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Wildfire smoke is an insidious and growing public health threat

theverge.com Justine Calma 2025-09-24 06:00:45

is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home , a podcast from Vox Media and Audible Originals. Wildfire smoke is the air quality nightmare of our generation, eating away at previous gains made by cracking down on industrial emissions and tailpipe pollution. Constant exposure to smoke is becoming a chronic threat even in places that historically haven’t had many wildfire

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Farsighted? These Eye Drops Could Eventually Replace Your Reading Glasses

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2025-09-28 22:50:18

If you haven’t yet experienced it yourself, you’ve certainly seen older family members start to hold smartphones and restaurant menus up to their noses, squinting at the small text. That’s because as we age, we all develop presbyopia, or age-related farsightedness—trouble focusing on close objects or text. That’s where surgery or reading glasses usually come in, but new research suggests there could be another option. Researchers have demonstrated that after taking special eye drops two or thre

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OpenAI Reveals How (and Which) People Are Using ChatGPT

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-09-30 10:00:57

Large language models largely remain black boxes in terms of what is happening inside them to produce the outputs that they do. They have also been a bit of a black box in terms of who is using them and what they are doing with them. OpenAI, with some help from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), set out to figure out what exactly its growing user base is getting up to with its chatbot. It found a surprising amount of personal use and a closing “gender gap” among its frequent users.

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Robots Could Help Kids Conquer Reading Anxiety, a New Study Suggests

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-02 02:10:02

For many children, reading aloud can be nerve-wracking. The fear of stumbling over the text, mispronouncing words and being judged for it in front of a group of peers can spike anxiety and dampen confidence. A new study by researchers from the University of Chicago, University of Illinois Chicago and University of Wisconsin–Madison suggests a surprising ally — robots — may ease that stress. As AI sparks concerns about whether it undermines learning and the effort required to think critically, t

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Cannabis use associated with quadrupled risk of developing type 2 diabetes

news.ycombinator.com European Association For The Study Of Diabetes 2025-10-02 00:22:32

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Credit: Kampus Production from Pexels Cannabis use is linked to an almost quadrupling in the risk of developing diabetes, according to an analysis of real-world data from over 4 million adults, being presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) held in Vienna, Austria

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Chronic Insomnia Is Bad for the Brain. Like, Really Bad

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2025-10-03 14:20:07

If you’re a chronic insomniac, you might experience faster declines in memory and thinking skills than your better-sleeping fellows. In other words, your brain might age faster. In a study published Wednesday in the journal Neurology, researchers revealed that people with chronic insomnia, described as having trouble sleeping at least three days a week for three months or more, were significantly more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment or dementia than their healthy counterparts. “Ins

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NotebookLM: These AI Tools Can Help You Study and Learn

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-06 10:00:02

When I was in high school, there were some subjects you couldn't have paid me to study for, like math or government. I can't help but think about how different things might have been if I'd had something like NotebookLM available to help me care about and study for those subjects I actively avoided. It probably would have made me a much better student. NotebookLM is a solid AI research assistant, and it really shines as a tool for students. What sets it apart from other AI tools is that it does

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Apple highlights Brazilian study on domestic App Store performance

news.ycombinator.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-10 10:05:16

As the App Store faces increasing regulatory pressure in Brazil, a study highlighted by Apple today shows that iOS apps generated R$63.8 million ($11.7 million) in the country last year, with most of that revenue incurring no commission. Here are the details. A bit of background Like in many countries around the world, Apple has been fighting an uphill battle in Brazil, hoping to convince local regulators to keep the App Store model intact. In late 2022, MercadoLibre, Latin America’s biggest

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Why accessibility might be AI’s biggest breakthrough

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-11 03:08:44

While tech companies market AI as a productivity tool for everyone, a UK government study reveals an unexpected result: Neurodiverse employees may be benefiting far more from chatbots than their neurotypical colleagues. The UK's Department for Business and Trade recently released evaluation results from its Microsoft 365 Copilot trial showing that while overall satisfaction was 72 percent, neurodiverse employees reported statistically higher satisfaction (at a 90 percent confidence level) and w

