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UnityPoint Health creates new rural health leadership role
UnityPoint Health has named Jenn Crimmins executive director of rural health partnerships, a newly created role focused on strengthening access to health care in rural communities in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. Crimmins will develop and lead partnerships aimed at expanding access to local, high-quality and financially sustainable healthcare. She most recently served as vice president…
Edinburg Police Chief Announces Retirement
Edinburg Police Chief Jaime Ayala has officially announced his upcoming retirement from the Edinburg Police
Brentwood eye doctor sentenced to prison in $6.9M health care fraud case. Here’s what we know
Federal prosecutors said she used her practice, Brentwood Eye Care, to submit false claims to Medicare for services patients did not receive and for wound care products she did not purchase or use.
Reeves announces $104M in rural health funding for facility and technology improvements
Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday announced 167 awards together worth over $104 million to providers across Mississippi for projects aimed at improving rural health care.
Harkin Institute, Anawim Housing launch housing accessibility initiative
The Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement at Drake University and Anawim Housing have launched Affordable Access Des Moines, a collaboration aimed at integrating universal accessibility into the design and construction of affordable housing in Des Moines. The initiative, which also includes partners Hubbell Realty and Simonson Associates, will develop and test options…
Trump says the only AI guardrails the U.S. needs is him as president
He's opposed such efforts and claims doing so could cause China to eclipse America on AI development.
Understanding the future of food science with metabolomics
ERA Chair Coordinator Professor Nataša Poklar Ulrih explains about the aims of the Foodonomics project's research into metabolomics
Kennedy Center reportedly on brink of bankruptcy and could close as early as Tuesday
Center’s Trump-installed leaders claim putting president’s name on its facade may be only way to avoid ‘fiscal collapse’
Houston Dash fire coach Fabrice Gautrat and technical director Twila Kilgore
The Houston Dash have fired coach Fabrice Gautrat and technical director Twila Kilgore. The team announced Sunday that Jaime Frias will be the Dash’s interim head coach for the rest of the season.
FSU Jim Moran Institute receives grant from Bank of America aimed at driving small business growth
By AnnMarie McDonald, Bank of America Bank of America has announced a $16,000 grant to the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship at Florida
Correcting False Health Claims and Navigating AI-Generated Information
Corrections can improve the accuracy of people’s beliefs, but their impact may depend on reaching people before a claim has already spread widely. And research on AI-generated search results suggests that people may be less likely to visit the original sources behind AI-generated answers.
Panama looks to science, fishers, and the law to protect its sharks and rays
PUERTO CAIMITO, Panama — It’s a late April morning and the Tabor, an industrial fishing boat, is sailing around Chepillo Island in Panama Bay. Under the eyes of the crew, Yehudi Rodríguez, a marine biologist specializing in sharks, and sailor Joel Cordoba free a large black devil ray from a purse seine net and launch […]
GOP chairman in California makes rare apology for election fraud claim
The apology comes as President Donald Trump continues to criticize mail-in voting.
Hain Celestial to Sell International Business to AURELIUS for $323 Million
Hain Celestial agrees to sell its International business to AURELIUS for $323 million to reduce debt and streamline operations.Quiver AI SummaryHain Celestial has announced the sale of its International business to the private equity firm AURELIUS for approximately $323 million. This agreement is part of Hain's strategic review aimed at maximizing stakeholder value and simplifying its operations. The sale includes numerous well-known brands such
RFK Jr. says Americans have the ‘sickest children in history.’ History says otherwise
U.S. children fare worse than their peers in some wealthy countries, but centuries of health data contradict Kennedy’s sweeping claim
Top 10 best-performing economies in PISA 2025 science
The latest PISA 2025 science results show dominant East Asian performance. B-S-J-Z (China) claims the No.1 spot, followed by Singapore, Japan and Estonia. The US, with 502 points, failed to make the top 10.
Democratic candidate in Colorado Springs’ congressional district makes misleading claim in first attack ads
Democrat Jessica Killin is running to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank in the 5th Congressional District. She would be the first Democrat to represent the district.
State reverses one-third of health insurer decisions
When an insurer denies a patient's claim, Connecticut residents can fight the decision. Data from the Connecticut Insurance Department identifies insurers and types of claims that are the target of complaints. In 2025, Connecticut policyholders filed over 5,000 complaints with state regulators.
Harvard Business Review Rediscovered the Viduy Confession
A Harvard study on why corporate apologies fail matches the formula for teshuva Maimonides codified centuries ago.
