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Scientists and industry leaders push for mandatory DNA synthesis screening
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최근 7일 기준 74,732건을 분석한 결과, 뉴스 심리지수는 50.2(균형)입니다. 긍정 3,752건(5.0%)·중립 69,154건(92.5%)·부정 1,826건(2.4%)이며, 중립 비중이 뚜렷하게 높습니다. 성향 지수는 종합 15.2(중도 균형)입니다.
Scientists and industry leaders push for mandatory DNA synthesis screening
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'Todo Mundo em Pânico' entra no circuito na quinta-feira, dia 4, mas tem sessões antecipadas no dia 3 de junho. Divulgação Estreia nesta quinta-feira (4) nos cinemas brasileiros o sexto filme de "Todo Mundo em Pânico", um dos maiores fenômenos do terror-paródia dos anos 2000. Apesar de estar sendo chamado pelo público de "Todo Mundo em Pânico 6", o longa vem sendo divulgado apenas com o título original, sem o número estampado no pôster. O lançamento acontece 13 anos após o capítulo anterior e marca a volta dos irmãos Wayans após mais de duas décadas de afastamento. O hiato foi provocado por disputas de direitos autorais e divergências criativas com os antigos coprodutores da marca, os irmãos Bob e Harvey Weinstein — este último, condenado por uma série de crimes de agressão e assédio sexual em Hollywood. Marlon e Shawn se juntam a Anna Faris e Regina Hall, as eternas Cindy e Brenda, para remontar o quarteto original que deu o tom dos dois primeiros filmes da série. Justamente por tudo isso, a expectativa dos fãs não era pequena. E nem podia ser. A franquia tinha em mãos o elenco original e mais de uma década de material para trabalhar: novos filmes, novos debates, novos termos e, sobretudo, novas polêmicas. Pelo fim do 'mimimi' Os Wayans estão de volta a 'Todo Mundo em Pânico' para acabar com a cultura do cancelamento. Divulgação A premissa é a seguinte: o quarteto tenta escapar de um assassino mascarado também velho conhecido do público, o Ghostface, mas estabelecendo uma nova meta, "acabar com a cultura do cancelamento". O espectador, a essa altura do campeonato, já está cansado de saber: para assistir ao filme, não dá para se levar muito a sério. Afinal de contas, a própria franquia nunca se levou. E o novo filme faz questão de deixar isso bem claro, colocando, sem pudor, na boca de um dos personagens no início da trama: "Não é comédia com consciência social feita para branco pensar e ninguém rir. É para se divertir". É a partir desse posicionamento politicamente incorreto que os irmãos Wayans (que também assinam o roteiro) tentam desenhar uma provocativa disputa entre a velha guarda e a nova geração. Ao mirar nos dilemas geracionais, é como se os criadores — que agora já passaram da casa dos 50 anos — estivessem voltando aos holofotes para dizer: "Deixa a gente mostrar para vocês como é que se faz". Metralhadora de referências No elenco, Chris Elliott, Lochlyn Munro, Heidi Gardner, Damon Wayans Jr. e Savannah Lee Nassif, entre outros nomes. Divulgação Seguindo essa linha de ataque, o roteiro apresenta na tela um compiladão de quase tudo que bombou nas redes, nos cinemas e no noticiário nos últimos tempos. Sobra espaço para piadas envolvendo gays do Grindr, o Kanye West do Novo Testamento, a Covid-19, o ChatGPT, os relatórios de Jeffrey Epstein, a invasão do Capitólio norte-americano, a nova geração de streamers e por aí vai... Há ainda referências diretas a dezenas de outras produções, como "Wandinha", "Pecadores", "Guerreiras do K-Pop", a cinebiografia "Michael", "Saltburn", "Corra!" e mais. Muito mais. O grande problema, no entanto, é que quando tudo isso é colocado junto, em formato de uma sequência de esquetes de humor independentes, a engrenagem não dá liga. Já ouvimos isso antes 'Todo Mundo em Pânico' ironiza remakes, sequências, requels, prequels, spin-of's. Divulgação A estrutura fragmentada vai ficando bem batida à medida que o filme avança e, do meio para o final, as situações parecem sempre variações da mesma piada. Ao insistir na crítica à chamada "geração mimimi" ou, como a própria sinopse apresenta, "da cultura do cancelamento", o humor vai patinando em clichês que mais parecem uma reciclagem de milhares