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Michigan voters really 'just want results' from Washington, says U-M political expert
Beyond the polarizing partisanship and rhetoric, most voters really just want results—and maybe some relief—from Washington.
Health Care Access and Affordability for Adults with Multiple or Complex Health Conditions: A Snapshot of Patient Experiences
Significant shares of adults with multiple or complex health conditions, including cancer, lung disease, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and mental health conditions say they struggle to pay their medical bills and access needed care and medication. These challenges fall hardest on uninsured adults who face greater costs and access challenges.
Police investigate after vehicles crash into Northwest Side businesses overnight
CHICAGO — Investigations are underway on Tuesday morning following separate crashes at businesses on the city’s Northwest Side overnight. The crash happened at the Soap Box, a 24-hour laundro…
After losing a friend and veteran to suicide, Navy officer builds a new mission through Let’s Chow
Jordan Foley, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and active-duty Navy lieutenant commander, founded Let’s Chow in 2020 after a close friend and fellow Naval Academy classmate died by suicide while trying to build his own business.
Little Shop of Physics wins $50K grant to continue science education for kids
Inside the Little Shop of Physics workshop at Colorado State University, a hair dryer is pointed at a pinwheel rigged with color-coded LEDs. When air is shot at it with a certain force, a red light will flicker on. With greater pressure, the light turns orange, followed by blue. The miniature wind turbine was built...
Family-owned agricultural business in Santa Maria damaged by fire
A fire heavily damaged the Santa Maria Supply store early Saturday morning, impacting the longtime family-owned agricultural business.
76ers star spotted working out with viral shooting coach
76ers star Jaylen Brown was spotted working on his shot.
Accidental dumpster fire causes minor damage at Pollocksville business, fire marshal says
An accidental dumpster fire caused minor damage to an Apex Plastics building in Pollocksville, according to the fire marshal.The fire happened at the business a
Detroit's last remaining dairy celebrates 100 years of business in the city
C.F. Burger Creamery, Detroit's last remaining dairy plant, is celebrating 100 years in business. C.F. Burger Creamery, Detroit's last remaining dairy plant, is celebrating 100 years in business.
South Dakota Political Giant Lars Herseth Of Houghton Dies At 80
H. Lars Herseth died Saturday, Sept. 12 following a bout with cancer, according to a death notice released by the family of the longtime lawmaker, agriculture
South American 'Pompeii': Volcanic eruption 22 million years ago preserved a snapshot of the Andes forming
An enormous volcanic eruption buried a snapshot of the baby Andes mountains, revealing a slow-and-steady growth rate.
Mequon pizza shop owner on his fight to keep the business he loves alive after scam
A Mequon pizza vendor is asking for community support after losing $9,000 to scammers this spring — money he says he has been unable to recover.
Lucas County prosecutors to review Mercy Health officer shooting case
Authorities said Christian Strassburg got into an altercation involving an officer, and that officer shot and killed him.
Albany County asking voters to replace coroners with medical examiner's office
The charter change proposal will appear on the November ballot.
EverWonder Names Lizzy Roberti EVP, Brand Partnerships
EverWonder Names Lizzy Roberti EVP, Brand Partnerships, Business Development
ClickFix attacks are tricking Mac and Windows users into hacking themselves
If you clicked on a fake HBO Max ad on Reddit in the past week, you might have fallen victim to a rising 'ClickFix' security threat.
Polsky 10: UtilityInnovation Group acquired for projected $2.6B | Aura Life Science joins ISS accelerator | OrisDX launches first diagnostic product - Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
The Polsky 10 is a bi-weekly newsletter featuring 10 things to know from the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center.
Take 5: AI hiring process, sandwich generation and income sources
NH Business Review's biweekly snapshot of business and industry statistics
Take your health back with Alpha Kappa Alpha’s annual Health Resource Fair!
ST. LOUIS – Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is promoting healthy living and providing valuable resources to the community to help address health disparities. With free on-site services, educationa…
What comes after Lies of P? It looks like it might be Wonders of O, according to a new trademark
The new name for a game from Neowiz is a bit on the nose.
The Premier League uses two systems for VAR: Does it cause problems? Did it impact Haaland goal?
