AI ethicists are cautioning that the rise of AI may bring with it the commodification of even one’s motivations. Researchers from the University of Cambridge’s Leverhulme Center for the Future of Intelligence say — in a paper published Monday in the Harvard Data Science Review journal — the rise of Read more…
One possible reason that things aren’t going according to plan is that there never was a plan in the first place.
Research from Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University reveals a concerning correlation between micro and nanoplastic (MNP) concentrations in damaged human tissues and various health conditions, including inflammatory bowel disease, thrombosis, and cancer. In the study, “Mapping micro(nano)plastics in various organ systems: Their emerging links to human diseases?” published in TrAC Read more…
Food prices continue climbing, posing challenges for U.S. consumers and policymakers, with average food-at-home prices recording their largest annual increase in November. While some commodities like wheat and corn have seen price drops, key breakfast staples remain expensive due to global supply disruptions from disease, weather, and reduced production.
Only through hard work and perseverance can one truly suffer.
MicroStrategy has transformed into a “bitcoin treasury company,” investing billions in bitcoin through debt and equity issuance, driving its stock price up nearly 400% in 2024 despite declining software revenues and heightened financial risks. In the summer of 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic upended economies around the world, an obscure Read more…
Americans check their phones an average of 205 times a day, a 42.3% increase from last year. Millennials are leading the charts in frequency, attachment, and anxiety over phone use, while Gen Z spends the most time daily on their devices at over six hours. There’s a good chance that Read more…