de outras piadas que o espectador já leu antes por aí, rolando a timeline do X, por exemplo. Tópicos como a "machosfera", questões raciais ligadas às cotas e o debate sobre pronomes neutros já foram excessivamente explorados por dezenas de outros produtos, formatos e comediantes nos últimos anos. O problema aqui, e é importante que se diga, não são os temas abordados. Mas a forma, pouco criativa (e quase nunca engraçada), com que são tratados. Um presente para os ex-viúvos Cena de 'Todo Mundo em Pânico', sexto filme da franquia que estreia nesta quinta-feira (4). Divulgação Curiosamente, os melhores momentos do filme acontecem justamente quando os atores deixam a fixação por essa "nova geração" de lado e passam a fazer piadas sobre eles mesmos e a criticar a própria indústria cinematográfica: Ironizando o Oscar, brincando com as escolhas de carreira que cada um do elenco fez no período em que estiveram afastados e expondo a própria batalha judicial que travaram nos bastidores para recuperar os direitos da marca. Felizmente, o desfecho do longa também consegue recuperar um pouco do fôlego ao entregar um final animador para os fãs, deixando evidente que os irmãos retomaram de fato o controle criativo da marca. É um belo presente para os, agora, ex-viúvos da franquia. Mas para conseguir esticar a história em uma eventual sequência sem cair no lugar-comum e no cansaço criativo que comprometem este sexto capítulo, apenas piadinhas sobre o mimimi da nova geração não vão colar. Cartela resenha crítica g1 Arte/g1
WASHINGTON - Liz Benz still believes the distressed caller's voice was her son's -- the tone, enunciation and cadence all matched her 16-year-old.
Elderly people are particularly vulnerable, with experts warning of rising cases of “grandparent scams”.
The FBI said in April that Americans lost over US$893 million last year to AI-enabled hoaxes, including voice cloning scams.
The right-wing think tank is actively pushing “civil terrorism”—increasing penalties for minor crimes committed while people engage in constitutionally protected free speech.
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Information on funding for counterterrorism agencies in the lead up to the Bondi massacre will be shared with the royal commission.
AI tools are becoming more convincing, but experts warn their tendency to confidently present false information is a growing concern. These systems, optimized for plausibility rather than truth, can mislead users in critical areas like research and healthcare. The risk of errors spreading due to unverified AI responses is significant, making detection harder.
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Representações de Ethereum e Bitcoin. Reuters O Banco Central informou nesta sexta-feira (29) que o processo de autorização para prestadoras de serviços de ativos virtuais passará a exigir, a partir de junho, a apresentação de um relatório emitido por auditoria independente registrada na Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM). 🗒️Tem alguma sugestão de reportagem? Envie para o g1 De acordo com a autarquia, a análise passará a considerar “opinião técnica independente sobre os procedimentos adotados pelas empresas para identificar e prevenir operações suspeitas, especialmente aquelas relacionadas aos crimes de lavagem de dinheiro e financiamento ao terrorismo”. Autoridades do governo têm expressado preocupação com o mercado de ativos virtuais, com a percepção de que esses ativos podem ser usados para lavagem de dinheiro e financiamento de atividades ilícitas. Agora no g1 Na quinta-feira, por exemplo, em operação organizada pela Receita Federal e outros órgãos que mapeou seis fintechs ligadas a organizações criminosas, foi identificado o uso de criptoativos para lavagem de dinheiro. Segundo o BC, a nova exigência tem como objetivo aumentar a segurança das decisões nos processos de autorização, ao mesmo tempo em que reforça práticas de combate a crimes. “A verificação por auditoria independente contribui para maior transparência e confiabilidade nos controles adotados pelas empresas do setor”, afirmou a autarquia em nota.
