Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to trio for optogenetics work
US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the prize for their work that helps researchers understand how specific cell types contribute to behaviors like learning, fear, addiction and movement.
Accept ābad thingsā in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altman
Boss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the āgood stuffā the technology can deliver
Sam Altman says he believes the world should accept ābad thingsā happening with AI in exchange for the benefits of the technology.
The chief executive of OpenAI cited hacks, scams and āother bad things that will happenā in an interview that sparked an instant backlash from critics of the major AI companies. His comments came after one of his companyās safety experts resigned, saying at the weekend that its āculture is brokenā. Continue reading...
Schoolboy, 15, loses hand after picking up police stun grenade during French school protests
Prime minister orders ministers to tackle studentsā five major demands, including organising replacement teachers and school repairs
Hundreds of schools in France remained fully or partially closed on Monday as teenagers continued to blockade buildings and the government struggled to contain the biggest youth protest movement in years.
A 15-year-old protesting against what the demonstrators say are Franceās dilapidated ā and understaffed āschools āhad his hand āblown off on āMonday in the northern town of Lens, the local prefect FranƧois-Xavier Lauch āsaid. Continue reading...
Trading Day: Nasdaq highs, Brazil surprise
The Nasdaq surged to a fresh high on Monday, as earnings optimism and lower oil prices offset rising bond yields. The biggest moves of the day were in Brazilian assets, which logged historic gains after right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro's strong showing in the first round of voting in the presidential election suggests he is a strong favorite to āwin the second and decisive round in three weeks.
Trump approves firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan
President Donald Trump approved a firing-squad execution on Monday for Nidal Hasan, the US Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009. Hasan's execution will be the first carried out by the US military since 1961, with the date and location yet to be set by the Army.
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