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[ad_1] MIT today released the results of an outside investigation into the university’s connection with alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The report confirmed that top officials had committed “significant mistakes of judgment” in approving donations from Epstein, even though the…

[ad_1] The news: The Ukrainian passenger jet that crashed shortly after takeoff from Iran’s capital on Wednesday was brought down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile, according to US and Canadian intelligence officials. The crash killed all 176 people on board.…

[ad_1] Baidu, the search engine often called the Google of China, has launched a public beta version of its blockchain service for businesses, called Xuperchain, according to a local report. What is it? The service is supposed to let small…

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[ad_1] The news: Video platform TikTok has published a set of new, more detailed guidelines governing which videos will be deleted from the app. It says it will take down videos promoting terrorism, crime, violence, hate speech or self-harm, for…

[ad_1] SpaceX successfully launched another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit on Monday evening. With 180 satellites (plus two prototypes launched two years ago) now orbiting the planet, SpaceX operates the largest commercial satellite constellation.  What happened: A Falcon 9 rocket…

[ad_1] The White House has released ten principles for government agencies to adhere to when proposing new AI regulations for the private sector. The move is the latest development of the American AI Initiative, launched via executive order by President…

[ad_1] The news: Facebook has announced it will remove videos manipulated using AI to distort reality, so-called “deepfakes.” In a blog post, global policy management vice president Monika Bickert said the company will take down any videos that have been…

[ad_1] More gravitational waves have been spotted following another collision of two neutron stars, it has been announced. This is only the second ever observation of signals emanating from this type of event—and we’re still missing some details for this…

[ad_1] Scientists generally agree that the best strategy for finding extraterrestrial life is to look for a world that has conditions similar to Earth’s, including atmospheric oxygen that could be produced by organisms running photosynthesis. But current instruments used to…