The Guardian

Molecule in python blood could pave way for new obesity drugs, scientists say

Researchers find snake metabolite that suppresses appetite of obese mice ‘without some of side-effects’ of GLP-1 drugs Pythons follow the ultimate crash diet, swallowing an antelope in a single ...
Harvard Business Review

When Using AI Leads to “Brain Fry”

A new study finds that certain patterns of AI use are driving cognitive fatigue, while others can help reduce burnout. by Julie Bedard, Matthew Kropp, Megan Hsu, Olivia T. Karaman, Jason Hawes and ...
Bloomberg L.P.

'We Couldn't Sell for $1': How the Doom Loop Became a Boom

Welcome to Bloomberg’s California Edition—covering all the events shaping one of the world’s biggest economies and its global influence. This week, John Gittelsohn joins us with a dispatch on San ...
New Scientist

AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations

Advanced AI models appear willing to deploy nuclear weapons without the same reservations humans have when put into simulated geopolitical crises. Kenneth Payne at King’s College London set three ...
IFLScience

We Could Turn The Sun Into A Giant Telescope Within 30 Years, NASA Scientist Suggests

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
Columbus Dispatch

Eddie Bauer retail operator may file bankruptcy. See closed Ohio stores

The operator running Eddie Bauer stores in North America is expected to file for bankruptcy. Nearly 200 Eddie Bauer stores in the U.S. and Canada are at risk of closing. Four Ohio Eddie Bauer stores ...
Wall Street Journal

The Famous Names in the Latest Release of Epstein Files

The former U.S. president said he had “no idea” about Epstein’s crimes and had only limited interactions with him. “I saw nothing and I did nothing wrong,” he said in videotaped testimony before a ...
Washingtonian

Guest List: 5 People We’d Love to Hang Out With This February

Guest List is Washingtonian’s fantasy cast of who we’d like to invite over for dinner each month. The NCIS actor is the cofounder of Elegancia, a cocktail bar coming to La Cosecha food hall in the ...
Wired

ICE Is Using Palantir’s AI Tools to Sort Through Tips

United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement is leveraging Palantir’s generative artificial intelligence tools to sort and summarize immigration enforcement tips from its public submission form, ...
Wired

Meta Is Blocking Links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads

Meta has started blocking its users from sharing links to ICE List, a website that has compiled the names of what it claims are Department of Homeland Security employees, a project the creators say is ...
Comicbook.com

No Seasonal Update Can Fix Diablo IV’s Core Loop Burnout

Diablo IV launched with enormous expectations as the next mainline entry in one of gaming’s most influential franchises. It was meant to modernize the action RPG formula, to be the game that moved the ...