England’s top flight has a separate deal with Genius Sports to oversee SAOT, while Hawk-Eye provides goal-line technology.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney Review: Psychedelic Politics Doc
Matthew Rankin's story of Brian Mulroney’s political ascent offers a critique of televisual culture and a snapshot of a less extreme political era.
Amazon won't work with 21 Air after fatal Miami plane crash
Amazon said it has "decided to pause our operations with 21 Air" after a Boeing 767 overshot the runway at Miami Airport, killing five people.
Soil health: The effects of pesticides
Lynette Abbott and Pankaj Singh from The University of Western Australia highlight the relationships between pesticides and soil health
College of Education recruits Clemson alumnus to lead new AI, learning sciences faculty position
The College of Education welcomes a new faculty member this fall whose focus is on artificial intelligence and education.
Why global supply chains matter to Sarasota County growth
As Sarasota County grows, local leaders must understand how global trade and supply chains impact local business.
Detroit Pistons Rookie Ugonna Onyenso On Blocking Shots: ‘It’s Natural’
With Isaiah Stewart in Memphis, the Detroit Pistons had to find a shot-swatting replacement in the Motor City, which is exactly where Ugonna Onyenso enters the picture
The powerful millionaires hiding in plain sight
They own car dealerships, law firms, dental practices, and restaurant chains. Collectively, these overlooked business owners hold far more wealth than the Forbes 400 — and wield considerable political power.
Pennsylvania doctors urge children, adults to vaccinate against flu, COVID-19 and RSV as federal guidance remains thin
The beginning of the fall and winter respiratory illness season approaches as health experts deal with ongoing measles outbreaks.
Pop superstar Olivia Rodrigo donated $2 million to Indigenous health organization
The Center for Indigenous Health is grateful for the upcoming donation — especially after experiencing federal grant cuts
Democratic candidate in Colorado Springs’ congressional district makes misleading claim in first attack ads
Democrat Jessica Killin is running to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank in the 5th Congressional District. She would be the first Democrat to represent the district.
XBOX CEO Message is Salt in Sony's Wound at Kojima Productions
XBOX CEO Asha Sharma has left a message on Kojima Productions wall that fans are taking as a shot against Sony, which tried to cancel PHYSINT.
Popular young rapper dead at 22 after being ambushed by six gunmen. Here’s the latest
More than 50 shots were fired in the incident.
WaFd holding company's HQ headed to Bellevue in wake of merger deal
WaFd Inc. will merge with EverBank Financial Corp. in a $3.9 billion deal designed to scale against larger competitors.
Football season kicks off as Las Vegas business embraces “sports town” identity
The growing variety of sporting events in the Las Vegas Valley is driving increased tourism and revenue for local businesses and the convention authority.
The Last of Us Part 2 Multiplayer Mod Cancelled at Sony’s Request
A PvP multiplayer mod for The Last of Us Part 2 on PC is no longer going to be released after the mod maker says it was contacted by Sony Interactive Entertainment and asked not to release the project to the public.
Airman shot down in Iran shares harrowing rescue story
The American airman rescued from Iran after his aircraft was shot down in April shared for the first time details about the risky recovery operation.
Billings Fall Home Improvement Show features 90% local business
The 33rd annual Fall Home Improvement Show featured 400 vendors at MetraPark this weekend, with 90% of the vendors coming from the greater Billings area.
Scientists find evidence for an ancient supercontinent that covered 80 percent of Earth’s surface
Isotope mapping reveals millions of square kilometers of lost Gondwanan crust hidden beneath Asia, Europe and North America.
Guardians news: Jo Adell makes franchise history with rocket HR
The Cleveland Guardians have been praised for picking up outfielder Jo Adell ahead of this year’s Major League Baseball trade deadline. Adell has made an immediate impact in Cleveland, and that continued on Sunday. He blasted a moonshot that made franchise history . “Jo Adell!! 116.8 mph! That’s Cleveland’s hardest-hit home run under Statcast […] The post Guardians news: Jo Adell makes franchise history with rocket HR appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Inside Hegseth’s push to showcase Iran rescue on ‘60 Minutes’
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and political appointees in his department pushed for the US airmen whose F-15 was shot down over Iran in April to participate in Sunday’s highly publicized “60 Minutes” report about their rescue operation, according to sources. CNN’s Brian Stelter reports.
