Top ex-Google researchers raise $30 million for Tokyo-based AI lab
By Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based artificial intelligence startup founded by two prominent former Google researchers, said on Tuesday it had raised $30 million in a seed…
Governments, firms should spend more on AI safety, top researchers say
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence companies and governments should allocate at least one third of their AI research and development funding to ensuring the safety and ethical use of…
UBS cuts nearly 70% Credit Suisse researchers in Hong Kong-sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) – UBS has cut around 70% of the Hong Kong-based staff headcount at Credit Suisse’s securities research unit, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, as the…
YouTube Algorithm Has A Left-Wing Bias, Researchers Find
YouTube Algorithm Has A Left-Wing Bias, Researchers Find Jason Cohen on August 22, 2023 YouTube’s video recommendations exhibit a bias toward left-leaning content in the United States, researchers at New York University…
Exclusive-Syrian regime organised feared ghost militias, war crimes researchers say
By Stephanie van den Berg and Maya Gebeily THE HAGUE/BEIRUT (Reuters) – In the early years of Syria’s brutal conflict, top government officials established and directed paramilitary groups known as shabbiha to…
First Chinese Part Found In Drone Russia Used To Attack Ukraine, Researchers Say
First Chinese Part Found In Drone Russia Used To Attack Ukraine, Researchers Say Micaela Burrow on June 12, 2023 Conflict researchers found a Chinese part made in 2023 in an Iranian-made drone…
Your Future Meals Could Come From A 3D Printer, Researchers Say
Your Future Meals Could Come From A 3D Printer, Researchers Say John Hugh DeMastri on March 24, 2023 Researchers are increasingly investigating 3D-printed food to boost global food production in a bid…
Pentagon Researchers Urge More Access To Sex Change Hormones For Military Kids
Pentagon Researchers Urge More Access To Sex Change Hormones For Military Kids Micaela Burrow on March 22, 2023 Department of Defense (DOD) researchers argued for expanding gender transition treatments for children as…
Officials Are ‘Inconsistently’ Testing For Chemicals In Ohio Town Impacted By Toxic Train Derailment, Researchers Say
Officials Are ‘Inconsistently’ Testing For Chemicals In Ohio Town Impacted By Toxic Train Derailment, Researchers Say Alexa Schwerha on March 13, 2023 Government agencies are “inconsistently” testing chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio,…
University Researchers Allege Air Quality May Cause Health Problems After Toxic Ohio Train Derailment
University Researchers Allege Air Quality May Cause Health Problems After Toxic Ohio Train Derailment Alexa Schwerha on February 24, 2023 University researchers analyzed Environmental Protection Agency data to provide a third party…
‘Hypocrisy’: The World Bank’s New Focus On Climate Threatens World’s Poorest Nations, Researchers Say
‘Hypocrisy’: The World Bank’s New Focus On Climate Threatens World’s Poorest Nations, Researchers Say John Hugh DeMastri on February 23, 2023 The World Bank’s plan to focus future efforts on climate change…
Medical Establishment Downplays Risk Of Regretting Sex Changes, Researchers Say
Medical Establishment Downplays Risk Of Regretting Sex Changes, Researchers Say Laurel Duggan on December 22, 2022 Medical professionals and advocates for cross-sex medical procedures downplay the risk of regret by ignoring or…
U.S. job market little affected by pandemic, say researchers
By Michael S. Derby BOSTON (Reuters) – For all the tumult and disruptions of the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. labor markets have come out on the other side not far from the strong…
Researchers Suggest Americans Should Work Less To Help The Climate
Researchers Suggest Americans Should Work Less To Help The Climate Justine Brooke Murray on August 9, 2022 Some climate researchers and economists are suggesting Americans should work less in order to protect…
CHOP Researchers Develop Algorithm to Help Distinguish ADHD Symptoms from Related Conditions
ADHD is a complex condition affecting between about 5 and 8% of school-age children and 2 to 4% of adults, with many possible causes. Because ADHD comes in three different types and…
Shareholder ESG support down but not out, researchers say
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – Average support for shareholder resolutions on environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics at U.S. companies dipped to 26.6% this year from 32% in 2021 as asset managers…
Monkeypox DNA found in semen in handful of cases -researchers say
By Natalie Grover and Emilio Parodi LONDON/MILAN – Fragments of the monkeypox virus have been detected in semen in a handful of patients in Italy, raising questions over whether sexual transmission of…
Ugandan researchers develop low cost sensors to track air pollution
KAMPALA – Ugandan researchers have developed low-cost air quality monitoring sensors that work in extreme conditions and will allow Uganda to switch from expensive imported monitors in its bid to tackle rising…
Evidence mounts for need to study Pfizer’s Paxlovid for long COVID – researchers say
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO – Additional reports of patients with long COVID who were helped by Pfizer Inc’s oral antiviral treatment Paxlovid offer fresh impetus for conducting clinical trials to test the…
Treatment Developed by CHOP Researchers Prevents Hypoglycemia in Children with Hyperinsulinism
“There are currently very few medical treatments for HI, and those treatments are of limited effectiveness while also associated with significant side effects,” said senior study author Diva D. De León-Crutchlow, MD,…
British Researchers Smash Nuclear Fusion Record Using Machine 10 Times Hotter Than Sun
A group of British researchers broke the previous record on sustained nuclear fusion using a machine that reached a temperature 10 times hotter than the sun’s core. The researchers, using their JET…
Researchers Sound Alarm On Himalayan Glaciers’ Ice Loss
Glaciers in the Himalayas, the massive mountain range that stretches across four Asian countries, are melting at a rapid rate causing researchers to warn of further losses and catastrophic effects. The glacier…
NIH Justifies Giving Green Light To Researchers To Boost Viruses Before Flagging Experiments For Gain-Of-Function Review
The National Institutes of Health justified allowing EcoHealth Alliance to create boosted lab-made viruses with the Wuhan Institute of Virology with up to one log — or 10 times — increased growth…
Foreign Hackers Stole Information From Defense Contractors, Researchers Say
Foreign hackers are suspected of breaching several organizations, including defense contractors, and accessing sensitive information, according to a report by cybersecurity researchers. Hackers stole documents from at least nine entities in the…
Hacking Group Is Stealing Personal Data, Communications From Telecom Carriers, Researchers Find
A group of hackers has gained access to telecommunications infrastructure and is retrieving personal information and communications records, according to a report released Tuesday by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. The group, known as…
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