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AI could create thousands of jobs in gaming

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EU warns X over Israel-Hamas disinformation   (16th October 2023)

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Social media is awash with information and graphics about the ongoing events in Israel and Gaza. There are concerns about how much of the content posted online is fake. The European Union has just opened an investigation into the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter. The EU says there is an alarming volume of posts containing false information on X. EU officials have expressed concern that X was, "being used to disseminate illegal content and disinformation". X has until the end of next week to answer a series of EU questions about this content. Failure to satisfactorily address these issues could lead the EU to impose a fine on X of up to five per cent of the company's daily global turnover.

The EU probe into X comes under the bloc's Digital Services Act. This was established to monitor how large tech companies deal with the hate speech posted on their platforms, and how they police the Internet. An EU spokesperson advised X to introduce, "proportionate and effective mitigation measures" to identify and delete disinformation. He added: "We have, from qualified sources, reports about potentially illegal content circulating on X, despite flags from relevant authorities." Hundreds of bogus accounts have been flooding the Internet with harmful and inflammatory content. The CEO of X said the site had removed hundreds of these accounts. A social media expert lamented this was, "a drop in the ocean".

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https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/musks-hundreds-hamas-linked-accounts-ceo-103916288

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/telegram-fueling-israel-hamas-war-misinformation-1234854300/

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EU asks Musk's X for information on hate speech and 'illegal content' related to Israel-Hamas war

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LONDON -- The European Commission on Thursday made a formal, legally binding request for information from Elon Musk's social media platform X over its handling of hate speech, misinformation and violent terrorist content related to the Israel-Hamas war.

It is the first step in what could become the EU's inaugural investigation under the Digital Services Act, in this case to determine if the site formerly known as Twitter is in compliance with the tough new rules meant to keep users safe online and stop the spread of harmful content.

San Francisco-based X has until Wednesday to respond to questions related to how its crisis response protocol is functioning. Responses to other questions must be received by Oct. 31. The commission said its next steps, which could include the opening of formal proceedings and penalties, would be determined by X's replies.

Representatives for X did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment. The company's CEO, Linda Yaccarino, said earlier that the site has removed hundreds of Hamas-linked accounts and taken down or labeled tens of thousands of pieces of content since the militant group's attack on Israel. One social media expert called the actions "a drop in the bucket."

Yaccarino on Thursday outlined steps taken by X to combat illegal content flourishing on the platform. She was responding to an earlier letter from a top European Union official for information on how X is complying with the EU's new digital rules during the Israel-Hamas war. That letter, which essentially served as a warning, was not legally binding - the latest one, however, is.

"X is proportionately and effectively assessing and addressing identified fake and manipulated content during this constantly evolving and shifting crisis," Yaccarino said in a letter to European Commissioner Thierry Breton, the 27-nation bloc's digital enforcer.

But some say the efforts are not nearly enough to tackle the problem.

"While these actions are better than nothing, it is not enough to curtail the misinformation problem on X," said Kolina Koltai, a researcher at the investigative collective Bellingcat who previously worked at Twitter on Community Notes.

"There is an overwhelming amount of misinformation on the platform," Koltai said. "From what we have seen, the moderation efforts from X are only addressing a drop in the bucket."

Since the war erupted, photos and videos have flooded social media of the carnage, including haunting footage of Hamas fighters taking terrified Israelis hostage, alongside posts from users pushing false claims and misrepresenting videos from other events.

The conflict is one of the first major tests for the EU's groundbreaking digital rules, which took effect in August. Breton fired off a similar letter Thursday to TikTok, telling CEO Shou Zi Chew that he has a "particular obligation" to protect child and teen users from "violent content depicting hostage taking and other graphic videos" reportedly making the rounds on the video sharing app.

For X, changes that Musk has made to the platform since he bought it last year mean accounts that subscribe to X's blue-check service can get paid if their posts go viral, creating a financial incentive to post whatever gets the most reaction. Plus, X's workforce - including its content moderation team - has been gutted.

Those changes are running up against the EU's Digital Services Act, which forces social media companies to step up policing of their platforms for illegal content, such as terrorist material or illegal hate speech, under threat of hefty fines.

"There is no place on X for terrorist organizations or violent extremist groups and we continue to remove such accounts in real time, including proactive efforts," Yaccarino wrote in the letter posted to X.

X has taken action to "remove or label tens of thousands of pieces of content," Yaccarino said, pointing out that there are 700 unique Community Notes - a feature that allows users to add their own fact-checks to posts - "related to the attacks and unfolding events."

The platform has been "responding promptly" and in a "diligent and objective manner" to takedown requests from law enforcement agencies from around the world, including more than 80 from EU member states, Yaccarino said.

Koltai, the researcher and former Twitter employee, said Community Notes are not an "end-all solution to curtailing misinfo" and that there are gaps that the feature just can't fill yet.

"There are still many videos and photos on X that don't have notes that are unmoderated, and continue to spread misleading claims," she said.

Since Musk acquired Twitter and renamed it, social-media watchers say the platform has become not just unreliable but actively promotes falsehoods, while a study commissioned by the EU found that it's the worst-performing platform for online disinformation.

Rivals such as TikTok, YouTube and Facebook also are coping with a flood of unsubstantiated rumors and falsehoods about the Middle Eastern conflict, playing the typical whack-a-mole that erupts each time a news event captures world attention.

Breton, the EU official, urged TikTok's leader to step up its efforts at tackling disinformation and illegal content and respond within 24 hours. The company did not reply immediately to an email seeking comment.

Breton's warning letters have also gone to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook and Instagram parent Meta.

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AP Technology Writer Barbara Ortutay in Oakland, California, contributed to this report.