Turning mental health struggles into support for others
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about mental health and reminding people that help is available. Across North…
El Paso VA motorcycle ride brings mental health care resources to Veterans and families
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and the El Paso VA Health Care System took its message of support into the community.
Port Wentworth holds ribbon cutting ceremony for new entertainment center
Members of the community joined Mayor Tracey Saunders in celebrating the city’s newest addition with live music, free ice skating and watching football on the big screen.
Former NBA Champion Discredits New Miami Heat's Giannis Antetokounmpo Skills
Channing Frye sparks debate by labeling the multi-time MVP a physical "running back" lacking technical finesse, reigniting the rivalry between pure athleticism and versatile shot-making dominance.
2026 Maui County Fair contests announced, healthy babies, student art and more
The 2026 Maui County Fair will offer opportunities for community members of all ages to participate in contests, competitions and exhibitions when the 99th fair returns Oct. 1-4,. Opportunities range from the Healthy Baby Contest for Maui’s youngest keiki to student competitions featuring agriculture, filmmaking and Esports, as well as fiber arts and animal exhibitions.
Has Aaron Nola Been Unlucky with the Homer Thing?
Moonshot misfortune? Longball luck? Or just cold tater truth?
Health department officials confirm ricin found in Hastings apartments
Officials said testing confirmed the substance found in a now-shuttered Hastings apartment complex was ricin, a potentially deadly toxin.
Ohio Marijuana Dispensary Closes Amid Reports Of 'Adverse Health Effects' In People Who Bought Vapes
“We had a death in Holzer Medical Center ER in that time frame… We have no report yet on the cause of death. We don’t know if it’s related or not.” By Jake Zuckerman, Signal Cleveland This story was originally published by Signal Cleveland. Sign up for their free newsletters at SignalCleveland.org/subscribe. A marijuana dispensary […]
'All INdiana Politics': Indiana Supreme Court reverses recount, restores Deery to ballot
The Indiana Supreme Court reinstated Senator Spencer Deery as the winner of the May 5 Republican primary, while Senator Todd Young discussed economic proposals and national security concerns during a midweek update.
The World of Warcraft "Classic+" rumours were true and it's called World of Warcraft: Forever
Blizzard has confirmed World of Warcraft: Forever, the long-rumoured Classic+ experience, launching 4th November with a beta this week.
What Connects the Last 5 US Open Men’s Champions
Five different men have lifted the US Open trophy since 2020. Their games look nothing alike - Daniil Medvedev's flat, defensive counterpunching has little in common with Carlos Alcaraz's explosive shot-making. There might be some more similarities between Novak Djokovic's clinical baseline and Jannik Sinner's mechanical precision, but they are hardly simulacrums of each other. …
Level 5 boss admits using AI for Professor Layton, Yo-Kai Watch reveals
CEO apologises for using generative AI for recent Level 5 showcase…
Family near Checotah says lack of electricity is creating health and food-storage concerns
A family near Checotah says it has been without electricity for months while trying to get service connected to its property.
Family near Checotah says lack of electricity is creating health and food-storage concerns
A family near Checotah says it has been without electricity for months while trying to get service connected to its property.
Chicago Cubs news
Alex Bregman celebrates his 25th home run during a 16-hit Cubs barrage, supporting Shota Imanaga’s good outing, in a 12-2 win over the Pirates.
StarCraft is back, but it's not the RTS you remember - it's an open-world shooter coming spring 2030
Blizzard has revealed StarCraft, a new open-world shooter due spring 2030, led by former Far Cry producer Dan Hay.
Virgin Group CEO scrolls TikTok daily to keep up with Gen Z: ‘The zeitgeist is not with people in their 50s’
Josh Bayliss, CEO of Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, actively uses TikTok—with the goal of staying ahead of Gen Z trends that could shape his businesses.
Brentford analysis: Schade haunts Cherries again
Kevin Schade scored a hat-trick in the 4-1 win against Bournemouth last December and was their tormentor again on Saturday. With the score at 1-1 deep into first-half stoppage time, the Bees were convinced they had a penalty as Kristoffer Ajer's shot struck Adrien Truffert's arm, but referee Jarred Gillett deemed the defender to be too close to react and waved away the appeals.
