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Landmark AI system beats poker pros in multi-player Texas hold 'em

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An example hand from the game showing the AI system (Pluribus) bluffing five professional players

A team of computer scientists from Carnegie Mellon University and the Facebook AI Research lab has created an AI system that, for the first time, has defeated several poker professionals in six-player Texas hold-em. Unlike earlier iterations of the system, the researchers will not publicly release this algorithm’s code, for fear it could decimate the online poker world.

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Questions raised over efficacy of cutting-edge new migraine drugs

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Last year erenumbab was approved by the FDA, the first in an entirely new class of drugs designed to help migraine sufferers to reach the general public. A study is now reporting successful Phase 3 clinical trial results for a new orally admi… Continue reading Questions raised over efficacy of cutting-edge new migraine drugs→

Does a new study suggest fruit juice increases cancer risk? Not exactly…

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A new large-scale study has yet again rekindled debate around the association between cancer risk and consumption of sugary drinks. The research suggests unsweetened fruit juices also contain enough sugars to confer a similar increase in canc… Continue reading Does a new study suggest fruit juice increases cancer risk? Not exactly…→

Inside the head of a killer: Imaging study uncovers unique brain abnormalities in murderers

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For decades scientists have been exploring the minds of criminals, trying to understand what makes a person commit a violent, heinous act. A new study is taking the idea of neuro-imaging criminal behavior one step further than any prior resea… Continue reading Inside the head of a killer: Imaging study uncovers unique brain abnormalities in murderers→

Gut bacteria alterations may be responsible for growth failure in preterm babies

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Why do some extremely premature babies fail to grow while others prosper, despite similar diets? New research suggests these metabolic differences are underpinned by specific gut microbiome alterations that leave some preterm infants in a phy… Continue reading Gut bacteria alterations may be responsible for growth failure in preterm babies→

Large US study suggests teen marijuana use dropped following recreational legalization

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In one of the biggest studies of its kind to date, researchers have found no evidence to suggest the legalization of marijuana results in an increase in youth use. In fact, the study points to a strange potential decrease in teen marijuana us… Continue reading Large US study suggests teen marijuana use dropped following recreational legalization→

Machine learning helps robot harvest lettuce for the first time

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A team of engineers, from the University of Cambridge, has developed a vegetable-picking robot that can autonomously identify and harvest iceberg lettuce, one of the more manually demanding crops for human pickers. Vegebot was trained using a… Continue reading Machine learning helps robot harvest lettuce for the first time→

Common cold virus targets, and kills, bladder cancer in exciting early human trial

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An early-stage study has found a strain of the common cold virus can effectively target and destroy bladder cancer cells. This phase 1 human trial suggests the virus directly induces tumor cell death, and if verified by larger trials could be… Continue reading Common cold virus targets, and kills, bladder cancer in exciting early human trial→