Developing states and labour activists say a fair global shift away from fossil fuels requires a firm UN plan for international support Trade unionists and campaigners seeking a fair deal…
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SpaceX completes 3 rocket launches, 1 Dragon landing in 22 hours
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In a span of less than 22 hours, SpaceX managed three Falcon 9 rocket launches and one landing of a Dragon spacecraft. It flew a Department…
AI on Phones Fails to Impress Apple, Samsung Users: Survey
While artificial intelligence has juiced the marketing departments of smartphone makers like Apple and Samsung, it isn’t generating much enthusiasm among users, according to a survey released Monday by a…
Simple machine learning techniques can cut costs for quantum error mitigation while maintaining accuracy
A quantum circuit (left) is passed to an encoder (top) that creates a feature set for the ML model (right) based on the circuit and the quantum processor unit (QPU)…
Genetic testing changes course of care in children with neurodevelopmental conditions
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Adding genetic testing to the evaluation of pediatric patients with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) resulted in more individualized care, including changes in medication, referrals to clinical trials…
Bias in AI amplifies our own biases, finds study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Artificial intelligence (AI) systems tend to take on human biases and amplify them, causing people who use that AI to become more biased themselves, finds a…
‘People don’t always realize they are creating a human being and not a piece of furniture’: What’s the psychological health of the first generation of designer babies?
People who have children this way often place too much importance on genes while ignoring the environment. It’s like, “This is what our family is going to look like. We’re…
Drinking a moderate amount of wine may lower the risk of serious cardiovascular disease in high-risk people
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Drinking a small or moderate amount of wine may lower the risk of serious cardiovascular disease in people at a higher risk who are following a…
Gold tongues discovered in the mouths of mummies at Oxyrhynchus
Excavations at the ancient city of Oxyrhynchus near Al-Bahansa, Egypt, have uncovered 52 Ptolemaic-era mummies, some of which have gold tongues placed in their mouths. This ritual act was intended…