Non-gaming entertainment brings huge tax revenue to Nevada
The state of Nevada is reporting a nearly 400% increase in tax revenue that can be traced to a surge of live events and shows across the Las Vegas Valley.
Bone Health Without the Hype
I am at the Australasian Menopause Society meeting and we had a fantastic lecture on Bone Health on Day 2, called, “Everything you need to know about bones - except the boring bits!” Spoiler alert, there were no boring bits. The lecture was given by Dr. Amanda Beech, who is a senior staff specialist in Obstetric Medicine and Endocrinology at the Royal Hospital for Women, where she is director of the Bone Density Unit. I want to summarize my top 10 take-aways for you. Share Osteoporosis is a disease of low bone mass, disruption of bone microarchitecture, and fragility of the skeleton. It is a silent disease…until someone develops a fracture. The diagnosis of osteoporosis is based on either fragility/minimal trauma fractures or a T-score of less than -2.5 on a DXA (Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry) or bone scan. It is important to recognize that about 50% of minimal trauma fractures occur when women have low bone mass (often referred to as osteopenia), but not osteoporosis. This tells us that bone strength is more complicated than a number on a DXA report. I am going to add a little here that wasn’t in the talk (one can only include so much in 25 minutes), as many women might read the above paragraph and think, “Shouldn’t we be treating everyone with low bone mass if this is when 50% of the fractures occur?” Many fractures happen for women with low bone mass because there are so many women with low bone mass –it is a statement about the population on a whole, not about the fracture risk of low bone mass. For you as an individual, bone density is only one component of fracture risk and many women with lower bone mass will not have a significantly elevated fracture risk. This is why individualized risk assessment matters. Subscribe We build bone in our teens and twenties, and by the time we are about thirty we have reached peak bone mass. This is why, when we discuss risk factors for osteoporosis, it is important to consider factors that might have affected us in our teens and twenties when we were actively building bone, such as nutritional restriction/energy imbalance. It is important to ask women about a history of eating disorders, and for those with such a history, getting a bone scan in perimenopause or at age 50 is likely warranted. (This image below isn’t from the talk, but is similar to one that was). Bone mass is relatively stable until about two years before the final menstrual period, and perimenopause marks a time of rapid bone loss for women. Using urinary markers of bone loss we know that the time of significantly accelerated bone loss starts about 1 year before the final period and ends about 2 years after the final period. The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN) shows that over the menopause transition women lose an average of 10.6% of the bone at their lumbar spine and 9.1% at the femoral neck While this wasn’t covered in the lecture, I want to add that the rapid bone loss during perimenopause is clearly related to more than estradiol, because during this time estradiol levels can be erratic and not uniformly low. Bone loss during perimenopause is likely a multi-hormone event. For example, rising FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) tracks with bone loss better than estradiol, and there is evidence that FSH may act directly on bone. While decreased estrogen matters, there is clearly more going on. FSH and bone is an active area of research. Subscribe Screening for osteoporosis was recommended fairly broadly before age 65, and was taken from the “Practitioner’s Toolkit for Managing Menopause,” from Monash University. Here is a screenshot from the toolkit that was used as a slide: I am going to add a little bit more about body weight here for clarification. Low body mass (typically 152.1 lb): 0 points (risk neutral) 60–69 kg (132.3–152.1 lb): 3 points (adds some risk)
Red Wings First-Round Pick Makes Loud Statement Against Dallas
Red Wings first-round pick Carter Bear recorded 10 shots and an assist as Detroit rallied to beat Dallas 4-3 in a prospect tournament shootout.
Science Snapshots: September 13, 2026
Explore groundbreaking discoveries in human drug use, sleep regulation, and the surprising effects of charged water on Teflon.
Ohio Valley Health Center hosts sixth annual kickball fundraiser in Steubenville
A kickball tournament at Bellevue Park in Steubenville brought teams and community leaders together Saturday morning to raise money for patient care at the Ohio
Health officials confirm presence of ricin at Southwest Michigan apartment complex
Health department to offer flu vaccine starting Sept. 14
The Oneida County Health Department is reminding parents that back-to-school season is a good time to check whether your child’s vaccinations are up to date. “Staying up to date on …
Real Madrid x Rayo Vallecano - Highlights, Summary and Match Report
Incidents: The story of the matchKylian Mbappé scores for Real Madrid with a right-footed shot from the penalty spot. The score is now 1-0 against Rayo Vallecano.Real Madrid leads Rayo Vallecano 2-0....
