Vaping best way to quit smoking, new study finds pred 13 urami in 10 minutami A team looked at 80 major trials involving nearly 30,000 people and found that nicotine vapes were more effective than traditional aids, increasing the success rate by about 60 percent.(BBC News)
AI slopper in chief: Trump turns to social media amid tough questions pred 13 urami in 10 minutami As the US president struggles to end his Iran war, and approval ratings hit new lows, he leans on a familiar gambitDonald Trump knows the power of an image – of himself, with everyone from Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un to Kim Kardashian. How about George Washington?As the US president struggles to end his war with Iran, and with his approval ratings hitting the lowest levels of his second term, he has in recent weeks posted a series of AI-generated images of himself alongside key historical American figures. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Black Box: The Chatbots: a new series from The Guardian Investigates – trailer pred 13 urami in 10 minutami People are becoming convinced AI chatbots have helped them make scientific breakthroughs, cure diseases or invent new technologies. What does this reveal about a technology used by more than a billion people? A new series from The Guardian Investigates, coming soon Continue reading...(The Guardian)
In a Pennsylvania congressional swing district, a Republican incumbent faces allegations over embellishing résumé pred 13 urami in 10 minutami Ryan Mackenzie, running for re-election, is accused of ‘fabricating’ a career in the real estate industryThe Republican congressman Ryan Mackenzie has been accused of embellishing his résumé with private sector experience in real estate sales amid an acrimonious showdown over his Pennsylvania seat.Mackenzie, who has previously been accused of lying about his age on Tinder, “was a real estate salesperson licensed in PA”, according to his LinkedIn profile, and biographies have consistently listed it has his former profession. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
CIA chief reportedly warns Russia against attacking Nato countries on visit to Moscow – US politics live pred 13 urami in 16 minutami Kremlin dismisses US media reports after meeting as ‘scare stories’, as Pentagon policy chief prepares to meet Nato secretary generalThe Kremlin dismissed US media reports that Russia could attack a Nato member state and that the purpose of CIA director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow this week had been to warn Moscow against such a move.Asked to comment on the reports, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said:A lot of this kind of scare-story material is being published right now. Of course, it has nothing to do with reality and nothing to do with the intentions of the Russian Federation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Rise in salmonella cases linked to imported eggs pred 13 urami in 17 minutami Officials reiterated that babies, young children, pregnant women and older people should only eat thoroughly cooked eggs in restaurants and cafes.(London News)