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Autism rate rises slightly; RFK Jr. claims he’ll “have answers by September“

Ars Technica

percent (1 in 31) in 2022, according to a study out Tuesday in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report , a journal published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The rate of autism in a group of 8-year-olds in the US rose from 2.76 percent (1 in 36) in 2020 to 3.22

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Belief in fake news linked to problematic social media use

Ars Technica

And according to a new paper published in the journal PLoS ONE, someone who exhibits PSMU is also more likely to believe inand sharefake news online, contributing to the rampant spread of misinformation that is the bane of the 21st-century Internet.

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Major U.S. banks pause data sharing with this federal bureau after a cyberattack exposed sensitive information

Fast Company Tech

Banks have expressed growing concern over the breach and the OCCs handling of its disclosure, The Wall Street Journal reported. The attackers are believed to have obtained highly sensitive information about financial firms, though the identity of the hackers remains unknown. branches of foreign banks.

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[Breaking News] An Extraordinary Funding Opportunity For Nonprofits To Preserve Local Journalism

Bloomerang

Nonprofits focused on the preservation of local journalism are being called to step up, and many of the country’s largest private foundations have announced $500 million in funding over five years to support them, an extraordinary initiative called Press Forward.

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Apple explores letting people control iPhones with their brains, report says

Mashable Tech

SEE ALSO: Apple is working on a chip for smart glasses, report claims The Wall Street Journal 's report detailed Apple and Synchron's work with early testers for developing this new form of technological communication.

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Holy water brimming with cholera compels illness cluster in Europe

Ars Technica

Luckily, they all eventually recovered, according to a report in the journal Eurosurveillance. Three people in Germany and four in the UK fell ill with cholera after directly drinking or splashing their faces with the holy water. Two required intensive care.

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Elon Musk wants to buy OpenAI for $97.4 billion

Engadget

The Wall Street Journal reports a group of investors led by Musk's xAI submitted an unsolicited offer to the company's board of directors on Monday. Elon Musk has launched a $97.4 billion bid to take control of OpenAI. The group wants to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI's for-profit arm. No thank you but we will buy twitter for $9.74

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