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Walking 4,000 steps a day linked to longer life  level 0

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Many of us check how many steps we walk every day. Research says 10,000 help us to live longer. A new study says 4,000 steps is enough. Researchers said 4,000 steps lowered the risk of getting heart disease. Taking 4,000 steps is the same as a 30-minute walk, or walking about four kilometres.

Researchers looked at data from 225,000 adults over seven years. The adults had an average age of 64. The lead researcher said 4,000 was not a "magic number". He said the more steps you take, the better. Walking an extra 1,000 steps per day could cut the risk of an early death by 15 per cent.

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Store staff get body cameras to protect themselves

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Supermarket staff in the UK have body cameras to protect themselves. Customers punch or pull knives on staff. Checkout workers are stressed, and worried about their safety. The number of attacks in one store has gone up by 30 per cent in a year. More than 200 of workers in that store are attacked each month.

There is a big rise in anti-social behaviour in Britain. A new survey shows that 72 per cent of voters think the UK is broken. A supermarket CEO wants new laws for people who attack staff. He said crime is bad for society. He said attacks on his staff were "unacceptable" and "heart-breaking".

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scrolling on the toiet can damage your body

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Japan releases Fukushima water into the ocean

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Japan has started releasing radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean. The plant was hit by a huge earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. After the power plant was damaged, the power company stored radioactive water in 1,000 giant tanks. The water has been treated to reduce its radioactivity. It is now being slowly released into the Pacific Ocean through a long sea tunnel. Japan stated that the water is safe and would not harm the environment. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the water meets with international safety standards. It said there would be a "negligible radiological impact on people and the environment".

Many people in Japan, as well as countries near Japan, are angry that radioactive water is going into the Pacific. Local fishermen are worried they will not be able to sell their fish. China has already banned seafood from Fukushima and the capital city, Tokyo. China's foreign ministry called the release of the water a "wrongful decision" and asked Japan to stop. A spokesperson said: "Japan is putting its own self-interest over the long-term well-being of all humankind". Hong Kong is also worried about food safety. It said it would "immediately" stop importing some Japanese food products. South Korean activists have also protested, although Seoul understood that the water meets international standards.

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https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/21/asia/japan-fukushima-wastewater-release-decision-intl-hnk/index.html

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-release-fukushima-water-into-ocean-starting-aug-24-2023-08-22/

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230822/p2g/00m/0na/033000c

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Japan releases Fukushima water into the ocean

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Japan has started releasing radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean. The plant was hit by a huge earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. After the power plant was damaged, the power company stored radioactive water in 1,000 giant tanks. The water has been treated to reduce its radioactivity. It is now being slowly released into the Pacific Ocean through a long sea tunnel. Japan stated that the water is safe and would not harm the environment. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the water meets with international safety standards. It said there would be a "negligible radiological impact on people and the environment".

Many people in Japan, as well as countries near Japan, are angry that radioactive water is going into the Pacific. Local fishermen are worried they will not be able to sell their fish. China has already banned seafood from Fukushima and the capital city, Tokyo. China's foreign ministry called the release of the water a "wrongful decision" and asked Japan to stop. A spokesperson said: "Japan is putting its own self-interest over the long-term well-being of all humankind". Hong Kong is also worried about food safety. It said it would "immediately" stop importing some Japanese food products. South Korean activists have also protested, although Seoul understood that the water meets international standards.

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https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-release-fukushima-water-into-ocean-starting-aug-24-2023-08-22/

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230822/p2g/00m/0na/033000c

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Researchers find best temperature for sleeping well

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We all know that water is the source of life on Earth. No plant, insect, animal or human can survive without it. A new study highlights how important it is to our health and to living longer. The study is from the National Institutes of Health in the USA. Researchers found that people who drank a lot of water every day were healthier and lived longer than those who didn't. The research team said people who stay well hydrated developed fewer serious health problems and age-related illnesses, like heart and lung disease. They added that adults who did not drink enough water were more likely to die at a younger age. These adults were also more likely to show signs of ageing.

The researchers looked at health data from 11,255 adults over a 30-year period. They analyzed the information of patients who had visited a hospital at least five times. The first three times were when the patients were in their 50s, and the last two times were when they were aged between 70 and 90. Dr Natalia Dmitrieva, lead researcher of the study, said: "The results suggest that proper hydration may slow down ageing and prolong a disease-free life." She encouraged people to drink more fluids, like water and juice, and fruit and vegetables with a high water content. She added that half of people worldwide do not drink enough. The average adult needs to drink at least 1.5 litres of water every day.

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https://neurosciencenews.com/hydration-aging-22156/

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/01/02/drink-water-could-help-live-longer/

https://nypost.com/2023/01/02/dehydration-in-middle-age-increases-death-risk-20/

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Drinking water often helps us to live longer

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Lv.6 New eye drops improve vision without glasses

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Help is at hand for people whose vision is worsening. An American pharmaceutical company called Allergan has developed eye drops that can treat an eye condition called presbyopia. This is when people's close-up vision starts getting blurred. It usually starts when people get into their 40s. It affects over a billion people around the globe. About 16 per cent of these cannot afford eyeglasses or access to eye surgery. The new eye drops are called Vuity. Allergan called them "an innovative new prescription eye drop". It said Vuity is "the first and only FDA-approved eye drop to treat age-related Blurry Near Vision (presbyopia) in adults". It added they "may help patients with presbyopia see up close".

Presbyopia means it is difficult to see things clearly up close. Sufferers need glasses or have to make the text on phone and computer screens bigger. On its website, Allergan stated that its eye drops could help people see three lines on an eye chart that would normally be blurred. It wrote: "In clinical studies where patients received one drop of Vuity in each eye once daily, this was measured by the proportion of patients achieving a 3-line gain or more reading a near-vision eye chart." The drops work by reducing the eye's pupil size. This helps people to focus on text and objects that are near them. A user who tested the eye drops said they helped him see smaller letters in focus.

