55 m. ago Blocking exports and raising tariffs is a bad defense against industrial cyber espionage, study shows

The United States is trying to decouple its economy from rivals like China. Efforts toward this include policymakers raising tariffs on Chinese goods, blocking exports of advanced technology and offering subsidies to boost American manufacturing. The goal is to reduce reliance on China for critical products in hopes that this will also protect U.S. intellectual property from theft.

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1 hour ago Pervasive surveillance of people is being used to access, monetize, coerce and control, study suggests

New research has underlined the surprising extent to which pervasive surveillance of people and their habits is powered by computer vision research—and shone a spotlight on how vulnerable individuals and communities are at risk.

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3 h. ago An AI video about SF dating was all too real. Meet the twin sisters who created it

An AI video about SF dating was all too real. Meet the twin sisters who created it  The San Francisco Standard

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3 h. ago CEASEFIRE: Can a pause in fighting lead to lasting peace where conflicts have become the norm?

Military expert John Spencer analyzes the Israel-Iran ceasefire brokered by President Donald Trump, comparing it to historical precedents while explaining why the agreement represents a strategic win.

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5 h. ago Multimodal LLMs and the human brain create object representations in similar ways, study finds

A better understanding of how the human brain represents objects that exist in nature, such as rocks, plants, animals, and so on, could have interesting implications for research in various fields, including psychology, neuroscience and computer science. Specifically, it could help shed new light on how humans interpret sensory information and complete different real-world tasks, which could also inform the development of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques that closely emulate biological and mental processes.

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7 h. ago Trump's appeals judge nominee to face tough questions in Senate

The nomination of the president's former personal lawyer Emil Bove to an appellate judgeship could represent a pivot point in Trump's approach to the judiciary.

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10 h. ago Washington State Supreme Court Holds Historic Indigenous Human Rights Symposium

Washington State Supreme Court Holds Historic Indigenous Human Rights Symposium  Mondaq

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15 h. ago Federal judge finds LA failed to create enough shelter for unhoused people as required in agreement

Federal judge finds LA failed to create enough shelter for unhoused people as required in agreement  LAist

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17 h. ago The good news (154 million deaths avoided) and bad news about childhood vaccines

A new study points out success stories — and potential obstacles — to bringing vaccines to the world's children.

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18 h. ago Study: Washington 5th worst state for hidden costs of home ownership

Study: Washington 5th worst state for hidden costs of home ownership  The Center Square

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19 h. ago New data highlights the race to build more empathetic language models

Measuring AI progress has usually meant testing scientific knowledge or logical reasoning – but while the major benchmarks still focus on left-brain logic skills, there’s been a quiet push within AI companies to make models more emotionally intelligent. As foundation models compete on soft measures like user preference and “feeling the AGI,” having a good […]

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19 h. ago RFK Jr. Clashes with Democrat in House Hearing over Vaccines: 'You've Accepted $2 Million from Pharma'

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clashed with Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) during a fiery House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing Tuesday, claiming the Democrat of abandoning vaccine-injured Americans after accepting millions in donations from the pharmaceutical industry. The post RFK Jr. Clashes with Democrat in House Hearing over Vaccines: ‘You’ve Accepted $2 Million from Pharma’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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20 h. ago Democrats Join Republicans to Kill Impeachment Resolution Against Trump

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday killed Rep. Al Green's (D-TX) impeachment resolution against President Donald Trump. The post Democrats Join Republicans to Kill Impeachment Resolution Against Trump appeared first on Breitbart.

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20 h. ago Experts gauge success of 'bunker buster' bombs dropped by US on Iran nuclear sites

Experts tell Fox News Digital the strikes created a significant disruption to Iran's nuclear program, even as the damage has yet to be fully assessed.

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22 h. ago New study reveals bias in AI text detection tools impacts academic publishing fairness

A study published in PeerJ Computer Science reveals significant accuracy-bias trade-offs in artificial intelligence text detection tools that could disproportionately impact non-native English speakers and certain academic disciplines in scholarly publishing.

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22 h. ago Local economies under pressure as ICE crackdowns create climate of fear

Local economies under pressure as ICE crackdowns create climate of fear  The Washington Post

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22 h. ago 128 Democrats join House GOP to block progressive's bid to impeach Trump

The House of Representatives voted along bipartisan lines to crush Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green's bid to impeach President Donald Trump.

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23 h. ago To shape tech standards, expert suggests cooperating with competitors

During the 1970s and '80s, people who watched movies at home had to choose between two incompatible formats: Betamax, invented by Sony, and VHS, created by JVC. Although many considered VHS technologically inferior, it won out in the end, partly because it allied with a larger network of film and television companies.

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24 h. ago Trump: ‘I Don’t Want’ Iran Regime Change, Creates ‘So Much Chaos’

President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday that he is not seeking "regime change" in Iran, noting that the endeavor would likely result in "so much chaos." The post Trump: ‘I Don’t Want’ Iran Regime Change, Creates ‘So Much Chaos’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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24 h. ago AI art protection tools still leave creators at risk, researchers say

Artists urgently need stronger defenses to protect their work from being used to train AI models without their consent.

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