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MUSK CALLS FOR AI PAUSE
Elon Musk is calling for a halt to the artificial intelligence race. Musk joins Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and other prominent computer scientists and tech leaders who signed a petition calling for a six-month pause on AI being rolled out. The petition from nonprofit Future of Life Institute was signed by more than 1,100 people. It questions whether "human-competitive intelligence can pose profound risks to society and humanity."
INSTAGRAM RIVAL
TikTok parent company Bytedance has rolled out its rival app to Instagram in U.S. app stores. The app, called lemon8, cracked iOS on Monday and is currently number one on the Lifestyle chart. This comes as U.S. lawmakers seek a potential ban on TikTok over fears that Bytedance is sharing U.S. user data with the Chinese government.
'ETERNAL PINK'
In June, a 10.5 carat flawless ultra rare pink diamond is going on auction and is expected to sell for over $35 million dollars. The gem, dubbed "eternal pink," is going on auction at Sotheby's as part of its Magnificent Jewels Auction in New York. The stone was 23.7 carats when it was originally mined before being fashioned into jewelry.
Families of passengers who died in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max in Ethiopia can seek damages for the pain and terror suffered by victims in the minutes before the plane flew nose-down into the ground, a federal judge has ruled.
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has been diagnosed with dementia, and the Carter Center said her family wanted to share her health news to increase important conversations around the country. According to the CDC, there are about 5.8 million people in the United states living with dementia. Here to help us understand this complex disease is Dr. Jen Caudle, family physician and associate professor at Rowan University.
Cheddar News anchor Shannon LaNier has a chat with sensory illusionist Jeanette Andrews about making use of all five senses in creating the illusion of magic.
A 15-year-old drowned on Sunday at a beach on Sandy Hook in New Jersey. The teen was among a group of six swimmers, five of whom survived after being rescued, who were swimming in an area without a lifeguard.
According to a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, people with high levels of the antioxidant 'flavanols,' in their diet have better memory function than those who don't.
As the final pre-competition meeting of the Scripps National Spelling Bee's word selection panel stretches into its seventh hour, the pronouncers no longer seem to care.
