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Every year since 2011 has seen at least six severe storms, costing the US billions of dollars.

– Jane Skinner, PhD, lead researcher.

In addition, physical activity and sedentary levels weren’t measured, which may have produced a different effect on the outcome.

How should we respond to the idea that advances in AI pose catastrophic risks for the wellbeing of humanity?

Two sets of arguments have been circulating online for many years, but in light of recent events, are now each mutating into new forms and are attracting much more attention from the public. The first set argues that AI risks are indeed serious. The second set is skeptical. It argues that the risks are exaggerated, or can easily be managed, and are a distraction from more important issues and opportunities.

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The leading intellect on digital culture believes the recent tech reckoning is corrective justice for Silicon Valley barons.

A new report from iCIMS reveals that some HR professionals don’t want new grads to use ChatGPT to write resumes or cover letters.

Pour-over coffee is great, but it is also a hassle to make each morning. That’s why Kendigh built this pour-over coffee machine.

OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman has been touring Europe for the past few days, meeting head of governments and startup communities to talk about AI regulation, ChatGPT and beyond. In his latest on-stage appearance at Station F in Paris, Altman answered questions from local entrepreneurs and shared his views about artificial intelligence.

A few days ago, Altman met with Emmanuel Macron. Station F director Roxanne Varza first asked him about the content of the conversation. As expected, the discussion mostly revolved around regulation. “It was great, we talked about how to get the balance right between protection with this technology and letting it flourish,” Altman said.

He then explained why he’s been traveling from one country to another at a frenetic pace. “The reason for doing this trip is to get out of the Bay Area tech bubble,” he said.

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Model mustard plant uses the same signals as animals to relay distress.

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A COMPANY has developed a hypersonic hydron-powered passenger jet that could reduce flight time from America to Australia to just under four hours.

The European startup Destinus has been testing a prototype for several years and completed a successful test flight of a prototype at the end of 2022.

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