Sharon Regional Health: Employees to be paid today
Several employees at the Sharon Regional Health System hospital in Sharon reached out to 21 News late last week, claiming that they had not received their paychecks as of Friday
Alexander Zverev makes humble Jannik Sinner admission despite US Open success
Asked if he is the best player in the world after winning the US Open, Alexander Zverev kept it real. Alexander Zverev beat Ben Shelton in four sets to claim his second Grand Slam title ever, and to mark his own first ever US Open triumph.
Kaima Taira uses data and science in pursuit of pitching perfection
The Seibu Lions ace has combined elite velocity with a deep understanding of biomechanics to become one of NPB’s best pitchers.
Hawks Fans Shouldn't Buy Jonathan Kuminga Agent's Bold Claim
Jonathan Kuminga's agent says he was the Hawks' best player, but Jalen Johnson's production makes that argument difficult to support.
440,000 Forced Out of Advantage Bought Medigap. Their Health Questions Were Waived. Their Claims Came With Them.
Your Plan G premium just jumped and you filed no claims, changed nothing, and did nothing wrong. The reason traces back to 440,000 people who landed in Medigap blocks across the country, and understanding it changes what you do next.
440,000 Forced Out of Advantage Bought Medigap. Their Health Questions Were Waived. Their Claims Came With Them.
Your Plan G premium just jumped and you filed no claims, changed nothing, and did nothing wrong. The reason traces back to 440,000 people who landed in Medigap blocks across the country, and understanding it changes what you do next.
Lakeland Community Hospital receives new investments to support rural health care access
Leaders gathered Thursday to recognize new investments aimed at strengthening Lakeland Community Hospital, the only hospital in Winston County.
Yamal double helps Barca beat Levante, Atletico triumph
Lamine Yamal struck twice to help Barcelona to an exciting 4-2 win at Levante on Sunday in La Liga, extending the Catalans' perfect start to the season.- Paying the penalty - Yamal claimed his second goal soon after the restart, winning and then converting a penalty.
Apple May Pivot the Beats Brand Into a Way of Marketing Less Polished Products, Starting With Gamer Gear
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman claims that the "culture and lifestyle around gaming controllers" makes sense for Beats.
Leeds United fan Lottie Woad helps Europe reclaim Solheim Cup
Leeds United fan Lottie Woad played a key role as Team Europe reclaimed the Solheim Cup with a 15-13 victory over the United States.Woad defeated Auston Kim in the singles on Sunday, moving Europe to ...
Yamal double helps Barca edge Levante thriller
Lamine Yamal struck twice to help Barcelona to an exciting 4-2 win at Levante on Sunday in La Liga, extending the Catalans' perfect start to the season.- Paying the penalty - Yamal claimed his second goal soon after the restart, winning and then converting a penalty.
Royals claim pitcher Spencer Bivens off waivers
The groundball reliever could get a look.
500 snails mailed to Tahiti to reclaim their natural habitat
The literal snail mail is all to help save extinct-in-the-wild ‘Partula’ snails.
Washington Nationals Claim Pitcher, Veteran Re-Joins After Injury
The Washington Nationals announced another round of roster moves on Saturday, including one veteran returning from injury
💥Earthquake in Valencia: Corberán and the sporting director sacked
Valencia CF announced a major restructuring after terminating the contract of its CEO of Football, Ron Gourlay, along with his staff. The decision aims to begin a new chapter in the sporting managemen...
There’s a major flaw in the Protect College Sports Act, athlete advocates say
The bill is the latest attempt at federal regulation of college sports and aims to create a single standard on athlete eligibility, transfers, agent fees, compensation and other issues.
The full new WTA top 10 rankings after Elena Rybakina wins the US open title
2026 has been the year of Elena Rybakina. The Kazakhstani star claimed her second Grand Slam title of the season on Saturday evening after defeating...
Inside a Philadelphia barbershop, Black men debate their political past and future
Political strategist Khalil Thompson is on a mission to understand why some Black men leaned Republican in recent elections. His organization, Win With Black Men, aims to address this by
Science & Medicine: AI tool aims to cut deadly delays in Texas trauma care
In rural Texas, severely injured patients often wait more than two hours to reach specialized trauma care. A UT Health San Antonio trauma surgeon is co-leading an effort to change that with an AI tool designed to help emergency doctors make faster transfer decisions that can mean the difference between life and death.
Chan targets billionaires in Congress race
Supervisor aimed to protect regular folk, communities.