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https://www.sciencealert.com/new-eye-drops-can-help-us-continue-to-see-well-as-our-wear-with-age

https://www.healio.com/news/ophthalmology/20220427/certain-patients-may-be-better-suited-for-presbyopia-drops

https://www.vuity.com/introducing-vuity

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Online Disinformation
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Social media is awash with information and graphics about the ongoing events in Israel and Gaza. There are concerns about how much of the content posted online is fake. The European Union has just opened an investigation into the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter. The EU says there is an alarming volume of posts containing false information on X. EU officials have expressed concern that X was, "being used to disseminate illegal content and disinformation". X has until the end of next week to answer a series of EU questions about this content. Failure to satisfactorily address these issues could lead the EU to impose a fine on X of up to five per cent of the company's daily global turnover.

The EU probe into X comes under the bloc's Digital Services Act. This was established to monitor how large tech companies deal with the hate speech posted on their platforms, and how they police the Internet. An EU spokesperson advised X to introduce, "proportionate and effective mitigation measures" to identify and delete disinformation. He added: "We have, from qualified sources, reports about potentially illegal content circulating on X, despite flags from relevant authorities." Hundreds of bogus accounts have been flooding the Internet with harmful and inflammatory content. The CEO of X said the site had removed hundreds of these accounts. A social media expert lamented this was, "a drop in the ocean".

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https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/musks-hundreds-hamas-linked-accounts-ceo-103916288

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/telegram-fueling-israel-hamas-war-misinformation-1234854300/

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Elon Musk to remove blocking feature on X

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Elon Musk will remove the blocking feature from X, formerly known as Twitter. He said users will no longer be able to block comments from anyone. X users will be unable to stop people contacting or following them or from seeing their posts. People will be able to block direct messages. Musk said blocking comments "makes no sense". The change is the latest in Musk's redesign of X. Others include a name and logo change.

Many X users are angry. They believe blocking helps to keep people safe from hateful comments. The CEO of a crypto-currency company said Musk should focus on making X safer and easier to use. He said: "X should really solve the bots and spam problems before removing blocks." Another critic said no blocking could discourage the free speech of users who are the targets of bullies. Another critic said people must be able to block abuse.

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Many people do not want to leave their home. They do not want to meet other people. They are recluses. South Korea will help these people. It will give them $500 a month. The money is for people aged nine to 24. Korea wants these people to go out. This will help their mental and physical health.

About 3 per cent of young Koreans are reclusive. They have big problems living a normal life. This is because of bullying, family problems, social media, and other reasons. Korea said the $500 means young people will go out and have fewer health problems. Korea needs young people to work to help old people.

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Computers, tablets and smartphones can do more and more things these days. Fifteen years ago, they were not powerful enough to store movies or play high-definition games. Computer chip technology has advanced at a fast rate. We can now stream movies on our smartphones and store huge amounts of data. IBM has announced it has made a significant breakthrough in microchip power. It has created chips that improve performance by 45 per cent. Its new chips also use 75 per cent less energy. This is good for the environment, and means batteries will be more energy efficient. The technology could quadruple mobile phone battery life. We might only need to charge our phones every four days.

IBM has greatly improved its microchips by reducing their size. The tech giant has created a two-nanometre chip. Computer engineers use nanometres to measure the size of chips. One nanometre is just a billionth of a metre. A chip that is 2nm in size is incredibly small. IBM says its 2nm processor can store 50 billion transistors on "a chip the size of a fingernail". Computer expert Peter Rudden said: "We have seen semiconductor manufacturers moving from 14nm to 10nm to 7nm, with 7nm being a real challenge for some." He said IBM's new chip could advance artificial intelligence (AI). The chips could also let data centres store more information. Data centres use one per cent of the world's electricity.

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The secret to a good sleep? Don't let things hot up in the bedroom.... Researchers discover the ideal temperature for a restful night

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Researchers have discovered that sleep can be most efficient and restful for older adults during a specific temperature range and the quality of sleep drops at higher and lower levels.

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A little over a week ago, it was announced that Ben Affleck was officially stepping down as the director of The Batman. He and the studio reportedly felt that it was best for the movie if he focused on putting everything he could into the role and getting a director who could really help them get the movie where it needed to be. Well, it looks like Warner Bros. has found that director and that director is .

Variety is reporting that Matt Reeves has already committed to directing The Batman, but the deal is still being worked out. It was reported by Variety when the news broke that Ben Affleck would not be directing the movie that Reeves, who most recently directed War for the Planet of the Apes for Fox, was the studio's top choice for the job. It looks like they didn't have to settle, because assuming they can get the contract done, and it seems very likely they will, The Batman is now going to be his next movie.

Ben Affleck is still going to star in and produce the new Batman movie for Warner Bros., but he felt he needed to find a "partner in a director," as he put it, to helm the project. Affleck helped co-write the script for the movie, along with Geoff Johns. The script recently got a rewrite from Argo and Justice League scribe Chris Terrio. Apparently, that was just what it needed, because a recent report claimed that everyone, including Ben Affleck and the heads at Warner Bros., were very happy with that draft of the script and were ready to move ahead. Now, with Matt Reeves on board, things really seem to be moving in the right direction.

While many DC fans were excited to see what a Ben Affleck directed Batman movie would look like, Matt Reeves definitely seems like he is very qualified for the job. He directed Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the second in the rebooted franchise. He took over for Rupert Wyatt, who directed Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The third in the series, War for the Planet of the Apes, is set to come out in July, which will leave him free to get to work on The Batman. Aside from his work on the Planet of the Apes movies, Matt Reeves also directed the 2008 monster flick Cloverfield and the 2010 horror movie Let Me In, which was a remake of the Spanish vampire movie Let the Right One In. So his track record is really solid at this point.