Hearthstone To Get Its First New Class In Four Years Next Spring
And even sooner, we'll see the next expansion: Reign of the Black Empire
Inside Hegseth’s push to showcase a dramatic Iran rescue on ‘60 Minutes’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and political appointees in his office pushed for the two crew members of an F-15 who were shot down over Iran in April to participate in Sunday’s highly-publicized “60 Minutes” report about the ensuing rescue operation, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
Fully Funded Stanford Science Fellowships 2027: $98,000 Stipend for Early-Career Scientists
Stanford University has opened applications for the Stanford Science Fellowships 2027 selection cycle, offering an exceptional opportunity for early-career
UK studio Bulkhead's Wardogs sells over a million copies and tops 350,000 concurrent players on launch day
Derby studio Bulkhead's tactical shooter Wardogs sold over a million copies and surpassed 350,000+ concurrent players within hours of launch.
New location marks latest milestone for Near North Health
CHICAGO — For 60 years, Near North Health has been on a mission to serve patients without limits, regardless of their zip code, insurance status or ability to pay. Sidney Thomas from Near North Hea…
Scalpers are already reselling the sold-out Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 for £700+
Nintendo's new Zelda 40th anniversary Switch 2 sold out in hours, and scalpers are already reselling it on eBay for hundreds of pounds over the retail price.
Calls for Democrats to be shot go unchallenged at Republican convention
Crowd member repeatedly said some Democrats ‘should be shot’ during Ted Cruz’s speech, without senator responding
Kids are back in classrooms. Health misinformation could shape the school year
Health officials and experts worry declining vaccination rates will lead to more preventable infections in kids
CDC issues health advisory after increase in rabies exposures
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory Thursday in response to recent increases in human exposure to rabid or potentially rabid animals and reports of errors …
The politics and possibilities of ‘AI could kill us all’
I found myself fielding a lot of questions from folks who don’t usually talk much about AI this week. They were mostly along the lines of “do you think AI is going to kill us all?” or “how worried should I be about this human extinction stuff?” Motivating this wave of existential anxiety was the highly dramatic resignation of now-former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon, who quit his job while publicly sharing his concerns about safety practices at the leading AI companies. More specifically, he declared that almost everyone at OpenAI and Anthropic, the leading AI labs, believes that there’s a decent chance the AI systems they’re producing could “kill us all” by the end of the decade, and the companies aren’t “acting responsibly.” Other AI safety researchers, including those still employed at Anthropic and OpenAI, all confirmed that yes, Coxon is correct, they’re all worried that their company’s products might prove fatal for the entire human race as well. Two more AI employees quit and joined the chorus. Now, the warning shot has been covered everywhere from the Wall Street Journal to Fox News to WIRED to the Guardian. I understand why all this sounds scary, but my response to those who have asked, has generally been: No, you don’t need to worry that AI will kill go rogue and kill us all. But that does not mean we shouldn’t worry, period. Far from it. The companies building AI products are now among the wealthiest and most powerful entities in the world. And they very much are building enormous engines of mass surveillance, extraction, and automation. They can and have allowed their AI systems to carry out felony hacks of other companies, provided the government with autonomously generated kill lists, and sold enterprise technology to firms around the world that is explicitly intended to replace jobs. But “AI” has done these things not because they have all-powerful minds of their own but, ultimately, because people have programmed, calibrated, and directed them to. In other words, it’s not AI we need to worry the most about. It’s the people and corporations working to profit from and gain power by deploying it. The technology is sophisticated, sure, and, especially in cybersecurity contexts, potentially disruptive to plenty of existing systems. But if we want to stop this predatory, profiteering, and extractive form of AI—and it’s worth noting that at this point, most people do—we absolutely can. A quick note/plea: I can only do all of this with the support of readers like you, so if you find value in independent, critical tech journalism and analysis, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. I want to keep as much of this un-paywalled as absolutely possible, and I need your support to do so. Many thanks to all who continue to chip in, it’s very much appreciated. Onward. Subscribe First, some context: AI industry folks like Coxon have been discussing the prospect that AI will destroy humanity for years. Even before the beginning of the AI boom, many working in the industry, from the executive staff to the rank and file researchers, have obsessed over ‘x-risk’, or the possibility that AI will become sentient or semi-sentient and move one way or another to exterminate humanity. This is ostensibly why Elon Musk bankrolled OpenAI in the first place, and is the grounds for his lawsuit alleging OpenAI betrayed its charter by abandoning its nonprofit status to become a commercial enterprise. Many AI engineers and startup founders have calculated their own personal p(doom), or the probability that the tech product they are working on will initiate an actual humanity-extinguishing apocalypse. 