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Joe Rogan Misinterprets Important Scientific Study So Badly That Its Author Steps in to Correct Him

futurism.com Unknown 2025-10-12 09:56:38

Never one to properly interpret anything scientific, uber-popular podcaster Joe Rogan has become entranced by a study that affirms his climate skepticism. Now, as The Guardian reports, one of the study's authors is setting the record straight and pointing out that Rogan is not only drawing the exact opposite conclusion from the study, but that he's spewing misinformation to a vast audience using his incorrect takeaways. Over two years, scientists from the University of Arizona, Tucson and Smit

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Like humans, every tree has its own microbiome, a new study has found

news.ycombinator.com Alexa Robles-Gil 2025-10-09 23:21:38

A forest is a complex, dynamic ecosystem in which a rich array of living things, from old-growth trees to microscopic fungi, interact and depend on one another for survival. So is the inside of a tree, it turns out. Earlier this month, a team of scientists published the most comprehensive study of the microbiomes living inside tree trunks. Their findings suggest that the woody tissues of trees contain a trillion microbial cells above and beyond actual tree cells: communities of bacteria and si

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Lab Mice Exposed to Microplastics Show Signs of Dementia

futurism.com Unknown 2025-10-13 02:00:16

Image by Getty / Futurism Neuroscience/Brain Science Should you be worried that your brain probably contains enough plastic to fashion a disposable spoon? Yes, new research suggests: you should. In a new study published in the journal Environmental Research Communications, researchers found that mice which were regularly exposed to microplastics in their diet developed symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, in less than a single month. The mice were genetically mo

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It’s Possible to Remove the Forever Chemicals in Drinking Water. Will It Happen?

wired.com Molly Taft 2025-10-16 22:05:14

A new study finds that technologies installed to remove forever chemicals from drinking water are also doing double-duty by removing harmful other materials—including some substances that have been linked to certain types of cancer. The study, published Thursday in the journal ACS ES&T Water, comes as the Trump administration is overhauling a rule mandating that water systems take action to clean up forever chemicals in drinking water. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), colloquially r

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Apple highlights Brazilian study on domestic App Store performance

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-17 06:04:13

As the App Store faces increasing regulatory pressure in Brazil, a study highlighted by Apple today shows that iOS apps generated R$63.8 million ($11.7 million) in the country last year, with most of that revenue incurring no commission. Here are the details. A bit of background Like in many countries around the world, Apple has been fighting an uphill battle in Brazil, hoping to convince local regulators to keep the App Store model intact. In late 2022, MercadoLibre, Latin America’s biggest

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Your next job interviewer could be an AI agent - here's why that's a good thing

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-10-19 18:36:46

Yana Iskayeva/Moment/Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways AI interviewers could bring companies higher-quality matches. Job offers increased by 12% and retention by 17% with AI interviews. However, an AI interviewer's ROI depends on the market it's deployed in. AI could interview you for your next job, and it might conduct the interview better than a human. That's the latest news from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business,

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Meet the Top 10 AI-Proof Jobs That Everyone Wants

gizmodo.com Ece Yildirim 2025-10-24 13:25:08

AI is rapidly scaling in the workforce and creating fears of an employment crisis, as workers and people entering the workforce try to figure out if their career is on the chopping block. That quick pace is backed by emerging data. As a result, people are trying to find “AI-proof” jobs that can guarantee job security as companies around the world choose to automate tasks instead of hiring new workers. Although no study can definitively say which occupations are 100% AI-proof and which are doom

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As Ocean Water Gets Worse, Sharks' Teeth Start to Dissolve

futurism.com Unknown 2025-10-24 09:00:37

Sharks have been on this planet for more than 400 million years. They're older than the first trees, the North Star, and even the rings of Saturn. They've seen and been through it all — but the mounting effects of human driven climate change could be what finally proves too much for these ancient beings. As we continue to pump astronomical amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, nearly a third of it gets absorbed by the ocean, gradually making its water more acidic. For sharks, the cons

