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First on CBS - Bill Gates says Trump's AI views point to societal blind spot - "Most of society is still not aware of how quickly it's moving," Gates said of the latest advances in artificial intelligence. updated 23M ago

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Science - Neuroscientists grow human brain tissue in mice - Neuroscientists at Stanford University successfully grew human brain tissue inside mice in the hopes of further enabling the development of treatments for brain disorders. Stanford Medicine professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences Dr. Sergiu Pasca, who led the study, joins CBS News to break down the findings. Sep 18 - 4:03

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New species of wild cat discovered for first time in more than a century -- Scientists have discovered a new species of wild cat for the first time in more than a century, a Bolivian researcher says.

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Humpback whale seen grieving dead calf in rare footage -- The footage shows a female humpback whale staying close to the dead calf as it lies motionless on the seafloor, touching it with its head and fin.

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Remains of ancient warhorse given honorific burial discovered in Egypt -- Archaeologists say they've discovered the remains of a likely ancient Egyptian warhorse given an honorific burial more than 3,000 years ago.

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Anthropic CEO says "exponential" growth of AI is a "warning sign" -- Artificial intelligence technology is developing at an "exponential" rate, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told CBS News, calling the situation a "warning sign" for the industry that requires serious safeguards.

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First-ever adult T. rex trackway found in North Dakota -- Paleontologists have identified the first known trackway made by a full-grown Tyrannosaurus rex, and the discovery was made in the North Dakota badlands.

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Ig Nobel prizes go to scientists studying cockroach milk, nose-blowing, more -- Ten research teams were honored at a satirical science awards ceremony that was hosted outside the U.S. for the first time due to travel concerns. A study of cockroach milk was among the winners.

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Vote on the fattest marmot now -- Marmots, not bears, are the largest "true" hibernating mammal, UCLA marmot researchers Katie Adler and Emily Renkey say. The two share more fun facts about these cute creatures and explain how to vote for the fattest marmot.

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NASA plans to launch new space telescope -- NASA's new telescope could change the way we see space. With a wide-field camera that will reveal an area up to 200 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope, and an orbit a million miles from Earth, the Nancy Grace Roman telescope is expected to find tens of thousands of unknown exoplanets.

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Invasive Joro spiders are "slowly spreading." Here's what to do if you see one. -- The Great Smoky Mountains National Park told visitors Tuesday that invasive Joro spiders "may be hanging in a web near you."

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Converse pulls sneaker ad after critics say it uses racist imagery -- Nike-owned Converse acknowledged that an ad for its Chuck Taylor sneaker is "deeply upsetting."

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Iran's early attacks on Bahrain caught Navy families and sailors by surprise -- The scale and duration of Iran's response appeared to take the U.S. goverenment by surprise, three sources who were in Bahrain at the time told CBS News, in part because families hadn't yet been required to evacuate.

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Hunter fatally shoots woman he mistook for a deer, police say -- A man shot and killed a woman in Delaware last week, after he mistook her for a deer, police said.

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Her son was dying, but his rare cancer made it difficult to get the right drug -- As knowledge about genetics advances, some doctors say cancers should be defined by their mutations, not the tissues where they manifest.

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Nvidia's Jensen Huang rejects AI extinction fear as "doomsday narratives" -- Predictions that AI could destroy humanity in a few years are irresponsible and not based on science, Nvidia's co-founder told CBS News. -- Sep 20

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Nvidia CEO calls for AI to be developed "as fast as we can" -- The CEO of the world's largest chipmaker told CBS News that tech companies should proceed with artificial intelligence development despite recent warnings from worried industry leaders that there may be a need to pull back. -- Sep 18

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Mortgage rates are nearing 7%. One house hunter says he's "despondent." -- "It seems like we're trying to climb out of a hole somebody else is digging," said one frustrated house hunter as homeownership costs rise. -- Sep 18

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