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Harry Dunn, former Capitol Police officer, cites Jan. 6 in bid for Maryland House seat

A retired Capitol Hill police officer announced his bid for Congress on Friday, citing the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and the need to stop "MAGA extremists."




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To find masked mob members who attacked UCLA camp, police are using Jan. 6 tactics

Campus police are scanning hundreds of images and using facial-recognition technology to identify the attackers. Similar tools were used to identify Jan. 6 attackers.




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Pro-Palestinian activists protest at Google developer conference amid Israel-Hamas war

A group of protesters blocked the entrance of Google's developer conference in Mountain View, Calif. The demonstrators have condemned the tech giant's cloud computing contract with Israel's government.




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Opinion: AI and privacy rules meant for Big Tech could hurt small businesses most

Knee-jerk regulations of AI and privacy issues could end up serving the biggest companies and hurting consumers by stifling future competition.




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Trump plans to raise money in California in the aftermath of felony conviction

Former President Trump is scheduled to headline fundraisers in San Francisco, Beverly Hills and Newport Beach next week after his felony convictions.




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Inside the race to train more workers in the chip-making capital of the world

Taiwan, which makes one-fifth of the world's semiconductors, is facing a severe shortage of workers.




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California lawmakers revive debate over bill requiring tech platforms to pay for news

New amendments to the California Journalism Preservation Act aim to make it more like a similar law in Canada.




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California plans to enlist AI to translate healthcare information

State officials want to use artificial intelligence to translate public healthcare and social services documents and websites. But some experts worry AI may introduce errors.




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Many California voters get their info from social media, even if they don't trust it, poll shows

A new poll shows that California voters are increasingly moving to social media, such as TikTok, for election information.




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California lawmakers are trying to regulate AI before it's too late. Here's how

California lawmakers are trying to get ahead of AI in the workplace, but are already playing catchup




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How Santa Clara chipmaker Nvidia became one of the world's most valuable companies in the AI boom

Santa Clara chipmaker Nvidia has ridden the AI revolution to briefly vault over Microsoft and Apple and become the world's most valuable company.




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California lawmakers advance tax on Big Tech to help fund news industry

The bill would tax Amazon, Meta and Google for the data they take from users and pump the money into news organizations in the form of tax credits.




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Opinion: Happy birthday, Amazon? Why one longtime user isn't celebrating the tech behemoth's 30th

Along with Google and Facebook, the company has done more than most to undo privacy as we once knew it, creating an economy built on our personal data.




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Opinion: What's behind the AI boom? Exploited humans

When tech companies present their products as sleek autonomous computers, that ignores the labor powering the machines.




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California lawmakers continue push to regulate social media despite legal hurdles

California's efforts to protect children from the harms of social media have faced legal challenges from the tech industry.




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Google loses major antitrust case over search, declared a monopoly by judge

In a major blow to Google, a federal judge on Monday ruled that the tech giant maintained and abused a monopoly on web searches.




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Trump posted a fake Taylor Swift image. AI and deepfakes are only going to get worse this election cycle

The surge in deepfake images and videos online of U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have raised questions over whether the false information could impact the election.




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Opinion: How bringing back the woolly mammoth could save species that still walk the Earth

The 'de-extinction' company Colossal and the conservation group Re:wild found common ground in the potential of genetic technology to rescue today's disappearing creatures.




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Opinion: Silicon Valley is maximizing profit at everyone's expense. It doesn't have to be this way

Big Tech titans such as Elon Musk and Reid Hoffman are divided between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump but all too united in their selfish aims. We need a new model.




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Opinion: How to avoid AI-enhanced attempts to manipulate the election

Without clear policies explaining how campaigns are using AI, voters must develop digital literacy skills to recognize malicious use of the technology.




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How AI might help researchers make esophageal cancer less deadly

To improve survival for esophageal cancer patients, researchers are using artificial intelligence to improve screening for the disease.




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In 'liberal' San Francisco, the sole progressive vying for mayor is an underdog

San Franciscans have rejected the city's far-left image in recent years, pulling it toward the center. Aaron Peskin says he wants to be the next "progressive" mayor.




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A computer on your face? Snap and others still trying to make augmented reality glasses a reality

Tech giants including Meta, Snap, Google and others are racing to build smart glasses. It could change our lives for the better or worse.




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Opinion: California's AI safety bill is under fire. Making it law is the best way to improve it

If Gov. Newsom vetoes SB 1047, the forces of anti-regulation — AI companies — will have little incentive to work on alternatives.




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Mark Hamill, Jane Fonda, J.J. Abrams urge Gov. Newsom to sign AI safety bill

Hollywood celebrities, including "Star Wars" star Mark Hamill, director J.J. Abrams and SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher sign a letter urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign AI safety bill SB 1047.




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Southern California's hottest commercial real estate market is for tenants that aren't human

As artificial intelligence and cloud storage hoover up more and more space on the nation's computer servers, real estate developers are racing to build new data centers or convert existing buildings to data uses.




