Amazon — like SpaceX — claims the labor board is unconstitutional

Amazon claims the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is “unconstitutional” in a new legal document filed on Thursday, according to a report from The New York Times. The e-commerce giant joins the Elon Musk-owned SpaceX in making similar accusations after facing numerous labor complaints from employees. Amazon made the filing in connection with a …

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Research suggests political differences may prompt neighbors to move

People are more likely to sell their homes and move out of a neighborhood if new neighbors with opposing political views move nearby, according to research by UVA economists. Credit: John DiJulio, University Communications, assisted by AI Politics not only make for strange bedfellows, but also for bad neighbors, apparently. People are more likely …

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Carbon dioxide gas spotted in atmosphere of Jupiter’s moon Callisto

The surface of Jupiter’s moon Callisto is scarred with impact craters, and its atmosphere holds carbon dioxide gas NASA/JPL/DLR Astronomers have spotted gaseous carbon dioxide across the atmosphere of Jupiter’s second-largest moon, Callisto, hinting that it might have a much more complex carbon cycle than we thought. On Earth, the carbon cycle helps to …

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Realism of OpenAI’s Sora video generator raises security concerns

The AI program Sora generated a video featuring this artificial woman based on a text prompt Sora/OpenAI OpenAI has unveiled its latest artificial intelligence system, a program called Sora that can transform text descriptions into photorealistic videos. The video generation model is spurring excitement about advancing AI technology, along with growing concerns over how …

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New FDA-approved drug makes severe food allergies less life-threatening

Living with food allergies can be a fraught existence. There is no cure, and the standard management is to be ever vigilant of everything you eat and have an emergency shot of epinephrine constantly handy in case an accidental ingestion leads to a swift, life-threatening reaction. But, for the millions of people in the …

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