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The Whole Story of How Humans Evolved From Great Apes

The picture of human evolution has changed repeatedly and dramatically over the past half century, shaped by waves of new fossil discovery, technology, and scientific techniques.

Tech - Wired - 6 hours ago

Trump 2.0 could make even the most optimistic climate observers cynical – but it's not the whole story | Adam Morton

Much is unclear about how Donald Trump’s return to power will affect efforts to tackle global heating but there are a few things we can say. You’ve probably already heard the worst-case takes: that ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

Google Gemini unexpectedly surges to No. 1, over OpenAI, but benchmarks don’t tell the whole story

Google's Gemini-Exp-1114 AI model tops key benchmarks, but experts warn traditional testing methods may no longer accurately measure true AI capabilities or safety, raising concerns about the ...

Tech - VentureBeat - November 15

A Whole New Ballgame

What soccer, a recent foray into coaching and years of writing this newsletter taught our columnist about the game, and himself.

World - The New York Times - November 15

Kwame Onwuachi Is a Whole New Kind of Celebrity Chef

With a raft of endorsement deals, star appearances and a new restaurant in Washington, he’s won fame and clout that stretch far beyond the kitchen.

Business - The New York Times - November 1

Wait, Does Your Whole Body Need Deodorant?

No. But body odor is a hot topic on social media as companies try to provide what one dermatologist called, “the answer to a problem people didn’t even know they have.”

Lifestyle - The New York Times - November 6

Whole of Cuba loses power as Hurricane Rafael hits

The category three storm made landfall on Wednesday and is expected to bring storm surges and floods.

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

The Human Side of Digital Transformation

Lead with emotional intelligence in a tech-driven world.

Business - Inc. - 2 days ago

The scale and scope of this Dodgers championship cannot be overstated

The impact of L.A.'s come-from-behind win in Game 5 to win the World Series extends well beyond its stars to the team's unsung heroes and fans around the globe.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 31

Trump just made UK’s decision-making a whole lot harder

Downward pressure on UK economic growth and upward pressure on defence spending create dilemmas for Labour

World - Financial Times - November 6

Sports quiz of the week: unbeaten runs, new coaches and ‘the whole truth’

Test your recall of football, rugby union, tennis, NFL and more from the last seven days in sport Continue reading...

World - The Guardian - November 8

Sports stadiums can be a winner for the whole community — here’s how

If elite, professional sport venues are to be built using public funding, in whole or in part, they need to provide other forms of value for area residents beyond their purported economic impact.

Politics - The Hill - November 9

The Guardian view on the Booker prize winner: a whole new perspective | Editorial

Samantha Harvey’s Orbital, a love letter to our wounded planet, is the perfect choice for the political moment. “To look at the Earth from space is a bit like a child looking into a mirror and ...

World - The Guardian - November 17

'Being caught in pub bombings affected my whole life'

A survivor and a former police officer share their memories of the bombing attacks in 1974.

Whole Foods organic carrots and celery recalled amid E. coli outbreak

Whole Foods Market stores in five states sold recalled carrots and celery sticks that could contain E. coli.

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 - November 20

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 ...

How 'The Franchise' balances Hollywood satire and humanity

'The Franchise' showrunner Jon Brown wanted to capture the over-the-top aspects of superhero movies without losing the humanity of those working on them.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 3 days ago

Baboons are clashing with humans in South Africa's tourist hotspots

South Africa's Cape Peninsula is a big tourist draw, but it's also home to hundreds of brazen baboons, and there's fear people-monkey encounters are set to rise.

The dark energy pushing our universe apart may not be what it seems, scientists say

Distant, ancient galaxies are giving scientists more hints that a mysterious force called dark energy may not be what they thought

Tech - ABC News - November 20

The real story of the first Thanksgiving

Historian Kenneth C. Davis, the bestselling author of "Don't Know Much About History" and "The World in Books," joined "CBS Mornings Plus" to discuss the history behind Thanksgiving and some of the ...

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