'Encouraging but consistency needed'
Hibs fans, we asked for your views on Saturday's Premier Sports Cup quarter-final victory over Ross County. The Jekyll and Hyde performance of Hibs continues and it will be interesting to see if Thibault Klidje and Ante Suto are afforded more opportunities in next two games against Killie and Aberdeen which we should and must aim for six points in. Jury is still out on this team as consistency has been elusive so far.
Celtic starting XI for League Cup quarter-final at Ibrox
Celtic are in League Cup action today (Sunday) when they head to Ibrox to take on Rangers in a quarter-final clash.And the Hoops are aiming to maintain their impressive start to the domestic season, w...
Around the Empire: Gerrit Cole confounded by home run issue
Cole can’t keep ball in yard; Bellinger back in the groove; Schmidt return imminent; Chase Hampton claimed by Nationals
Franciscan Health hosting SHE Women’s Health Conferences
News release, Franciscan Health: Events aim to uplift, empower Northwest Indiana women NORTHWEST INDIANA – Registration for Franciscan Health’s Strong, Healthy, Empowered (SHE) Women’s Health Conferences is now open. “SHE is designed to create opportunities for women to thrive,” said Danielle Crowder, director of Community Health Improvement for Franciscan Health. “By connecting women with the resources, support and compassionate care they need, we are investing in healthier families, stronger communities and brighter futures.” The first event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Central on Saturday, Sept. 26 at Purdue University Northwest, 1401 U.S. 421N. in Westville with
Bone Health Without the Hype
I am at the Australasian Menopause Society meeting and we had a fantastic lecture on Bone Health on Day 2, called, “Everything you need to know about bones - except the boring bits!” Spoiler alert, there were no boring bits. The lecture was given by Dr. Amanda Beech, who is a senior staff specialist in Obstetric Medicine and Endocrinology at the Royal Hospital for Women, where she is director of the Bone Density Unit. I want to summarize my top 10 take-aways for you. Share Osteoporosis is a disease of low bone mass, disruption of bone microarchitecture, and fragility of the skeleton. It is a silent disease…until someone develops a fracture. The diagnosis of osteoporosis is based on either fragility/minimal trauma fractures or a T-score of less than -2.5 on a DXA (Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry) or bone scan. It is important to recognize that about 50% of minimal trauma fractures occur when women have low bone mass (often referred to as osteopenia), but not osteoporosis. This tells us that bone strength is more complicated than a number on a DXA report. I am going to add a little here that wasn’t in the talk (one can only include so much in 25 minutes), as many women might read the above paragraph and think, “Shouldn’t we be treating everyone with low bone mass if this is when 50% of the fractures occur?” Many fractures happen for women with low bone mass because there are so many women with low bone mass –it is a statement about the population on a whole, not about the fracture risk of low bone mass. For you as an individual, bone density is only one component of fracture risk and many women with lower bone mass will not have a significantly elevated fracture risk. This is why individualized risk assessment matters. Subscribe We build bone in our teens and twenties, and by the time we are about thirty we have reached peak bone mass. This is why, when we discuss risk factors for osteoporosis, it is important to consider factors that might have affected us in our teens and twenties when we were actively building bone, such as nutritional restriction/energy imbalance. It is important to ask women about a history of eating disorders, and for those with such a history, getting a bone scan in perimenopause or at age 50 is likely warranted. (This image below isn’t from the talk, but is similar to one that was). Bone mass is relatively stable until about two years before the final menstrual period, and perimenopause marks a time of rapid bone loss for women. Using urinary markers of bone loss we know that the time of significantly accelerated bone loss starts about 1 year before the final period and ends about 2 years after the final period. The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN) shows that over the menopause transition women lose an average of 10.6% of the bone at their lumbar spine and 9.1% at the femoral neck While this wasn’t covered in the lecture, I want to add that the rapid bone loss during perimenopause is clearly related to more than estradiol, because during this time estradiol levels can be erratic and not uniformly low. Bone loss during perimenopause is likely a multi-hormone event. For example, rising FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) tracks with bone loss better than estradiol, and there is evidence that FSH may act directly on bone. While decreased estrogen matters, there is clearly more going on. FSH and bone is an active area of research. Subscribe Screening for osteoporosis was recommended fairly broadly before age 65, and was taken from the “Practitioner’s Toolkit for Managing Menopause,” from Monash University. Here is a screenshot from the toolkit that was used as a slide: I am going to add a little bit more about body weight here for clarification. Low body mass (typically 152.1 lb): 0 points (risk neutral) 60–69 kg (132.3–152.1 lb): 3 points (adds some risk)
In 1903, a mining engineer staked a claim on Arizona's Meteor Crater, convinced a fortune in iron lay beneath the floor, and spent 26 years drilling for a meteorite that had mostly vaporized on impact — his family still owns the crater today, and science later proved him right about everything except the treasure
A wealthy engineer bet his fortune on a hole in the ground that science said was worthless, and spent three decades proving the experts catastrophically wrong.
