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US life expectancy hit an all-time high in 2024, CDC says [ [link removed] ]
It’s up to 79, the highest in US history. What are you going to do with your extra time?
‘What if I told you this school had no teachers?’: Is AI schooling the future of education — or a risky bet? [ [link removed] ]
I, for one, welcome our new robotic overlords. I’m not sure this is a great idea. There’s a lot of stuff AI does really well. It can even help make a teachers life way easier, but you need a human around or there could be all sorts of problems.
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Also Worth A Look…
Scientists Find Earth-sized Exoplanet Candidate in Star’s Habitable Zone [ [link removed] ] - It’s 150 million light years away, so don’t get too exited. We’ll never be stopping by for a visit. But if they happen to be looking in our direction and have some way of looking at Earth in detail, they’d see dinosaurs. That’s pretty cool for them
US cybersecurity chief leaked sensitive government files to ChatGPT: Report [ [link removed] ] - How could the cybersecurity chief possibly know that’s not a good idea?
Japan has a bar for people thinking of quitting their jobs & drinks are free [ [link removed] ] - That’s definitely something we need to think about importing to the United States. Especially now. Especially the free drinks
Shark Tank [ [link removed] ] Star Faked Own Funeral for Her 70th Birthday [ [link removed] ] - That’s a long way to go for a prank. Would you want to be a fly on the wall at your funeral to hear what people really think of you?
Man allegedly posed as FBI agent in apparent attempt to spring Luigi Mangione from prison [ [link removed] ] - I think this needs to become a blockbuster movie. Except hopefully the character being busted out of prison will be a worthwhile person, and not a murderer
Scientists Discover 90 Strange New Species From 512 Million Years Ago [ [link removed] ] - Maybe they think we’re the strange species
Man dressed as duck pours milk and cereal over himself on Glasgow Subway [ [link removed] ] - I definitely never ran into that on the Red Line here in Chicago. Seems like a waste of perfectly good cereal
Semi crash covers Wisconsin highway in beer kegs [ [link removed] ] - It was Wisconsin, so it goes without saying that those kegs did not remain on the road for very long
Could Oklahoma strippers need a license to dance? Two lawmakers say yes [ [link removed] ] - Who would be in charge of licensing the strippers? What would be the standard to verify that they are in fact certified strippers?
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