There is no word on when production will start, but The Batman was expected to shoot sometime this year. With a script and a director in place, they should still be able to make that happen. Aside from Ben Affleck playing the Caped Crusader, Joe Manganiello has been cast to play the villain Deathstroke, with J.K. Simmons playing Commissioner Gordon and Jeremy Irons returning to play Alfred. There is no word yet on a release date for The Batman, but things are looking good after a bit of a bumpy start, so hopefully the studio won't make us wait too long. We will be sure to keep you posted as more details on the movie become available.

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Verticle napping / level 6

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If you ever feel the need to sleep while standing, a company in Japan has catered to your needs. The Koyoju Plywood Corporation on Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido has unveiled the "Giraffenap" booth. This ingenious cubicle allows the user to sleep in a vertical position. It will allow office workers and commuters to catch forty winks without the need for a bed. The designers say a 20-minute nap improves mental performance and increases productivity by reducing fatigue. It also boosts concentration and aids memory retention. The Giraffenap pods come in two designs - the futuristic-looking 'Spacia' and the lattice wood 'Forest'. They will go on sale in December at an expected price of around $20,000.

The Giraffenap website says there is a need to refresh while at work. It says: "It's so common these days to work non-stop without an opportunity to properly recover from physical fatigue or stress, often resulting in unwanted sleepiness during the day. Now it's time to break the stereotype that nodding off on the job is a sign of boredom or laziness." The site added that naps allow for "more efficient and fulfilling work". The website stated that napping reduces drowsiness, and improves ingenuity and creativeness. The designers offered some advice for an effective snooze. The optimal time is 15 to 20 minutes, and all naps should take place before 3 p.m. In addition, you should not lie down as this leads to deep sleep.

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Drinking water often helps us to live longer / Level 3

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We all know that water is the source of life on Earth. No plant, insect, animal or human can survive without it. A new study highlights how important it is to our health and to living longer. The study is from the National Institutes of Health in the USA. Researchers found that people who drank a lot of water every day were healthier and lived longer than those who didn't. The research team said people who stay well hydrated developed fewer serious health problems and age-related illnesses, like heart and lung disease. They added that adults who did not drink enough water were more likely to die at a younger age. These adults were also more likely to show signs of ageing.

The researchers looked at health data from 11,255 adults over a 30-year period. They analyzed the information of patients who had visited a hospital at least five times. The first three times were when the patients were in their 50s, and the last two times were when they were aged between 70 and 90. Dr Natalia Dmitrieva, lead researcher of the study, said: "The results suggest that proper hydration may slow down ageing and prolong a disease-free life." She encouraged people to drink more fluids, like water and juice, and fruit and vegetables with a high water content. She added that half of people worldwide do not drink enough. The average adult needs to drink at least 1.5 litres of water every day.

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Chat GPT-4 may be useful for medical diagnoses

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ChatGPT's striking ability to answer people's questions in instantly generated, easy-to-understand answers could be a game-changer for people searching for medical advice.

But a new medical journal essay says it's not quite that simple. And so does ChatGPT.

Peter Lee, a vice president at Microsoft, has spent the last six months experimenting with GPT-4, which was recently released and has significantly more advanced capabilities than ChatGPT. Microsoft uses a customized version of GPT-4 for its Bing search engine.

Like other natural language processing systems, ChatGPT and GPT-4, made by San Francisco-based startup OpenAI, are trained on vast amounts of data available on the internet, in books and from other sources. These language models use algorithms to generate words in sequence based on the frequency with which they appear together online.

Lee, a computer scientist who runs Microsoft research around the world, is particularly interested in the medical and scientific potential of GPT-4.

He published an essay Thursday in The New England Journal of Medicine about the potential uses of GPT-4 for recording medical notes, offering diagnostic possibilities, educating clinicians and patients and analyzing and summarizing data. Particularly notable, he said, was the interface's ability to provide empathetic, human-like responses.

We asked Lee, also co-author of the forthcoming book, "The AI Revolution in Medicine: GPT-4 and Beyond," about his enthusiasm and concerns about GPT-4, which was recently released and has significantly more advanced capabilities than ChatGPT. We also posed the same questions to ChatGPT, but because it's availability is still limited, the responses are from GPT-3.5.
PREVIOUSLY: ChatGPT is poised to upend medical information. For better and worse.
Does ChatGPT provide reliable medical information?
ChatGPT: While ChatGPT may provide information on medical topics, it's essential to verify that information with a qualified medical professional before making any decisions regarding your health. There is also a risk that ChatGPT may provide inaccurate or outdated medical information, which could potentially be harmful. ChatGPT is a language model trained on vast amounts of text data, including medical information. However, it's important to note that ChatGPT is not a medical professional, and its responses should not be considered as medical advice.
Lee: I personally would not trust models at that level of sophistication for my own personal health advice or information and I would be concerned if doctors and nurses were making it for medical decision-making.
ChatGPT: These mistakes can occur because ChatGPT is trained on vast amounts of text data, including unverified and potentially biased information, which can lead to incorrect or outdated information. Additionally, ChatGPT's responses may be affected by the quality of the input it receives, which can result in irrelevant or off-topic responses. ChatGPT may make mistakes such as providing irrelevant or incorrect responses, repeating itself, or producing responses that are inconsistent with the context of the conversation.
What kinds of mistakes does ChatGPT commonly make and why?
ChatGPT: It's reasonable to expect improvements in areas such as scale, accuracy, multilingual capabilities, contextual understanding, and consistency.
Lee: GPT models generally are very bad at information retrieval. It's almost by design because the GPT models don't want to regurgitate their training data. If you're asking it for a specific source, like a reference to a paper, it's not able to resurrect the exact source, so it makes something up, it "hallucinates."
ChatGPT: ChatGPT is a machine learning model that uses statistical patterns and algorithms to generate responses to natural language inputs. It does not have consciousness, emotions, or beliefs, and it does not possess the capacity to understand or infer the mental states of human users. While ChatGPT is capable of generating responses that may be empathetic, engaging, and conversational, it does not possess a theory of mind, which is a crucial aspect of human cognition and social interaction. No, ChatGPT does not have a theory of mind.
How is GPT-4 betterthan ChatGPT?
ChatGPT: However, ChatGPT can be a helpful tool for gaining a general understanding of medical concepts and terminology. In any case, it's essential to verify any information provided by ChatGPT with a qualified medical professional to ensure that it's accurate and applicable to your situation. Contact Karen Weintraub at kweintraub@usatoday.com. Health and patient safety coverage at USA TODAY is made possible in part by a grant from the Masimo Foundation for Ethics, Innovation and Competition in Healthcare. The Masimo Foundation does not provide editorial input. ChatGPT should not be solely relied upon for medical advice or diagnosis. While ChatGPT may be able to provide information on medical topics, it is not a medical professional, and its responses should be considered as informational only.
Lee: We get to a different level of intelligence. The fundamental thing is you have this AI model that has a lot of cognitive capability and you have a chat interface. It ends up being really natural to interact with.

