Science Policy, Ethics & Society

1+ hour, 25+ min ago   (75+ words) First discovered: 4:31 p.m. Sep. 21 Initial location: Sierra County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 4:31 p.m. in Sierra County, California. Tamarack Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. At this time, there is no…...

1+ hour, 46+ min ago   (174+ words) More than 93,000 visible appearances of brands promoting unhealthy food and drink, alcohol, gambling and speculative products were recorded during coverage of the largest FIFA World Cup in history, new research has found. Unhealthy food and drink brands accounted for more…...

2+ hour, 49+ min ago   (75+ words) First discovered: 3:11 p.m. Sep. 21 Initial location: Tulare County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 3:11 p.m. in Tulare County, California. Meadow Fire has burned one acre of federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. Currently, there is no information…...

1+ hour, 27+ min ago   (424+ words) Jameson Lopp, co-founder and Chief Security Officer of Casa, has released an interactive dashboard documenting 360 known physical attacks on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency holders around the world. The tool transforms years of quietly maintained GitHub data into a visual map of…...

8+ hour, 12+ min ago   (347+ words) Jodi Halpern, MD, PhD holds a University Chair and is Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities at the School of Public Health at UC Berkeley. Her work brings together psychiatry, philosophy, affective forecasting and decision neuroscience to elucidate how people…...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago   (879+ words) Updated 52 seconds ago · Published on 22 Sep 2026 8:02AM INVESTORS are calling for AI development to be closely monitored and slowed down. They are demanding that the state regulate AI. The public is being sold a story about the dangers of AI to…...

1+ hour, 57+ min ago   (262+ words) The LG G6 OLED is one of LG’s top-tier television sets. It’s built for buyers who want the best picture quality available. The post drew over 76,000 total engagements, including 19,204 likes and 1,336 retweets. The follow-up post confirmed the TV works normally after…...

4+ hour, 1+ min ago   (1140+ words) To hear estimates about the growing power of AI, one might ask AI chatbots how long it will take Congress to regulate the technology. But you might not need to do that. You could just inquire with your trusty Capitol…...

5+ hour, 30+ min ago   (24+ words) Flock Safety's automated license-plate readers are now one of the biggest privately constructed surveillance systems on the roads in the United States....

2+ hour, 33+ min ago   (113+ words) Sacramento Bee The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. First discovered: 2:22 p.m. Sep. 21 Initial location: Mono County, Calif. A…...