5 Good Things: Alaska Man vs. 700-pound Boulder

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One Thing: Some AI Leaders Want to Pump the Brakes. It Too Late?

A debate over government regulation in the AI industry is intensifying after models built by OpenAI and Anthropic were able to access the open internet during testing and hack into various public organizations and accounts. There are growing calls to slow the pace of development ...  Show more

5 Good Things: A New Search for Amelia Earhart’s Plane is Taking Flight

A paraplegic man and his best friend set off on a trip that could redefine what accessibility means. Meet the CNN Hero protecting mountain gorillas by empowering their human neighbors. Researchers are heading to a remote Pacific island hoping to solve the decades-old mystery of w ...  Show more

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