ChatGPT sometimes sounds like a real person. Does GPT-4 have a 'theory of mind,' the capacity to imagine the mental states of others?

Lee: It can't possibly do this. It's a machine. But you can ask GPT-4 what would the patient described (in a particular situation) be thinking and feeling. It's able to assess that state of mind. ... It translates into a sense of empathy for the patients.

Should ChatGPT or GPT-4 be used in medicine?

Lee: Society has a choice to make. We can try to slow down or shut down this technology, because we don't understand the risks completely. A second argument is more fatalist, saying: "it's unstoppable. We might as well give it a try." A third choice, which I think is the only rational one, but it has to be made intentionally, is to think hard about how to integrate this technology into our lives so that we can be accomplishing things that neither humans alone nor AI alone can do. Specific to GPT-4, I'm hoping the medical community and the public will choose that third option.

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Feeling hungry can make us feel ‘hangry’ level6
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If you are someone who gets angry if you haven't eaten, also known as "hangry," a new study says you aren't being irrational.

The findings, published in the peer-reviewed journal Plos One on Wednesday, come from one of the first studies to examine the relationship of hunger and anger, Viren Swami, lead author and social psychology professor at Anglia Ruskin University in the U.K., told USA TODAY via email.

Swami said he became interested in understanding the "hangry" phenomenon after his wife told him he would behave that way but wasn't sure if it was real.

"I have an interest in the effects of hunger and eating on our well-being and behaviors, so this seemed like a natural extension, especially as there has been very little research on the topic," he said.

To understand the relationship between the two, researchers had 64 people throughout Europe record their levels of hunger and emotion well-being five times a day over three weeks.

Researchers then examined the results, and though they had to factor in a person's sex, age, diet and body mass index, the results were the same: People were angry and irritable when they didn't eat. .

"We show, for the first time in a non-laboratory, real-world setting, that feeling hungry is associated with greater anger, irritability and lower levels of pleasure," Swami said.
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The data showed hunger was associated with 37% of changes in irritability, 34% in anger and 38% in pleasure, which suggested the emotions were caused by fluctuations in hunger.

"Being hangry is real," the study reads.
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Though researchers were able to associate negative emotions with hunger, it is unclear why hunger could sway emotions. Researchers suggested low blood glucose levels could be triggering irritability, or people could be annoyed or irritated quicker than usual when hungry.

Swami said further research is needed to understand hangry and noted that feelings of positivity weren't recorded when participants did eat. More studies could analyze the feelings in different populations and whether there are different levels of the emotion. A 2018 study published by the American Psychological Association found environmental cues and a person's emotional awareness are factors.
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Regardless, Swami wants people to know that if they say they feel hangry, they should feel validated.

"Our findings also have important implications that touch on political, social and economic issues: No one should go hungry because of the negative outcomes of hunger."

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By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices soared on Monday after attacks on crude facilities in Saudi Arabia cut the kingdom's production in half and sparked worries over the impact of an oil shock on economic growth, halting a positive run in world stock markets as investors reached for less-risky assets.

Increased demand for safe-haven U.S. debt pushed Treasury yields lower and the price of gold rose.

The attack on Saudi Arabia shut down 5% of global crude output. U.S. officials blamed Iran and President Donald Trump said Washington was "locked and loaded" to retaliate.

Oil prices surged nearly 20% at one point on Monday, with Brent crude posting its biggest intraday gain since the 1990-1991 Gulf crisis, before paring gains.

Trump approved the use of U.S. emergency oil reserves to ensure stable supply, helping steady prices some.

"The attack on Saudi oil infrastructure came as a shock and a surprise to a market that had not been trading volatility and was more focused on the demand aspect over supply," said Tony Headrick, an energy market analyst at St. Paul, Minnesota commodity brokerage CHS Hedging LLC.

Brent crude futures settled at $69.02 a barrel, up $8.80, or 14.6%, its largest on-day gain since at least 1988. WTI crude futures settled at $62.90 a barrel, up $8.05, or 14.7%, the largest on-day percentage gain since Dec 2008.

Saudi Arabia officials were discussing delaying Aramco's initial public offering, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The upheaval in the oil market, coupled with poor economic data from China, served to sour investors' appetite for risky assets.

The MSCI world equity index, which tracks shares in 47 countries, snapped a five-day winning streak to trade down 0.39%.

On Wall Street, energy stocks spiked while the rest of the market fell as the attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities added to investors' concerns about geopolitical risk and a slowing global economy.

