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Asteroid Apophis May Still Have a Small Chance of Hitting Earth in 2029, Study Reveals
Recent simulations suggest a very small chance that asteroid Apophis could be deflected onto a collision course with Earth before its close approach in 2029. Although current data points to a safe pass, the risk remains, especially if another space object were to strike Apophis. The odds are extremely low, but a final verdict won’t be available u...
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Adult Sites Pornhub, XVideos, Stripchat Now Face Strict Content Rules
Adult content companies Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos will have to do risk assessment reports and take measures to address systemic risks linked to their services to comply with new EU online content rules, the European Commission said on Friday.
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EU Questions TikTok Over New Lite App In France, Spain
The EU gave TikTok 24 hours to provide a risk assessment on its new Lite app launched in France and Spain over concerns of its potential impact on children and users' mental health, the European Commission said on Wednesday.
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ChatGPT-Maker OpenAI Releases New Guidelines To Assess "Catastrophic" AI Risks
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI published Monday its newest guidelines for gauging "catastrophic risks" from artificial intelligence in models currently being developed.
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Huawei's Watch 4 Series Comes With High Blood Sugar Monitoring: All Details
Huawei announced the Watch 4 and Watch 4 Pro last week in China. The new wearables offer a blood sugar tracking tool. The feature was demonstrated in a Weibo post by Huawei’s CEO, Yu Chengdong. The new tool will be available to a limited audience at present.
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DeFi Services Being Used for Illicit Transfers, Warns US Treasury Department
North Korea, cybercriminals, ransomware attackers, thieves and scammers are using decentralized finance (DeFi) services to transfer and launder their illicit proceeds, the US Treasury Department warned on Thursday. So-called DeFi platforms allow users to lend, borrow and save, usually in cryptoassets and stablecoins, without using banks.
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Deadly Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Found In Several Parts Of The UK
A new risk assessment reveals that a tick-borne virus that can cause encephalitis has been found in several parts of England.
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American Scientists Develop Blood Test For Anxiety: Study
Researchers developed a new blood test that can assess a person's risk of anxiety as well as the condition's current intensity and recommended course of therapy.
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Big Tech's Play In Finance Poses Systematic Concerns: RBI Governor
Big technology companies' play in the financial The entry of firms like Google, Amazon and Facebook (Meta), or big tech companies, into the financial sector also poses question marks around competition and data privacy. "They (big tech firms) carry risks, which need to be properly assessed and dealt with," Mr Das said while speaking at Modern BFSI...
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South Korea's Government Plans New Digital Assets Oversight Committee in the Wake of Terra Collapse
The Terra ecosystem’s rise and fall has had major consequences all around the world, but there’s no doubt that South Korea was the most concerned country of them all. Amid signs that Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon was facing legal trouble in South Korea, the country’s ruling party has announced that it would launch a new Digital Asset Comm...
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Genome Study Provides Important Insight on Endangered Vaquita Native to Mexico's Gulf of California
Genetic Assessment has provided new hope to save small tropical porpoise native to Mexico's Gulf of California with its population dwindling to about 10. Computational simulations performed by the researchers to predict extinction risk showed that vaquitas have a high chance of rebounding if fishing gillnets are completely eliminated from their hab...
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Binance-Digivault Tie-Up Cannot Be Vetted by CMA, the UK Watchdog Says
Britain's CMA said it lacked the power to assess the "fitness and propriety" of new beneficial owners of digital asset custodian Digivault, after an arm of crypto exchange Binance launched a tie-up with Digivault's parent.
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New Zealand to Conduct Its Own Assessment of Huawei Equipment Risk
Huawei, the world's biggest producer of telecoms equipment, faces intense scrutiny in the West over its relationship with the Chinese government.
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New Cholesterol Management Guidelines Call For Personalized Risk Assessments
Heart disease is the leading killer of Americans. Nearly a third of all U.S. adults have high LDL levels, a major cause of fatty deposits in arteries that lead to heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular problems.
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Using Cell Phone Late At Night May Put Teenagers at Risk of Depression
Late night mobile phone use has devastating effects on teenagers' mental health, says a new study. The process was conducted as an annual survey over four years.
