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Automated Breast Ultrasound Had Fewer False Alarms Than Handheld Scans in Dense Breasts, with No Apparent Detection Drop

A study of 21,446 women with dense breasts found that automated ultrasound had fewer abnormal results than handheld scans. What it means for screening.

Medical Daily · Oct 11

Publishers accuse Google of stealing copyrighted content in new lawsuit

Multiple book publishers sued Google on Tuesday for allegedly stealing copyrighted content, using it to train artificial intelligence (AI) models and then generating content that "directly" competes with the original authors' work. Furthermore, they claim the content generated by Gemini directly competes with the authors who wrote the original work.

The Economic Times · Jul 15

Publishers sue Google over alleged use of books to train AI models

Book publishers sued Google on Tuesday, accusing the tech giant of illegally using copyrighted works to train its artificial intelligence models and generate content that competes with human authors. The lawsuit marks the latest legal battle over how AI developers use books and other creative works to build their systems.

France 24 · Jul 15

Academic publishing is a multibillion-dollar industry. It’s not always good for science

In December 2024, the editorial board of the Journal of Human Evolution resigned en masse following disagreements with the journal’s publisher, Elsevier. The board’s grievances included claims of inadequate copyediting, misuse of artificial intelligence (AI), and the high fees charged to make research articles publicly available.

The Conversation · Mar 24, 2025

Journal retracts study that promoted hydroxychloroquine as Covid treatment

Paper published in International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents in 2020 withdrawn by Dutch publisher Elsevier

The Guardian - US · Dec 18, 2024

COVID hydroxychloroquine study retracted after years of controversy

Elsevier issued its formal retraction on Tuesday.

Fortune · Dec 18, 2024

Publisher reviews national IQ research by British ‘race scientist’ Richard Lynn

Elsevier investigates journals by scientist who created discredited rankings of countries’ intelligence

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2024

Woman's sudden blindness in 1 eye revealed hidden lung cancer

Doctors say it's very unusual to develop a visual impairment as the first symptom of lung cancer.

LiveScience · Apr 30, 2024

Academics warn new science papers are being generated with AI chatbots

Academics are warning that more scientific papers show signs of being partially generated with the help of AI chatbots.

The Hindu · Mar 22, 2024

Kerala witnessing a significant growth in research output: Elsevier study

Kerala’s universities have witnessed a substantial growth in research output during the last five years, according to an assessment by international scientific publisher Elsevier.

The Hindu · Mar 17, 2024