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Ukraine's human rights commissioner on the importance of U.S. aid

Ukrainian officials are reeling from the Trump administration's pause on all U.S. foreign aid programs. Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets joins "America Decides" to ...

CBS News - 1h

Levels of microplastics in human brains may be rapidly rising, study suggests

Research looking at tissue from postmortems between 1997 and 2024 finds upward trend in contamination. Sign up for the Detox Your Kitchen newsletter on avoiding potentially harmful chemicals in ...

The Guardian - 9h

Study finds microplastic contamination in 99% of seafood samples

The peer-reviewed study detected microplastics in 180 of 182 samples comprising five types of fish and pink shrimp. Sign up for the detox your kitchen newsletter Microplastics contamination ...

The Guardian - 13h

Why Is This C.E.O. Bragging About Replacing Humans With A.I.?

Most large employers play down the likelihood that bots will take our jobs. Then there’s Klarna, a darling of tech investors.

The New York Times - 1d

The Divine, the Digital and the Political at Humanity’s Largest Gathering

The Maha Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival in India that is drawing hundreds of millions of pilgrims, is a powerful marketing tool for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his allies.

The New York Times - 1d

Microplastics in placentas linked to premature births, study suggests

Tiny plastic pollution more than 50% higher in placentas from preterm births than in those from full-term births. A study has found microplastic and nanoplastic pollution to be significantly higher ...

The Guardian - 4d

Mike Vrabel: Josh McDaniels's experience level is critical

Josh McDaniels is back for a third tour of duty as the Patriots' offensive coordinator, but there are a couple of big differences from his first two stints in New England.

Yahoo Sports - 5d

Lay's recall upgraded to highest risk level

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says a previously announced recall of certain bags of Lay's potato chips in Oregon and Washington now falls into “Class I” status, its highest risk level. The ...

The Hill - 5d

This Blood Vessel Was Grown in a Lab With Real Human Cells

The FDA recently approved a bioengineered blood vessel, which becomes part of a patient’s body over time. It’s designed to help treat victims of traumatic injuries.

Wired - 5d

Farm worker contracts human case of bird flu

The UK Health Security Agency says cases of bird-to-human transmission were rare.

BBC News - Jan. 27

CDC warns of "high level" of respiratory illness in U.S.

The CDC is warning of an overall "high level" of respiratory illness in the U.S., with COVID, the flu, RSV and norovirus all going around. Pediatrician Dr. Dylan Hes joined CBS News to talk about it.

CBS News - Jan. 27

Why Mark Zuckerberg Is Ditching Human Fact-Checkers

This week, we take a look at Meta's new era of content moderation.

Wired - Jan. 23

Sunfish that got sick recovers — thanks to human cutouts

A popular sunfish in Japan lost its appetite and banged on the side of its tank after the aquarium it lived in closed for renovations.

CBS News - Jan. 22

Trump partakes in signing ceremony for cabinet-level appointments

President Donald Trump partook in a ceremony to sign off on cabinet-level appointments, among other documents, and was asked about former President Joe Biden’s last minute pardons.

NBC News - Jan. 20

Anthropomorphizing AI: Dire consequences of mistaking human-like for human have already emerged

Anthropomorphizing AI creates dangerous blind spots in business decision-making beyond simple operational inefficiencies.

VentureBeat - Jan. 18

England miss golden opportunity to level Women's Ashes

England are bowled out for 159, chasing only 181 to win, which gives Australia a 4-0 lead in the points-based series.

BBC News - Jan. 14

Artificial Intelligence and the New Human Experience

Labor, identity, and the future of work are at stake.

Inc. - Jan. 13

Taliban 'do not see women as human', says Malala

Malala Yousafzai urges Muslim leaders to challenge policies restricting girls and women's schooling.

BBC News - Jan. 12

AI is taking the 'human' out of human resources

Companies increasingly rely on AI-based tools to replace everyday HR functions, from tracking job applications to monitoring employees’ performance to making decisions about promotions and layoffs.

The Hill - Jan. 10

Tea bags releasing 'millions' of microplastics into tea, study shows

Yahoo News - Jan. 10

Smoke, reflections and portals: Adobe’s TransPixar takes AI VFX to the next level

Adobe and HKUST researchers unveil TransPixar, a breakthrough AI system that creates transparent visual effects from text prompts.

VentureBeat - Jan. 8

UK 10-year borrowing costs hit highest level since 2008

Treasury seeks to reassure markets as gilt sell-off threatens the government’s ability to meet its fiscal rules

Financial Times - Jan. 8

US applications for jobless claims fall to 201,000, lowest level in nearly a year

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in nearly a year last week, pointing to a still healthy labor market with historically low layoffs

ABC News - Jan. 8

Mortgage rates hit highest level since July, crushing application demand

Total mortgage application volume dropped 3.7% compared with the previous week.

CNBC - Jan. 8

Don’t Count Out Human Writers in the Age of AI

The appetite for AI-derived drivel isn’t as strong as many publishers would have you believe, and demand for quality content is growing.

Wired - Jan. 8

Oil futures settle at their highest level since October

Oil futures finished higher on Tuesday, shaking off their losses from a day earlier to resume the rally they started the year with and buoyed by expectations for stronger demand.

MarketWatch - Jan. 7

Quits sink to lowest level since the height of the pandemic

The number of people quitting their jobs fell in November to the lowest level since the height of the pandemic as the number of job openings popped to its highest level since May — both signs of a ...

The Hill - Jan. 7

Human Metapneumovirus Is Finally Being Taken Seriously

The attention being paid to a Chinese outbreak of a virus often confused with flu is a sign that respiratory infection tracking is improving.

Wired - Jan. 7

‘Inflation levels seem to be increasing’: Businesses are worried about tariffs and rising prices.

The holiday shopping season gave a boost to service-oriented companies in December, but top executives were wary of potential Trump tariffs and a recent uptick in inflation.

MarketWatch - Jan. 7

UK long-term borrowing costs hit highest level since 1998

Rising interest costs raise fears about chancellor’s ability to hit revised fiscal rules

Financial Times - Jan. 7

1st human bird flu death in US reported

The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed the first human bird flu death in the United States on Monday.

ABC News - Jan. 7

‘Not at Premier League level’: Fulham’s Silva blasts referee after Ipswich draw

Manager hits out at official after 2-2 draw ‘Really difficult to explain some decisions’ A frustrated Marco Silva, the Fulham manager, described the performance of Darren Bond, the referee, as ...

The Guardian - Jan. 5

AlphaTheta DDJ-FLX2 Review: A Great Entry-Level DJ Controller

AlphaTheta’s new cheap option gives you reliable basics without cutting too many corners.

Wired - Jan. 5

Could Humans Have a Brain Microbiome?

The discovery that other vertebrates have healthy, microbial brains is fueling the still controversial possibility that we might have them as well.