"The U.S. investor is waiting with bated breath about what the U.S. and its allies might do," said Jake Dollarhide, chief executive officer of Longbow Asset Management in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Higher oil prices boosted beaten-down energy stocks, with S&P 500 energy, one of the worst performing sectors so far this year, rising 3.29%.

Monday's rapid spike in crude prices came at a time when central banks in the United States, Europe and Asia are easing monetary policy to fight a slowdown in the global economy amid a drawn-out trade war between Washington and Beijing.

The U.S. Federal Reserve is due to hold its next policy meeting on Wednesday, at which it is widely expected to ease interest rates and signal its future policy path.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 142.7 points, or 0.52%, to close at 27,076.82, the S&P 500 lost 9.43 points, or 0.31%, to end at 2,997.96 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 23.17 points, or 0.28%, to finish at 8,153.54.

The pan-European STOXX 600 index finished down 0.58%.

U.S. Treasury yields slipped, with benchmark 10-year notes up 15/32 in price to yield 1.845%.

In FX markets, the dollar rose against a basket of currencies after President Donald Trump's authorization of the use of an emergency crude stockpile helped temper the surge in oil prices.

The dollar indexwas up 0.41% at 98.658.

Gold rose after the attack on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia inflamed worries over the stability of the Middle East, boosting demand for assets seen as a haven from risk. Spot gold was up 0.63% at $1,497.8 per ounce.

(Reporting by Saqib Iqbal Ahmed; Additional reporting by Karen Brettell and Laila Kearney in New York, Koustav Samanta in Singapore, Sabina Zawadzki and Dmitry Zhdannikov in London, Medha Singh and Ambar Warrick in Bengaluru; Editing by Alistair Bell and Dan Grebler)

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China has set a record for creating the highest heat ever recorded. Scientists created temperatures of up to 70,000,000ºC in an "artificial sun". The new record was for keeping the heat at a temperature that is five times hotter than the sun. It did this for more than 17 minutes. The extreme heat was created in a nuclear fusion reactor. The reactor is part of the Experimental Advanced Super-conducting Tokamak project (EAST). It reproduces the natural reactions that happen inside our sun and other stars. The scientists want to develop the artificial sun to create a near-endless supply of clean energy. The EAST project has cost China more than $950 billion. Total costs will run over $1 trillion this year.

Scientists around the world have been trying for decades to develop nuclear fusion. They say it is the best way to produce clean energy. The nuclear fusion process needs no fossil fuels and leaves behind no dangerous waste. If scientists can make it work, the world will become greener and cleaner. It could also mean lower fuel bills. EAST set the new record in a laboratory. Nuclear fusion technology is still not advanced enough to become a global industry. However, researcher Dr Gong Xianzu, a nuclear fusion expert, says the EAST project is an important step. He said: "The recent operation lays a solid scientific and experimental foundation towards the running of a fusion reactor."

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China has set a record for creating the highest heat ever recorded. Scientists created temperatures of up to 70,000,000ºC in an "artificial sun". The new record was for keeping the heat at a temperature that is five times hotter than the sun. It did this for more than 17 minutes.

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레벨3 store staff get body cameras to protect themselves
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Workers in supermarkets in the U.K. can now wear body cameras to protect themselves from attacks by customers. More and more staff are being punched or threatened with knives by angry people. Many sales assistants and checkout staff are afraid to go to work. They are stressed, and they are worried about their safety. The UK's largest supermarket chain Tesco is offering its staff body cameras. A spokesperson said the number of physical assaults on its workers has risen by a third in a year. He added that 200 Tesco employees are victims of serious physical assaults each month. Thousands more are shouted at and verbally abused every day. He asked the UK government to "put an end to this".

Many people say attacks on supermarket staff are a sign that Britain is "broken". There has been a huge rise in anti-social behaviour on Britain's streets. A survey published in the Daily Mail newspaper showed that 72 per cent of voters think Britain is broken. Tesco's CEO Ken Murphy said his company has spent £44 million ($55 million) on trying to keep staff safe. Despite this, there has also been a big rise in shoplifting. These two problems have led to higher prices. Mr Murphy wants stricter laws for people who verbally or physically attack staff. He said: "Crime is a scourge on society, and an insult to shoppers and [shop] workers." He said attacks on staff were "unacceptable" and "heart-breaking".

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https://www.nationalworld.com/news/tesco-workers-to-be-offered-body-cameras-after-huge-increase-in-violent-attacks-on-staff-4279396

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12474103/Tesco-workers-offered-body-cameras-following-shocking-increase-number-violent-attacks-employees-200-staff-fall-victim-physical-assaults-month.html

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Artificial intelligence websites such as ChatGPT and Google's Bard are less than a year old, but they have been asking many questions. One question is whether music and art produced by AI is real music and art. Daniel Ek, the boss of the music streaming site Spotify, has answered this question. He said there are many uses of AI for making music that are OK. He told the BBC that Spotify has no plans to ban all music created by artificial intelligence. This includes the auto-tune software that helps singers correct their pitch and can add vocal effects to a singer's voice. Mr Ek said auto-tunes improves music. One use of AI Mr Ek did not like was software for mimicking (copying) the voice of an artist.

Daniel Ek said using AI in music will be debated for "many, many years". He said the biggest problem is when AI copies the voice of other singers. Spotify deleted one song created by the AI platform Ghostwriter. The software copied the voices of the singers Drake, and The Weeknd. The song was even submitted for a Grammy music award, but it was rejected. Neither Drake nor The Weeknd knew about the song. Mr Ek highlighted how serious the problem of cloning singers' voices is. He said: "You can imagine someone uploading a song, claiming to be Madonna, even if they're not." He said it will be difficult to tell if a song is "sung" by a bot or a human. He added that the future of music production is going to be "tricky".

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Good Hydration Linked to Healthy Aging - Neuroscience News

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Study finds a link between poor hydration in adults and an increased risk of chronic health conditions and advanced biological aging.

