New organ, new personality? Transplants appear to have a mysterious impact and scientists are searching for answers

Organ transplants recipients often report changes in their personality traits or preferences. This phenomenon may be influenced by hormonal and neurochemical factors, immune responses, and potential memory integration, though the exact mechanisms remain unclear and warrant further research.

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One of the biggest credit card companies is quietly introducing a secret AI weapon to combat billion-dollar financial fraud — Visa will verify every single transaction in real time to eliminate rampant enumeration attacks

The new VAAI Score tool is designed to tackle costly financial frauds that are inflicting around $1.1 billion annually in losses and operational costs to the global financial industry.

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The human brain has been shrinking – and no-one quite knows why

The brains of modern humans are around 13% smaller than those of Homo sapiens who lived 100,000 years ago. Is it because of the changing climate, or some of the skills we've picked up?

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GPT-4o’s Chinese token-training data is polluted by spam and porn websites

The polluted token library is likely due to inadequate data cleaning, and could lead to hallucinations, poor performance, and misuse.

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“Unprecedented” Google Cloud event wipes out customer account and its backups

UniSuper, a $135 billion pension account, details its cloud compute nightmare.

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Huge Study Finds That Vegetarian and Vegan Diets Are Incredibly Good for You

A new study found that certain vegetarian and vegan diets curb risks of life-threatening illnesses like cancer and heart disease.

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Keto diet may accelerate organ ageing

In mice, a ketogenic diet increases the build-up of zombie-like cells in the heart, kidney, lungs and brain, which can accelerate organ ageing and lead to health problems.

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Jail Death Lawsuit Is Settled for $7.5 Million Amid California Inquiry

A violent encounter captured on video was part of a surge in jail deaths that spurred an inquiry into the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

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Dopamine Disruption Linked to Autism

A new study reveals that disrupted dopamine signaling during neural development is linked to autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

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A New AI Discovery Sure Looks Like the Dawn of True Machine Reasoning

Language models are taking a significant step forward in understanding and executing abstract concepts.

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