Rybakina dethrones Sabalenka with her first US Open crown
Elena Rybakina proved herself to be the undisputed world number one after claiming her first US Open title. The 27-year-old from Kazakhstan knew she would be top of the rankings from Monday, overtaking her opponent Aryna Sabalenka, whatever the outcome of Saturday's final.
UGA vaccine aims to fight fungal infections without harming gut health
Fungal infections kill millions each year.
Smith withdraws proposed Bossier Entertainment Development District
BOSSIER CITY, La. — Bossier City Councilman Chris Smith has withdrawn a proposal to create an Entertainment Development District aimed at generating dedicated funding for improvements in the city’s...
New Fellowship Aims to Fuse Research and Extension for Future Animal Scientists
The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has unveiled an ambitious new fellowship designed to reshape how the next generation of animal science professionals is trained. Known as F.U.S.E. Animal Science, short for the Fellowship for Undergraduate Scientific Exchange
Füllkrug rescues point as Köln and Bremen share spoils
As Köln looked to claim their second home win of the season and bounce back from the 4-1 defeat against Stuttgart, it was the hosts who made the brighter start against Werder Bremen.After just eight ...
New 7S Framework Aims to Unify How Science Judges Data Credibility
Every number that enters a scientific argument arrives by one of three routes. It is either measured directly with an instrument, inferred statistically from other data, or predicted using a model built from prior knowledge. For decades, each route has carried its own separate
LG responds to TV spying allegations
The company claims reports about its capturing and uploading audio are misleading.
😅 Too much TikTok?! Bundesliga captain’s words backfire
Just last week, Gladbach captain Tim Kleindienst made plenty of headlines when he launched a broadside after the defeat against promoted side Elversberg — and it was aimed at his own teammates. He e...
Kings’ Acuff Jr. Predicted To Make All-Rookie 1st Team
Sacramento’s top pick prepares to lead a rebuilding roster, aiming to shatter franchise scoring records and outshine his peers as a definitive centerpiece for the Kings' future.
Phoenix Suns 2026-27 Player Profile: Collin Gillespie
After a record-breaking shooting campaign, the sharpshooting guard aims for stardom by refining his drive-and-kick game while challenging for a spot in Phoenix’s star-studded starting rotation.
UCF Faces Pittsburgh Panthers: How To Watch, Betting Odds, Storyline
The Knights travel to Acrisure Stadium aiming to snap a nine-game road skid. Watch as UCF’s explosive rushing attack tests Pittsburgh’s formidable, top-ranked ACC run defense.
Why Wild Blueberries Stand Out for Heart, Gut, and Brain Health Benefits
A new study claims that wild blueberries are powerhouse when it comes to brain, heart, and gut health—here’s what experts have to say.
Alabama State football vs Troy live updates: Highlights and analysis
Alabama State football will aim to make history when it plays Troy in its last non-conference game. Follow along for live updates and highlights.
How A Super-Intelligent AI Designed To Make Paperclips Could End Up Killing Us All
An AI doesn't have to be evil to end up destroying us all. Some might just want to make office equipment.
Astronomical Aspirin And Interstellar Insulin: Are Space-Made Medicines The Future?
The long-anticipated manufacturing of medicines in microgravity has now been done twice at prototype scale, but is the cost and effort worth it?
The Prescription for Better Health Insurance? Competition.
Anticompetitive behavior, such as consolidation, in the health-insurance industry has allowed a small group of insurers to dominate the market. One of the main drivers of this behavior is “adverse selection,” where individuals know more about how sick they are than insurance companies do. To mitigate the risk of paying out more claims than they can cover, insurers often raise their premiums. Kellogg’s Amanda Starc and her colleague argue that, to create a truly healthy health-insurance marketplace, regulators and policymakers need a framework for rethinking the complex interactions between adverse selection and regulatory guardrails.
Apple Watch Audio Intelligence: 4 New Features Available On The Series 12 And Ultra 4
Apple Watch's Audio Intelligence is getting a significant number of new features for the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 aimed at making your life easier.
