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Foreign influence campaigns, or information operations, have been widespread in the run-up to the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Influence campaigns are large-scale efforts to shift public opinion, push false narratives or change behaviors among a target population. Russia, China, Iran,…
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A study of individuals with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease in France found that participants who consumed less caffeine had 2.49 times higher odds of having amnestic mild cognitive impairment and worse levels of specific cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers associated…
Researchers have unearthed two sophisticated toolsets that a nation-state hacking group—possibly from Russia—used to steal sensitive data stored on air-gapped devices, meaning those that are deliberately isolated from the Internet or other networks to safeguard them from malware. One of…
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I really hate to be the bearer of such bad news, but you and I will not live forever, dear reader. We may hope to draw breath for a few decades yet, perhaps. But that’s not long enough to descry…
The psychedelic substance psilocybin has long been known for its ability to alter perception and cognition, often leaving users feeling disoriented. A new study published in the European Journal of Neuroscience explores how this drug affects brain activity at the…
David Baker figured out how to build entirely new proteins. Demis Hassabis and John Jumper developed an AI tool to predict protein structures.
A sweaty football player pours his drink right past his mouth. Then the bottle merges with his nose. This bizarre video opened a 2024 Super Bowl ad. The video wasn’t real. The maker of a sports drink created it using…
ChatGPT is a closet racist. If you ask this chatbot what it thinks about Black people, it will use words like “ambitious” and “intelligent.” Other forms of generative artificial intelligence — which almost seem to think for themselves — will…
