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8 days ago

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Is #Artificial Intelligence making us stupid?

I hate to say it and I don't want to sound pessimistic (but it's probably happening already :D)...

wit...

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New Study Says AI Is Making Us Stupid—But Does It Have To?

New study says the use of AI is making us dumber through cognitive offloading and reduced critical thinking skills.

Nate

2 months ago

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The complete extent of the devastation wrought by the fires still encircling Los Angeles will take years to fully tally. Hopefully, though, local and ...

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Easing conditions will help crews battle L.A. fires

Los Angeles is set for a reprieve from the winds that have hampered the fight to contain the Palisades Fire, Eaton Fire and other blazes. Follow live updates.

Sam Mendoza

5 months ago

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Filmed in the same studio? 🤪 Jokes aside, some technology is beyond some people’s comprehension, therefore the only answer in their mind is, it must ...

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Tasia

3 days ago

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The Trump administration has reportedly reassigned dozens of officials previously working on foreign interference at the FBI, CISA and DHS.  Another g...

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Trump Dismantles Government Fight Against Foreign Influence Operations

Dozens of employees who had been working to fight foreign interference in U.S. elections have been reassigned or forced out, according to current and former officials.

Jerome Cody

23 days ago

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A key mark of totalitarianism is government and party ownership and control of the means of speech and information. The party, through its main appara...

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Jerome Cody

3 months ago

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Startups are using ‘rock dust’ to make agriculture carbon friendly. Agriculture is responsible for more than 10% of global carbon emissions, according...

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Startups are using ‘rock dust’ to make agriculture carbon friendly

While agriculture is a massive carbon offender, it could now be part of a solution, as startups are trying new ways of using nature to save itself.

D J

a month ago

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Asian American women are the least likely to be promoted of any demographic, but the 2024 TIME CEO of the Year is a Taiwanese American woman named Lis...

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Cyril

4 months ago

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Moscow indicated its readiness for nuclear confrontation following Ukraine's permission to attack Russian territory, which Ukraine quickly acted on us...

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Russia says Ukraine attacked it using U.S. long-range missiles, signals it's ready for nuclear response

Russia has signaled to the West it's ready for a nuclear confrontation.

Sam Mendoza

20 days ago

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Tech companies are increasingly turning to nuclear power to meet the growing energy demands of data centers, which consume vast amounts of electricity...

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Tech firms increasingly look to nuclear power for data center

Facilities that power cloud computing and artificial intelligence consume vast amounts of electricity, posing challenges for companies' promises to reach net-zero emissions

Todd Smith

5 months ago

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We have handheld devices capable of accessing the sum total of human knowledge, but we use them to watch cat videos.
Go figure.

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How Did a Generation Become So Stupid?

Seriously

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