A decades-long study suggests that brain training can lower the risk of dementia, while the US labor market faces a hiring freeze despite economic growth, and talks are scheduled between Russia and Ukraine in Geneva next week. These developments come as a popular AI coding platform is found to be easily hacked, and a suspect in a Canadian school shooting created a simulator on a gaming platform.
The Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly (ACTIVE) study, which began in the late 1990s, evaluated the impact of brain training on thinking and memory, according to Fox News. Participants, aged 65 to 94 at the start of the trial, were divided into groups for 10 training sessions in memory, reasoning, or speed of processing. Meanwhile, the US economy is growing, but job openings and hiring rates have dropped to multi-year lows, as reported by BBC Business. Jacob Trigg, a former project manager, has struggled to find work after losing his job, applying for over 2,000 positions. "It's a huge surprise because I've always been able to get a job very easily," Trigg said.
In the realm of technology, a popular AI coding platform called Orchids has been found to have significant security flaws, according to BBC Technology. The platform, designed for users without technical skills to build apps and games, can be easily hacked, demonstrating the risks of allowing AI bots deep access to computers. A BBC reporter's laptop was hijacked, allowing the upload of a wallpaper.
Adding to the news, Russian and Ukrainian envoys are scheduled to hold talks in Geneva next week, as reported by Al Jazeera. The talks, brokered by the United States, will take place on February 17-18, following two earlier rounds in Abu Dhabi. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed the meeting.
In Canada, the suspect in a British Columbia school shooting had previously created a mass shooting simulator on the gaming platform Roblox, according to The Guardian. The simulator was set in what appeared to be a school environment. Roblox has since removed the account after the shooting, which resulted in nine deaths, including the shooter.
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