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Unlikely Wild Animals Are Being Smuggled Into U.S. Ports: Corals

24 June 2024 at 10:55
With the sea creatures making up a growing share of illegal animal seizures around the world, U.S. officials are working to overcome struggles to safely house them.

Β© Kendrick Brinson for The New York Times

A colony of confiscated coral in a back room of the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, which has taken in about 1,000 illegally trafficked animals since 2010.

These Grieving Parents Want Congress to Protect Children Online

22 June 2024 at 05:03
A group is using the Mothers Against Drunk Driving playbook, sharing personal tragedies, to lobby for the Kids Online Safety Act.

Β© Amanda Lucier for The New York Times

Kristin Bride, a member of ParentsSOS, next to an apple tree she planted after her son Carson’s suicide in 2020. The apple’s variety is Sweet Sixteen, Carson’s age when he died.

Well Beyond the U.S., Heat and Climate Extremes Are Hitting Billions

21 June 2024 at 10:06
People all over the world are facing severe heat, floods and fire, aggravated by the use of fossil fuels. The year isn’t halfway done.

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Rescuers carried a heat-stricken patient during the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Sunday.

More Than 1,000 Birds Died One Night in Chicago. Will It Happen Again?

18 June 2024 at 09:11
A mass of birds died in Chicago in October after striking one building, adding to the push for more protections in one of the most dangerous cities for avian migration.

Β© Daryl Coldren/Chicago Field Museum, via Associated Press

Chicago, Houston and Dallas were named some of the most dangerous cities for migrating birds in an April 2019 study. Experts have suggested a number of improvements to protect birds.

Surgeon General Calls for Warning Labels on Social Media Platforms

17 June 2024 at 15:41
Dr. Vivek Murthy said he would urge Congress to require a warning that social media use can harm teenagers’ mental health.

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Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has long indicated that he believes social media poses a health risk to children and adolescents.

Clearview AI Used Your Face. Now You May Get a Stake in the Company.

13 June 2024 at 20:07
The facial recognition start-up doesn’t have the funds to settle a class-action lawsuit, so lawyers are proposing equity for those whose faces were scraped from the internet.

Β© Amr Alfiky for The New York Times

A demonstration of Clearview AI’s facial recognition smartphone app in 2019.

California Proposes 30 AI Regulation Laws Amid Federal Standstill

10 June 2024 at 19:09
California legislators have made the biggest push to pass new laws to rein in the technology. Colorado passed one protecting consumers.

Β© Kirby Lee, via Associated Press

An aerial view of the California State Capitol building in 2022.

Can I Opt Out of Meta’s A.I. Scraping on Instagram and Facebook? Sort Of.

7 June 2024 at 15:49
Social media users voiced worries about a move by Meta to use information from public Instagram and Facebook posts to train its A.I. But the scraping has already begun. Here’s what to know.

Β© Associated Press

Meta sent notifications to European users of Facebook and Instagram letting them know that their public posts could be used to train its A.I. β€” including its chatbot and other services it develops β€” starting on June 26. In the United States, public posts are already being used to train the services.

Cancer Researchers Begin Large Long-Term Study of Black Women

7 June 2024 at 05:06
The American Cancer Society hopes to enroll 100,000 women and follow them for three decades to discover what’s causing higher case and death rates.

Β© Travis Dove for The Washington Post, via Getty Images

Participants in the study will be surveyed about their behaviors, environmental exposures and life experiences.

U.S. Clears Way for Antitrust Inquiries of Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI

5 June 2024 at 23:48
The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission agreed to divide responsibility for investigating three major players in the artificial intelligence industry.

Β© Grant Hindsley for The New York Times

The Federal Trade Commission will be primarily responsible for examining Microsoft’s and OpenAI’s conduct in the artificial intelligence industry.

New Report Underscores the Seriousness of Long Covid

5 June 2024 at 12:22
The National Academies said the condition could involve up to 200 symptoms, make it difficult for people to work and last for months or years.

Β© Alex Wroblewski for The New York Times

Samantha Lewis, left, of Aurora, Ill., attending a physical therapy session to treat her long Covid symptoms in 2021.

How Electric Car Batteries Might Aid the Grid (and Win Over Drivers)

5 June 2024 at 11:36
Automakers are exploring energy storage as a way to help utilities and save customers money, turning an expensive component into an industry asset.

Β© Laetitia Vancon for The New York Times

A Mobility House customer using the company’s electric vehicle charging system in Munich.

These Teens Adopted an Orphaned Oil Well. Their Goal: Shut It Down.

24 May 2024 at 05:02
Students, nonprofit groups and others are fund-raising to cap highly polluting oil and gas wells abandoned by industry.

Β© Cornell Watson for The New York Times

From left: Lila Gisondi, Mateo De La Rocha and Sebastian Ng, high school seniors in Cary, N.C., who adopted an oil well in Ohio that was leaking gas.

Ascension Hospitals Reel From Cyberattack, Causing Patient Care Delays

23 May 2024 at 16:48
For two weeks at the 140-hospital system, doctors and nurses have had little access to digital records for patient histories, resorting to paper and faxes to treat people.

Β© Lauren Justice for The New York Times

Ascension, one of the nation’s largest medical systems with 140 hospitals in 19 states, has yet to recover from a large-scale cyberattack earlier this month.

Solar Storm Disrupts Some Farmers’ GPS Systems

13 May 2024 at 11:38
The storm interfered with navigational systems used in tractors and other farming equipment, leaving some farmers temporarily unable to plant their crops.

Β© Tiffany Graham

A tractor at O’Connor Family Farms near Blooming Prairie, Minn.

Tesla Pullback Puts Onus on Others to Build Electric Vehicle Chargers

The automaker led by Elon Musk is no longer planning to take the lead in expanding the number of places to fuel electric vehicles. It’s not clear how quickly other companies will fill the gap.

Β© Lauren Justice for The New York Times

Tesla’s change of direction is likely to delay construction of fast chargers, which are concentrated on the two coasts and in parts of Texas.

Campus Protests Give Russia, China and Iran Fuel to Exploit U.S. Divide

America’s adversaries have mounted online campaigns to amplify the social and political conflicts over Gaza flaring at universities, researchers say.

Β© Amir Hamja/The New York Times

A protester with a Palestinian flag on a Columbia University building on Monday. So far, there is little evidence that U.S. adversaries have provided material or organizational support to the protests.
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