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Climate change denial and belief relative to political affiliation. Credit: Yang et al. in Scientific Reports, February 2024. Using social media data and artificial intelligence, a new University of Michigan-led study reveals that nearly 15% of Americans deny that climate change is real. Scientists have long warned that a warming climate will cause…

A superPAC that is connected to Sam Altman and several tech honchos in the US named "We Deserve Better," has unveiled Dean.Bot, an AI chatbot stand-in for Minnesota congressman Dean Phillips, who is running a campaign to challenge Biden in the Democratic primary…

In Brazil, the unabated use of dangerous pesticides reminds the world of the harm done by denying reality. Here, as with everywhere else, synthetic pesticides play a crucial role in agriculture by controlling pests and protecting crops. But because of their high biological activity and persistence in the environment, these substances can harm human health and the ecosystem. All too often, they do just that.Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, who, many times, criticized COVID vaccines by claiming that they were too…

Rapper T.I. and wife Tiny said they will not waver as they face resurfaced allegations of sexual assault in a new lawsuit. The couple, whose real names are Clifford Harris Jr. and Tameka Harris, said in a statement Wednesday to The Times that their accuser — identified in the complaint as Jane Doe — has threatened legal action for the last three years and that they have since “emphatically and categorically” denied the allegations and maintained their innocence, “while the claims in this story have changed time and time…

Just hours after Disney‘s copyright on the earliest version of Mickey Mouse expired, creators announced their intent to cash in on the likeness of the cartoon icon as he appears in his breakthrough 1928 animated short, Steamboat Willie. At least two Mickey-themed horror movies are reportedly in the works, though if last year’s dreadful Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey is any indication, you’ll want to skip this next round of gimmicky carnage. You may also think twice about playing a supposedly forthcoming…

Apple, over the years, has become ever more secure in terms of security and maintaining privacy. Now, users have control over what they want to see and how much data they want to share with other apps that they download on their iPhones. With iOS 17 privacy controls, iPhone users have control over which apps can access their device's photos. If you also want to enhance your privacy by managing apps access to photos on your iPhone, then check how the new iOS 17 feature works.About iOS 17 privacy controls: App accessiOS 17…

Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic The Jonathan Majors saga shows no signs of wrapping up anytime soon. Majors began 2023 preparing to cement himself as an A-lister, having garnered rave reviews for Loki and Lovecraft County, and was soon to star in Creed III and as the MCU’s new long-term big bad Kang the Conqueror in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Half a year later, and those plans are in tatters. In March, the bombshell news broke that Majors had been arrested for allegedly attacking his girlfriend. The…

Fast fashion giant Shein paid for influencers to take a tour of part of its Chinese manufacturing operation several weeks ago, and the lucky Instagram and TikTok stars filled social media with videos from their recent trip last Tuesday. The videos showed off clean, pleasant factories, smiling workers, and a stalwart commitment to safety. Forced labor allegations? Never heard of them! And of course the products don’t have lead in them, you silly goose. Just as quickly as the internet celebrities hopped on Instagram and…

India's government is poised to deny crucial funding for billionaire Anil Agarwal's chip venture, a setback for a $19 billion push to make semiconductors in the country.The government is likely to tell the venture between Agarwal's Vedanta Resources Ltd. and Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. it won't get incentives to make 28-nanometer chips, people familiar with the matter said. The venture has applied for such assistance, potentially worth billions of dollars, but hasn't met the criteria set by the government.…

Photographers at the scene of an alleged “near catastrophic” car chase involving Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have disputed the royal couple’s account of the incident.Celebrity photo agency Backgrid USA Inc. released a statement Wednesday defending its freelance photographers who witnessed the alleged chase and denied that the pursuit caused multiple near-collisions on the streets of New York City.Backgrid claims it has reviewed photos and videos from four freelance photographers who were there that night —…