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The US election system has safeguards. But human nature is a vulnerability

When it comes to election security in the U.S., the weakest link may be human nature

Tech - ABC News - October 31

Melania Trump: 'We will safeguard the heart of our republic'

Former first lady Melania Trump vowed that the incoming Trump administration will “safeguard the heart of our republic” and push the country forward. “The majority of Americans have entrusted us ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

Law expert explains safeguards that upheld 2024 election integrity

With long lines and false bomb threats, election officials ensured a safe voting process in 2024. CBS News election law contributor David Becker explains the resilience of the system in the face of ...

Assisted dying could stop harrowing deaths, says MP behind bill

Adults expected to die within six months would be eligible under the proposals for England and Wales.

UK assisted dying bill offers ‘strictest safeguards’ say supporters

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater will publish proposed legislation on Tuesday

Business - Financial Times - November 11

Pritzker, Polis to lead state-level group aimed at safeguarding democracy

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) announced on Wednesday a nonpartisan state-level initiative to foster collaboration with fellow governors to protect against ...

Politics - The Hill - November 13

Pro-Ukraine lawmakers make last-ditch effort to safeguard US support

Pro-Ukraine lawmakers in both parties are working to get key provisions surrounding U.S. support for Kyiv passed into law by January, an effort to safeguard assistance that is under threat in a ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

AI Will Understand Humans Better Than Humans Do

Or so says a controversial Stanford researcher, who finds that the latest systems have, against all odds, mastered a high-level cognitive skill.

Tech - Wired - November 1

Safeguards should ‘encourage more faith' in voting process, says top Pennsylvania elections official

Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss how officials are investigating fraudulent voter registration forms and other election integrity issues in ...

Politics - NBC News - October 25

A human is not designed to see what I saw

A former Welsh Guard describes having a "catastrophic breakdown" after returning from Helmand Province.

Will Tennis Choose to Reckon With Human Rights in Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia and tennis are becoming increasingly intertwined, but there is growing pushback from human rights experts.

Sports - The New York Times - November 11

The very human problem with not-quite-self-driving cars

The better an automated system performs, the more complacent — and dangerous — we become

World - Financial Times - November 12

Human remains found inside freezer of Michigan home

Human remains have been found inside a freezer after blood was found on the floor of a residence in Michigan, police said.

Human head floats ashore in South Florida

Police in South Florida are working to determine the identity of a head that washed ashore near Key Biscayne on Tuesday morning.

‘Robot revolution’ forces China’s human workforce to adapt

Factory machinery is evolving fast. Can the workers who will use it keep up?

World - Financial Times - November 14

How human composting offers alternatives to burial, cremation

Tom Harries, CEO and founder of Earth Funeral, explains the process of being turned into soil in about 30 days — and how your loved ones can then decide what to do with it.

"Human … Please die": Chatbot responds with threatening message

In an online conversation about aging adults, Google's Gemini AI chatbot responded with a threatening message, telling the user to "please die."

California mountain lions are adapting to human schedules: Study

Mountain lions in the greater Los Angeles region are consciously shifting their activity to avoid interacting with human residents, a new study has found. Big cats living in areas with higher ...

Politics - The Hill - November 15

BlackRock accused of contributing to climate and human rights abuses

OECD complaint alleges top firm has increased investments in companies implicated in environmental devastation. BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset management company, faces a complaint at the ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Atlas of cells transforms understanding of human body

Scientists are mapping out the 37 trillion cells of the human body and changing what we thought we knew

MP calls for ban on auction sales of human remains

Labour’s Bell Ribeiro-Addy said she has been told of human remains frequently auctioned "disguised as modified items or replicas".

Humans in the Loop I Sunday on 60 Minutes

Lesley Stahl reports on the growing market of “humans in the loop” — workers around the world who help train AI for big American tech companies. They say they face poor working conditions, low ...

Animals become less sociable as they age in similar way to humans, research shows

While decline in interactions is seen as negative for humans, it can have health benefits for animals. While Victor Meldrew was a cantankerous caricature, humans are known to become less social as ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

Before He Was College Football’s Ultimate Unicorn, He Was a ‘Human Matrix’

The Colorado star Travis Hunter has made an unprecedented impact in the modern era. Anyone who watched him in high school expected this.

Sports - The New York Times - October 31

Indiana Jones And The Great Circle Has A Humane Solution For Battling Dogs

Although Harrison Ford's Indiana Jones doesn't seem to have any pets during his globetrotting years, the third film--Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade--established that Indy once had a dog named ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 30

UN rules forcible sterilizations of women in Peru ‘crime against humanity’

Country ordered to compensate victims of programme that affected more than 300,000 women in 1990s. A UN committee has urged Peru to compensate women who were forcibly sterilised in the 1990s , ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Vietnamese human smuggler wants UK to increase anti-illegal immigration effort

World - Yahoo News - November 1

Vitamin gummies will make us better human beings – Edith Prichett cartoon

World - The Guardian - November 2

Degradation of land is threat to human life, Saudi government says

Deputy environment minister calls for urgent action as Riyadh prepares for global summit on issue next month. The degradation of the world’s soils and landscapes is threatening human life, and ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

Steph Houghton: ‘That human touch wasn’t there with England. I felt let down’

The former England captain on the quest for parity, struggling under Sarina Wiegman, and her husband’s battle with MND. “There were times when I thought: ‘I don’t want to do this any more,’” Steph ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

Meta unveils AI tools to give robots a human touch in physical world

Meta unveils three tools and benchmarks to enhance robot touch perception, dexterity, and human-robot collaboration in real-world settings.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 2

Sea angels and devils: could plankton unlock the secrets of human biology?

Scientists use new technology to sequence the DNA of microscopic ocean creatures for the first time . Off the west coast of Greenland, a 17-metre (56ft) aluminium sailing boat creeps through a ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

Giant spiders that can grow to size of human hand thriving in the UK

Collaboration between RSPB and Chester zoo leads to best mating season on record for the semi-aquatic fen raft spider. Thousands of giant spiders that can grow to the size of a human hand are ...