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Opinion: Desperate for good news about climate change? Consider the pace of clean energy growth

Solar, wind, hydrogen and other renewable technologies are likely to become cheaper and available at a rapid clip, creating huge business and political opportunities.




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Careful not to stifle innovation, Newsom hesitates on major tech bills

The governor said he seeks to balance his desire to preserve California's role as the vanguard of technology against his job to shield society from potential harm.




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Amazon, Google tap into nuclear power to fuel data centers and AI push

E-commerce giant Amazon joins Google and other tech companies in investing in nuclear power they plan to use in the race to build new AI-powered products.




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FTC adopts 'click to cancel' rule to make it easier to end subscriptions, mirroring California law

A divided FTC adopted a powerful rule that requires companies to make it just as easy to cancel a subscription as it is to sign up for one.




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Elwood Edwards, voice of the 'You've got mail' AOL email greeting, dies at 74

Elwood Edwards, the graphics guru and camera operator who voiced AOL's iconic and once ubiquitous greeting, 'You've got mail,' has died at age 74.




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Redskins OTA May 30: Notes and observations

1. Here’s an update on Robert Griffin III. Know what’s not in here? Anything about wedding registries, injury controversies or any issues that have to be worked out with the coach. You’re welcome.




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Redskins Mailbag June 5, part 1: Ask John

The Washington Examiner’s John Keim (JK) takes questions from fans about his future with the Washington Post (starting July 1), the defensive backfield, rookie potential and more in this installment of “Redskins Mailbag.” It’ll be his final mailbag before joining the Post in July. It was rather long so we broke this one up into two parts. Thank you for the questions




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Redskins mailbag part 2, June 5: Ask John

The Washington Examiner’s John Keim (JK) takes questions from fans about the Redskins’ chances of repeating, how they’ll use the tight ends and his future with the Washington Post (starting July 1), the defensive backfield, rookie potential and more in this installment of “Redskins Mailbag.” It’ll be his final mailbag before joining the Washington Post in July. It was rather long so we broke this one up into two parts. Thank you for the questions




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Smelling Illness: Volatile Organic Compounds as Neurological Disease Biomarkers

Scientists advance Parkinson’s disease biomarker research one sniff at a time.




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A New Approach Improves Signal Detection in Mass Cytometry

A team of researchers developed a technique, ACE, to improve the ability to study low-abundance proteins using mass cytometry.



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A Small Genome Editing Nuclease Packs a Big Punch

For the past decade, scientists have relied almost exclusively on CRISPR-Cas systems for genome editing. Now, a smaller but equally efficient nuclease is here to compete. 



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Collaborative Research Aims to Discover Effective Treatments for Marine Mammals Poisoned by Toxic Algae

Zymo Research, Unravel Biosciences, and Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute team up to combat increasing cases of domoic acid poisoning in sea lions.




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Data by the Dozen: Consortium Cancer Maps Provide a 3D View of Tumor Evolution

New 3D blueprints that highlight tumor complexity reveal several new discoveries, some of which challenge existing theories of cancer progression.




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Automating Liquid Biopsy: Unleashing New Potential in Diagnostics

Discover how automation increases the efficiency and reliability of blood-based liquid biopsy assays.




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From Marmosets to Menopause: A Primate Perspective

Agnès Lacreuse investigates cognitive aging and women’s health in nonhuman primates.




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A Microbial Ally to Bring Science to the Masses

By identifying Wolbachia in arthropods, science-enthusiast citizens can help researchers sample the bacteria’s hosts.




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Sapient Partners with Rancho BioSciences to Accelerate the Next Generation of its Human Biology Database

Infrastructure expansion will enable rapid ingestion, homogenization of new multi-omics and real-world data for accelerated delivery of multidimensional insights to inform drug development




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How a Moldy Cantaloupe Took Fleming’s Penicillin from Discovery to Mass Production

Alexander Fleming’s 1928 discovery of a mold with antibacterial properties was only the first serendipitous event on the long road to penicillin as a life-saving drug.



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Sleep Disruptions and Impaired Muscle Control in Ataxia May Share a Culprit

Dysfunctional neurons in the cerebellum, a brain region that controls motor functions, reduced REM sleep in mice.



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Live Imaging Intracellular Parasites Reveals Changes to Host Metabolism

Researchers found that Toxoplasma gondii increased the host cell’s metabolic activity, offering insights into potential treatment strategies. 



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What Drives the "Wet Dog Shakes" Reflex in Furry Animals?

Scientists discovered a mechanoreceptor that triggers the distinctive shake-off behavior observed in mice when they become wet.



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Tips for Making Slide Decks for Scientific Presentations

Almost every scientific presentation uses a slide deck, but little time is spent learning how to make or improve them. 



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Modeling the Human Cervix on a USB-Sized Chip

Microfluidic chips that mimic the complex human cervical environment provide a platform to study the reproductive tract and associated infections like bacterial vaginosis.



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DC residents begin effort to recall Councilman Charles Allen over response to crime

Washington, D.C., Councilman Charles Allen is facing a recall effort led by a former government worker, who cited that the representative of Ward 6 should be more focused on curbing crime.