PCC e CV terroristas: Alckmin diz que clã Bolsonaro pensa mais em si que no país O vice-presidente da República, Geraldo Alckmin (PSB), criticou nesta sexta-feira (29) integrantes da família Bolsonaro após a decisão dos Estados Unidos de classificar as facções criminosas Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) e Comando Vermelho (CV) como organizações terroristas. Ao comentar a repercussão da decisão do governo americano, Alckmin criticou integrantes da família Bolsonaro e afirmou que o assunto estaria sendo usado para desviar o foco de outro tema. “O que lamento nesse episódio é que, infelizmente, membros do clã Bolsonaro pensam mais em si do que no país. Ficam gerando factoides para desviar a atenção do caso Master, que é gravíssimo do ponto de vista de corrupção e sonegação de tributos”, declarou. ✅ Clique aqui para seguir o canal do g1 Vale do Paraíba e região no WhatsApp Ainda segundo o vice-presidente, a classificação das facções como organizações terroristas pode trazer impactos negativos ao Brasil. “Isso é ruim para o Brasil. Pode ter consequência no sistema financeiro, na economia, não vai resolver nada em termos de combate ao crime e pode prejudicar a economia”, afirmou. Alckmin diz que clã Bolsonaro pensa mais em si que no país e que meta é desviar atenção do caso Master Reprodução/TV Vanguarda A declaração foi dada durante entrevista em Caraguatatuba, no Litoral Norte de São Paulo, após ser questionado pela repórter Cíntia Garcia, da TV Vanguarda, sobre o tema. Segundo Alckmin, o combate ao crime organizado já vem sendo realizado pelo Brasil por meio de operações e mudanças na legislação. “O combate ao crime organizado é feito por terra, mar e água. O Congresso aprovou lei antifacção, novos crimes foram listados, aumento das penas para o crime organizado e dificuldade da progressão penitenciária”, afirmou. O vice-presidente também destacou operações recentes contra esquemas de lavagem de dinheiro e sonegação fiscal. “Queria destacar também a operação Carbono Oculto, com participação da Polícia Federal e Receita Federal, bilhões de sonegação em combustível e lavagem de dinheiro. Ontem foi feito um prolongamento dela, com participação do Ministério Público, Polícia Civil e Gaeco. É um trabalho permanente”, disse. Alckmin cumpriu agenda no Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte nesta sexta-feira para a entrega de veículos destinados a municípios das duas regiões por meio do Novo PAC Saúde. Alckmin diz que clã Bolsonaro pensa mais em si que no país e que meta é desviar atenção do caso Master Cintia Garcia/TV Vanguarda Veja mais notícias do Vale do Paraíba e região bragantina
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Patients who use mobile applications to manage medical conditions including depression and chronic pain might assume the apps have been evaluated by regulatory agencies to be safe and effective. But that isn’t necessarily the case. Most of the more than 55,000 medical apps that claim to diagnose or treat a condition—or ones that provide clinical decision support, known as “therapeutic” apps—have never been assessed by any trusted neutral bodies or regulatory agencies to evaluate them for technical soundness, ethical design, or clinical benefit. The apps often don’t comply with regional data security and privacy laws to protect people’s sensitive health information. Medical apps differ from traditional wellness apps, which provide users with insights into becoming healthier by, for example, tracking fitness activities, monitoring blood pressure, and analyzing sleep patterns. There is no reliable way to verify that therapeutic apps deliver the results they indicate. To help ensure such apps are credible, the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) recently launched the IEEE Global Medical Mobile App Assessment and Registry. The publicly searchable directory is designed to list apps that have been vetted by experts across several criteria including technical soundness, ethical design, compliance with data security and privacy regulations, and clinical efficacy, which is evidence of a clinical benefit for the patient. “Patients, clinicians, payers, and health care systems often struggle to distinguish clinically meaningful therapeutic apps from those that are simply well-marketed,” says IEEE Senior Member Yuri Quintana, chair of the assessment and registry program. He is chief of the clinical informatics division at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston. “Our goal is to establish a standardized review method using criteria developed by experts.” Why regulation is lacking Because the apps are intended for medical use without being part of a medical implement, they fall under the designation of software as a medical device (SaMD), according to the International Medical Device Regulators Forum. SaMD is supposed to be regulated by public health agencies such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, but the apps have developed and grown in popularity so quickly that regulators haven’t been able to keep up, Quintana says. Some companies have received approval, but most have not, he says. Many users are unaware of the regulatory gap, he says. “Seeing an app from a well-known company often creates the impression that it has been meaningfully vetted for safety and efficacy, even when that is not the case,” he says. Some companies are using deceptive advertising to sell their product, he adds. Marketing materials might claim that all of a company’s health apps are certified, even though only one app has been approved by a regulatory body to treat a particular condition. Or the verbiage might imply the company has clinical evidence proving its application works, even though the app has never been tested independently. Another concern is that updated apps aren’t being vetted, says Maria Palombini, IEEE SA’s director of health care and life sciences global practice lead. “The original app might have received approval from a regulatory agency, but not the updated version,” Palombini says. “There could have been significant changes from the original.” “Not every medical-related app triggers the same regulatory classification or review across jurisdictions,” Quintana adds. “That leaves a large gray zone of