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Steve Kornacki and NBC Drew Crowds as Midterms Got a Ratings Bump

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By: John Koblin and Michael M. Grynbaum
More than 31 million viewers followed along with the Democrats’ big night on television, a 23 percent jump from the 2022 midterm elections.

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NBC led all the major cable and broadcast networks with 6.7 million viewers, a total that did not include a significant online audience for the livestream of its indefatigable data nerd, Steve Kornacki, in the white shirt.
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Beverly Whipple Has Died. She Introduced the G-Spot to the Mainstream.

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By: Randi Hutter Epstein
Dr. Whipple studied the female erogenous zone and, with collaborators, wrote a best seller about women’s sexuality. She was 85.

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Beverly Whipple in 2007. Her book “The G Spot: And Other Recent Discoveries About Human Sexuality,” examined the concept of female sexual pleasure.
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The Ecologist Surveying What NYC Looked Like Before the Concrete

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By: Hilary Howard
The ecologist Eric W. Sanderson surveys the historical landscape of New York in a new book that, at 900,000 words, is as massive as the city it chronicles.

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Eric W. Sanderson, a man in his habitat, told the story of Manhattan more than a decade ago. His new book, “Before New York,” takes the measure of the city in full, from its earliest days.
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Can Scientists Make Football Safer?

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By: Lynne Peeples
Researchers are exploring novel ways to treat, even prevent, the brain disease C.T.E. One of the most surprising: near-infrared light.

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How Worried Should We Be About the Economy? Let’s Look at 2008.

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By: Peter Coy
It’s not impossible to spot the characteristics of a brewing financial crisis. We can look to 2008 for clues.

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Clinical Trial Indicates A.I. Chatbots Could Aid Urgent Care

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By: Cade Metz
Nearly 100 patients discussed their maladies with a Google bot, called AMIE, before meeting with physicians.

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After scheduling a visit with the hospital’s urgent care facility, the patients discussed their ailments with a Google chatbot before meeting with their doctors.
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In Race With U.S., China Struggles to Recruit Foreign A.I. Researchers

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By: Zeyi Yang
China’s booming artificial intelligence sector has given local researchers good reason to remain in the country, but it has yet to lure overseas scientists despite a government push.

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Chinese A.I. companies like Deepseek and Moonshot have made a name for themselves internationally. But China still struggles to recruit foreign researchers.
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In Race With U.S., China Struggles to Recruit Foreign A.I. Researchers

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By: Zeyi Yang
China’s booming artificial intelligence sector has given local researchers good reason to remain in the country, but it has yet to lure overseas scientists despite a government push.

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Chinese A.I. companies like Deepseek and Moonshot have made a name for themselves internationally. But China still struggles to recruit foreign researchers.
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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes

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By: Kashmir Hill， Jesse Drucker， Eli Tan and Mike Isaac
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.

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Ukrainian Science Academy, Struck by Drone, Played Key Role in Research

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By: Robin George Andrews and Nataliia Novosolova
Over 90 percent of Ukraine’s scientific discoveries have been attributed to Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, including advancements in astronomy and military technology.

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A Russian drone strike on the National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv, Ukraine, killed at least two people on Monday.
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OpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. Models

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By: Sheera Frenkel， Dustin Volz and Dylan Freedman
Employees and security researchers said that they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but that OpenAI did not listen.

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OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman.
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OpenAI’s A.I. Tried Breaching Four Other Targets, With No Prompting

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By: Kate Conger and Victoria Kim
In each incident, the technology appeared to be conducting mundane data collection and resorted to hacking techniques to get it, researchers said.

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OpenAI’s offices in San Francisco. At least four times this year, the company’s artificial intelligence hacked or tried to break into government and university websites without being instructed to do so.
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Anthropic Releases a New A.I. Model, Opus 5.5, Amid Safety Debate

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By: Emmy Martin
The company released a cheaper, faster model that it said was the strongest performer on its most rigorous internal safety tests to date.

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Anthropic’s new artificial intelligence model, Opus 5.5, was the first release since the company’s chief executive called for the industry to slow down.
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