The net zero approach of the Paris agreement has become detached from reality as it increasingly relies on science fiction levels of speculative technology.
— Read on theconversation.com/the-overshoot-myth-you-cant-keep-burning-fossil-fuels-and-expect-scientists-of-the-future-to-get-us-back-to-1-5-c-230814
Introducing Cerebras Inference: AI at Instant Speed – Cerebras
We are excited to announce the release of Cerebras DocChat, our first iteration of models designed for document-based conversational question answering. This series includes two models: Cerebras Llama3-DocChat, a large language model (LLM), and Cerebras Dragon-DocChat, a multi-turn retriever model.
— Read on cerebras.ai/blog/introducing-cerebras-inference-ai-at-instant-speed
EPA takes emergency action to stop use of dangerous pesticide – The Washington Post
The pesticide, known as DCPA, is known to harm fetuses and “needs to be removed from the market immediately,” an EPA official said.
— Read on www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/08/06/epa-pesticide-farmworkers/
FDA approves new blood test to screen for colon cancer
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Guardant Health’s blood test, called Shield, to screen for colon cancer.
— Read on www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/colon-cancer-blood-test-shield-screening-fda-approved-rcna163630
Scientist goes ‘off to work’ responding to causes of climate change before humans: ‘The answer is crystal clear’
When a social media commenter tried to taunt Dr. Katharine Hayhoe about climate science, she had the perfect response.
— Read on www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/katharine-hayhoe-climate-scientist-scam-claim/