Death
AI trained on millions of life stories can predict risk of early death
Data covering the entire population of Denmark was used to train an AI to predict people’s life outcomes Francis Joseph Dean/Dean Pictures / Alamy Stock Photo An artificial intelligence trained on personal data covering the entire population of Denmark can predict people’s chances of dying more accurately than any existing model, even those used in…
Elon Musk’s New Monkey Death Claims Spur Fresh Demands for an SEC Investigation
In October 2018, a UC Davis veterinarian approved Animal 13 for use in a Neuralink experiment. She was six years old when she received her Neuralink implants. According to her pre-project physical exam and echocardiogram, Davis staff did not observe any medical abnormalities prior to her surgery, only noting that she had superficial scratches on…
The Death of E3 Signals the End of Gaming’s Most Extravagant Era
E3 is finished, for good this time. The Entertainment Software Association confirmed today that the event will not be happening in 2024 or any time thereafter, bringing 28 years of the video game industry’s most prolific trade event to a sudden, unceremonious end. E3’s demise isn’t wholly unexpected. The annual event, a three-day pageant (with…
COP28: Why a climate adaptation deal is a ‘matter of life or death’
Collins Nzovu, Zambia’s minister of green economy and environment, speaking at COP28 Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto/Shutterstock The countries most vulnerable to climate change say the world must do far more to help them adapt to rising temperatures and extreme weather, even as it races to slash greenhouse gas emissions, in what has emerged as a key issue…
Linux is getting its own Blue Screen of Death
Linux is getting its own version of a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). Phoronix reports that the latest release of systemd for Linux systems comes with a systemd-bsod service that’s able to generate a full-screen error message on Linux distributions. Much like how the Blue Screen of Death originated in Windows, Linux’s version will be…