the ability of their tools to replace human labour. Some jobs will be automated, others will be augmented. The bosses of the world's biggest companies are diverting vast sums into these tools, partly with the knowledge that they could save money on headcount. Flat is the new up, we are told, in terms of the size of a company's workforce as investors ask whether jobs should be done by new recruits - or, instead, armies of AI Agents, virtual workers tasked with doing specific roles, some of them relatively skilled.
New eyeless 'demon cavefish' discovered in Alabama named after mythological Demogorgon
Environment Animals Wildlife Endangered Species New eyeless'demon cavefish' discovered in Alabama named after mythological Demogorgon The tiny and translucent fish is one of the rarest species in the United States. 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. The blind, two-inch-long fish may only exist in a single cave. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy .
Bald eagle believed to be Jackie healing in Ojai
Adult Bald Eagle 26-519 is perching and eating with assistance. 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. Adult Bald Eagle 26-519 was found on July 18 and is currently at the Ojai Raptor Center in Ojai, California. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy .
Ann Widdecombe was hit on head repeatedly with hammer, prosecutors say
Ann Widdecombe died after being hit on the head with a hammer 21 times at her Devon home as she ate lunch, prosecutors have told Westminster Magistrates' Court. Prosecutor Kashif Malik said the man accused of her murder, Joshua Kerry, arrived at her house on 8 July in a red Vauxhall Corsa and entered through the front door. Kerry, who prosecutors say was only in the property for two minutes and was wearing black gloves, then allegedly hit Widdecombe repeatedly with a hammer, tipped her from her chair and took her wallet before driving off, the court heard. The 28-year-old from South Yorkshire, who is charged with murder, was remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey later on Tuesday. Malik told the court that Widdecombe did not attend a pre-arranged online interview with Channel 5's Matt Allwright show that had been scheduled for just before 13:00 BST on 8 July.
The Download: Chinese AI divides the White House, and a record copyright payout
China's AI models have Trump's AI world at war with itself David Sacks branded Anthropic's models "lobotomized" and "woke." Emil Michael, a top Pentagon official, called OpenAI's new head of strategic futures a "supreme village idiot." It began because no one can agree on what to do about Kimi, a free, open-source model that Chinese AI company Moonshot launched last week. It appears to rival the intelligence of models from OpenAI and Anthropic, which are very much not free. Every time a new smart, free model from China gets released, US companies see less reason to fork out money for models from Anthropic or OpenAI. Read the full story on why no one can agree what to do about Kimi .
How AI may drive union-resistant tech workers to the bargaining table
'The best time to unionize was always yesterday,' union member Simone Robuti said. 'The second best time is today.' 'The best time to unionize was always yesterday,' union member Simone Robuti said. 'The second best time is today.' Tech workers are increasingly unionizing, trading Silicon Valley's myth of exceptionalism for collective bargaining to contest the corporate deployment of artificial intelligence F or decades, the technology industry was a fortress that labor unions couldn't breach.
Man of his word: Pope Leo speeches declared human-authored by Australian AI detection tool
A collection of speeches and writings by Pope Leo XIV has been certified by Australian company Proudly Human as having been written by people, not AI. A collection of speeches and writings by Pope Leo XIV has been certified by Australian company Proudly Human as having been written by people, not AI. A collection of speeches and writings by Pope Leo XIV has been certified as human-authored less than two months after Leo declared artificial intelligence the greatest threat to humanity. Proudly Human, the Australian company spearheaded by Australia's former chief scientist, Dr Alan Finkel, undertook a review of a collection of writings and speeches by the pope, in collaboration with the publisher, the Australian Catholic University and cardinals in the Vatican . Maps of Hope was published in the same week in May that Leo's first encyclical,, warned of the dangers of artificial intelligence and the risks of the power of the technology being concentrated in the hands of a few .