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- Francis Ford Coppola’s treatment sheds light on heart condition affecting millions
Francis Ford Coppola, director of "The Godfather," was hospitalized in Italy last week for a non-emergency cardiac procedure.The filmmaker, 86, sought to update a "30-year-old AFib procedure," according to a post on his Instagram page.AFib, or atrial fibrillation (AFib), is an "irregular and often rapid heart rhythm" that can raise the risk of blood clots, heart failure, stroke and other heart-related complications, according to the American Heart Association.HEART ATTACK DEATHS HAVE PLUMMETED IN US, BUT NEW CARDIOVASCULAR THREATS EMERGEAfter Italian media sources reported the director’s hospital visit, a representative for Coppola called it a "scheduled update procedure" and said he was "resting nicely.""All is well," according to his representatives."Da Dada (what my kids call me) is fine," the director said on his social media, speaking for what appears to be the first time about his condition.He continued: "Taking an opportunity while in Rome to do the update of my 30-year-old… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.4 days ago - This Year Will Be the Turning Point for AI College
A college senior returning to classes this fall has spent nearly their entire undergraduate career under the shadow—or in the embrace—of generative AI. ChatGPT first launched in November 2022, when that student was a freshman. As a department chair at Washington University in St. Louis, I witnessed the chaos it unleashed on campus. Students weren’t sure what AI could do, or which uses were appropriate. Faculty were blindsided by how effectively ChatGPT could write papers and do homework. College, it seemed to those of us who teach it, was about to be transformed.But nobody thought it would happen this quickly. Three years later, the AI transformation is just about complete. By the spring of 2024, almost two-thirds of Harvard undergrads were drawing on the tool at least once a week. In a British survey of full-time undergraduates from December, 92 percent reported using AI in some fashion. Forty percent agreed… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.4 days ago - Watch: Plane makes emergency landing on Australian golf course
Video shows the aircraft flying over the golf course before crash landing, as the pilot and passenger escaped without major injuries. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.4 days ago - Why Wildfire Fighters Are Getting Dangerously Sick
The U.S. Forest Service has been sending out crews to fight fires without the recommended masks for decades. Hannah Dreier, a New York Times investigative reporter, reveals the dangerous and sometimes deadly repercussions of sending firefighters into the field unprotected. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.4 days ago - He Sold His Likeness. Now His Avatar Is Shilling Supplements on TikTok.Welcome to a new era of commercial work fueled by generative artificial intelligence. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.4 days ago
- Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and DyingThe U.S. Forest Service has fought decades of efforts to better protect its crews — sending them into smoke without masks or warnings about the risks. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.4 days ago
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