10-25% p(doom)s are pretty common. (I wrote about a long weekend I spent among these folks at one of their top conferences here, to give you an idea of their ideas and belief systems.) Sam Altman himself drove the narrative of the imminent rise of a super-powerful AI, or artificial general intelligence, to prominence by declaring that the technology he was building posed an existential risk to humanity. This idea is in other words baked into the DNA of modern AI companies and into the products they engineer. It’s also why the industry is routinely accused, by myself and others, of “doom marketing,” ie, using such proclamations and framings to impart the sheer power of the technology behind your product onto investors, partners, consumers, and the state. Some ambient understanding of this tendency may have helped prevent the press from repeating the claim every time one of the x-risk folks made it over the years, including when they quit their jobs at AI companies while doing so. Yet Coxon’s AI x-risk alarm has broken containment, as they say, and has exposed the idea to the mainstream media once again. This has happened, I think, for a number of reasons. First, when AI CEOs were going around saying AI might kill everyone in 2023, their companies were well-capitalized, but not nearly to the extent they are today. They were more easily dismissed as eccentric geeks of the sort that Silicon Valley is supposed to produce. Now, not only do their products have much greater market saturation, but people are more aware of a) the often unethical ways the executives and companies comport themselves b) the other adverse impacts of AI that have already arrived, and c) the physical cost of building these systems, particularly when it comes to data centers. Finally, toss in the constant stream of headlines in 2026 about AI models going rogue or potentially upending the world’s infrastructure. [ ](https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/with-the-backlash-to-data-centers) [ With the backlash to data centers, Flock and AI glasses, a mass opposition to big tech is underway. Silicon Valley is in denial. ](https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/with-the-backlash-to-data-centers) Brian Merchant · Aug 27 [ Read full story ](https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/with-the-backlash-to-data-centers) As a result, general sentiment was already overwhelmingly skeptical of AI and its overlords, so the table was pretty well set for someone to come along and say ‘just a reminder, the companies that are building the product that promises to take your job and leave a data center in your neighborhood also think that it might exterminate the human race’ and get a strong reaction from the media and the public. The question is: Should we understand this stuff as hype, strategically fanned to feed already swelling valuations? Is it doom marketing? Genuine cause for alarm that the infrastructure that undergirds modern life is facing a novel threat vector? Or reason to be sincerely worried that AI companies are amassing too much power, and that their products are genuinely dangerous? The answer, I’m afraid, is “yes.” Let me try to untangle all of this a bit, because arguments over how to navigate this moment are extremely heated right now, as they are essentially arguments over how to approach the politics of AI at a moment where there may be a unique opening for action. Those sympathetic to AI alignment concerns and x risk arguments—which increasingly includes a faction on the left who want to shut down AI over safety concerns—argue that people who dismiss AI as all hype have their heads in the sand. Meanwhile, critics of the x-risk narrative—which I might note includes a cadre of investors and tech folks on the right, too—argue that it is hype and can be used to further inflate valuations or for pursuing regulatory capture. The challenge is that many feel that dismissing AI as just hype or purely marketing also diminishes the urgency of taking on the AI industry as the novel and threat to labor, civil society, and the public sphere it is; others that by accepting the industry’s own terms, we imbue it with undue power and enable it. But let’s be clear: Declarations that AI is so powerful it might end the world are a kind of marketing, and anyone who says otherwise is just as off base as those who say that’s all that it is. If you don’t think that these