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Some emergency departments installing AI weapons detection amid rising violence

Some emergency departments installing AI weapons detection amid rising violence

TORONTO — London Health Sciences Centre is the latest Canadian hospital to install a weapons detection system in its emergency department as health-care workers across the country continue to grapple with increasing violence.
Instagram tries using AI to determine if teens are pretending to be adults

Instagram tries using AI to determine if teens are pretending to be adults

Instagram is beginning to test the use of artificial intelligence to determine if kids are lying about their ages on the app, parent company Meta Platforms said on Monday.
A Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American returns to Earth from the International Space Station

A Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American returns to Earth from the International Space Station

MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station landed Sunday in Kazakhstan, ending their seven-month research assignment.
Canada in robot trucking vanguard, with one driverless semi already here

Canada in robot trucking vanguard, with one driverless semi already here

MONTREAL — If it’s daytime, odds are a lone box truck is cruising the streets between Toronto and Brampton, Ont., with no one behind the wheel.
Everglades restoration would protect Florida Keys while scientists watch drought conditions

Everglades restoration would protect Florida Keys while scientists watch drought conditions

ISLAMORADA, Fla. (AP) — The Everglades is more than just swamps, fan boats and alligators and restoration efforts impact more than the land between Florida's east and west coasts.
No sweat: Humanoid robots run a Chinese half-marathon alongside flesh-and-blood competitors

No sweat: Humanoid robots run a Chinese half-marathon alongside flesh-and-blood competitors

BEIJING (AP) — In one small step for robot-kind — thousands of them, really — humanoid robots ran alongside actual humans in a half-marathon in the Chinese capital on Saturday. The bipedal robots of various makes and sizes navigated the 21.
Where do whale sharks mate? The search to learn where the magic happens for the world's biggest fish

Where do whale sharks mate? The search to learn where the magic happens for the world's biggest fish

JAMESTOWN, St. Helena (AP) — Whale sharks shouldn't be hard for scientists to find. They are enormous — they are the biggest fish in the sea and perhaps the biggest fish to have ever lived. They are found in warm oceans all around the world.
NASA's Lucy spacecraft is speeding toward another close encounter with an asteroid

NASA's Lucy spacecraft is speeding toward another close encounter with an asteroid

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the unexplored swarms of asteroids out near Jupiter.
The US has a single rare earths mine. Chinese export limits are energizing a push for more

The US has a single rare earths mine. Chinese export limits are energizing a push for more

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How to catch the shooting stars of spring's first meteor shower, the Lyrids

How to catch the shooting stars of spring's first meteor shower, the Lyrids

When the Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak, it will be spring's first chance to see shooting stars . The Lyrids have surprised skygazers in the past with as many as 100 meteors per hour, but it's not predicted to be as active this time around.
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