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Dotor warns using your phone on the toilet  can have serious health consequences

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New eye drops improve aging vision without glasses. here’s how they work

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When people get into their 40s and beyond, their close-up vision starts to worsen. For many people, cranking up the font size on a phone or maxing out the brightness on a computer is the only way to be able to read some text.

This condition is known as presbyopia, and it affects around 128 million people in the US and more than a billion people worldwide.

In late 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a new eye drop medication to treat presbyopia. As an optometrist, I was initially skeptical.

Prior to the release of these eye drops - called Vuity - people would either need glasses, contacts or eye surgery to alleviate presbyopia. But after learning how these eye drops work, I recognized that for many people, they could offer an easier and safer way to see clearly again.

How eyes focus

Many parts of the human eye interact with incoming light to produce a clear image.

The first thing light hits is the cornea, the clear outer layer that initially bends the light. Then light passes through the iris and pupil, which can shrink or grow to let more or less light into the inside of the eye. It then travels through the lens, which further bends the light and precisely focuses it onto the center of the retina. Finally, the light signal is transferred to the optic nerve at the back of the eye, for the brain to interpret as an image.

To produce a clear image, your eyes need to adjust to how far away an object is. Your eyes take three major steps to focus on objects close to your face: your eyes point toward the object you want to look at, your lenses change shape and your pupils constrict.

Once you point your gaze at what you're interested in, a small muscle in the eye contracts, which changes the shape of the lens to make it thicker. The thicker the lens is, the more the light bends as it passes through. At the same time, your pupils constrict to block some of the incoming light from other objects in the distance.

When light bounces off an object and enters your eye, the rays of light at the center are what provide a clear image. Blocking the scattering light by constricting the pupil helps to sharpen the image of close objects.

You can simulate this process using a camera on your cellphone. First, point the camera at something in the distance. Then, move your thumb into the image, holding it about 6 inches away. Your thumb will start off blurry, but as the camera's lens changes shape, your thumb will come into focus.

IMAGE: Presbyopia stiffens the lens in the eye, and when a person can't bend their lens as easily, they are unable to focus incoming light on the correct part of the retina and images appear blurry.

What is presbyopia?

Presbyopia is the inability of the eyes to focus on close objects, which results in blurry images. It begins when people are in their 40s and progresses until it plateaus around the age of 60.

Researchers know that age is the main driver of presbyopia, but there is an ongoing debate over the mechanical causes at its root.

One theory suggests that as lenses age, they get heavier and can't change shape as easily. Another theory suggests that the muscle that pull on the lens become weaker with age. I suspect presbyopia likely occurs due to a combination of both.

Regardless of the cause, the result is that when looking at close objects, people's eyes are no longer able to bend incoming light enough to direct it at the center of the retina. Instead, the light is focused at a place behind the retina, resulting in blurry vision.

How the eye drops work

Remember, there are two major things an eye does to focus on close objects: the lens changes shape and the pupil gets smaller. Since presbyopia limits the ability of the lens to change shape, these eye drops compensate by causing the pupil to get smaller.

Constricting the pupil reduces the amount of light scatter. This makes it so that the light entering the eye is better concentrated onto the retina, thus creating a wider range of distances where objects are in focus and allowing people to see both close and far objects clearly.

Once you put the drops in your eyes, it takes about 15 minutes for the active ingredient, pilocarpine, to begin working. Pilocarpine is a medication that was first discovered in the late 1800s, and can treat conditions such as glaucoma and ocular hypertension. The effect on pupils lasts for about six hours.

Smaller pupils mean that less light gets into the eye. While this isn't a problem during the day when there is a lot of sun, it can cause difficulty seeing in low-lighting conditions. Aside from these downsides, the most common side effects of the drops are headache and red eyes.

IMAGE: Making the pupil smaller and allowing less light into the eye increases depth of field, making closer objects appear in focus - as seen in diagram a above - compared to a larger pupil and narrower depth of field as seen in diagram b.

Presbyopia in the future

Vuity is currently approved for once-daily use in each eye. A bottle will cost around US$80, requires a prescription and will last for nearly a month if used daily. For some people, it could be a great alternative or adjunct to glasses or surgery.

While Vuity may be the first FDA-approved eye drops to treat presbyopia, researchers are studying a number of other approaches. Some are developing eye drops that include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to help constrict the pupil - similarly to Vuity.

Other teams are studying drops that soften and reduce the weight of the lens to promote easier focusing. Finally, some early research has shown that pulsed electrostimulation of eye muscles can help strengthen them and improve people's ability to bend their lenses.

The future of presbyopia treatment is exciting as researchers work on many potential ways to overcome this universal condition of old age. For now, Vuity - while not a magic cure for everyone with presbyopia - is an innovative option and may be worth asking your eye doctor about.
Robert Bittner, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.

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Long-term offenders have different brain structure, study says

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A cafe in Tokyo will be installing vertical pods in which customers can take naps while standing upright.
Standing sleeping booth: The Nescafé Harajuku invites employees and students to take a power nap inside an 8.4-feet-high and four-feet-wide standing sleeping booth called Giraffenap. The pods were designed by the Hokkaido-based Koyoju Plywood Corporation to improve business and mental performance.

"There are probably many people who have been unable to get rid of their physical fatigue and stress and have endured sleepiness and continued to work," the company told . "Now, we are approaching an era where we break down such stereotypes. Take a nap while standing and recover your mind and body in a short time."
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Giraffenap's features: According to the designers, Giraffenaps provide biomechanical assistance , such as pads and platforms, to help humans sleep upright. The designers say that it is possible to reach the pre-REM stage during their recommended 20-minute Giraffenap slumber.

