Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI begins rolling out Astra model after warning of its advanced cyber capabilities · cnbc.com

OpenAI hails ‘new era of artificial general intelligence’ with Astra model release · theguardian.com

Google scientists removed a critical 'consciousness safeguard' from AI models. What happened… · livescience.com

Coffee

Bone health, tea and coffee under the lens: A decade‑long study of nearly 10,000 women · comunicaffe.com

Some popular drinks were linked to depression and anxiety. Coffee was different · news-medical.net

Coffee, Tea Consumption Linked to Dementia Risk, Study Examines Amount You Drink · medicaldialogues.in

Parenting

Harsh parenting predicts teenage depression and aggression through different types of… · psypost.org

White parents who tell their kids that race doesn’t matter are ignoring the long shadow of… · uk.news.yahoo.com

NPSC revamps parenting support strategy as survey reveals growing disconnect from children · jamaica-gleaner.com

Health Care

UK’s biggest private hospital firm Spire agrees £1bn takeover by hedge fund · theguardian.com

'The health system in Nepal is not prepared for this' · npr.org

Minnesota is losing hospital obstetrics units faster than most states, new data finds · mprnews.org

Mental Health

Ozempic and Wegovy may have an unexpected mental health benefit · sciencedaily.com

Nearly One in Five Pediatric Psychiatric Crises Involve Digital Media, New Study Finds · urmc.rochester.edu

A $500,000 career, gone at 25: esports' injury crisis is forcing teams to build… · fortune.com

Economics

Coordinated action on clean air and climate change can net $15 for every dollar spent · news.un.org

Podcasts

AI-assisted Zodiac findings draw scrutiny, skepticism, support · sfstandard.com

‘The Bible in a Year’ podcast is back · ewtnnews.com

Career

Half of Gen Z is willing to abandon their career path for a better life · independent.co.uk

Organized Crime

Drug trafficking investigation leads to some of the world’s biggest underground bankers – 21… · europol.europa.eu

Feds: Truckers hauled hundreds of kilos of cartel cocaine on US-Canada freight lanes · freightwaves.com

New South Wales proposes tougher penalties for organized crime violence · ua.news

Health

Your weekend meal schedule may matter more than you think · news-medical.net

Even the sound equivalent of a library can detract from the health benefits of listening to… · anthropocenemagazine.org

Education

U.S. teen reading scores see dramatic decline · wftv.com

Palestinian parents fear for children's lives at school as settler attacks grow · bbc.com

Do later school start times help California students? Here's what new study says · stocktonia.org

Religion

Court Bars Mom from Taking Daughter to Church · billygraham.org

Young Chileans are turning away from the Church · english.elpais.com

Fake rabbi advertises website promoting Jesus to Jews with NYC billboards · jpost.com

History

Where Hatred Lies · nybooks.com

Comedy

Jerry Seinfeld is performing in a comedy festival in Lisbon, and guest artists are withdrawing… · gamereactor.eu

Music

Bad Bunny scores major win in copyright suit, judge reverses previous ruling · usatoday.com

Jason Isbell’s Suno lawsuit takes aim beyond AI copyright · yahoo.com

Free speech

Federal judge: Free speech trumps trade secrets · arktimes.com

Independent media

CreatorFi Raises $45 Million to Fund the Next Generation of Independent Media · newmediawire.com

Crime

Crime in New Orleans East is down as police mount swifter response. What does it mean for… · nola.com

Crime is falling – but the public doesn’t feel safer, study finds · theconversation.com

Verona Area School District teacher arrested, placed on leave following alleged inappropriate… · wmtv15news.com

Ireland

An algorithm-guided survey of eight caves in southwest Ireland found art dated to about 15,000… · spacedaily.com

Cave art discovery suggests first humans in Ireland came from Wales · bbc.com

Bullying allegations in ambulance service to be examined · rte.ie

Mao Zedong

The Ninth of September 1976 and the Birth of Mythopoetic Mao · chinaheritage.net

Mao Zedong, 50 years later: Nostalgia, reckoning, and an unresolved legacy · counterview.net

Fifty years after Mao’s death: the Cultural Revolution and the communes · struggle-la-lucha.org