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Asteroid Apophis May Still Have a Small Chance of Hitting Earth in 2029, Study Reveals
Recent simulations suggest a very small chance that asteroid Apophis could be deflected onto a collision course with Earth before its close approach in 2029. Although current data points to a safe pass, the risk remains, especially if another space object were to strike Apophis. The odds are extremely low, but a final verdict won’t be available u...
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Adult Sites Pornhub, XVideos, Stripchat Now Face Strict Content Rules
Adult content companies Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos will have to do risk assessment reports and take measures to address systemic risks linked to their services to comply with new EU online content rules, the European Commission said on Friday.
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EU Questions TikTok Over New Lite App In France, Spain
The EU gave TikTok 24 hours to provide a risk assessment on its new Lite app launched in France and Spain over concerns of its potential impact on children and users' mental health, the European Commission said on Wednesday.
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ChatGPT-Maker OpenAI Releases New Guidelines To Assess "Catastrophic" AI Risks
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI published Monday its newest guidelines for gauging "catastrophic risks" from artificial intelligence in models currently being developed.
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Huawei's Watch 4 Series Comes With High Blood Sugar Monitoring: All Details
Huawei announced the Watch 4 and Watch 4 Pro last week in China. The new wearables offer a blood sugar tracking tool. The feature was demonstrated in a Weibo post by Huawei’s CEO, Yu Chengdong. The new tool will be available to a limited audience at present.
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DeFi Services Being Used for Illicit Transfers, Warns US Treasury Department
North Korea, cybercriminals, ransomware attackers, thieves and scammers are using decentralized finance (DeFi) services to transfer and launder their illicit proceeds, the US Treasury Department warned on Thursday. So-called DeFi platforms allow users to lend, borrow and save, usually in cryptoassets and stablecoins, without using banks.
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Deadly Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Found In Several Parts Of The UK
A new risk assessment reveals that a tick-borne virus that can cause encephalitis has been found in several parts of England.
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American Scientists Develop Blood Test For Anxiety: Study
Researchers developed a new blood test that can assess a person's risk of anxiety as well as the condition's current intensity and recommended course of therapy.
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Big Tech's Play In Finance Poses Systematic Concerns: RBI Governor
Big technology companies' play in the financial The entry of firms like Google, Amazon and Facebook (Meta), or big tech companies, into the financial sector also poses question marks around competition and data privacy. "They (big tech firms) carry risks, which need to be properly assessed and dealt with," Mr Das said while speaking at Modern BFSI...
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South Korea's Government Plans New Digital Assets Oversight Committee in the Wake of Terra Collapse
The Terra ecosystem’s rise and fall has had major consequences all around the world, but there’s no doubt that South Korea was the most concerned country of them all. Amid signs that Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon was facing legal trouble in South Korea, the country’s ruling party has announced that it would launch a new Digital Asset Comm...
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Genome Study Provides Important Insight on Endangered Vaquita Native to Mexico's Gulf of California
Genetic Assessment has provided new hope to save small tropical porpoise native to Mexico's Gulf of California with its population dwindling to about 10. Computational simulations performed by the researchers to predict extinction risk showed that vaquitas have a high chance of rebounding if fishing gillnets are completely eliminated from their hab...
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Binance-Digivault Tie-Up Cannot Be Vetted by CMA, the UK Watchdog Says
Britain's CMA said it lacked the power to assess the "fitness and propriety" of new beneficial owners of digital asset custodian Digivault, after an arm of crypto exchange Binance launched a tie-up with Digivault's parent.
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New Zealand to Conduct Its Own Assessment of Huawei Equipment Risk
Huawei, the world's biggest producer of telecoms equipment, faces intense scrutiny in the West over its relationship with the Chinese government.
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New Cholesterol Management Guidelines Call For Personalized Risk Assessments
Heart disease is the leading killer of Americans. Nearly a third of all U.S. adults have high LDL levels, a major cause of fatty deposits in arteries that lead to heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular problems.
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Using Cell Phone Late At Night May Put Teenagers at Risk of Depression
Late night mobile phone use has devastating effects on teenagers' mental health, says a new study. The process was conducted as an annual survey over four years.
