December 27, 2024

Regulations needed to stop AI being used for ‘bad things’ – Geoffrey Hinton

(The Independent) – British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton said we need to be “very careful” and “very thoughtful” about the development of artificial intelligence (AI) which he says is a “potentially very dangerous technology”. Professor Hinton, who won the Nobel … Read More



 
 

December 27, 2024

Pig kidney transplants, new schizophrenia drug: Here are 5 of the biggest medical breakthroughs in 2024

(ABC) – From a pig kidney transplant to restoring genetic deafness, 2024 was a year full of medical breakthroughs. The breakthroughs include the discovery of a cause of an autoimmune disease, the development of a “game-changing” drug and potential hope … Read More



 
 

December 26, 2024

Behind Closed Doors: The Spy-World Scientists Who Argued Covid Was a Lab Leak

(Wall Street Journal) – “The Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the National Intelligence Council’s work on Covid-19 origins complied with all of the Intelligence Community’s analytic standards, including objectivity,” the spokeswoman said. But an investigation by The … Read More