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People are overdosing on off-brand weight-loss drugs, FDA warns
26 July 2024 @ 9:22 pm
Bad math and unclear directions are behind overdoses of up to 20 times the normal amount.
NASA nears decision on what to do with Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft
26 July 2024 @ 8:25 pm
Boeing won't start flying operational crew missions with Starliner until a year from now.
Union game performers strike over AI voice and motion-capture training
26 July 2024 @ 7:44 pm
Use of motion-capture actors' performances for AI training is a sticking point.
AI and ML enter motorsports: How GM is using them to win more races
26 July 2024 @ 7:27 pm
From modeling tire wear and fuel use to predicting cautions based on radio traffic.
ISPs seeking government handouts try to avoid offering low-cost broadband
26 July 2024 @ 6:33 pm
Despite getting subsidies, ISPs oppose $30 plans for people with low incomes.
X is training Grok AI on your data—here’s how to stop it
26 July 2024 @ 6:13 pm
Some users were outraged to learn this was opt-out, not opt-in.
Astronomers find first emission spectra in brightest GRB of all time
26 July 2024 @ 6:00 pm
Chance that first detected emission line is a noise fluctuation is one in half a billion.
97% of CrowdStrike systems are back online; Microsoft suggests Windows changes
26 July 2024 @ 5:46 pm
Kernel access gives security software a lot of power, but not without problems.
Astronauts find their tastes dulled, and a VR ISS hints at why
26 July 2024 @ 5:17 pm
The visual environment of the ISS seems to influence people's experience of food.
Barbie movie “may have spurred interest in gynecology,” study finds
26 July 2024 @ 5:01 pm
The movie apparently sparked some questions.