Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here’s what you need to know. Source: How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To | WIRED
In what’s expected to soon be commonplace, artificial intelligence is being harnessed to pick up signs of cancer more accurately than the trained human eye. This latest AI model has a near 100% success rate and serves as a clear sign of things to come. Source: Nearly 100% of cancer identified by new AI, easily…
To stay relevant and support their communities, some of the state’s old-fashioned country stores have expanded their offerings to beers on tap, live music and more. Stop by for a slice of seriously local culture. Source: Looking for a Good Time in Vermont? Try the Hardware Store. – WSJ
Early-life adversity affects over half of children worldwide, increasing the risk of cognitive and mental health issues later in life. Source: Early-Life Adversity Reshapes Brain Development and Behavior – Neuroscience News
Source: For UC and CSU applicants, nursing is the most competitive major
Inflation Reduction Act repeal would harm America’s economy, costing 790,000 jobs, cutting $160 billion in GDP, and forcing families to pay $32 billion in energy costs Source: 790,000 Jobs, $160 Billion GDP: Shocking Costs Of Inflation Reduction Act Repeal
Clearly, people from different age demographics also have different tastes. Source: 11 Things Boomers Think Are Luxuries That Gen Z Wouldn’t Want If You Paid Them | YourTango
For years, Americans have been blanketing their homes with scads of solar panels. Now, they’re adding a growing number of batteries to store that electricity and protect against blackouts. Source: Why Americans Are Adding Home Batteries at a Record Pace – Bloomberg
Christopher Summerfield’s book “These Strange New Minds” offers a lucid intellectual history of AI and argues that chatbots are more than clever copycats. Source: A neuroscientist makes the case that AI can think
In the 1960s, the Swiss had some of the dirtiest water in Europe. Now, their cities boast pristine rivers and lakes – and other countries are looking to follow their lead Source: From sewage and scum to swimming in ‘blue gold’: how Switzerland transformed its rivers | Environment | The Guardian
The pharmaceutical industry’s products are keeping people alive. My wife and me, for example. Source: Opinion | In defense of Big Pharma
Young men have gone MAGA. Can the left win them back? Source: The Battle for the Bros | The New Yorker
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