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Bird Flu Has Spread Out of Control after Mistakes by U.S. Government and Industry

Amy Maxmen, KFF Health News

Keith Poulsens jaw dropped when farmers showed him images on their cellphones at the World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin in October. A livestock veterinarian at the University of Wisconsin, Poulsen had se ...[Continue Reading]

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Yes, Qi2 requires magnets, as it always has

Ben Schoon

The Qi2 standard is slowly coming, and the big appeal has always been that is brings magnets that work the same as Apples MagSafe to other products, including Android phones. And yes, magnets are in ...[Continue Reading]

9to5google.com

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'Mystery disease' in Congo turned out to be malaria and potentially, another disease

Nicoletta Lanese

Early this month, health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo reported that an unknown, flu-like illness had killed dozens in the country within a few months. The World Health Organiza ...[Continue Reading]

Live Science

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OpenAI launches next-gen reasoning models with "incredible" coding capabilities

kevinokemwa@outlook.com (Kevin Okemwa)

On the last day of OpenAI's 12 days of shipmas, the ChatGPT maker announced OpenAI o3. The new model is OpenAI 01's successor, but as you might have noticed the AI firm skipped o2, which would have b ...[Continue Reading]

Windows Central

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2:00PM Water Cooler 12/20/2024

Lambert Strether

By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Northern Mockingbird, Tulare Ave., Contra Costa, California, United States. In magnolia tree at approx. 8 feet off the ground, directly above ...[Continue Reading]

Nakedcapitalism.com

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US charges IRGC officer with killing of American citizen in Iraq

Al Jazeera Staff

The United States has charged an alleged officer of Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) with terrorism and murder over the killing of a US citizen in Iraq in 2022. The Department of Justi ...[Continue Reading]

Al Jazeera English

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