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AI adoption linked to 13% decline in jobs for young U.S. workers: study

news.ycombinator.com Shreya Ghosal Dylan Butts 2025-10-27 04:13:44

A Standford study has found evidence that the widespread adoption of generative AI is impacting the job prospects of early career workers. There is growing evidence that the widespread adoption of generative AI is impacting the job prospects of America's workers, according to a paper released on Tuesday by three Stanford University researchers. The study analyzed payroll records from millions of American workers, generated by ADP, the largest payroll software firm in the U.S. The report found

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AI adoption linked to 13% decline in jobs for young U.S. workers, Stanford study

news.ycombinator.com Shreya Ghosal Dylan Butts 2025-10-28 10:13:44

A Standford study has found evidence that the widespread adoption of generative AI is impacting the job prospects of early career workers. There is growing evidence that the widespread adoption of generative AI is impacting the job prospects of America's workers, according to a paper released on Tuesday by three Stanford University researchers. The study analyzed payroll records from millions of American workers, generated by ADP, the largest payroll software firm in the U.S. The report found

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AI adoption linked to 13% decline in jobs for young U.S. workers, Stanford study reveals

cnbc.com Shreya Ghosal Dylan Butts 2025-10-29 03:16:01

A Standford study has found evidence that the widespread adoption of generative AI is impacting the job prospects of early career workers. There is growing evidence that the widespread adoption of generative AI is impacting the job prospects of America's workers, according to a paper released on Tuesday by three Stanford University researchers. The study analyzed payroll records from millions of American workers, generated by ADP, the largest payroll software firm in the U.S. The report found

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If 5% of AI projects succeed, then yours can too - and this is how

zdnet.com Jim Rapoza 2025-11-01 20:49:00

GarryKillian/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Although 95% of AI projects fail, research shows that successful initiatives focus on infrastructure. Top hurdles include poor integration, lack of skill sets, and difficulty building in-house AI solutions. Businesses that successfully implement AI are 85% more likely to have worked with third-party AI providers. When it comes to AI, most people fit in one of

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Apple study shows LLMs also benefit from the oldest productivity trick in the book

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-11-03 05:53:37

In a new study co-authored by Apple researchers, an open-source large language model (LLM) saw big performance improvements after being told to check its own work by using one simple productivity trick. Here are the details. A bit of context After an LLM is trained, its quality is usually refined further through a post-training step known as reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF). With RLHF, every time a model gives an answer, human labelers can either give it a thumbs up, which re

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Forget plug-and-play AI: Here's what successful AI projects do differently

zdnet.com Joe Mckendrick 2025-11-03 20:05:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Only 5% of AI projects deliver. It comes down to the ability to customize. With partnerships in place, AI success odds double. Ask the right questions before deciding between building or buying. There's a tremendous gap between AI aspirations and actual successful projects -- this was shown in the recent MIT study that found only 5% of generative AI projects have delivered measurable va

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Why most AI projects flop - and how your business can beat the odds

zdnet.com Joe Mckendrick 2025-11-05 00:55:17

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Only 5% of AI projects deliver. It comes down to the ability to customize. With partnerships in place, AI success odds double. Ask the right questions before deciding between building or buying. There's a tremendous gap between AI aspirations and actual successful projects -- this was shown in the recent MIT study that found only 5 percent of generative AI projects have delivered measur

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95% of business applications of AI have failed. Here's why

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-11-07 00:59:34

MirageC/Moment via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways: Just 5% of enterprise customers are profiting from generative AI. A bottom-up versus top-down approach can improve implementation success. AI companies are making big promises in a bubble, most of which are unfulfilled. Investment in generative AI may be booming, but most individual businesses using it have yet to see the payoff. In fact, a new MIT study found that 95% of enterprise

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Mammals that chose ants and termites as food almost never go back

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-11 18:35:30

If you were to design the strangest diet possible, eating nothing but ants and termites would probably make the shortlist. Yet over the past 66 million years, mammals across the globe have repeatedly gone down this path—not once or twice, but at least a dozen times. From anteaters and aardvarks to pangolins and aardwolves, the so-called myrmecophages (animals that feed on ants and termites) have evolved similar traits: they’ve lost most or all of their teeth, grown long sticky tongues, and learn

