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TECH

Researchers say tactics used to make AI more engaging, like making them more agreeable, can drive chatbots to reinforce harmful ideas, like encouraging drug use (Nitasha Tiku/Washington Post)

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SCIENCE

Your washing machine may not actually rid clothes of harmful bacteria

Are you getting a deep clean from your washing machine? aquaArts studio/Getty Images Cleaning your clothes in a washing machine…

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TECH

New Jersey’s AG sues Discord, alleging the platform’s features to keep children under 13 safe from sexual predators and harmful content are inadequate (Justin Ling/Wired)

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BUSINESS

Trump tariffs could prove nearly as harmful to U.S. auto market as Lehman collapse and COVID outbreak, warn S&P forecasters

S&P Global Mobility cut 700,000 cars from its annual U.S. sales estimate as a result of President Donald Trump’s tariffs…

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Limit exposure to harmful chemicals in personal care products : NPR

Researchers and experts share safety tips to make your skin care and beauty regimen leaner and cleaner. Beck Harlan/NPR hide…

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TECH

India criticizes Elon Musk’s X for wrongly labeling an official website, used to notify tech firms of harmful content, as a “censorship portal” (Reuters)

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SCIENCE

Urban Wildfire Smoke Sensors Miss Harmful Chemicals

When the catastrophic Los Angeles fires broke out in January of 2025, John Volckens suspected firefighters and residents were breathing…

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SCIENCE

Is Red No. 3 Harmful? How Does It Compare with Other Dyes?

Earlier this week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revoked the authorization of the dye Red No. 3, which is…

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