clinically relevant but lower-risk apps that haven’t undergone an independent assessment. The IEEE registry was created to help fill these gaps. “IEEE is the best organization to address this problem because this is fundamentally a standards, trust, interoperability, and conformity assessment challenge,” he says. IEEE “is the world’s largest technical professional organization, with deep expertise in developing globally recognized standards including in health care, cybersecurity, AI ethics, and interoperability.” “Through the IEEE Conformity Assessment Program, we already run rigorous assessment and registry programs,” Palombini says. “Our neutral, consensus-driven, multidisciplinary approach—bringing together clinicians, regulators, developers, and ethicists without commercial bias—makes IEEE uniquely positioned to create trustworthy global guardrails that can scale across jurisdictions and support regulatory harmonization.” How the registry works The assessment framework was developed by a multidisciplinary group of 35 volunteer experts from 10 countries, Quintana says. The panel includes academics, AI experts, app developers, clinicians, ethicists, mental health experts, patient advocates, regulators, researchers, technologists, and those who assess safety in health care. The registry is for any app used for clinical care or therapeutics that claims to demonstrate a medical benefit. That includes apps designed for cardiology, diabetes, mental health, neurology, oncology, rehabilitation, and respiratory diseases, Quintana says. Initially, he says, the focus will be on apps that aim to treat mental health conditions, given the large number of offerings in that area and the registry committee’s expertise. The submission of apps is voluntary. There is no government mandate that requires a company to use the IEEE registry. The products will be evaluated against about 150 consensus-based criteria across three major areas: Clinical efficacy including therapeutic effectiveness, any sustained benefits, risk management, comparison to standard care, user engagement, and real clinical value. Technical soundness including accessibility, privacy and security, error handling, interoperability, AI governance, usability, and operational quality. Ethical design including bias prevention, patient consent, data governance, conflict-of-interest transparency, responsible use of AI and large language models, and prioritization of public health benefits. IEEE charges a nonrefundable submission fee that covers the cost of the assessment plus the registry’s annual subscription for the first year. Developers first must demonstrate they are a legally established entity before they can complete the app publisher registration form and then submit documentation and attestations about the product. The IEEE review of an app is estimated to take six to eight weeks, Palombini says. The assessment results will be privately shared with the app publisher, she says, and to be listed in the registry, an app must achieve more than 85 percent compliance in each category. Upgraded apps must be submitted and reassessed, Palombini says. Similar to how users are notified when an app on their smart devices has , the registry will be notified when listed apps have a new update available, she says. Applicants who do not pass the assessment are to receive feedback explaining why. They will be given an opportunity to make changes or provide additional documentation, Palombini says. “It’s a pretty methodological process, with checks and balances,” Quintana says. “We’re being very transparent about the process.” Approved apps added to the registry receive an IEEE certification badge and submission identifier, which the company can display on its website, app store listings, and marketing materials. “The badge serves as visible proof that the app has met the independent, consensus-based assessment for clinical value, technical robustness, and ethical design,” Quintana says. The registry will be publicly available at no cost, he says. Patients and families seeking safe, trustworthy apps—and payers and insurers evaluating reimbursement potential—will find the registry helpful, he says. The application website is open. The public registry page does not yet list a specific count of approved apps because assessments are ongoing. Approved apps and their unique identifiers are to be published when the initial reviews are completed. To learn more, you can watch a webinar recorded in March. The assessment framework that underpins the registry is supporting the formal recognition of IEEE P3962 Standard for Criteria Assessment Framework f
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In the late 1940s—when computer engineers were grappling with unreliable hardware and noisy transmission environments—a team of engineers inside a modest lab at the University of Manchester, England, confronted a problem so fundamental that it threatened the viability of digital computing itself. Machines could generate bits, but they could not reliably read them back. The inconsistent reading back of memory data did not initially present itself as a grand theoretical challenge. It showed up as something more mundane: inconsistent computing results. Engineers including Frederic C. Williams, Tom Kilburn, and G. E. (Tommy) Thomas traced the failures not to logic errors but to the physical behavior of the machines themselves. The team devised a technique for keeping a transmitter and a receiver synchronized without relying on a separate clock signal. Their innovation, known as Manchester code or phase encoding, encoded each bit with a transition in the middle of the bit period, effectively embedding timing information directly into the data stream to be a self-clocking signal. So, even if the signal degraded or the timing drifted slightly, the receiver could continually keep time based on those regular transitions. By eliminating the need for separate clocks and reducing synchronization errors, Manchester code made data transfer more robust across cables and circuits. Those qualities later made it a natural fit for technologies such as Ethernet and early data storage systems. Its self-clocking nature helped standardize how machines communicate, and it laid the groundwork for