Alaska's once crystal-clear rivers now resemble dirty orange soda, puzzling researchers

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A stream tributary of the Akillik River in Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska, turned orange.

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AI is saving sales professionals more than two hours of work each day

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Sales professionals are saving hours of time on manual tasks thanks to AI.

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This AI stock trader engaged in insider trading — despite being instructed not to – and lied about it

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New research suggests that large language models may have the capacity to deceive users.

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Young Thug's co-defendant was stabbed at an Atlanta jail notorious for sickening conditions and violence

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Young Thug was seen at an event in February.

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Scientists thought this tiny, blind mole was extinct for over 85 years, but they were wrong

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Chatbots just showed scientists how to make social media less toxic

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A scientist experiments with AI.
Researchers built a fake Twitter and filled it with 500 bots. What happened next surprised them.

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Data Brokers Sell Secrets About Military Personnel for Pennies

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Want to buy invasive personal details about an active-duty service member who works on a specific military base? You better have $0.12, because according to a new study that’s all it costs. The good news is the unregulated data brokers who sell that information probably won’t ask you any pesky questions about your…

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Black workers could be disproportionately harmed by AI in the workplace, a study says. They are feeling the heat — and trying to fix it.

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Black workers may fear being replaced by AI more than White workers due to their fraught history with the technology.

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Vaccine hesitancy is a problem for dogs too, study finds

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Veterinary technicians vaccinate a dog outside the vehicle at a drive-through pet vaccine clinic at Mission Viejo Animal Services Center amid the COVID-19 pandemic on June 23, 2020 in Mission Viejo, California.
A dog is vaccinated at a drive-through clinic in California during the pandemic.

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Elon Musk, who's fathered 10 children, reportedly donated $10 million to fund a fertility and population research project

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Elon Musk with his son, X Æ A-Xii.

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