Microplastics found in human blood, hearts, testicles—Here’s how they got there
Years of research has shown microscopic pieces of plastic have made their way into human bodies, including the heart, kidney, liver, testicles and brain.
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TikTok planning global layoffs after US signs ban into law
TikTok is reportedly set to conduct a round of global layoffs across its operations and marketing teams.
AI models like ChatGPT won’t reach human intelligence, Meta’s AI chief says
In an interview with the Financial Times, Meta’s AI chief Yann LeCun said a “world modeling” approach could reach human levels of intelligence, but cautioned this was still around a decade away.
Nvidia earnings: Stock rallies as AI giant reports 600% profit explosion
Results are in for Nvidia’s monumental earnings report.
Billionaire Bill Gates recommends four books you must read this year
The billionaire Microsoft founder and philanthropist released his recommended summer reading list on Tuesday.
You’re buying so much from Temu and Shein the air cargo industry can’t keep up
The Chinese e-commerce sites ship the equivalent of 88 Boeing 777 freighters of cargo worldwide every day.
Passenger dies after ‘severe turbulence’ on Singapore Airlines flight—Here’s how rare such casualties are
Flight attendants have accounted for most turbulence-related injuries in recent decades.
Bezos Reclaims World’s 2nd-Richest Title From Musk—As Net Worth Tops $200 Billion
Billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos still trail LVMH magnate Bernard Arnault.
Who is Mohammad Mokhber? Iran’s new acting president was investment leader once sanctioned by US and EU.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed the country’s first vice president, Mohammad Mokhber, as the acting president before a new election following the president’s death in a helicopter crash—elevating a longtime ally of Iranian hardliners who once ran the country’s state-related investment firm and oversaw a weapons sale to Russia.
CBA-backed Aussie payments startup Karta bags Visa deal
The company, which says it’s revolutionised the gift card, will become the first-ever non-bank private label issuer in the US to process transactions on VisaNet.