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Scientists Find Evidence That You're a Hypocrite Who's Causing More Than Your Share of Climate Change

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-14 06:08:00

When it comes to personal contributions to climate change, most Americans seem to have no clue how damaging some of their individual actions can be. Folks who happily recycle and switch to more energy-efficient appliances, per a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nexus journal, likely have a far larger carbon footprint than they realize. When it comes to personal behavioral changes to mitigate climate change, not all interventions are created equal. A

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Researchers Find Strange Link Between Marathon Running and Cancer

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2025-11-14 10:50:30

Some of the most physically fit people in the world may have a unique health risk. New research uncovers a possible link between marathon running and colorectal cancer. Oncologists at the Inova Schar Cancer Institute in Virginia conducted the study, which examined the colons of relatively young people who had run several long-distance races. They found these runners had a much higher rate of having potentially dangerous adenomas (a type of polyp) than would be expected for their age. Though the

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Giving people money helped less than I thought it would

news.ycombinator.com Kelsey Piper 2025-11-14 11:13:15

U.S. singer Eartha Kitt is seen at the end of the Poor People March, on June 19, 1968, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by ARNOLD SACHS/AFP via Getty Images) Just give people money. It's the simple, brute-force solution to so many problems. In low-income countries, charities are sometimes measured against whether their interventions are better than simply giving people cash. Even in high-income countries like the U.S., when disaster strikes, often the best thing you can do is get money into the hands

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Could AI help you finally escape the office? Most workers think so

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-11-15 20:39:40

gremlin/E+ via Getty Images ZDNET's key takeaways: AI tools are taking over some mundane, narrow tasks for workers. Most respondents said AI could also help their work-life balance. The tech is raising concerns about burnout and other issues. Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. Artificial intelligence is accelerating a cultural slide away from in-office work, according to a new study conducted by IT software company Go

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Latest Tech News

Wildfire smoke is an insidious and growing public health threat

Farsighted? These Eye Drops Could Eventually Replace Your Reading Glasses

OpenAI Reveals How (and Which) People Are Using ChatGPT

Robots Could Help Kids Conquer Reading Anxiety, a New Study Suggests

Cannabis use associated with quadrupled risk of developing type 2 diabetes

Chronic Insomnia Is Bad for the Brain. Like, Really Bad

NotebookLM: These AI Tools Can Help You Study and Learn

Apple highlights Brazilian study on domestic App Store performance

Why accessibility might be AI’s biggest breakthrough

Joe Rogan Misinterprets Important Scientific Study So Badly That Its Author Steps in to Correct Him

Like humans, every tree has its own microbiome, a new study has found

Lab Mice Exposed to Microplastics Show Signs of Dementia

It’s Possible to Remove the Forever Chemicals in Drinking Water. Will It Happen?

Apple highlights Brazilian study on domestic App Store performance

Your next job interviewer could be an AI agent - here's why that's a good thing

Meet the Top 10 AI-Proof Jobs That Everyone Wants

As Ocean Water Gets Worse, Sharks' Teeth Start to Dissolve

AI adoption linked to 13% decline in jobs for young U.S. workers: study

AI adoption linked to 13% decline in jobs for young U.S. workers, Stanford study

AI adoption linked to 13% decline in jobs for young U.S. workers, Stanford study reveals

If 5% of AI projects succeed, then yours can too - and this is how

Apple study shows LLMs also benefit from the oldest productivity trick in the book

Forget plug-and-play AI: Here's what successful AI projects do differently

Why most AI projects flop - and how your business can beat the odds

95% of business applications of AI have failed. Here's why

Mammals that chose ants and termites as food almost never go back

Scientists Find Evidence That You're a Hypocrite Who's Causing More Than Your Share of Climate Change

Researchers Find Strange Link Between Marathon Running and Cancer

Giving people money helped less than I thought it would

Could AI help you finally escape the office? Most workers think so

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