sub-trillion dollar companies have higher-ups who noticed that when their founders talked about super-powerful dangerous AI they got spikes in media interest and phone calls from investors, or that those founders didn’t notice that themselves, and lean into certain narratives to advantage their products, then I don’t know what to tell you. Not all marketing is a Pepsi ad campaign with a celebrity spokesperson. Yet confronting the AI industry should certainly be considered an urgent project. Do I share the x-riskers’ fear that out-of-control, super-intelligent AI agents might end the world? I do not. I’ve read a good deal of AI extinction literature over the last couple of years and I have not come across a credible, step-by-step documentation of how exactly AI might move from self-recursively improving AI to killing every single human on the planet. Most of what I’ve read seems predicated on a sort of reverse Ian Malcolmian logic: Eventually, it becomes smart enough and AI, uh, finds a way (to exterminate humanity). Are the AI companies also overstating and dramatizing what their products can do? Yes, pretty much all the time. They’re in a knife fight for market share and are trying to win customers and government contracts before their investors come knocking. And yet. They have concentrated enormous amounts of compute, have extensive data collection and surveillance capacities, have inserted themselves into the state in numerous capacities, including military kill chains, and they are being run by egomaniacal billionaires who are rushing to monopolize an entire new market. The way I think about their most recent frightening-seeming exploits is not as a “swarm of rogue AI agents building a new civilization” or whatever, but as corporations with a hitherto-unimaginable amount of compute at their disposal recklessly experimenting with automation programs, completely unafraid of any repercussions because we have been unwilling or unable to impose any on them. So I think we should welcome any newfound imperative to hold them accountable. I also think that ultimately, the AI critics, Pause AI folks, leftists, doomers, effective altruists, and, honestly, most of the public, want a lot of the same things: legitimate checks and limits on AI companies’ power, actual transparency into what the companies are doing, and for more of AI to be under public control. (Ultimately, a lot of what animates the x-risk fears are rooted in just that: a fear of losing control.) How we move towards all this, exactly, is the question of the day, and while there’s much to be argued over in terms of building a viable political platform to challenge the AI industry’s power, I do want to cast a vote against one particular approach. Not to pick on Chris here, as there are a lot of folks out there proposing stuff like this, and the policy ideas actually stem from AI safety groups. But not only would this be challenging to land politically (I can already hear the ‘China will beat us to AGI’ calls) and all but unworkable in practice, this approach is a) far too limiting, b) fails to address the current harms caused by AI and c) would likely only wind up serving Anthropic and OpenAI; it’s what regulatory capture looks like in action. Full model transparency is the floor for what should be on offer here. If these companies believe their products will kill us, the very least we deserve is to know how. It’s in the public interest. I would also argue we might get a lot of the way to stopping any currently envisioned robot apocalypse simply by forcing AI companies to assume liability, and to submit to the full brunt of the law. If Sam Altman were liable to be charged with a felony for approving the hack on Hugging Face1, if Google was forced to pay defamation fines each time it published a false and injurious AI Overviews, these companies might suddenly find cause to restrain their models’ output, and we might hear less about rogue AI. We would need to introduce new frameworks and available tools for tracking automated lawbreaking, to be sure, but I’d wager that little would frighten the AI companies more than actually being held accountable for what their products enable. To that end, Illinois has passed an AI liability law, which the industry fought tooth and nail, and Florida is considering one. The next steps would be towards moving AI under public control; again, it’s only reasonable, since everyone, not just AI insiders, should get a say over how a technology whose developers say might kill us is developed and deployed. Dismantling the whole industrial project as currently structured should be on the table, too, pending democratic input. But that’s for another post. For now, suffice to say that while I won’t be losing any sleep about an AI-enabled extinction event, Mr. Coxon and co. have given us an opportunity to underscore the urgency of the clear and present damage AI companies are doing, the extreme power they wield and the extent to which they hold themselves unaccountable, and the abundance of political capital there is out there for taking them on. Subscribe 1 Purely speculative! I do not know if he did or not.
