DNA of ancient human shows link to multiple sclerosis and many north Europeans today

Associated Press 01/11/2024

WASHINGTON— Ancient DNA helps explain why northern Europeans have a higher risk of multiple sclerosis than other ancestries: It’s a genetic legacy of horseback-riding cattle herders who swept into the region about 5,000 years ago. The findings…

Tetris beaten for first time by 13-year-old gamer

Associated Press 01/04/2024

SAN FRANCISCO — The falling-block video game Tetris has met its match in 13-year-old Willis Gibson, who has become the first player to officially “beat” the original Nintendo version of the game — by breaking it. Technically,…

Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, down globally

Reuters 12/21/2023

Social media platform X and X Pro suffered outages globally early Thursday, according to Downdetector.com. READ: More than 10 million people have signed up for X, formerly Twitter, in December, CEO says Users on social media platform…

Cruise Robocars of GM probed over pedestrian close calls

Reuters 10/28/2023

SAN FRANCISCO  —General Motors’ autonomous vehicle unit, Cruise, is facing multiple federal investigations over its cars’ safety, including two incidents where the robot cars appeared not to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks, according to a U.S. regulator’s…

Chatbots as therapists? Only if you want them to be

Agence France Presse 10/08/2023

A manager at artificial intelligence firm OpenAI caused consternation recently by writing that she just had “a quite emotional, personal conversation” with her firm’s viral chatbot ChatGPT. “Never tried therapy before but this is probably it?” Lilian…

Google, Apple face fines totaling $50.5 million over app market practices in S.Korea

10/06/2023

SEOUL – South Korea’s telecommunications regulator said on Friday that Alphabet Inc’s Google and Apple have abused their dominant app market position and warned of possible fines totaling $50.5 million. The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) said in…

Apple identifies issues causing overheating in iPhone 15, upcoming fixes coming

Reuters 10/01/2023

Apple on Saturday said it has identified a few issues which can cause new iPhones to run warmer than expected, including a bug in the iOS 17 software which will be fixed in an upcoming update. After…

World’s first tooth-growth drug created in Japan 

Dale Arasa 09/29/2023

The first-ever tooth-growth drug was created by a Japanese pharmaceutical company. It will undergo clinical trials next year so that it can meet its 2030 market release. The tooth-growth drug could help people with specific conditions speak…

Meta explores AI in smart glasses as it tries to move past smartphones

Agence France Presse 09/28/2023

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday said the tech giant is putting artificial intelligence into digital assistants and smart glasses as it seeks to gain lost ground in the AI race. Zuckerberg made his announcements at the…

Sweaty robot can help study heat’s effect on humans

Agence France Presse 07/23/2023

PHOENIX — What happens to the body when a human gets heatstroke? How can we protect ourselves in a warming planet? To answer these burning questions, Arizona researchers have deployed a robot that can breathe, shiver and…

Tesla builds first Cybertruck after two years of delays

Reuters 07/16/2023

Tesla built its first Cybertruck at the electric-vehicle marker’s plant in Austin, Texas, the company said in a tweet on Saturday, after two years of delays. Tesla founder Elon Musk introduced the pickup truck in a 2019…

Meta looks to target Twitter with a rival app called Threads

Associated Press 07/05/2023

LONDON — Meta is poised to unveil a new app that appears to mimic Twitter — a direct challenge to the social media platform owned by Elon Musk. A listing for the app, called Threads, appeared on…

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