Bird Flu Has Infected Two Young People. Here’s Why Experts Are Concerned
Canada’s first human case of bird flu has left a teenager in critical condition as human infections continue to emerge in the western U.S…
Federal Watchdog Urges Crackdown on Medicare Advantage Home Visits
Medicare officials are pushing back against a federal watchdog’s call to crack down on home visits by Medicare Advantage health plans — a practice the watchdog says may waste billions of tax dollars every year. In late October, a Health and Human Services inspector general audit found that the insurers pocketed $7.5 billion in 2023 from diagnosing health conditions that…The rise and fall of the ‘Scattered Spider’ hackers
The prolific hacking group broke into Caesars Entertainment, Coinbase, DoorDash, Mailchimp, Riot Games, Twilio (twice), and dozens more. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…
Overthinking what you said? It’s your ‘lizard brain’ talking to newer, advanced parts of your brain
Scientists sought to better understand how humans evolved to become so skilled at thinking about what’s happening in other peoples’ minds. The findings could have implications for one day treating psychiatric conditions such as anxiety and depression…
Can Lula still save the Amazon?
The power imbalance in Brazil’s government keeps environmental protections and Indigenous rights under threat…
Stretching From LLMs To LGMs: Intelligence And The Amazing Promise Of Large Geospatial Models
In today’s column, I examine the advancement of large language models (LLMs) toward a new generation of large geospatial models (LGM), an exciting and innovative frontier for the advent and extension of AI. Here’s the deal. Humans possess and greatly rely upon a sense of geospatial awareness and akin reasoning. We wrap that capability into
William Chan in Time Travel Drama “See Her Again”
Wiliam is set on a 25-year pursuit of truth in the time-bending drama which explores humanity’s light vs darkness…
USDA Launches New Online Civil Rights Tool for USDA Customers
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the launch of a new online portal to manage civil rights discrimination complaints more efficiently and transparently. The USDA Civil Rights Management System (CRMS) Program Discrimination Complaint electronic submission portal will streamline the filing of complaints by USDA customers who believe they have…
Attendees highlight fostering community with shared future in cyberspace at internet conference in China’s Wuzhen
“We need this dialogue in order that we are not divided by the internet, but united for one humanity,” said an industry insider attending the 2024 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit in China. #GLOBALink…