AI can design and run thousands of lab experiments without human hands. Humanity isn’t ready for the new risks this brings to biology

Researchers have found that even people with limited experience in biology can use AI to help them create a dangerous ...
The Conversation

Sex test used in IOC’s new transgender ban more likely to exclude from Olympics intersex women who were assigned female at birth

Sex testing in elite sports has had a long, inconsistent history. anton5146/iStock via Getty Images Plus But the IOC statement hides the complexity of biological sex and continues the organization’s ...
Bleeping Computer

The New Turing Test: How Threats Use Geometry to Prove 'Humanness'

Attackers are increasingly abandoning loud, disruptive attacks in favor of long-term, undetected infiltration. To support this shift toward stealth, malware developers are aggressively advancing their ...
9to5google

YouTube test lets AI create a new video using someone else’s Shorts

The ability to build on short-form videos is a key part of the experience for many, but YouTube Shorts is now testing out a version of that which uses AI, with two ...
ZDNet

The right way to run an internet speed test (and how I use the results for better Wi-Fi)

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
Education Week

Do Teachers Have the Skills to Use AI? New Test Aims to Find Out

The nation’s largest purveyor of licensing exams for teachers now offers a gauge of whether teachers have the skills to use artificial intelligence—the latest sign that the technology continues to ...
Wired

Ads Are Coming to ChatGPT. Here’s How They’ll Work

OpenAI plans to start testing ads inside ChatGPT in the coming weeks, marking a significant shift for one of the world’s most widely used AI products. The company announced Friday that initial ad ...
Today

Flu Is Surging in the US. How Accurate Are At-Home Flu Tests?

If it feels like everyone is getting the flu, you're not imagining it. This is shaping up to be another severe flu season. That's why it's important to take advantage of every tool we have to keep the ...
NBC News

American Cancer Society recommends self-swab HPV test for cervical cancer screening

Cervical cancer screening can now include “self-swab” HPV tests, according to updated guidelines published Thursday by the American Cancer Society. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...
Reuters

US FDA moves to curtail primate testing in drug trials

Dec 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday issued new draft guidance on reducing the use of lab monkeys in preclinical toxicity studies for certain monoclonal antibodies. The ...
NBC News

Federal government to require car companies to use female crash test dummies

WASHINGTON — For the first time ever, American car companies will soon be required to test vehicle safety using dummies that are representative of women. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...