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Jan 09 2025POLITICS

Authors Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch to Unveil New Book on JFK at DMA Event

Get ready for a fascinating night! Bestselling author Brad Meltzer is teaming up with Josh Mensch to chat about their new book, "The JFK Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy — and Why it Failed, " at the Dallas Museum of Art. This event, part of the DMA’s Arts and Letters Live series, happens

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Jan 09 2025HEALTH

The Hidden Danger in Medical AI: Poisoned Data

Did you know that the AI models used in healthcare can be tricked into spreading false medical information? This happens because these models, called large language models (LLMs), learn from vast amounts of data found online. Imagine they read a fake news article about a made-up disease and start be

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Jan 09 2025TECHNOLOGY

Meeting Database Needs: Making Linguistic AI Models More Reliable

As AI technology zooms forward, big language models (LLMs) are at the center. The spotlight is on making these models more trustworthy and productive, particularly when they generate outputs. This is crucial to cut down on plausible but wrong outputs and handle the growing demand for such tasks. Thi

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Jan 09 2025HEALTH

Meeting Medical Questions with AI: Introducing Med-PaLM 2

Medical question answering has seen a boost with large language models (LLMs). One such model, Med-PaLM, first surpassed the 'passing' score on US Medical Licensing Exam-style questions. But, long-form answering and real-world scenarios still pose challenges. Enter Med-PaLM 2, an improved version th

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Jan 09 2025TECHNOLOGY

Local AI for Privacy: Installing Ollama on Your Mac

Are you concerned that AI might peek at your personal data? Meet Ollama, an AI you can install on your Mac. No more worrying about who sees your content. Let's dive into how to set it up and why it's a good idea. First, you need a Mac running MacOS 11 or newer. Easy enough, right? To start,

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Jan 09 2025SPORTS

Tech Helps Skiers Assess Their Skiing Quality

Skiing is a popular sport that offers health benefits but also comes with risks, like accidents due to overestimating skills. Self-assessing skiing ability can be tricky. This is where Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) come in handy. These devices can give skiers feedback on their abilities. A recen

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Jan 09 2025POLITICS

Elon Musk's Scandal Spotlight: The GB News Connection

Elon Musk has been tweeting non-stop about a grooming gang scandal in the UK. This issue came onto his radar thanks to GB News, a conservative-leaning news channel. A philosophy student, Charlie Peters, was shocked by a 2014 report on child exploitation in Rotherham. He turned his anger into a journ

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Jan 09 2025HEALTH

Depression Over Time: Refugee Youth in Kampala

Did you know that many refugee teenagers in Kampala, Uganda, are dealing with depression? But what’s really interesting is that these feelings of sadness change over time. Some teens feel better, others worse, and a few stay the same. A study was done to figure out why these changes happen. The res

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Jan 09 2025TECHNOLOGY

Switch 2: Leak Sightings at CES and Accessories Ready!

Imagine this: a gaming accessories maker, Genki, is showing off a 3D mockup of the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 at the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES). French publication Numerama reported that according to Genki, the new console is set to launch in April. The mockup displays several

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Jan 09 2025HEALTH

Bug Protein Powers Boost Cell Health: Fighting Inflammation and Stress

Ever heard of the Black Soldier Fly? Well, it turns out its protein powder, called BPH, is quite the superhero in the lab! Scientists recently found that BPH can help cells fight off inflammation and stress caused by harmful substances. They used LPS to challenge the L-929 cells, but with BPH around

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