Kids Tech Day aims to give Kansas City children hands-on access to science and technology
WeCode KC says its event will feature more vendors, hands-on activities, community partners and technology demonstrations than ever before.
BRICS agrees on joint declaration before New Delhi summit, sources say
The BRICS group of emerging economies has agreed on a joint declaration, sources told Reuters on Saturday, hours before its leaders began a summit in New Delhi, aiming to boost the bloc's global clout.
Pennsylvania health insurance rates poised to rise again as regulators claim limited power to curb increases
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and...
The politics and possibilities of ‘AI could kill us all’
I found myself fielding a lot of questions from folks who don’t usually talk much about AI this week. They were mostly along the lines of “do you think AI is going to kill us all?” or “how worried should I be about this human extinction stuff?” Motivating this wave of existential anxiety was the highly dramatic resignation of now-former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon, who quit his job while publicly sharing his concerns about safety practices at the leading AI companies. More specifically, he declared that almost everyone at OpenAI and Anthropic, the leading AI labs, believes that there’s a decent chance the AI systems they’re producing could “kill us all” by the end of the decade, and the companies aren’t “acting responsibly.” Other AI safety researchers, including those still employed at Anthropic and OpenAI, all confirmed that yes, Coxon is correct, they’re all worried that their company’s products might prove fatal for the entire human race as well. Two more AI employees quit and joined the chorus. Now, the warning shot has been covered everywhere from the Wall Street Journal to Fox News to WIRED to the Guardian. I understand why all this sounds scary, but my response to those who have asked, has generally been: No, you don’t need to worry that AI will kill go rogue and kill us all. But that does not mean we shouldn’t worry, period. Far from it. The companies building AI products are now among the wealthiest and most powerful entities in the world. And they very much are building enormous engines of mass surveillance, extraction, and automation. They can and have allowed their AI systems to carry out felony hacks of other companies, provided the government with autonomously generated kill lists, and sold enterprise technology to firms around the world that is explicitly intended to replace jobs. But “AI” has done these things not because they have all-powerful minds of their own but, ultimately, because people have programmed, calibrated, and directed them to. In other words, it’s not AI we need to worry the most about. It’s the people and corporations working to profit from and gain power by deploying it. The technology is sophisticated, sure, and, especially in cybersecurity contexts, potentially disruptive to plenty of existing systems. But if we want to stop this predatory, profiteering, and extractive form of AI—and it’s worth noting that at this point, most people do—we absolutely can. A quick note/plea: I can only do all of this with the support of readers like you, so if you find value in independent, critical tech journalism and analysis, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. I want to keep as much of this un-paywalled as absolutely possible, and I need your support to do so. Many thanks to all who continue to chip in, it’s very much appreciated. Onward. Subscribe First, some context: AI industry folks like Coxon have been discussing the prospect that AI will destroy humanity for years. Even before the beginning of the AI boom, many working in the industry, from the executive staff to the rank and file researchers, have obsessed over ‘x-risk’, or the possibility that AI will become sentient or semi-sentient and move one way or another to exterminate humanity. This is ostensibly why Elon Musk bankrolled OpenAI in the first place, and is the grounds for his lawsuit alleging OpenAI betrayed its charter by abandoning its nonprofit status to become a commercial enterprise. Many AI engineers and startup founders have calculated their own personal p(doom), or the probability that the tech product they are working on will initiate an actual humanity-extinguishing apocalypse. 10-25% p(doom)s are pretty common. (I wrote about a long weekend I spent among these folks at one of their top conferences here, to give you an idea of their ideas and belief systems.) Sam Altman himself drove the narrative of the imminent rise of a super-powerful AI, or artificial general intelligence, to prominence by declaring that the technology he was building posed an existential risk to humanity. This idea is in other words baked into the DNA of modern AI companies and into the products they engineer. It’s also why the industry is routinely accused, by myself and others, of “doom marketing,” ie, using such proclamations and framings to impart the sheer power of the technology behind your product onto investors, partners, consumers, and the state. Some ambient understanding of this tendency may have helped prevent the press from repeating the claim every time one of the x-risk folks made it over the years, including when they quit their jobs at AI companies while doing so. Yet Coxon’s AI x-risk alarm has broken containment, as they say, and has exposed the idea to the mainstream media once again. This has happened, I think, for a number of reasons. First, when AI CEOs were going around saying AI might kill everyone in 2023, their companies were well-capitalized, but