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The world needs a pro-human AI agenda
1 week, 4 days ago

The world needs a pro-human AI agenda

Live Mint  

These are uncertain and confusing times. Accordingly, there is much debate about whether these amazing capabilities will make us prosperous beyond our wildest dreams, or instead bring about the end of human civilization, with superintelligent AI models becoming our masters. But if hype prevails and companies adopt AI for jobs that cannot be done as well by machines, we may …

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Some elite US universities favor wealthy students in admissions decisions, lawsuit alleges
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Some elite US universities favor wealthy students in admissions decisions, lawsuit alleges

Associated Press  

Children of the wealthy and connected get special admissions consideration at some elite U.S. universities, according to new filings in a class-action lawsuit originally brought against 17 schools. Stuart Schmill, the dean of admissions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, wrote in a 2018 email that the university admitted four out of six applicants recommended by then-board chairman Robert Millard, …

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Elite schools accused of financial aid scheme that saw students overpay by $685M
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Elite schools accused of financial aid scheme that saw students overpay by $685M

Raw Story  

A lawsuit is accusing a number of the country's leading universities of overcharging students to the tune of $685 million in a “price-fixing” scheme. The Washington Post reported a list of top schools the lawsuit claims colluded to limit the amount of financial aid paid to lower-income students. "Documents and testimony from officials at Georgetown, the University of Notre Dame, …

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MIT announces tuition-free education for families earning under $200,000
1 month, 2 weeks ago

MIT announces tuition-free education for families earning under $200,000

India Today  

Starting in 2025, undergraduate students from families earning under $200,000 annually can expect to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US without paying tuition, thanks to a significant expansion in financial aid. Families earning less than $100,000 annually will see an even greater benefit, as parents won’t pay anything toward the full cost of attendance — including tuition, …

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How wearable tech can help women fight breast cancer
1 month, 4 weeks ago

How wearable tech can help women fight breast cancer

Live Mint  

For 33-year old Pragya Banthia, a London-based Product Operations Manager, the idea of being able to screen for breast cancer at home in a comfortable setting is appealing. This wearable ultrasound device, designed by MIT’s Canan Dagdeviren, associate professor at MIT’s Media Lab and the senior author of the study Conformable Ultrasound Breast Patch for Deep Tissue Scanning and Imaging, …

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Researchers from MIT WPU & Christ College discover new damselfly species in western ghats of Kerala
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Researchers from MIT WPU & Christ College discover new damselfly species in western ghats of Kerala

Hindustan Times  

In a remarkable scientific breakthrough, a team of scientists including researchers from MIT World Peace University, Pune and Christ College, Kerala, has discovered a new species of damselfly in the western ghats of Kerala. Named ‘Agasthyamalai Bambootail’, this newly discovered species was found in Manjadininnavila in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala near the Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary. Lead researcher Vivek Chandran …

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Kamala Harris Proposes Major Initiative To Help Millions Of Seniors — And Their Caregivers
3 months ago

Kamala Harris Proposes Major Initiative To Help Millions Of Seniors — And Their Caregivers

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Tuesday proposed a major new initiative: expanding Medicare to cover the cost of long-term care at home. “Especially if they work, we’re finding that so many are then having to leave their job, which means losing a source of income, not to mention the emotional stress.” Harris pledged to finance the …

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Need life advice? Scientists create an AI chatbot that lets you talk to your future self
7 months ago

Need life advice? Scientists create an AI chatbot that lets you talk to your future self

Daily Mail  

While scientists haven't invented a time machine just yet, there is now a way for you to get some much-needed advice from your older self. And, in a trial of 334 volunteers, just a short conversation with the chatbot left users feeling less anxious and more connected to their future selves. Future you is a chatbot developed by the MIT …

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IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi among top 150 universities in the world; MIT remains best varsity: QS Ranking
7 months ago

IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi among top 150 universities in the world; MIT remains best varsity: QS Ranking

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Indian Institutes of Technology Bombay and Delhi are among the top 150 universities in the world, while the Massachusetts Institute of Technology retained the top rank globally for the 13th time, according to the QS World University Ranking, 2025 announced on Wednesday. India has one more university within the top 150 rankings, IIT Delhi and two more …

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AI a job killer? In California it’s complicated
9 months, 3 weeks ago

AI a job killer? In California it’s complicated

LA Times  

For the thousands of tech workers recently laid off in California and across the country, the future may not be as bleak as it looks right now: Many are likely to retrain fairly quickly for new jobs in the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence. “What we’re seeing is a lot of tech companies are actually monetizing the AI solution,” said …

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Two years after deadly tornadoes, some Mayfield families are still waiting for housing
11 months ago

Two years after deadly tornadoes, some Mayfield families are still waiting for housing

Associated Press  

MAYFIELD, Ky. — Ashley Prince and her family have been chasing “normal” for years now. “We’re a very tight-knit community.” Dylan Prince, right, heats up dinner as, Ashley, top left, talks with her son Waylon while her other son, Hunter watches a video on his computer inside the family’s temporary home at Camp Graves, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Water …

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Editorial: Free speech or discrimination? Colleges need help drawing the line
1 year ago

Editorial: Free speech or discrimination? Colleges need help drawing the line

LA Times  

These are bitter and confusing times at many U.S. colleges and universities. Complaints of civil rights violations in higher education have increased more than tenfold among both Jewish and Muslim/Arab students after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and subsequent retaliation by Israel. The civil rights arm of the Education Department holds enormous power over colleges because almost all of them, …