modern networking and digital communication protocols. On 13 April 2026, this breakthrough was honored with an IEEE Milestone plaque during a ceremony at the University of Manchester. Dignitaries from IEEE and the university attended the ceremony. Embedding timing in signals Those 1940s Manchester University engineers were working on systems that fed into the Manchester Mark I, one of the first practical stored-program machines. When troubles arose, they used oscilloscopes to probe signals. They found that electrical pulses did not arrive with consistent timing. Memory signals also blurred over time, making them harder to read, and when long runs of identical bits occurred, the waveform flattened into stretches with no transitions. That led to a crucial insight: The problem was not just detecting whether a signal was high or low; the system also lost track of when to sample the signal. Without reliable timing markers, even correctly formed signals were misread. Bits could effectively be lost or miscounted because the system fell out of sync. At first, the engineers tried to tame the hardware. They experimented with stabilizing circuits and more consistent pulse generation, attempting to impose a regular rhythm on an inherently unstable system. But the fixes proved fragile, and the electronics of the day could not maintain the required precision. So the Manchester group took a different approach. If the hardware could not provide a dependable clock, the signal itself would have to carry one. Instead of representing data as static levels, each bit changed state, with a guaranteed transition in the middle. Embedding timing in the signal reduced erratic behavior. Machines were suddenly able to reliably transmit, store, and read back data—an essential step toward practical stored-program computing. Making signals unmistakable The Manchester code addressed several issues at once. Regular transitions allowed continuous timing recovery. Transitions proved easier to detect than static levels, and long runs of identical bits no longer produced flat, ambiguous waveforms. Rather than fighting the imperfections of early electronics, the design worked with them. From lab curiosity to a global standard What began as a local solution in Manchester shaped digital communication systems for decades, including early Ethernet technology, for which timing and shared-medium communication were central challenges. According to Robert Metcalfe, a member of the team that built the first Ethernet system at Xerox PARC in 1973, he and his colleagues relied on Manchester code. “Manchester code solved a fundamental problem for us: timing,” Metcalfe says, explaining that each bit carried its own clock and removed the need for a global synchronized signal. That self-clocking property wasn’t the only benefit provided by the encoding scheme. On a shared coaxial cable, Manchester encoding did more than provide timing. Each transceiver left the medium undriven—effectively “off”—most of the time, allowing packets from other machines to pass without interference. Even during transmission, a station drove the signal only about half the time, leaving the line undriven during the other half of each bit cycle. This distinction—between a driven signal and an undriven line, rather than simple 1s and 0s—allowed receivers to recover both data and clock timing while also monitoring the cable for other activity. If a transceiver detected a signal when it expected the line to be undriven, the signal indicated that another station was transmitting at the same time. In other words, the system could detect collisions in real time and respond accordingly. The idea has proven durable far beyond local networks. Manchester code is being used aboard the Voyager spacecraft, which are now cruising through interstellar space—underscoring its reliability in extreme environments. The code also has found its way into everyday consumer electronics. Infrared remote controls for televisions and audio equipment commonly rely on Manchester code through protocols such as RC-5, developed by Philips in the early 1980s. The protocol encodes commands as timed infrared signals transmitted by a handset’s integrated circuit and LED, allowing devices to reliably interpret button presses even through noise and signal distortion. Manufacturers across Europe—and many in the United States—adopted the approach, extending Manchester code into the home. Why the Milestone matters An IEEE Milestone designation recognizes technologies with enduring impact. Manchester code qualifies because it solved a foundational timing problem at a critical moment in computing history. Without a way to embed timing in the data itself, early digital systems would have remained fragile and unreliable. Manchester code helped transform them into dependable machines, and it enabled much of today’s digital communication. “Manchester code solved a fundamental problem for us: timing,” —Robert Metcalfe, an Ethernet inventor Key participants at the plaque dedication ceremony included Tom Coughlin, 2024 IEEE president; Duncan Ivison, University of Manchester president and vice chancellor, and Nagham Saeed, chair of the IEEE U.K. and Ireland Section. Talks by Kees Schouhamer Immink (the 2017 IEEE Medal of Honor laureate probably best known for his work that made compact discs and other high-density digital media practical) and Peter Green (Manchester’s deputy dean for the engineering faculty) highlighted the code’s lasting impact on digital data storage and communications. The IEEE Milestone plaque for the Manchester code reads: “At this site in 1948–1949, Manchester code was invented for reliably encoding digital data stored on the Manchester Mark I computer’s magnetic drum. It became a standard for computer magnetic tapes and floppy disks and was used in digital communications, including the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft and early Ethernet networks. It found wide use in domestic remote controllers, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, and many control network standards.” Administered by the IEEE History Center and supported by donors, the Milestone program recognizes outstanding technical developments worldwide. The IEEE U.K. and Ireland Section sponsored the nomination.