not nearly to the extent they are today. They were more easily dismissed as eccentric geeks of the sort that Silicon Valley is supposed to produce. Now, not only do their products have much greater market saturation, but people are more aware of a) the often unethical ways the executives and companies comport themselves b) the other adverse impacts of AI that have already arrived, and c) the physical cost of building these systems, particularly when it comes to data centers. Finally, toss in the constant stream of headlines in 2026 about AI models going rogue or potentially upending the world’s infrastructure. [ ](https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/with-the-backlash-to-data-centers) [ With the backlash to data centers, Flock and AI glasses, a mass opposition to big tech is underway. Silicon Valley is in denial. ](https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/with-the-backlash-to-data-centers) Brian Merchant · Aug 27 [ Read full story ](https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/with-the-backlash-to-data-centers) As a result, general sentiment was already overwhelmingly skeptical of AI and its overlords, so the table was pretty well set for someone to come along and say ‘just a reminder, the companies that are building the product that promises to take your job and leave a data center in your neighborhood also think that it might exterminate the human race’ and get a strong reaction from the media and the public. The question is: Should we understand this stuff as hype, strategically fanned to feed already swelling valuations? Is it doom marketing? Genuine cause for alarm that the infrastructure that undergirds modern life is facing a novel threat vector? Or reason to be sincerely worried that AI companies are amassing too much power, and that their products are genuinely dangerous? The answer, I’m afraid, is “yes.” Let me try to untangle all of this a bit, because arguments over how to navigate this moment are extremely heated right now, as they are essentially arguments over how to approach the politics of AI at a moment where there may be a unique opening for action. Those sympathetic to AI alignment concerns and x risk arguments—which increasingly includes a faction on the left who want to shut down AI over safety concerns—argue that people who dismiss AI as all hype have their heads in the sand. Meanwhile, critics of the x-risk narrative—which I might note includes a cadre of investors and tech folks on the right, too—argue that it is hype and can be used to further inflate valuations or for pursuing regulatory capture. The challenge is that many feel that dismissing AI as just hype or purely marketing also diminishes the urgency of taking on the AI industry as the novel and threat to labor, civil society, and the public sphere it is; others that by accepting the industry’s own terms, we imbue it with undue power and enable it. But let’s be clear: Declarations that AI is so powerful it might end the world are a kind of marketing, and anyone who says otherwise is just as off base as those who say that’s all that it is. If you don’t think that these sub-trillion dollar companies have higher-ups who noticed that when their founders talked about super-powerful dangerous AI they got spikes in media interest and phone calls from investors, or that those founders didn’t notice that themselves, and lean into certain narratives to advantage their products, then I don’t know what to tell you. Not all marketing is a Pepsi ad campaign with a celebrity spokesperson. Yet confronting the AI industry should certainly be considered an urgent project. Do I share the x-riskers’ fear that out-of-control, super-intelligent AI agents might end the world? I do not. I’ve read a good deal of AI extinction literature over the last couple of years and I have not come across a credible, step-by-step documentation of how exactly AI might move from self-recursively improving AI to killing every single human on the planet. Most of what I’ve read seems predicated on a sort of reverse Ian Malcolmian logic: Eventually, it becomes smart enough and AI, uh, finds a way (to exterminate humanity). Are the AI companies also overstating and dramatizing what their products can do? Yes, pretty much all the time. They’re in a knife fight for market share and are trying to win customers and government contracts before their investors come knocking. And yet. They have concentrated enormous amounts of compute, have extensive data collection and surveillance capacities, have inserted themselves into the state in numerous capacities, including military kill chains, and they are being run by egomaniacal billionaires who are rushing to monopolize an entire new market. The way I think about their most recent frightening-seeming exploits is not as a “swarm of rogue AI agents building a new civilization” or whatever, but as corporations with a hitherto-unimaginable amount of compute at their disposal recklessly experimenting with automation programs, completely unafraid of any repercussions because we have been unwilling or unable to impose any on them. So I think we should welcome any newfound imperative to hold them accountable. I also think that ultimately, the AI critics, Pause AI folks, leftists, doomers, effective altruists, and, honestly, most of the public, want a lot of the same things: legitimate checks and limits on AI companies’ power, actual transparency into what the companies are doing, and for more of AI to be under public control. (Ultimately, a lot of what animates the x-risk fears are rooted in just that: a fear of losing control.) How we move towards all