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Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering

Fast Company Tech

Volunteering is tied to having fewer symptoms of depression and being more satisfied with your life. There are also health benefits for those who start volunteering much earlier in life. Other researchers have found that volunteering is associated with a lower risk of having a heart attack. Changing demographics The number of U.S.

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Hummingbirds Are Evolving to Adapt to Life With Humans

Wired

Annas hummingbirds have evolved to have longer, larger beaks to access backyard feeders in urban areas. It could be a step toward becoming a commensal species that lives alongside humans, like pigeons.

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Oops! It Appears There's a Striking Flaw in That Claim About Detecting Alien Life

Futurism

A team of astronomers announced this week that they've detected a possible sign of life on an exoplanet 124 light years away using the James Webb Space Telescope. Thus, the authors of the new study , published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters , maintain that the best explanation for the detection is that K2-12b is brimming with life.

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Apple will use AI and user data in iOS 19 to extend iPhone battery life

TechSpot

A new report claims the next-gen software will include an AI-powered battery management tool that uses data from users' iPhones to optimize apps and extend battery life. Apple will likely announce iOS 19 at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June, but details about the update have already leaked. Read Entire Article

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The real-life risks of predictive policing—and what one city is doing differently

Fast Company Tech

Research has shown that when citizens feel that government institutions act fairly and transparently, they are more likely to engage in civic life and support public policies. Law enforcement agencies are likely to have stronger outcomes if they treat technology as a toolrather than a substitutefor justice.

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How crypto crime is morphing into real-life violence

Fast Company Tech

A man says he was tortured for weeks in a New York townhouse. Another in Paris was held for ransom and his finger cut off. A couple in Connecticut were carjacked, beaten and thrown into a van.

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NVIDIA CEO Awarded for Advancing Precision Medicine With Accelerated Computing, AI

NVIDIA AI Blog

For nearly two decades, NVIDIA has advanced computing in healthcare working with researchers and industry leaders to build instruments that enable scientists to better understand life sciences, medical imaging and genomics. We built it in service of researchers and scientists as you strive to better understand life in our universe.

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