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Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards / Getty Images) Over the past week, OpenAI experienced a significant leadership shake-up as three key figures announced major changes. Greg Brockman, the company’s president and co-founder, is taking an extended sabbatical until the end of…
The World Health Organization will soon convene a committee to decide if the ongoing mpox outbreak constitutes a “public health emergency of international concern.”
Enlarge (credit: Getty) Reddit executives discussed plans on Tuesday for making more money from the platform, including showing ads in more places and possibly putting some content behind a paywall. On Tuesday, Reddit shared its Q2 2024 earnings report (PDF).…
Blood clots can be dangerous, especially if all or part of them break off and then travel through the bloodstream.
New research finds why some asteroids have weird, watermelon-shaped moons trapped in orbit around them, contrary to what typical asteroid formation theories predict.
In the hustle and bustle of adolescence, finding activities that foster personal growth can be challenging. Yet, a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE suggests that playing music in an ensemble might be a key to unlocking valuable…
Enlarge / Delta Air Lines customers looking for missing bags wait in line at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on July 24, 2024. (credit: Getty Images | Patrick T. Fallon ) Microsoft says that Delta Air Lines’ ancient IT infrastructure…
Enlarge / Polio victim Larry Montoya is at the airport for the arrival of cases of vaccine, which were distributed as part of the KO Polio campaign, September 5, 1962. (credit: Getty | John McBride) Public sentiment on the importance…
Enlarge / Apple’s external DVD-burning SuperDrive may be fading away. (credit: Apple) Apple has always been eager to dump technologies when the company feels they have outlived their usefulness. The original iMac came without a floppy drive. The iPhone 7…
Broken bodies found at the archaeological site indicate that earthquakes played a role in the legendary tragedy.