this, exactly, is the question of the day, and while there’s much to be argued over in terms of building a viable political platform to challenge the AI industry’s power, I do want to cast a vote against one particular approach. Not to pick on Chris here, as there are a lot of folks out there proposing stuff like this, and the policy ideas actually stem from AI safety groups. But not only would this be challenging to land politically (I can already hear the ‘China will beat us to AGI’ calls) and all but unworkable in practice, this approach is a) far too limiting, b) fails to address the current harms caused by AI and c) would likely only wind up serving Anthropic and OpenAI; it’s what regulatory capture looks like in action. Full model transparency is the floor for what should be on offer here. If these companies believe their products will kill us, the very least we deserve is to know how. It’s in the public interest. I would also argue we might get a lot of the way to stopping any currently envisioned robot apocalypse simply by forcing AI companies to assume liability, and to submit to the full brunt of the law. If Sam Altman were liable to be charged with a felony for approving the hack on Hugging Face1, if Google was forced to pay defamation fines each time it published a false and injurious AI Overviews, these companies might suddenly find cause to restrain their models’ output, and we might hear less about rogue AI. We would need to introduce new frameworks and available tools for tracking automated lawbreaking, to be sure, but I’d wager that little would frighten the AI companies more than actually being held accountable for what their products enable. To that end, Illinois has passed an AI liability law, which the industry fought tooth and nail, and Florida is considering one. The next steps would be towards moving AI under public control; again, it’s only reasonable, since everyone, not just AI insiders, should get a say over how a technology whose developers say might kill us is developed and deployed. Dismantling the whole industrial project as currently structured should be on the table, too, pending democratic input. But that’s for another post. For now, suffice to say that while I won’t be losing any sleep about an AI-enabled extinction event, Mr. Coxon and co. have given us an opportunity to underscore the urgency of the clear and present damage AI companies are doing, the extreme power they wield and the extent to which they hold themselves unaccountable, and the abundance of political capital there is out there for taking them on. Subscribe 1 Purely speculative! I do not know if he did or not.
Tennessee Titans claim G Atonio Mafi, work out 7 defenders
The Tennessee Titans added offensive lineman Atonio Mafi to their roster after waiving guard Garrett Dellinger.
Ex-Raiders Veteran Lands With Titans Before Season
The Las Vegas Raiders decided to move on from the veteran, and the Tennessee Titans claimed him off waivers. The post Ex-Raiders Veteran Lands With Titans Before Season appeared first on HEAVY.
Mathematical 'Code' Found In Great Pyramid May Reveal Ancient Secret, Researcher Claims
A researcher claims the Great Pyramid of Giza contains a hidden mathematical code linked to the Moon, stars and planets, but the theory remains unproven.
El-Sayed ignites firestorm after sharing 9/11 message on social media: 'Piece of sh--'
Abdul El-Sayed's 9/11 video message drew fierce online backlash over his association with Hasan Piker, who notoriously claimed America deserved 9/11.
Awareness of Climate Change and Its Impact on Reproductive Health
Background and aim Climate change poses a serious threat and crisis to health globally, with reproductive and maternal health falling under the vulnerable group exposed to extreme temperature...
Group says Floridians are owed $48 billion in unclaimed funds
The national organization Reclaim.org says despite state's efforts to connect people with their money, 13 million accounts are unclaimed.
Ocean Way, groundbreaking Santa Monica beach festival, canceled due to hurricane
LOS ANGELES — The beach has claimed another first-time music festival this year. Ocean Way, the groundbreaking beachfront Santa Monica music fest, has been canceled just two weeks before debuting.
Fact-Checking Trump’s Attacks on Democratic Senate Candidates
The president attacked three Democrats running for Senate this week with inaccurate claims to portray them as too extreme.
Who Benefits from Apocalyptic Claims About AI?
Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon quit and posted at X last Tuesday, to over 25 million views, that “No other human activity poses this level of danger.”
Help Refine Data from Space Telescopes with Artifact InSPECtor
How do scientists studying space with data from a telescope hundreds of thousands of miles away know that what they are seeing is real? A new NASA project,
J.K. Rowling responds to Lilly Wachowski’s accusation of ‘funding trans genocide’ (exclusive)
J.K. Rowling’s representative responded to Lilly Wachowski accusing the author of ‘funding trans genocide’: ‘She does not support legal actions aimed at harming transgender people.’
New business incubator aims to transform North Lake Charles
A new business hub is coming to north Lake Charles, aiming to give local entrepreneurs a hyper-local launchpad for success. “We already have the McNeese SEED Center, which is a […]
2. Bundesliga Topspiel preview: FC St. Pauli vs. VfL Wolfsburg
In a meeting between two Bundesliga relegated sides looking to bounce back into the top flight at the first attempt, St. Pauli will be desperate to claim their first victory of the season when they we...
