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Claim of "sonic weapon" attack questioned

vendredi 17 août 2018 à 02:00

Medical specialists question the claim that US diplomats in Cuba were attacked with a "sonic weapon".

Global heating

vendredi 17 août 2018 à 02:00

"If the warming trend caused by greenhouse gas emissions continues, years like 2018 will be the norm in the 2040s, and would be classed as cold by the end of the century."

AI systems that can do good

vendredi 17 août 2018 à 02:00

An AI system now excels at diagnosing many eye diseases.

I think this sort of AI system can do a lot of good, but hospitals have a duty to run local copies so as to avoid sending a copy of the data to any specific database.

Florida's "stand your ground" law

vendredi 17 août 2018 à 02:00

Markeis McGlockton's killer has been charged with manslaughter after prosecutors concluded that Florida's "stand your ground" law did not cover him.

Teenage refugees chained

vendredi 17 août 2018 à 02:00

An immigration prison chained teenage refugees to chairs and put bags over their heads. Some say they were also handcuffed and beaten.