A leading science magazine published AI-generated articles that experts say were incorrect or oversimplified
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Flying’s never been safer, says MIT study
Study reveals aviation safety enhancements: risk of death halves every decade, with fatality rate falling to 1 in 13.7 million
Posted inHealth
‘Scared about smiling’: Suboxone’s dental risks spur class-action lawsuit
Suboxone is widely prescribed to treat opioid use disorder. Suboxone users are claiming the drug’s producers failed to warn them of the risks
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Self-serve machines fail to serve consumers with disabilities
A new study shows the challenges consumers with disabilities face when using self-serve machines — and how those barriers can be fixed
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UK beekeepers and scientists tackle sticky problem of honey fraud
Adulterated honey can be sold to retailers for a price several times lower than genuine producers can afford
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‘Sportswashing’: Health experts urge Olympics to cut ties with Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola sponsorship risks making Olympics ‘complicit in global epidemic of poor nutrition, environmental degradation and climate change’
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Thousands of cannabis criminals to have slates wiped clean
Ottawa has until November to ensure criminal records relating to simple cannabis possession charges do not show up in criminal databases
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US judge rules Google is monopoly in key anti-trust case
In a landmark case, the judge ruled that Google has maintained a monopoly with its search engine
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Ugly day for global stocks across Wall Street, Europe, Nikkei
The sharp drop in major indices points to economic unease and the fallout from monetary policy shifts
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Japan store pulls ‘lazy dad’ kid clothes after backlash
Commentators call the ‘lazy dad’ clothes an affront to hard-working fathers; others say it highlights a real gender gap