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AI could decimate Phoenix's white-collar job market. What would that mean for the rest of the U. S. ?
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (118+ words) Artificial intelligence advancements could spell disaster for many of the white-collar jobs in customer service, data entry and payroll processing that have been the bedrock of the city's thriving middle class. Phoenix has long been the U. S. call-center capital, but artificial…...
NH Sea Grant awards over $1 M to coastal research on PFAS, flooding, and fisheries
2+ hour ago (425+ words) Six projects across the state are getting $1. 2 million to advance research on problems facing New Hampshire's coastal communities and marine life. The research ranges from the microscopic bacteria that serve as a measurement of salt marsh health to monitoring the…...
D-Wave Secures Continued NORDTECH Support for Scalable Superconducting Qubit R&D
5+ hour, 19+ min ago (576+ words) PALO ALTO, Calif. , May 27, 2026 " D-Wave Quantum Inc. has announced that it has been awarded second year funding for the Improved Materials for Superconducting Qubits with Scalable Fabrication (SQFab) project by the Northeast Regional Defense Technology Hub (NORDTECH). Awarded to D-Wave…...
Adams County outdoor warning siren test June 2
7+ hour, 34+ min ago (73+ words) The Berne Witness Adams County Emergency Management Agency will be conducting a countywide test of the outdoor warning siren system Tuesday, June 2 at 2 p. m. If there is any severe weather in the area on June 2, the siren test will be canceled…...
It looks like Discord will be getting spatial audio for voice calls
4+ hour, 26+ min ago (379+ words) Sorry, can't hear you over there. I've never been the prime target market for much of Discord, given I don't make use of big groups and multi-channel servers. For me, it's just a tool to chat to select friends, which…...
Social media users form lasting opinions after just five posts
5+ hour, 34+ min ago (853+ words) Most of the conversation around misinformation focuses on false content spreading after people already believe it." A new study suggests that framing misses something more fundamental: by the time a fact-check or correction arrives, the opinion may already be set....
Scientific Societies Launch "Trust Seal" to Strengthen Confidence in Science
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (365+ words) Newswise " ROCKVILLE, MD (May 27, 2026) " A group of scholarly societies in the biological and biomedical sciences, organized by Bio Core: A Scholarly Publishing Consortium (Bio Core), announce the launch of the Trust Seal, a new community-led initiative bringing together organizations across…...
NYT Union Challenges AI Performance Monitoring Practices
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (630+ words) Unionized tech workers at The New York Times allege the company violated their collective bargaining agreement by deploying internal AI tools that track employee activity and evaluate performance, according to reporting by The Verge on May 27, 2026. The Tech Guild, a…...
AI in Welfare Systems: Rethinking Facial Recognition in India's Welfare Delivery
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (217+ words) Author: Tanusha Tyagi India's use of AI-based facial recognition in welfare delivery improves efficiency but raises concerns about exclusion when systems fail beneficiaries Facial recognition importantly alters this arrangement. Eligibility alone is no longer sufficient; beneficiaries must also be successfully…...
The UK and Australia strengthen their AI security partnership
8+ hour, 55+ min ago (465+ words) The agreement was signed by the UK AI Security Institute and the Australian AI Safety Institute, and was established at a time when governments around the world are racing to understand and manage the risks posed by rapidly evolving AI…...