Giants Look to Exploit Familiar Weaknesses in Ray’s Return
The San Francisco Giants aim to spoil San Diego’s postseason hopes by leveraging intimate scouting reports against Robbie Ray as he returns to Oracle Park in a Padres uniform.
Massive Bold Prediction For Orlando Magic Season
Health remains the ultimate gamble as Orlando’s core aims for statistical dominance. With a new head coach and battle-tested stars, the Magic must prove their elite potential.
“Dark Knight” actor makes rare comment on moment he learned costar Heath Ledger died
Gary Oldman reflected on Ledger’s 2008 death, after he and the Australian actor starred in Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed “The Dark Knight” Batman movie.
Former employee sues Activision Blizzard, claiming sexual harassment and discrimination
A former employee of Activision Blizzard is suing the Santa Monica-based "Call of Duty" maker, alleging she was sexually harassed and subject to retaliation. In a lawsuit filed in Los
Health Insurance Rates Poised to Rise Again as Pa. Regulators Claim Limited Power to Control Increases
Nearly 202,000 people have canceled their plans through the state’s marketplace, Pennie, over the past nine months.
Samsung Trolls Apple by Hiring 'Tim Cook' to Endorse Galaxy Z Fold 8
Samsung takes aim at Apple's iPhone Duo with a new ad featuring Tim Cook...from New Zealand, not the former Apple CEO.
Sacked Grand Theft Auto worker claims Rockstar staff placed on 'watch list'
The makers of Grand Theft Auto deny staff were sacked for union organising and were instead dismissed for sharing confidential information online.
Gov. Newsom proclaims Patriot Day in California, 25 years after 9/11
It's been 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks
His Retiree Health Plan Kept Paying After 65. It Paid Only What Medicare Would Have Left Over, and He Had Never Enrolled
His former employer's retiree plan kept paying claims for three years, and every explanation of benefits looked fine until a hospital stay produced a bill worth thousands of dollars that no one had warned him was coming.
Microscopic fragments of ancient alien tech may litter the moon — and scientists have a plan to find them
Researchers propose that tiny technological remnants left over from extinct alien civilizations could have landed on the moon after traveling through interstellar space. It may not take long to find them, the team claims.
Health insurance rates poised to rise again as Pa. regulators claim limited power to control increases
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sig…
Twenty Five Years After 9/11 Attacks, New Center To Uncover Impact On Youngest Survivors
A new CDC research center aims to better understand the possible health effects of those 21 years or younger at the time of their 9/11 exposure.
Data center bill could help shield Americans from rising energy costs
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives is preparing to vote on a bipartisan bill aimed at preventing Americans' energy bills from spiking because of nearby data centers, according to Speaker
The Best Star Wars Game in Years is Now on Amazon Prime
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Analytics and Data Science News for the Week of September 11; Updates from Alteryx, OpenAI, University of Cincinnati & More
Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable analytics and data science news for the week of September 11, 2026. Keeping tabs on all the most relevant analytics and data science news can be a time-consuming task. As a result, our editorial team aims to provide a summary of the top headlines […]
Nintendo Secures Legal Victory Against Sale of Switch Game Piracy Devices
Nintendo has won a major legal victory aimed at blocking the sale of devices that enable Switch game piracy.
Donald Trump mocked on TIFF opening night with 3 jabs at his attempt to rename Lake Ontario
Donald Trump received 3 rousing jabs from Toronto International Film Festival personnel and Toronto’s mayor on opening night, all of whom took aim at the president’s attempt to rename Lake Ontario.
Why Colts picked up Eagles nickel Kapena Gushiken on waivers
Kapena Gushiken, an undrafted safety out of Ole Miss, thought he'd spend his rookie season in Philadelphia, only to be claimed off waivers by Colts
An AI tool aims to catch harder-to-detect heart attacks in EKGs
A newly approved AI tool can scan EKGs for severe heart attacks and, the company says, for rarer patterns indicating blocked arteries.
"Hiring Shouldn't Take Months": MCE Staffing Unveils On-Demand Staffing Solution for Growing Businesses
LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / September 11, 2026 / , a UK-based recruitment and workforce solutions provider, today announced the launch of its on-demand staffing solution, designed to help businesses fill roles in days rather than weeks or months. The new service is aimed at companies across industrial, warehousing, hospitality, and commercial sectors that need to scale their workforce quickly without sacrificing quality of hire.