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Scientists who study chronic pain have long puzzled over a particular type of scenario: A man and woman get into a car accident and sustain the same injuries. But the woman experiences long-lasting pain, while the man recovers more quickly.Historically, some doctors have dismissed these differences as women exaggerating their pain or being unable to tolerate the same discomfort as men. But studies have repeatedly found that women are more likely to experience chronic pain in general and that their pain lasts longer, on average.A study published Friday in the journal Science Immunology offers a clue as to why: Men’s…

Different AI labs have different priorities. OpenAI has traditionally focused on consumer users, for instance, while its rival Anthropic tends to target enterprises. Elon Musk’s xAI, we discovered recently, has been placing particular emphasis on video-game walkthroughs. On Friday, Business Insider’s Grace Kay published a detailed and far-reaching report about xAI, the AI startup recently acquired by SpaceX, with particular emphasis on how Musk is making life difficult for employees. But this particular anecdote stood out: In one instance last year, a model release was delayed for several days because Musk was dissatisfied with how the chatbot answered detailed questions…

Whether you’re tuning out your commute, powering through a workout, or unwinding with some music at home, the right pair of earbuds can seriously upgrade your daily routine. The challenge? There are so many options out there, at every possible price. Sorting through them to find the best earbuds for your needs isn’t always easy.That’s where we come in. Our audio experts have spent hours reviewing and comparing dozens of top-rated models to narrow down your options. Based on our hands-on testing, the Sony WF-1000XM5 stand out as the best wireless earbuds for most people, thanks to their excellent active…

Los Angeles County filed a civil lawsuit against Roblox, alleging that the platform markets itself as a gaming experience for children but has created a “largely unsupervised online world” that allows adults to mingle with minors with very little oversight.The lawsuit says that Roblox’s architecture makes it easy for adults to masquerade as children in order to target them.”Beneath the bright animation and cheerful branding lies an environment in which child predators can readily locate, contact, and interact with minors through Roblox-enabled features and defaults, and where age-inappropriate sexual content and sexually themed interactions and experiences can be assessed and…

The U.S. is close to reaching at least 1,000 measles cases for the third time in eight years.At least 72 new measles cases have been confirmed in the last week, according to updated data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.So far this year, there have been total of 982 cases in 26 states, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.New map shows how to spot the measles risk level in your ZIP…

FLOREANA ISLAND, Galapagos (AP) — Juvenile tortoises with Floreana ancestry were brought to their native island from the Galápagos National Park’s breeding center on Santa Cruz Island, as part of a project to restore the species to its native habitat The original Floreana giant tortoise was driven to extinction in the 19th century largely after sailors and whalers took tortoises for food. Later, introduced animals such as rats and feral cats preyed on eggs and hatchlings, while other invasive species degraded habitat and food sources. Scientists later found tortoises with Floreana ancestry on other islands and began selectively breeding hybrids…

The memory shortage takes no prisoners. Even Google isn’t immune.AI companies are duking it out for greater and greater quantities of memory chips. The problem? The industry is heavily supply-constrained. Costs have skyrocketed, products have been tied up, and some companies — especially those in consumer electronics — are increasing prices.On the AI front, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis told CNBC that physical challenges were “constraining a lot of deployment.” Google sees “so much more demand” for Gemini and its other models than it could serve, he said.”Also, it does constrain a little bit the research,” Hassabis said. “You need…

Eric Dane, known for his roles on “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Euphoria,” died this week from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at age 53.The fatal nervous system disease, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, killed Dane less than a year after he announced his diagnosis.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ALS is rare. In 2022, there were nearly 33,000 estimated cases, say researchers, who project that cases will rise to more than 36,000 by 2030.The disease is slightly more common in men than in women and tends to strike in midlife, between the ages of 40 and 60.Here’s what to…

Tesla rival Lucid is slashing its workforce as the EV winter tightens its grip.EV startup Lucid is cutting 12% of US employees, according to an email interim CEO Marc Winterhoff sent to unaffected employees on Friday, which Business Insider has seen.Winterhoff said the cuts would exclude hourly production employees in manufacturing, logistics, and quality.”This difficult but necessary decision was made to improve organisational effectiveness and optimize our resources as we continue on our path toward profitability,” he wrote.Are you a Lucid employee or former employee with a story to share?Get in touch with this reporter at tcarter@businessinsider.com or tcarter.41 on…

When the first Toy Story movie came out in 1995, Google didn’t exist yet and Apple was on the verge of bankruptcy. No one could have predicted that over thirty years later, Pixar would still be making Toy Story movies, nor could anyone have known that the latest installation in the franchise would pit Buzz Lightyear and a balding Woody against an evil AI tablet called Lilypad. But sure enough, Toy Story 5 confronts old-school toys like Mrs. Potato Head, Rex, and Slinky Dog against the sinister threat of technology. The trailer shows Bonnie, the young girl who inherited Andy’s…