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Exclusive: Ex-Harvard student, Holocaust survivor's daughter urges university to be ‘moral’
1 year ago

Exclusive: Ex-Harvard student, Holocaust survivor's daughter urges university to be ‘moral’

Hindustan Times  

Harvard University's former certificate holder and a Holocaust survivor's daughter in an exclusive conversation said she hopes Harvard learns from its mistakes, adding that she has heard the institute has long had problems with anti-Semitism and anti-Israel views, even before October 7, 2023. “My father, John Laszlo MD, who escaped the Nazis as a child but who lost most of …

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Bill Ackman demands Harvard to cut ties with plagiarism-plagued president Claudine Gay: ‘They need to act now’
1 year ago

Bill Ackman demands Harvard to cut ties with plagiarism-plagued president Claudine Gay: ‘They need to act now’

Hindustan Times  

The plagiarism and antisemitism scandals surrounding Harvard University President Claudine Gay have tarnished the reputation of the prestigious institution, according to billionaire and Harvard graduate Bill Ackman. Bill Ackman calls for Claudine Gay to step down amid controversy In a lengthy X post on Saturday, Ackman wrote that the Harvard Corporation has been “unwilling to acknowledge that they made a …

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Lessons for Mumbai and Delhi's crusade for clean air
1 year, 1 month ago

Lessons for Mumbai and Delhi's crusade for clean air

Hindustan Times  

In the face of Mumbai's escalating air pollution crisis, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation unfurled a 27-point action plan last month, a blend of urgent and strategic measures to clear the haze enveloping the city. The United States Environmental Protection Agency played a role in brokering agreements that included air pollution reduction plans submitted by "upwind" states, such as New Jersey, …

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US oil production hits all-time high, conflicting with efforts to cut heat-trapping pollution
1 year, 2 months ago

US oil production hits all-time high, conflicting with efforts to cut heat-trapping pollution

The Independent  

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AI can help generate synthetic viruses and spark pandemics, warns former Google executive
1 year, 4 months ago

AI can help generate synthetic viruses and spark pandemics, warns former Google executive

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Synthetic viruses could be generated through the misuse of artificial intelligence and potentially …

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Scientists reveal the first ever direct image of a black hole blasting out a powerful jet
1 year, 8 months ago

Scientists reveal the first ever direct image of a black hole blasting out a powerful jet

Daily Mail  

A supermassive black hole and the fierce jet it emits have been imaged together for the first time in an exciting breakthrough that could shed light on the mysteries of the universe. First look: A supermassive black hole and the fierce jet it emits have been imaged together for the first time in an exciting breakthrough that could shed light …

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Will ChatGPT take your job — and millions of others?
1 year, 9 months ago

Will ChatGPT take your job — and millions of others?

Al Jazeera  

The latest AI wave will disrupt the workplace. The short answer: ChatGPT and its rival AI models could dramatically disrupt the labour market, including replacing routine jobs in some sectors. “It will certainly automate some tasks but it doesn’t mean that the AI can do all your jobs,” Nurski said. “Studies that have looked at the displacement effect have found …

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Netherlands makes negative coronavirus test mandatory for travelers from China
2 years ago

Netherlands makes negative coronavirus test mandatory for travelers from China

NL Times  

Travelers arriving in the Netherlands from China will need a negative coronavirus test starting next Tuesday. Health Minister Ernst Kuipers decided to order the restriction after other European member states had already taken similar measures. Kuipers had asked the Eerste Kamer, the upper house of Parliament, to come back from recess so that the senators could urgently deal with a …

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How to green a city: Riyadh’s ambition to become a sustainable hub
2 years, 1 month ago

How to green a city: Riyadh’s ambition to become a sustainable hub

The Independent  

Cities may only take up a tiny proportion of the world’s surface, but according to a UN report they are responsible for using up to 78 per cent of the world’s energy and emitting 60 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gases. With 68 per cent of mankind predicted to be living in urban areas by 2050, it’s clear that …

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No need for action now on coronavirus, says public health chief
2 years, 3 months ago

No need for action now on coronavirus, says public health chief

Dutch News  

The Netherlands does not yet need to take any new steps to prevent the spread of coronavirus and the increase in infections over the past two weeks is ‘relatively modest’, Jaap van Dissel, head of the public health institute RIVM told MPs on Wednesday. Van Dissel, who was addressing parliament’s healthcare committee, said most people who are currently infected have …

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No need for action now on coronavirus, says public health chief
2 years, 3 months ago

No need for action now on coronavirus, says public health chief

Dutch News  

The Netherlands does not yet need to take any new steps to prevent the spread of coronavirus and the increase in infections over the past two weeks is ‘relatively modest’, Jaap van Dissel, head of the public health institute RIVM told MPs on Wednesday. Van Dissel, who was addressing parliament’s healthcare committee, said most people who are currently infected have …

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Column: Shakespeare, mathematics and the monkey who called 911
2 years, 4 months ago

Column: Shakespeare, mathematics and the monkey who called 911

LA Times  

Have you heard about the monkey who called 911? But it brought to mind something else — the old thought experiment that basically hypothesizes that an infinite number of monkeys typing for an infinite amount of time would eventually produce “Hamlet.” I always assumed this was just a bit of drunken barroom philoso-babble. It even has a name: the “infinite …

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