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Researchers Call Musk's Grokipedia "Problematic", Raise Reliability Doubts
Elon Musk's Grokipedia carries thousands of citations to "questionable" and "problematic" sources, US researchers said Friday, raising doubts about the reliability of the AI-powered encyclopedia as an information tool.
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Microsoft 365 Personal With Copilot Is Now Free for Students for One Year
Microsoft is giving college students free access to the Microsoft 365 Personal plan with Copilot for 12 months, expanding its usual three-month trial. Eligible undergraduate and postgraduate students can claim the offer until November 30. The plan supports up to five devices and includes premium Office apps, Copilot features such as Deep Research a...
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US Ignored Pakistan's Nuclear Program Despite Warnings: Ex-CIA Officer
According to ex-CIA intelligence officer Richard Barlow, the then-US President Ronald Reagan administration prioritised its Afghan strategy over non-proliferation efforts.
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Canada Plans To Poach H-1B Visa Holders, Skilled Workers Amid US Immigration Crackdown
Canada is planning to reduce admissions of foreign students, including Indians, by 25-32 per cent starting next year, while creating special entry pathways for thousands of top international researchers and H-1B visa holders from the United States.
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Your Phone's GPS Knows More Than Your Location, IIT Delhi Research Warns
GPS guides us to places or helps us track our online orders. But the "fine-grained" data collected by it on Android smartphones can reveal far more than just the location, quietly exposing a person's activity and environment.
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Meta, TikTok Under EU Fire For Denying Researchers Access To Public Data
The European Commission said on Friday that US Big Tech giant Meta and Chinese-owned social media app TikTok breach their obligation to grant researchers adequate access to public data under the Digital Services Act (DSA)
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Indian Woman On H-1B Visa Laid Off by Meta, Receives Job Offers Online
Based in Seattle, the woman joined Meta as a research scientist earlier this year, but was laid off after just nine months.
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Microsoft Warns Russia, China And Iran Using AI As Cyber Weapon Against US
Russia, China, Iran and North Korea have sharply increased their use of artificial intelligence to deceive people online and mount cyberattacks against the United States, according to new research from Microsoft.
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High Levels Of Lead Found In Popular Protein Powders In US, Alarming New Report Reveals
Out of the 23 products tested, researchers found that over two-thirds contained more lead in a single serving than the recommended daily safety limit.
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Nobel Winners Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo To Leave US Amid Funding Row
US-based Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will soon join the University of Zurich, where they will establish a new centre for development economics, the institution said Friday.
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Nobel Committee Unable To Reach Medicine Prize Winner On 'Digital Detox'
The researcher is reported to be on an off-the-grid hiking trip in the American wilderness, with the Nobel Prize committee unable to reach him.
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Appetite-Regulating Hormones In Focus For Nobel Prizes Fall
Research into hormones that regulate appetite is seen leading the race for the Nobel Prize in Medicine, to be awarded Monday -- the first in this year's Nobel season.
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NASA Shuts Down Public Communications on Website Amid US Budget Impasse
NASA’s online presence has gone dark as a U.S. budget lapse forces a government shutdown. Outreach, research, and grant work have stopped, while critical ISS and planetary defense operations persist. The silence recalls 2013’s shutdown, which caused widespread delays to missions and scientific projects.
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New Blood Test Can Detect Head And Neck Cancer 10 Years Early
The researchers highlighted that by catching cancers early, patients may experience higher treatment success and require a less intense regimen.
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'Trump's Science Cuts Could Lead To Brain Drain': Nobel Prize Officials
Donald Trump's assault on science could threaten the United States' position as the world's leading research nation and have knock-on effects worldwide, Nobel Prize officials in Sweden told AFP.
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Researchers Call Musk's Grokipedia "Problematic", Raise Reliability Doubts
Elon Musk's Grokipedia carries thousands of citations to "questionable" and "problematic" sources, US researchers said Friday, raising doubts about the reliability of the AI-powered encyclopedia as an information tool.
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Microsoft 365 Personal With Copilot Is Now Free for Students for One Year
Microsoft is giving college students free access to the Microsoft 365 Personal plan with Copilot for 12 months, expanding its usual three-month trial. Eligible undergraduate and postgraduate students can claim the offer until November 30. The plan supports up to five devices and includes premium Office apps, Copilot features such as Deep Research a...
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US Ignored Pakistan's Nuclear Program Despite Warnings: Ex-CIA Officer
According to ex-CIA intelligence officer Richard Barlow, the then-US President Ronald Reagan administration prioritised its Afghan strategy over non-proliferation efforts.
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Canada Plans To Poach H-1B Visa Holders, Skilled Workers Amid US Immigration Crackdown
Canada is planning to reduce admissions of foreign students, including Indians, by 25-32 per cent starting next year, while creating special entry pathways for thousands of top international researchers and H-1B visa holders from the United States.
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Your Phone's GPS Knows More Than Your Location, IIT Delhi Research Warns
GPS guides us to places or helps us track our online orders. But the "fine-grained" data collected by it on Android smartphones can reveal far more than just the location, quietly exposing a person's activity and environment.
-
Meta, TikTok Under EU Fire For Denying Researchers Access To Public Data
The European Commission said on Friday that US Big Tech giant Meta and Chinese-owned social media app TikTok breach their obligation to grant researchers adequate access to public data under the Digital Services Act (DSA)
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Indian Woman On H-1B Visa Laid Off by Meta, Receives Job Offers Online
Based in Seattle, the woman joined Meta as a research scientist earlier this year, but was laid off after just nine months.
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Microsoft Warns Russia, China And Iran Using AI As Cyber Weapon Against US
Russia, China, Iran and North Korea have sharply increased their use of artificial intelligence to deceive people online and mount cyberattacks against the United States, according to new research from Microsoft.
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High Levels Of Lead Found In Popular Protein Powders In US, Alarming New Report Reveals
Out of the 23 products tested, researchers found that over two-thirds contained more lead in a single serving than the recommended daily safety limit.
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Nobel Winners Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo To Leave US Amid Funding Row
US-based Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will soon join the University of Zurich, where they will establish a new centre for development economics, the institution said Friday.
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Nobel Committee Unable To Reach Medicine Prize Winner On 'Digital Detox'
The researcher is reported to be on an off-the-grid hiking trip in the American wilderness, with the Nobel Prize committee unable to reach him.
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Appetite-Regulating Hormones In Focus For Nobel Prizes Fall
Research into hormones that regulate appetite is seen leading the race for the Nobel Prize in Medicine, to be awarded Monday -- the first in this year's Nobel season.
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NASA Shuts Down Public Communications on Website Amid US Budget Impasse
NASA’s online presence has gone dark as a U.S. budget lapse forces a government shutdown. Outreach, research, and grant work have stopped, while critical ISS and planetary defense operations persist. The silence recalls 2013’s shutdown, which caused widespread delays to missions and scientific projects.
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New Blood Test Can Detect Head And Neck Cancer 10 Years Early
The researchers highlighted that by catching cancers early, patients may experience higher treatment success and require a less intense regimen.
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'Trump's Science Cuts Could Lead To Brain Drain': Nobel Prize Officials
Donald Trump's assault on science could threaten the United States' position as the world's leading research nation and have knock-on effects worldwide, Nobel Prize officials in Sweden told AFP.
