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Is There a Brain Microbiome?(2024-12-20 00:00:08)

An anonymous reader quotes an opinion piece from The Guardian, written by Prof Mark Pallen and Dr Aimee Parker (Quadram Institute, Norwich), Prof Nick Loman (University of Birmingham), Prof Alan Walker (University of Aberdeen): Contrary to what is implied in [this article], the weight of expert opin...
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Waymo's Driverless Cars Are Apparently an Insurance Company's Dream(2024-12-19 21:00:02)

A study by reinsurer Swiss Re found that Waymo's autonomous vehicles have demonstrated significantly fewer property damage and bodily injury claims compared to human-driven cars, with reductions of up to 92% in some metrics. Engadget reports: Swiss Re analyzed liability claims from collisions coveri...
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Craig Wright Convicted For Repeatedly Lying About Inventing Bitcoin(2024-12-19 18:00:10)

Craig Wright, an Australian computer scientist living in the UK, has been found guilty of contempt of court for persistently and falsely claiming to be Bitcoin's creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, despite a High Court ruling against his claim. He has been sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for two ...
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Journal That Published Faulty Black Plastic Study Removed From Science Index(2024-12-19 15:00:03)

The publisher of a high-profile, now-corrected study on black plastics has been removed from a critical index of academic journals amid questions about quality criteria, according to a report by Retraction Watch. From a report: On December 16, Clarivate -- a scholarly publication analytics company -...
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UK Arts and Media Reject Plan To Let AI Firms Use Copyrighted Material(2024-12-19 12:00:08)

Writers, publishers, musicians, photographers, movie producers and newspapers have rejected the Labour government's plan to create a copyright exemption to help AI companies train their algorithms. From a report: In a joint statement, bodies representing thousands of creatives dismissed the proposal...
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