Event supports businesses effected by flooding on Hertel Avenue
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — City of Buffalo Common Council President Joel Feroleto and the Hertel Business Association collaborated Friday to sponsor an event supporting local businesses affected …
Michigan Jewish leaders launch "nonnegotiable" petition for Democrats
Iowa business group endorses GOP candidates, skips governor's race
The political action committee for the Iowa Association of Business and Industry endorsed Republican candidates in several statewide races but did not make an e
Judge Releases 1999 Murder Defendant Amid Health Issues
DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt granted a homicide defendant’s unopposed motion for release on Sept. 11. George Mudd, 72, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder and felony murder, with aggravating factors of being especially heinous or cruel while committing or attempting to commit a robbery. The charges stem from his alleged involvement in the […]
Notre Dame is ready for Rice's offensive variety
Notre Dame's defense has spent time learning to be ready for Rice's use of the option and shotgun on offense.
Interior Department announces biggest hunting expansion in U.S. history
More than 95% of wildlife refuge lands are now open to hunting and sport fishing
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Wilmington health tech founder launches new venture
Several years after launching his health tech startup Artemis Immersive, founder Adam Isley is setting his sights on new horizons. Co-founded in 2023 by husband-and-wife Adam Isley and Kaylan Barbrey, along with Matthew Raffa and Bill Blakesley, Artemis Immersive began as a spatial medtech company that created digital renderings of medical scans for viewing in augmented reality (AR). Isley said the firm, which won an NC Tech award in the Biotech + HealthTech Innovation category last year, has raised $1.2 million in total in seed funding since launching. Isley has since created a new venture, Research and Me, building on the Artemis platform. Like Artemis Immersive’s core software, VoxScan, Research and Me combines health data with artificial intelligence in a 3D interactive environment to help patients better understand health outcomes and provide integrative wellness support. While the Artemis product is no longer Isley’s primary focus, he said the company’s technology and ambitions have evolved into different ventures, like Research and Me. "It's a different venture building on the Artemis platform, and there'll probably be more,” Isley said. He added, "I was very disappointed in the quality of the information available to general patients about their healthcare... I wanted to give patients more and a better plate of choices." Research and Me is still in its beta phase, Isley said, with usability testing ongoing in partnership with the firm’s partner, Medicap Pharmacy and Wellness Center, owned by Barbrey. "As someone who's kind of dedicated their life to working in healthcare, I've tried to bring this spirit and passion to it,” he said, “and a lot of the resources that we'll be providing are free — like a base level of free care for any patients, or medical education if they've got specific conditions." Isley describes Research and Me as a “patient-first” platform designed to securely store and pseudonymize health data and use AI and medical literature to generate insights. The insights are presented in an interactive 3D environment for patients and providers to explore conditions, treatments and wellness plans together. "It's almost like a democratization of understanding medical information," Isley said. "We take a whole bunch of clinical data, we take a whole bunch of peer‑reviewed, published studies on PubMed, and we try to turn them into chunks of information that normal humans can understand." Like VoxScan, the Research and Me platform lets users interact with 3D anatomical models for visualization. The platform provides a space for tracking, notes and insights. The platform also supports video conferencing, Isley said, allowing providers or coaches to examine models and data together. "We wanted to create a safe environment where you can start to learn and experiment with new features about your health, using agents to do that,” Isley said. While Research and Me is in beta-phase testing with Medicap Pharmacy, Isley said he envisions the platform serving a wellness-oriented community, working with sports performance clinics and hormone optimization. Isley, who is working towards a wellness-coach board certification, also plans to offer functional wellness consults through the platform. Long‑term, Isley says he wants the platform to embody an “integrative health practitioner” approach, “connecting experts of different fields and specializations in a way that they can make a greater impact in people's lives.” “For people in the state of North Carolina, it's already a win,” Isley said of the Medicap rollout, noting that partner clinics get “immediate resources for learning about their health and wellness conditions… out of the box.” Isley plans to launch Research and Me’s provider portal in 2028 and begin pursuing integrations with larger systems, he said.
Wellness Health Fair Today
Local first responders and medical professionals are joining forces today to commemorate the events of 9/11, and promote healthier lifestyles for both public safety personnel and the general public. Whiteville Police and Fire, the sheriff’s office and the Highway Patrol with Columbus Regional’s Donayre Cancer Center to host the event from 1-4 p.m. at Vineland…
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