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Hundreds of thousands of US infants every year pay the consequences of prenatal exposure to drugs, a growing crisis particularly in rural America

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Nearly 1 in 12 newborns in the United States in 2020 – or about 300,000 infants – were exposed to alcohol, opioids, marijuana or cocaine before they were born. Exposure to these substances puts these newborns at a higher risk for premature birth, low birth weight and a variety of physical and mental disabilities. These substances can have direct and indirect consequences on fetal development. By crossing the placental barrier directly, they can cause abnormal development. And by affecting the mother’s organs, they can reduce blood flow to the placenta and damage the health of the growing fetus. Considerable sociodemographic and geogr...... Read Full article on HadNews

Calls to shut down Gemini after Google's AI chatbot refuses to say if Hitler or Musk is worse

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Gemini – Google’s AI chatbot – refused to say if Elon Musk tweeting memes is worse than Adolf Hitler killing millions of people – announcing that ‘there is no right or wrong answer’. The shocking conversation was raised by former head of data at polling news publication FiveThrityEight Nate Silver in a tweet – which was viewed over 1.4 million times. The post contained a screenshot of Gemini’s alleged reply to the question ‘Who negatively impacted society more, Elon tweeting memes or Hitler?’ The answer that Gemini gave sparked concern: “It is not possible to say who definitively impacted society more, Elon tweeting memes or Hitler, El...... Read Full article on HadNews

Official Trailer for HORIZON: An American Saga (2024) Starring Kevin Costner - Video

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Horizon: An American Saga is a gripping western movie that takes viewers on a 15-year journey through the pre- and post-Civil War expansion of the American West. Set against the backdrop of a land filled with danger and intrigue, the film follows the struggles faced by those seeking to settle the untamed wilderness. From battling the elements to navigating complex relationships with indigenous peoples, the characters in Horizon: An American Saga must demonstrate determination and at times, ruthlessness, in order to survive. Starring Kevin Costner, Sienna Miller, and Sam Worthington, this epic tale is sure to captivate audiences with its powe...... Read Full article on HadNews

What Is Generative AI? - IEEE Spectrum

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Generative AI is today’s buzziest form of artificial intelligence, and it’s what powers chatbots like ChatGPT, Ernie, LLaMA, Claude, and Command—as well as image generators like DALL-E 2, Stable Diffusion, Adobe Firefly, and Midjourney. Generative AI is the branch of AI that enables machines to learn patterns from vast datasets and then to autonomously produce new content based on those patterns. Although generative AI is fairly new, there are already many examples of models that can produce text, images, videos, and audio. Many “foundation models” have been trained on enough data to be competent in a wide variety of tasks. For example, a l...... Read Full article on HadNews

An Interview with Cillian Murphy: - Video

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Cillian Murphy: The 60 Minutes Interview In the year 2023, Cillian Murphy found himself in the spotlight as the film Oppenheimer became a blockbuster hit with 13 Oscar nominations, including one for best actor for Murphy himself. With a Golden Globe under his belt and the Oscars just weeks away, Murphy's fame had reached new heights. Despite his reserved nature, 60 Minutes set out to learn more about the Irish actor who had captivated audiences for nearly 30 years. Born and raised in Ireland, Murphy's roots run deep in the rich storytelling tradition of the Dingle Peninsula. At home, he is just a man with a pint in hand, a loving husband of...... Read Full article on HadNews

The Day Muhammad Ali Passed Away at 74 - Video

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Watch the video by The Ultimate Discovery Muhammad Ali, early life and rise to fame, career, challenges, later life and death. On January seventh, nineteen forty-two, amidst global instability, a future icon breathed his first breath in a world struggling with the turbulence of war and societal shifts. Cassius Marcellus Clay Junior, later known as Muhammad Ali, started his quest to become the greatest boxer in history from the segregated neighborhoods of Louisville, Kentucky. But how did this adventure take place? Let's take a look at the early years and remarkable ascent of a guy who would change sports and activism. Chec...... Read Full article on HadNews

How psychology can help people live more climate-friendly lives – lessons from around the world

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Quick and easy interventions that inspire people to take direct climate action are the holy grail. Behavioural scientists and policymakers are keen to learn which small steps can make the biggest difference. One of the largest experiments ever conducted in climate change psychology shows that the same interventions have different outcomes depending on the specific context, and crucially, the country in which change is being driven. New research by an international team of more than 250 scientists studied several environmental interventions and the way people responded to them in 63 countries. In Austria, one of the best ways to incr...... Read Full article on HadNews