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Google reportedly wants the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to end Microsoft’s exclusive cloud deal with OpenAI requiring anyone who wants access to OpenAI’s models to go through Microsoft’s servers. Someone “directly involved” in Google’s effort told The Information that…
“Both understood phages as medicinal agents, which the rest of the medical field viewed as nonsensical.”
Research published in the Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin reveals that claims of censorship or “forbidden knowledge” polarize perceptions and critical thinking based on political ideology. Victoria A. Parker and colleagues explored how censorship claims about controversial topics, such as…
More than half of rural hospitals and more than one-third of urban hospitals did not offer labor and delivery services in 2022.
A new mRNA therapy tested in mice may target the root cause of the potentially fatal pregnancy disorder preeclampsia.
After spending more than $10 billion to try to develop an autonomous robotaxi, General Motors is now calling time on the endeavor. On Tuesday afternoon, the automaker announced that it is done investing in Cruise’s robotaxi development and will instead…
Matt Berkey was becoming suspicious. Berkey, a 42-year-old poker pro known for his presence in some of the highest-stakes cash games in Las Vegas, was playing in a well-known casino poker room over the summer. One player in the game…
Despite recent efforts to restrict them, diversity training programs have become as ubiquitous in American offices as the water cooler. They’re everywhere. But our recent update on the state of diversity training research confirms that these programs have different levels…
Female moths may pick up on the ultrasonic wailing of distressed plants and opt to lay their eggs on different, healthier plants.
With wheels and a choice of two legs or four, the DEEP Robotics Lynx is capable of traversing tough terrain.
