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The multiverse offers no escape from our reality—which might be a very good thing.

By George Musser

As memes go, it wasn’t particularly viral. But for a couple of hours on the morning of November 6, the term “darkest timeline” trended in Google searches, and several physicists posted musings on social media about whether we were actually in it. All the probabilities expressed in opinion polls and prediction markets had collapsed into a single definite outcome, and history went from “what might be” to “that just happened.” The two sides in this hyperpolarized U.S. presidential election had agreed on practically nothing—save for their shared belief that its outcome would be a fateful choice between two diverging trajectories for our world.

AI be leveraged to improve cybersecurity and health equity #PopHealthIT

For Global Health Equity Week, HIMSS senior principal of cybersecurity and privacy Lee Kim describes some of the ways how privacy and security intersect with health access and patient engagement – and how artificial intelligence can help.

Recent estimates indicate that deadly antibiotic-resistant infections will rapidly escalate over the next quarter century. More than 1 million people died from drug-resistant infections each year from 1990 to 2021, a recent study reported, with new projections surging to nearly 2 million deaths each year by 2050.

‘Go Purple’ anytime during November 18–24 to show how we all play a role in fighting #AntimicrobialResistance. Learn how you can ‘Go Purple’ and encourage others to do the same for #USAAW24

• Use the daily themes and key messages to guide your activities during the week.
• Copy and share our sample social media messages and graphics.
• Learn more about Go Purple for USAAW and how you can participate.
• Use the hashtag #USAAW24 when sharing any USAAW related content.
• See how you can participate in CDC and other organization’s activities.
• Promote our resources to share important information about appropriate antibiotic and antifungal use, antibiotic stewardship, and antimicrobial resistance.

CDC is inviting families, friends, organizations, and communities to shine a spotlight on antimicrobial resistance by participating in Go Purple for USAAW. This nationwide effort encourages individuals to wear purple and bring purple to their social media and invites organizations, healthcare facilities, and municipalities to light up buildings and landmarks purple to bring awareness to the role everyone has in combating antimicrobial resistance.

These conditions can have symptoms similar to asthma, making it difficult to tell them apart.

We’re not saying we’re at the brink of a The Last of Us scenario, but yep, it turns out mushrooms talk to each other.

👉 Learn more about Alpha Modus: https://ir.alphamodus.com/

Did you know that we’ve already seen signs of sentient AI? That’s right, for the first time in history, we are watching as Artificial Intelligence becomes self-aware. It’s only a matter of time until AI develops emotions and thoughts of their own, just like us humans. You’d better start saying please and thank you to ChatGPT because you do not want to get on their bad side. How would the AI Takeover start? Are we already in danger? Is this the end of humanity as we know it?

Continue reading “What If AI Never Stopped Evolving?” »

Space enthusiasts are heading south for SpaceX’s Starship launch on November 18. Before setting up near the site, remember these road closures.

WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics subsidiary is eyeing a 2026 launch for its next-generation satellite servicing vehicle, the Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV). Equipped with robotic arms developed by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), the MRV aims to extend the lifespan of satellites in geostationary orbit more than 22,500 miles above Earth.

NRL announced Nov. 14 that the pair of robotic arms completed crucial thermal vacuum testing and are now at Northrop’s satellite integration facility in Dulles, Virginia. The arms were developed under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract.

“This robotic payload promises to transform satellite operations in geostationary orbit, reduce costs for satellite operators, and enable capabilities well beyond what we have today,” said NRL’s director of research Bruce Danly.