The soundproof booths come in two designs: the futuristic "spacia" and the rustic "forest." They are equipped with a smoke detector, ventilation fan and ceiling and floor LED lighting. However, the pods can only hold individuals who are no more than 6.5 feet tall and weigh no more than 220 pounds.
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The company is also recommending the pods to wellness-minded offices or areas that lack bed or floor space. Giraffenaps will be installed at the Harajuku Nescafé from Aug. 22 to Sept. 17, and will reportedly be available for purchase in late December or early January.
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Mercedes makes mind-control car

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Cars are becoming more and more technologically advanced. In the past decade, we have seen improvements in electric car technology and driverless cars. The latest advance comes from Mercedes-Benz. The luxury carmaker has unveiled a car that lets you use your mind to control certain things. The car giant unveiled its futuristic car at the IAA Mobility show in Munich earlier this week. The car is called Vision AVTR. The four capitalized letters at the end of its name are to make people think of the movie Avatar. This movie was about using the brain to connect with nature. A Mercedes spokesperson said the car would not be available for purchase any time soon. It is currently in the concept stage of production.

Mercedes is using a technology called brain-computer interface (BCI) in the Vision AVTR. The car's computers "read" brain signals and translate them into actions. Mercedes says the system needs about a minute to get to understand a new driver's thought processes. The driver will then be able to perform certain functions in the car using just their thoughts. Mercedes spokeswoman Britta Seeger spoke about how exciting she thought the futuristic car was. She said: "Mercedes-Benz is setting another milestone in the merging of man and machine." The Mercedes website says: "As soon as you get in, the car becomes an extension of your own body and a tool to discover the environment."

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https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/16065137/new-mercedes-vision-avtr-mind-control-brain/

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Good Hydration Linked to Healthy Aging - Neuroscience News

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Study finds a link between poor hydration in adults and an increased risk of chronic health conditions and advanced biological aging.

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TOKYO, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Japan said on Tuesday it will start releasing into the sea more than 1 million metric tons of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on Aug. 24, going ahead with a plan heavily criticised by China.

The plan, approved two years ago by the Japanese government as crucial to decommissioning the plant operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) (9501.T), has also faced criticism from local fishing groups fearing reputational damage.

"I expect the water release to start on August 24, weather conditions permitting," Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said.

The announcement comes a day after the government said it had won "a degree of understanding" from the fishing industry over the release of the water into the Pacific Ocean, even as fishing groups said they still feared the reputational damage would ruin their livelihood.

The water will initially be released in smaller portions and with extra checks, with the first discharge totalling 7,800 cubic metres over about 17 days starting Thursday, Tepco said.

That water will contain about 190 becquerels of tritium per litre, below the World Health Organisation drinking water limit of 10,000 becquerels per litre, according to Tepco. A becquerel is a unit of radioactivity.

Japan has said that the water release is safe. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the U.N. nuclear watchdog, greenlighted the plan in July, saying that it met international standards and that the impact it would have on people and the environment was "negligible".

About 56% of respondents to a survey conducted by Japanese broadcaster FNN over the weekend said they supported the release, while 37% opposed.

"The IAEA and many other countries have said it's safe, so I believe it is. But fishermen are facing so many problems so the Japanese government needs to do something to convince them," said 77-year-old NGO worker Hiroko Hashimoto.

SCEPTICISM ABROAD

Despite assurances, some neighbouring countries have also expressed scepticism over the safety of the plan, with Beijing the biggest critic.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin called the move "extremely selfish". He said China was deeply concerned about the decision and had lodged a formal complaint.

Wang said China "will take all necessary measures to protect the marine environment, food safety, and public health," but did not mention any specific measures.

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee called the discharge "irresponsible" and said the city would "immediately activate" import controls on Japanese seafood from regions including capital Tokyo and Fukushima starting Thursday.

The ban, which will also be implemented by Macau, would cover live, frozen, refrigerated, dried seafood, as well as sea salt and seaweed.

South Korea said in a statement released Tuesday that it sees no problem with the scientific or technical aspects of the plan, but did not necessarily agree with or support it.

The matter has required President Yoon Suk Yeol to strike a balance as he seeks better relations with Japan while risking consumer backlash at home.

Despite the unease abroad, Kishida said he believed an "accurate understanding" of the matter was spreading in the international community.

Japan says it will remove most radioactive elements from the water except for tritium, a hydrogen isotope that must be diluted because it is difficult to filter.

"Nuclear power plants worldwide have routinely discharged water containing tritium for over 60 years without harm to people or the environment, most at higher levels than the 22 TBq per year planned for Fukushima," Tony Irwin, an honorary associate professor at the Australian National University, said in a note.

A Japanese official said the first test results of the seawater after the discharge may be available at the start of September. Japan will also test fish in the waters near the plant, and make the test results available on the agriculture ministry's website.

(This story has been refiled to correct the spelling of 'tons' in paragraph 1)

Reporting by Sakura Murakami, Tim Kelly, and Tom Bateman in Tokyo; Martin Pollard in Beijing; Farah Master and Twinnie Siu in Hong Kong; Hyonhee Shin and Ju-min Park in Seoul; David Stanway in Singapore; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim, Gerry Doyle and Giles Elgood

Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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Running really is contagious, suggests new study

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( ) The journal 'Nature Communications' has published the research. The study includes detailed accounts of how

( ) others to exercise more, exercise harder and do so more competitively.

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( ) at the geographic location of the runners, their social network use, distance, time, pace and the calories they

( ) of their exercise patterns and achievements on social media sites motivate and encourage other people to be more

( ) of social media. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) discovered that people who post details

( ) improved the performance of runners who had been a little slower or less in shape, and of

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Researchers find best temperature for sleeping well

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The secret to a good sleep? Don’t let things hot up in the bedroom

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Researchers have discovered that sleep can be most efficient and restful for older adults during a specific temperature range and the quality of sleep drops at higher and lower levels.