Tag: research
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A year after Maine mass shooting, gunman’s family wants action on brain injury research in military
LEWISTON, Maine — For the family of the Army reservist who carried out a mass shooting across Maine’s second-largest city one year ago, dissecting what provoked the deadly rampage has been daunting. Amid the heartbreak in Lewiston, where 18 people were massacred on the evening of Oct. 25, 2023, at a bowling alley hosting a youth night…
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‘Shocked’ members of Congress from Texas seek answers on unclaimed bodies used for research
This article is part of “Dealing the Dead,” a series investigating the use of unclaimed bodies for medical research. Two members of Congress are pressing officials for answers after NBC News exposed failures to notify relatives of dead people whose bodies were used for medical research. The politicians also asked about compensation for those families.…
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Loss of sense of smell linked to changes in breathing patterns, research suggests
Not having — or losing — your sense of smell may be linked to changes in breathing that could lead to depression, social isolation or other mental and physical health problems, a new study suggests. It’s more evidence of how important this often neglected olfactory sense is. A new analysis of breathing data from 52 volunteers…
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Ancient meteorite may have sparked life on Earth, research finds
The meteorite struck Earth when it was still in its early years, a water world with only a few continents sticking out of the sea. In their fieldwork, Drabon said, they were looking for spherule particles or tiny fragments of rock left behind by the impact of the meteorite. The team collected 220 pounds of…
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An AI-powered bot army on X spread pro-Trump and pro-GOP propaganda, research shows
An army of political propaganda accounts powered by artificial intelligence posed as real people on X to argue in favor of Republican candidates and causes, according to a research report out of Clemson University. The report details a coordinated AI campaign using large language models (LLM) — the type of artificial intelligence that powers convincing,…
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Physics Nobel Prize won by John Hopfield, Geoffrey Hinton for artificial intelligence research
An American professor at Princeton University and a British-Canadian professor at the University of Toronto won the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for research that “formed the building blocks” of a key part of artificial intelligence. John J. Hopfield, 91, was awarded the honor alongside Geoffrey E. Hinton, 76, who left his job at…
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Texas lawmaker vows to ban medical research on unclaimed bodies after NBC News investigation
This article is part of “Dealing the Dead,” a series investigating the use of unclaimed bodies for medical research. A Texas state legislator is vowing to ban the use of unclaimed bodies for research in response to an NBC News investigation that found a local medical program obtained and studied hundreds of human specimens without…
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OpenAI considering restructuring to for-profit, CTO Mira Murati and two top research execs depart
OpenAI’s board is considering plans to restructure the firm to a for-profit business, according to a source who asked to remain anonymous because the talks are ongoing. The company will retain its non-profit segment as a separate entity, the source said. The structure would be more straightforward for investors and would make it easier for…
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Surging AI demand could cause the world’s next chip shortage, research says
A surge in demand for artificial intelligence-focused semiconductors and AI-enabled smartphones and laptops could lead to the next global chip shortage, according to a report released Wednesday by consultancy Bain & Co. The last major semiconductor shortage happened during the Covid-19 pandemic amid supply chain disruption and a rise in demand for consumer electronics as…