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Monitor reports blasts at arms depots near Damascus

A Syria war monitor said explosions on Sunday rocked an area near Damascus housing weapons depots used by the toppled government of Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said the blasts in the Kisweh area, south of the Syrian capital, may be the result of an Israeli air strike…

A two-hour interview is enough to create an accurate AI replica of your personality, says Stanford study

Researchers from Google and Stanford University have demonstrated that just a two-hour conversation with an AI model can create a strikingly accurate replica of an individual’s personality. Published on November 15 in the preprint database arXiv, the study introduces “simulation agents” – AI models designed to mimic human behavior with remarkable precision.Read Entire...

Delhi issues guidelines to prevent HMPV

Delhi health authorities on Sunday issued an advisory to ensure preparedness for potential health challenges related to the Human MetaPneumoVirus (HMPV) and other respiratory viruses. According to a statement, Dr Vandana Bagga, Director General of Health Services, convened a meeting with chief district medical officers and the state programme officer of IDSP on Sunday to…

From forced landings to stuffed animal heads, headhunter Peterson Conway is defense tech’s wildest power broker

Conway has recruited for some of the buzziest defense and hard tech firms in Silicon Valley over the last decade, like Palantir and Mach Industries. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…

Munambam residents form human chain demanding restoration of revenue rights

Munambam residents form human chain demanding restoration of revenue rights

Could Humans Have a Brain Microbiome?

The discovery that other vertebrates have healthy, microbial brains is fueling the still controversial possibility that we might have them as well…

‘Humans are all they know’ – Fate of whales uncertain as marine zoo shuts

Campaigners, politicians and zoo managers disagree on where Wikie and her son Keijo should be sent…

Jimmy Carter’s state funeral has started. Here’s what to know

ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Six days of funeral observances for former President Jimmy Carter began Saturday in Georgia, where he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. The first events reflected Carter’s climb up the political ladder, from the tiny town of Plains, Georgia, to decades on the global stage as a humanitarian and advocate…

HMPV: New Virus Outbreak in China Raises Alarm

China is witnessing an increase in infections of a respiratory virus, known as human metapneumovirus (HMPV), prompting authorities to take emergency measures, according to the Independent. The surge in HMPV cases comes five years after the COVID-19 pandemic, which claimed the lives of nearly 7 million people around the world…